Rusty hole under tool storage

As I'm going to take my wheels off to paint them tomorrow, I checked the jack etc...

Theres a 2" rusty hole going through to more solid metal, with about a 2" space between the hole & the metal underneath.

It's just the metal that the jack sits on that is badly rusted.

Is this a problem for me?

I know Jimny's are meant to be bad for this.

Mines the same, I noticed today when under the car by the exhaust and looked inside and it was just starting to show in the boot.
I was just going to get a mate to plate it when he does the bits under the bonnet just around where the grill sits when the bonnets down.... prob cost me a couple pints but worth it

Do you think it's a big deal though?

My Da's a welder, but I'm not taking the Jimny to Liverpool...Fook that!

No other rust that I can see.

Not really, mines 12 years old lol, I expected a few bits and bobs to be rusted/broke
Just go see some small garage down a back street where an old, real mechanic works - Im sure they will sort you out cheaply


You could always ask your dad what type of price you should be looking at as well..... give a ruff idea

Should be ok but the sooner its fixed the better!

Depending on how big the hole is, it's not a major issue. It's nowhere near the seatbelt mounts and no suspension parts are mounted on the body so if needs be the rust could be cut out and hole fibre glassed up with a home fibre glass kit.

If you get it plated, cut the rust out yourself of make it clear you want every bit of rust cut out so they don't just plate on top of the rust as a cheapy quick job or it'll keep eating away and you'll have wasted money.

I sometimes think the floor would be better flat, so you could cut out more of the floor and have a nice plate welded over the boot floor and seal it up nicely.

Kirkynut

kirkynut wrote:
If you get it plated, cut the rust out yourself of make it clear you want every bit of rust cut out so they don't just plate on top of the rust as a cheapy quick job or it'll keep eating away and you'll have wasted money.

Kirkynut

VERY sound advice, I neglected to mention this because when I get my mate to do it I will be supervising ( with a pint since he owns a pub ) the entire job lol
Rust is like cancer, if its not all removed it will just come back..... I also paint with rust to metal converter ( cant remember its right name ) after o n the edges just incase

Snap!

Keefe wrote: Snap!

Mines isn't quite that bad, I'll cut it all away tomorrow & make the hole bigger lol.

Is this 2nd picture - a picture of it fixed?

I can't see it being that much of an issue TBH, doesn't seem an important part of the car.

Yep, 2nd picture of it finished.
You'll notice there's no mounting holes for the rear seats. Not a problem as the seats aren't going back in.
In fact, they're in the local dumpit site.