Phil & Laurie’s Repair Story

This story started back in the UK with emails going back and forth about a cracked chassis on one of the NVI pickup trucks, how to repair steel to use etc.

After arriving at NVI, we found the pickup had been off the road since December and it hadn’t been repaired. So in conjunction with the vehicle mechanics trainees under the watchful eye of Phil, they stripped the vehicle front brakes, roll bar etc. to gain access.  Enlisting the help of the welding department, and Laurie who cut a template for them, they then cut the metal and welded it on to the chassis.  However, this took some amount of time as the equipment wasn’t the best and needed repairing itself!  Laurie (Gadget Man) solved a lot of problems, producing things from his overalls.  As of Saturday morning, the vehicle is back on the road, thanks to Phil, Laurie, their persistence, and may I add, a whole lot of patience!  

{Phil – Mechanic; Laurie – retired engineer}