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Hooty500 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 18:09 Post subject: MOT Results..............

Had the Trooper, 93 - 3.1 swb, serviced today.............FAIL.

Front chassis rotting both sides, both sills, wheel bearing & some form of flexi tube (I'd pretty much blacked out by then).
Anyway £470 total.

Oh god I think i'm gonna be sick again............. Crying or Very sad

The guy said it's mechanically sound but needed all the above doing. I've had it a year so this is my first MOT on it.
Truth be told I'm not absolutley distraught as the truck is 18yrs old so all told its prob not that bad & the work they'll do should see me through a few more yrs. The mechanic, who I've used for yrs, would say if there was anything else that was nearing the end of its life but as mentioned above he said its sound, well apart from the rotting corpse!! Smile

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jacksdad1963 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 19:22 Post subject:

Can't say I'm suprised to hear about rust issues! My trooper is a 1999 and its very rusty on the chassis already Shocked

I sold my 17 year old Frontera to my sister, it was totally rust free underneath in august when it sailed through another MOT, I really do mean NO rust, guess the Japs are still living up to their 'rust bucket' reputation whilst others have found out about rustproofing!
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Red Robbo · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 20:04 Post subject:

DYLAN · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 20:18 Post subject:

My 96 Bighorn chassis is also solid.
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TrooperDan · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 20:21 Post subject:

Underseal Underseal Underseal. It really works.

The 2000 reg I have has a mint chassis but a 2001 near me is *beep*. Guess which one doesn't have underseal ?
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jacksdad1963 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 20:49 Post subject:

Where are fronty chassis built? dontknow

I was told that they galvanised them after being built, hence why they don't rust, any truth in that? I'm going to paint my troop underneath then waxoil type oil in the box sections, don't want that going west as well as the engine !
Just passed the MOT last week so must be solid enough Very Happy

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1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
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Hooty500 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 20:51 Post subject:

When I bought it I could see the back had had some minor welding but could not see anything on the front, goes to show I don't know a deal.

Once I get it back & have stopped weeping I'll get some underseal on it. Hopefully with that & the work its having done it should see me through a few more years.

Is there a thread regarding underseal?
Is it a case of wire brushing everything & then sealing?

Regarding the rust, its a lottery.
I used to own a 92 Astra for 6yrs. Best car I ever had, went all over UK in it & never once let me down but other folk I know wouldn't touch Vauxhall.

As for the Japanese, I work for Toyota so my drive has only Jap motors on it, thankfully I get a new one every year so avoid the rust with that one.

richard wilkinson · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 21:51 Post subject:

richard wilkinson · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 21:54 Post subject:

Hooty500 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 22:35 Post subject:

.[/quote]
mate thats not bad for its age atall[/quote]

Cheers for the words of sympathy Richard, even my mate who wrecked his Land Rover last month still found time to take the pi@@!!

He has to replace his chassis so hopefully my pain has made him feel a bit better Laughing

richard wilkinson · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 22:43 Post subject:

hooty is the pic in your sig that that little lane than runs oif the a34 through the chase to the cafe
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Hooty500 · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 22:56 Post subject:

No mate, it was taken at Silverdale nr Stoke.
I know where ur on about though, passed it the other day & wondered what condition it's in.
Not been up there for many a year.

richard wilkinson · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 23:00 Post subject:

Grandad · ******* Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 1902 Location: NORFOLK

I think you will find that frontera's are only Isuzu MU'S swb and Wizard's lwb with a few different engines and trims and luton couldnt even build them properly untill the japanese sent a team over to show them how

Hooty500 · Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:01 Post subject:

Morning,
Collected the truck last night & not totally convinced I've got value for money.

Could someone pls confirm the following
- if they have repaired (welded) inner sills I should be able to see the work done?
- same as above but for front chassis (box section added)

I can see small parts of welds on both but regarding the sills it very limited & not on both sides as they described.
I'll post some pics later but at work now.
I'd just like some advice before I go back & ask for an explanation.

Cheers fellas

Nick.