i know someone who started to repair something similar but used scaffolding tube instead,was ok until it went over speed bump n half of floor and exhaust hanger headed south
dont want to be alarmist,but i was talking to a joiner today,who in his spare time is a fully qualified diver.last year he assisted a dive in loch ness,wouldnt say who for but 2 feet below the loch bottom the silt showed evidence of isotopes from chernobyl.so there is good chance some of it will make its way to our fair shores.
something similar happened to me years ago,caught 3 low lifes trying to nick my steels from my cortina,not one of them walked away upright,no witnesses,no police,job done.these kind o folk should get whacked good n proper.dont touch wot u cant afford.so sorry to see the damage,hope u get it sorted soon.
when i was wee,agood week was when my dad had apound left over,which was spent on a bottle of limeade n mars bar cut into 5 shared between all of us.nowt better off at times.