Blimey , and I thought I had rust problems ,

Thanks for the reply scottie. I'm pretty sure its strong enough , it looks more like a series of overlapping spots rather than the nice neat line it should be. I supose i'll just have to keep trying, maybe I'll get the knack befor I blow all the metal away.

The Brake Pads/shoes have lucas Stamped on them.
And based Nottinghamshire/ Derbyshire border.

John

Ok this might seem a daft question. Does the MOT man fail for neatness (or not) of welding.
Having never tried it befor mine isnt what you would call textbook, however, it seems to be strong enough and I think the metal would tear befor the weld gave. It just looks ragged. Any Ideas?

Thanks for the answers chaps, I think I may have the handbrake cable sorted , suzuki say Tuesday delivery. The pads seem to be a lucas part, so I should be able to source them.As to wether its jap or spanish I had the idea its Spanish. someone told me its the chassis No. that identifies it ( VSESJ00...

Hi. I have had my suzi for about 18months but due to other commitments its been out of use for most of the last year. However, since some little scrote stole my corsa on sunday and trashed it the Suzi is comming out of retirement. Thats where the probs started. needs a new handbrake cable. which is ...