Last year in this group we discussed the problem I had with the corrosion of my motorhome's body. Many voices said that any repair I did would not pass the MOT. In fact I ended up replacing the inner and outer leaves of the lower parts of the body, plus a lot of the ribs that supported it all. There was no problem at all with the MOT.
Bill
In message , Bill Wright writes
Excellent result! Took me straight back to working on Anglias and Minis, about 1970 :-)
I'd guess a motorhome has a separate chassis - so body repairs won't be structural?
No, it's a Merc T2/"Dusseldorf Transporter"/Vario van conversion. The vans are monocoque.
MOT rules are fairly clear...
BUT, unless they're going to risk falling foul of the "inadequate repairs" clause, repairs should be by the same method as original construction - so if a panel was spot-welded, then a complete panel can be spot-welded in. But where a panel is being patched, seam welding should be used. Pop-rivets to repair or replace welded panels...? No. This isn't the French CT.
Yes. This one is built on a lorry-type chassis.
Bill
No it's a Merc 709D. With a chassis.
Bill
I'd guess most large ones are. To be monocoque, they'd have to stick to the basic van body, if that was monocoque.
Only proviso with such repairs is they don't leave jagged edges which could cause injury to a third party.
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