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Old 31st March 2018, 21:29   #1
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My 75 is showing signs of rusting along the rear driver side sill, with the rusty colour showing through the paint for a few inches each side of the jacking point. I have not poked it to determine the extent but clearly it must be addressed, which I imagine will need welding and then new paint

Any recommendations for where to get this done to a good standard in my area? I live in Southend.
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Old 31st March 2018, 21:45   #2
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Not in your area, but if you want the best job, you need to get your car to this Man.

https://www.tjhobbs.com/
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Not in your area, but if you want the best job, you need to get your car to this Man.

https://www.tjhobbs.com/
Thanks for that. As you say, quite a long way, so I’ll see if anyone has any suggestions that are closer, but on the other hand it’s not that far to get a great job done.

One of his photos appears to be a red 75? - the 4th picture in the top row

https://www.tjhobbs.com/photos.html
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Any garage should be competent in welding a plate across there, it is a well documented problem, and is a MOT failure if it is to bad.

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You really don't want nasty plates putting on. Tom Hobbs did my white one, and he makes the new panel and cuts it in perfectly. £200 for both sides. I'd post photos, but I am on my phone. There is a train station at Ilkeston very close to Tom I it helps.
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I would get it done ASAP the 75 I bought recently had the same thing and left a year after it was originally noticed and ended up with a 30cm section being cut out. I can recommend wheelbase in burgess Hill West Sussex excellent job they did
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One of his photos appears to be a red 75? - the 4th picture in the top row

https://www.tjhobbs.com/photos.html
That belongs to Roy (maxicrawf) On here, we took both our cars at the same time, Tom had done both of them in three days!
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Looking to have my sills welded properly later in the year and mulling it over if it would be worth the 2 1/2 hour drive for the peace of mind of a quality repair by Tom. I can't seem to get any recommendations of a similar quality up here in the North East . The drive is not an issue but i'd have to drive down catch a train back and return by train which could get expensive and is he able to stonechip and paint the finished repair ? Just thinking out loud for the moment !
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Looking to have my sills welded properly later in the year and mulling it over if it would be worth the 2 1/2 hour drive for the peace of mind of a quality repair by Tom. I can't seem to get any recommendations of a similar quality up here in the North East . The drive is not an issue but i'd have to drive down catch a train back and return by train which could get expensive and is he able to stonechip and paint the finished repair ? Just thinking out loud for the moment !
He doesn't paint Pete, but he will finish the sills in Cowley black if the car is a Cowley version.

He does treat all the insides and all his new metalwork before priming.
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