Why people cover the chassis with gunge

Larry,

Sounds like underseal your talking about.. If it's not kept oil soaked it dries , cracks, holds water behind and thus becomes worse than it would..that said it probably delayed the initial rust.

The item you refer to as rotten sounds like the outrigger and also possibly the same one which holds the leaf spring?

If it is it will need a proper repair... see on the photos.. it will no doubt need plating behind where it mounts to the chassis as again the damp harbours and rots.

All the work your doing on the footwells and door pillars , I seem to recall previously you mentioned door pillars may just be delaying the inevitable. Easy for me to say because I have facilities to rectify it but Given the bulkhead and door pillars are one of the only steel body parts it's worth getting them done properly in my opinion. That way you can get on with enjoying the rest that the landrover has to throw at you of which there will no doubt be plenty.

Regards,

Lee D

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A local well known specialist preparation supplier near to me who specialises in selling Hannibal roof racks and roof tents, had some rather interesting chassis repairs on a 90 on their stand for sale this weekend at Billing. Looked suspiciously like silicone covered with waxoyl. Either that or they have found a way of producing flexible weld seams!

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