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metalmick8y wrote:I think in fairness Billys comments were correct in so far as the seat belt mount should be seam welded when letting a piece in but if reinforcing the original metal with a new captive nut/mount then it is permissable to do it in other ways, but the run of "pooh" tacks on this van are a disgrace, to put it bluntly , they are not much better than p40 and newspaper, they are filling a hole from which to build up the filler, not an issue in many areas if your happy with that standard but in the specific areas that matter its a no no.

Fair comment, MM. I was just attempting to clear up some of the confusion when you hear people trot out the old "all MOT repairs must be continuously seam welded" misunderstanding.

Brilliant comments in your subsequent posts, by the way. You have to wonder how some of these "professionals" can sleep at night, or whether they get any real satisfaction from what they do. Admittedly, not everyone is as much of an artist as you are, but why bother if they're not going to do the job properly? And, because they don't document the work under the surface, like you do, it's only when the dreaded brown stuff starts breaking through the shiny paint in a couple of years that anyone's the wiser. Shocking, really.

Crikey is it all really that bad. I do understand what you are saying mm. Unfortunately I'm pretty much a novice in all this. But regardless of what you guys have said. Mabel is mine and I want to keep her. If I need to spend money on her I will have to save up. I'm to attached already lol..

I think what is trying to be said, is enjoy your new van. The quality of the work done may not be up there with the best, but there is many more going around exactly the same. In fact if you wait a month or so, you will see very similar work being pulled apart on mine. My van looks good, other people say its a nice van, I could have driven it for many more years without bother. So, don't worry, be happy.. Pretty soon you'll be worrying about more pertinent things like what oil to put in and where's the windscreen wash reservoir

lloydy wrote:So, don't worry, be happy.. Pretty soon you'll be worrying about more pertinent things like what oil to put in and where's the windscreen wash reservoir

lloydy wrote:Pretty soon you'll be worrying about more pertinent things like what oil to put in

Don't encourage them!

Hey ho. I'm happy with my camper . Any how were is the windscreen top up......

you dont put oil in... thats the garage job when its serviced, water in the osr filler
mm

Mickey the engine questions will come at a later date. I can't take no more I need a big beer. Old peculiar will do very nice......