Ma cher automobilist du Grand Eely:
Question for the BT7 II brigade.
I have just discovered that the chassis cross-member which attaches
the RH, forward, rear-spring shackle mounting cross member is rusted
through at one spot. The short cross member looks like a replacement
because the welding (to quote my old welding instructor) "looks like
a heard of nanny goats running across a field". I know Longbridge
welding was not exactly aero standard but this looks like MIG welding
as opposed to the gas welding that I see elsewhere.
The cross member is strange in that it has a quadrant cut-out
presumably for an exhaust pipe, the same as the LH side (where there
is an exhaust pipe). 1. Do you know if the cut out is original? 2.
Rust in one place usually means rust in another but is this a classic
rust spot? 3. Has anyone repaired this area in-situ?
Note: the rest of the car is very good, with only the paint on the
underside panels beginning to flake. Frame paint seems excellent.
Thanks in anticipation of your wise council.
Mike Gladwin
BT7 MkII
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