by Axel » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:25 pm
Great pictures!
I started mid October doing same job on my own 93 200tdi 2 doors "normal" Range. So i see this pictures live every day. I used this car daily last 4 years and drove it from 260000km to 360000km and now it was really necessary to give fresh metal to the car. I found your restauration history some days ago via a link of a member from blacklandyforum in germany. Really every cm rust is in detail at same places as in my car, even the big hole on the right side of fuel tank inspection gate. I will replace this with an aluminium one from a 87 Range, not original 93 but i like the possibility to have really good reach to the top of the chassis in the back with Boge, fuel tank mounts etc. Without seeing your photos before i nearly found on many places the same solutions as you, especially with the sills, A- and B- Posts and i cutted and welded the rear sidewalls nearly in the same way as you. The inner front wings i replaced 4 years ago directly after buying the car. I used that time second hand wings from a 89 disco. The front sections i only fixed with screws and sikaflex, al parts are rust prevented from "inside" between the parts and nothing is burned away as it happens, if i am welding. These frontwings are still in very good condition as i can see now. Thanks to Branthokorux rust prevention.
I really can feel with you what a job you have done, how much dust you have "eaten".
And i hope some more people will do the same, some more of this beautiful cars will survive and seen on the roads, not only dry stored in big halls!
Best Regards from germany and i wish you a lot of fun without repairs with your beautyful CSK Range!
Axel