Serious MOT fail.

[Waspy]

No competent tester will pass that rot unfortunately. Garage welding rates are always quite high.

Would it be cheaper/easier for them to weld in new panels, or to fabricate?

[VW BUSH]

No competent tester will pass that rot unfortunately. Garage welding rates are always quite high.

Would it be cheaper/easier for them to weld in new panels, or to fabricate?

That job is going to be a bit of both i'm afraid.
A section from a panel(s) new or old and some fabing.

[Waspy]

No competent tester will pass that rot unfortunately. Garage welding rates are always quite high.

Would it be cheaper/easier for them to weld in new panels, or to fabricate?

That job is going to be a bit of both i'm afraid.
A section from a panel(s) new or old and some fabing.

I was thinking

https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/mk2-golf/191809616/rear-lower-corner-repair-mk2-golf-right-hand-side/?crumbStartPage=1&crumbStartRow=1

And

https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/mk2-golf/191813304/rear-valance-below-badge-plinth-mk2-golf-84-92/?crumbStartPage=1&crumbStartRow=1

[VW BUSH]

+You might need the inner skin/pan and a sheet of the right gauge steel to join it all up.
Look at Jamo's Golf and Corrado builds to see how much needs to be cut out and put in when needing something solid to weld to.
Beware garages just boshing on some plate it looks rubbish and lasts 5 mins

[Chris.]

Wouldnt say there is anything structural there.  Structural is usually mounting places such as those for a back axle, Sill reinforcements etc

Someones been a bit OTT IMHO.

[Gti_Jamo]

It's part of the structural leg so yeah it should fail regardless of wether it's near a prescriped area.

[Waspy]

It's part of the structural leg so yeah it should fail regardless of wether it's near a prescriped area.

IS IT part of the structural leg? To me it looks like it's just a body panel  I'm no expert though. Hopefully getting help to get it welded up from family anyway (win)

[Waspy]

So...

Got the car on stands this weekend and had a poke at the rust. Found a nice hole in the inner wheel arch which got MUCH bigger when I started poking it, so I'm no longer disputing the MOT rust failure haha. I'll get so nice crusty pics up soon. Uncle came round with his welding gear and gave me a crash course I got some practice in and ended up with two bits on metal neatly welded together.

Time to start cutting the car up. Due to the location of the wheel arch rust, I need to drop the axel etc, which meant discounting the break lines. The flaring nut was completely f'ed. So going to cut 'um and use it as an excuse to get some nice braided lines. Might even  go for a 280mm conversion (gotta be ready for when a put a 1.8t in it...)

So that's where I am at with this MOT fiasco. Next weeks jobs are, to finish dropping the axel. Drop the fuel tank. Cut out the rust, weld in new metal. Treat and seal area. Perhaps cut out the filler panel while the tank is out, and weld in new section.

In the following weeks it will be:
Weld in new valance
Weld in repair corner section
Sort brake lines
Starter motor
Front top mounts
Wheel bearing all round (although I felt for play in the rear offside, and there was non, completely solid, yet it failed on then. So I think they have had me on the bearings)
ARB mountings (front)

While the rear ARB is off, is it worth uprating it?

Got a feeling my project thread is going to get a big old post soon...

[Mr Blue]

Common mk2 list there and hours of fun.

If your budget is healthy id just poly bush the whole wishbones and any rubber bushing you can replace. Do it once and forget about it or its a never ending cycle. Poly ftw

[Waspy]

So it went in again today. I ran out of time on some jobs so I left the front wheel bearings. If the new MOT centre fails it I will just get them to fix them. Gotten to the stage where I need the car.

Did the usual MOT checks on the lights etc this morning, no issues. However when I set off the indicators were flashing double speed. So I know it's a fail, odd though, because there were no bulbs out.