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Is this upright ruined?
DavidW - 25/3/08 at 02:02 PM

Hi

Whilst taking apart and putting back together my part built Indy i found that someone has drilled an odd hole in one of the uprights next to the pinch bolt that hold in the mushroom adapter.

Is is ruined?

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[Edited on 25/3/08 by DavidW]


Mr Whippy - 25/3/08 at 02:07 PM

That’s a lovely clear picture of those gloves

Why can't you just grind the surface back a bit till its level again? Loads off metal there, though difficult to say just how deep that is from the front


DavidW - 25/3/08 at 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
That’s a lovely clear picture of those gloves



Yes, I did well there! The gloves are the most in focus object I've ever captured with my phone camera. :-)

The hole goes all the way through that part of the casting (i.e. the un-threaded side that clamps the mushroom).


Mr Whippy - 25/3/08 at 02:26 PM

yeek! I thought the hole was the bit in yellow! Not the one in red that’s weird, why on earth would someone do that??

hmm not sure now, I wouldn't use it. I'd use the premise that if an MOT tester saw that he would fail that part, end of story. Rescued attachment Image0653.JPG
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DavidW - 25/3/08 at 02:29 PM

I can only assume someone was trying to free a seized bolt?

Thanks, I thought as much.

Anyone got a spare drivers side upright hanging around?


Mr Whippy - 25/3/08 at 02:55 PM

I actually have one, just one but I'm not sure which side it is, which way is the steering lug go, front or back? It's in good nick and painted blue . I'll find it tonight when I get home and let you know if you have not found one by then.


DavidW - 25/3/08 at 03:19 PM

Here's a picture of the offending Sierra upright.

Steering lug goes forward.

If you have one I'd certainly be very interested. I suspect P&P may be i bit horrendous?

R1 Airbox
R1 Airbox


mookaloid - 25/3/08 at 03:38 PM

looks scrap to me too


Mr Whippy - 25/3/08 at 04:02 PM

and made from the finest green Rescued attachment blackadder.jpg
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Mr Whippy - 25/3/08 at 07:15 PM

damn it sorry dude looks like I have the wrong side...bummer Rescued attachment caliper.jpg
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Guinness - 25/3/08 at 07:42 PM

Hang on a minute Mr Whippy, you can't take the wee out of his upright for being green!

Yours is pink and baby blue!

Always knew you were a bit weird

Mike


DavidW - 25/3/08 at 07:47 PM

Ahhh, what were the chances of that happening? ;-)

Thanks for looking!

It's black in real life, just another great camera phone shot.


Mr Whippy - 25/3/08 at 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by Guinness
Hang on a minute Mr Whippy, you can't take the wee out of his upright for being green!

Yours is pink and baby blue!

Always knew you were a bit weird

Mike



ah but it was blue till it got a bit oversprayed, it's the camera honest


Liam - 25/3/08 at 10:36 PM

Personally i wouldn't worry about it. Will it still pinch the mushroom and have a humungous safety factor due to it being a massive lump of over-engineered-for-purpose production car? Yes.

But then if you're personally not confident, there's nothing worse than driving around with the niggling doubt that your suspension wont stay in one piece.

Liam


NS Dev - 25/3/08 at 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by Liam


But then if you're personally not confident, there's nothing worse than driving around with the niggling doubt that your suspension wont stay in one piece.

Liam


I do that all the time, but I think its more the driver than anything wrong with the car


Bluemoon - 26/3/08 at 08:43 AM

Tend to agree with Liam, but you need to be happy with it...

Dan