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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 5:23 pm 
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Hi everyone
I went and inspected a 1977 Leyland mini yesterday unrego but has rust in body Passnenger lower ouer door sill rust, question is this a pretty come area for rust? and is it easy to repair?
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 7:17 pm 
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matslow wrote:
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has rust in body Passnenger lower ouer door sill rust, question is this a pretty come area for rust? and is it easy to repair?


if you mean in the sill below the door, where the jacking point is, then yes, common, and no, not easy to repair...

usually looks like this inside

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and turns into a job like this

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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 8:23 pm 
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Its not that hard, depends on the floor next to it. Doors are fiddly.

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