Vixen chassis corrosion

[dodgepot]

Hi

I am currrently looking for a Vixen and have arranged to view an S3 in a week's time.

I have managed to find out that the MOT which has just been carried out has some advisories on it

Offside Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion holed (6.1.B.2)

Offside Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion holed (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush TRUNION THREAD (2.4.G.2)

Obviously until I have a close look it's difficult to tell to what extent it's corroded, but I wonder if any of you enlightened ones could offer some advice ie repairing in situ etc. I do know the chassis was restored many year ago and was powder coated, I assume that coating has been breached.

I need to buy a new trolley jack for the garage in any account and wondered if anyone had any suggestions for one that would fit under a Vixen, as well as the best jacking points so I can get under and examine the corrosion

Apart from the advisories, I do like the look of the car.

Any comments/suggestions more than welcome

thanks

Mark

[dodgepot]

I looked at the car last weekend.

I got the car as far off the ground as I could and had a good luck underneath. The outriggers are definitely holed and in need of replacement.
A lot of the chassis is covered in a fairly heavy coating of some description and it was difficult to gauge the condition of the tubes underneath. The state of the outriggers however leads me to believe that once the body is lifted further corrosion will be found. Whilst it may be possible to refurb the rest of the chassis, I think it would be better to replace the chassis at this point to avoid any future issues.

Much less of an issue would be the need for me to replace the seats straight away because the seat tubes are so narrow I couldn't squeeze into them.

I made an offer taking this into account and am waiting to hear the outcome.

Cheers

[dodgepot]

Offer rejected, so upped it slightly but still no good.

Apparently had 2 higher offers.

I made mine on the basis of requiring chassis replacement, not sure what the others have based theirs on.

A dealer made an offer to purchase or sale or return but that was also rejected.

So we'll play the waiting game till the next candidate comes along.

I'm looking for a 71 S3 if possible but an S2 or S3 in the right condition/price bracket would be considered

cheers
Mark