The end?

Another call to the garage and some more bad news......

Having now cleared off all the rust and taken out the cab floor the state of the chassis leg has become horrifyingly clear. A previous owner had put together the leg with filler and a some bits of metal then covered liberally in underseal to hide the resulting bodge.

Unfortunately this means that the job is now much bigger than before and requires a Jig to hold the body steady whilst a large chunk of chassis is removed. It also means that it might not be possible to do at the current garage as it is not a piece of equipment that he has.

So we are now looking at a much more expensive job than before, we have sunk a tidy sum into replacement parts and we are at a stage where our current garage may not be able to finish the job. Maisie is all cut up with rusty parts chopped off and some still to come out.

Where do we go now?

If we sell her as a project we will loose money and the children will never forgive us for letting her go.

If we keep her we will have to find a big wad of cash to get the work done and also pay out for moving her from where she is now to a new garage with the correct kit. :(