....Bit of history.
As this shell was previously a breaker, Peter had used the n/s/f chassis leg to repair a different MR2's crash damaged front end. This was not a problem, as there were plenty of other breakers to rob another chassis leg off. However, considering I paid Peter to jig up and weld the chassis leg to my car and seal it, it appears the job was never finished.
Here is a picture of said chassis leg from underneath with absolutely no weld in place along the bottom whatsoever.
Just completely missing:
Shocking.
This has now been rectified, as it should have been the first time round. In addition to the above, the sill patch that Peter welded in.
I mentioned before that the repair was poor. Well these pictures speak for themselves:
The weld is peppered with holes along the underside of the panel.
As a result, this has started to rust. Regarding the subframe bolt:
This has been investigated.
The reason for the 3 washers is simple. It's a bodge. The subframe bolt is cross threaded and will only tighten so far. So Peter has used 3 washers to pack it out. Next up.
Another finding which is outright dangerous:
This is the n/s/r arm.
Notice the 2mm angle grinded slot straight through the bracket? 
Presumably, an attempt to cut off a stuck bolt, but ended up going through the bracket instead.
Basically, there is now nothing stopping the rear arm tearing through the bracket, and is only held in by the clamping force of the nut. I can't say whether Peter made this cut or it was already there.
However, given the fact, my polybushed rear arms were transferred from my tintop when the car was built, the fact that Peter would have seen this cut in the bracket and done nothing about it is simply shocking. More finger tight bolts were also found with the seats that were fitted by sbits.
Seems to be a common theme here!There is light at the end of the tunnel though, and today the car has just gone straight through an MOT.
Huge thanks go to YVS.
While the Japspeed is off, I may well replace it with the Blueflame system I have too.
