HERE I AM GOING TO SHOW SOME MK2 AND MK2.5 MX5S WITH BAD FRONT CHASSIS LEG RUST
THIS HAS BEEN UNREPAIRABLE UNTIL NOW,
WHICH MEANT IF WE FOUND ANY KIND OF RUST IN THIS AREA IT IS AN MOT FAIL AND THE CAR BECAME SCRAP!!
NEW RAIL SECTIONS CAN BE BOUGHT AND WELDED IN AND THE RAILS CAN BE FULLY REPAIRED
(see lower down this page)
HOWEVER THIS IS STILL VERY TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE TO DO
REMOVING ALMOST EVERY THING FROM THE ENGINE BAY IS REQUIRED ALONG WITH REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER, LIGHTS ETC
HERE IS A LINK TO THE REPAIR BEING DONE. http://www.mazdamenders.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=4102
Here is a repair being done .....just to add these are not my pictures or my repair but borrowed from google just to show the work involved