Want to buy a 2004 but. . .
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Want to buy a 2004 but. . .
I wanted to buy a 2004 Disco. Its an SE7 and very clean and has 80k on it. The truck looks new even the engine compartment looks new. I have a 2003 SE and I owned it since less than 6 months old and compare a truck a year older than mine, the 2004 looks very new except the rear bottom part of the disco. There's a bit of rusting on both sides (picture attached).
I would like to know if this can be fixed or it will lessen the integrity of the frame once the rust is removed. It seems some parts are chipping away.
I need your advice. Thanks
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I would like to know if this can be fixed or it will lessen the integrity of the frame once the rust is removed. It seems some parts are chipping away.
I need your advice. Thanks
https://landroverforums.com/forum/at...1&d=1372901365
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Yes there is help, to an extent for that amount of rust. Take the Disco and have all the under carriage media blasted to bear metal, make any repairs and then have the entire area coated with a good rust preventive.
You should inspect between the tank and the cargo floor as well as all door jams and the area where the firewall meats the floor.
If you do this, do not go cheap or it will not give you any long term benefits.
You should inspect between the tank and the cargo floor as well as all door jams and the area where the firewall meats the floor.
If you do this, do not go cheap or it will not give you any long term benefits.
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Body comes right off the chassis with several bolts and electrical connections. I have seen a lot of people just weld plates on the rear chassis replacing the frame rails.
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That chassis is not good, but really, it's probably only bad in that one area...
A ood dose of rust-proofing will stop it going much further, but a better option might be to cut it out and plate it - this will probably be needed at some point in the future regardless.
Personally, I would use this as an invitiation to dig deeper, as it were... Make double sure that there is no other rust around. Also - I have welder and skills to repair it properly; so if the truck was otherwise great, and I could negociate this price accordingly to this rust, then I'd not let it slip me by.
You may or may not feel the same way about this - you'd probably be looking at 10 hrs of garage labor to drain and drop the tank, cut out the rust, fabricate a new piece, weld it in, prime/paint/seal and re-install the tank.
A ood dose of rust-proofing will stop it going much further, but a better option might be to cut it out and plate it - this will probably be needed at some point in the future regardless.
Personally, I would use this as an invitiation to dig deeper, as it were... Make double sure that there is no other rust around. Also - I have welder and skills to repair it properly; so if the truck was otherwise great, and I could negociate this price accordingly to this rust, then I'd not let it slip me by.
You may or may not feel the same way about this - you'd probably be looking at 10 hrs of garage labor to drain and drop the tank, cut out the rust, fabricate a new piece, weld it in, prime/paint/seal and re-install the tank.
Last edited by turbodave; 07-05-2013 at 08:35 AM.