Funny enough. The Bedford CF1 was also prone to this sort of corrosion on the "pie crust"..Bongolia wrote:Not an uncommon repair in restoration stuff. Thames 15cwt and early Sherpa's, yes people restore Sherpa's!
It is fairly common.
It always comes down to economics in the end.
To carry out a "proper" repair to a complicated area such as this is would require the local roof skin panel to be removed to expose the structure beneath . That area may require additional welding and treatment then the "cover* replaced.
I would estimate for a repair such as this from the images using metal as;
Remove all necessary trims etc and refit 5 hrs
Cut out affected panels and dress 2 hrs (E)
Fabricate inner support panel work 3 hrs (estimated cos we dont know till the caps off)(E)
fabricate cover panel 3 hrs
weld into position 1.50 hrs
load and level area 2 hrs
prepare for paint 2 hrs
refinish in color to match blending adjacent panels 3hrs
re seal all affected areas 1 hr
labour @63 pph
plus materials paint and sundries at MLP (150.00-200.00)
+ VAT at 20%
That would include identifying the initial cause and trying to correct it.
That should give a "proper" repair that would probably out live the rest of the van but would only ever include a 1 tyear warranty!
This is an estimate and would be subject to stripping.
That is a proper job.
Its all horses for courses and emotion should not be a factor Benji Bongo is really just a Bongo at the end of the day.
And no I would not want to do it it, it would interfere with my Bongoing time away.
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My Old CF (owned in the late 1980's.) in particular started to look like a half opened tin of tuna..
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