Avoneer
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:13 PM |
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Trailer - 1. Locost - Nil.
Bugger.
Opened my side panel up like a tin can today while trying to manouver my car onto my trailer.
Scarped the chassis bar underneath as well, but the chassis bar look fine.
Just in front of the passenger footwell.
Tig perhaps?
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graememk
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:15 PM |
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bugger bugger and feck
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DavidM
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:29 PM |
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And triple bugger!
David
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:30 PM |
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Gaffer tape.
It's what all the professionals use. 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:41 PM |
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TIG a little patch over it?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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ReMan
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:44 PM |
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You must be well peeved, my condolances.
Hopefully someone a bit good with a tig/mig can fix soo it does "polish out"
BTW
Bu**er&& sod and w%*nk sh***y fu*k
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bigrich
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:50 PM |
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ohh bu--ery bo--ocks what a pi55er
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owelly
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:51 PM |
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I think your exhaust can needs another support bracket....just about where that hole is........
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Avoneer
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 10:57 PM |
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Yep - side panels were the best bit on the car!
One piece right from the back to the front with all the holes for the bones etc.
Good news is that there isn't one rivet holding the side panel on.
Bad news is that it's held on with sikaflex - and lots of it!
Gaffa tape sounds good for now and if it's as strong as my ducti wallet, it'll be fine!
At least there's a funny side - when pushing the car on the trailer (after the hole incident), I slipped flat on my face, gravel in the kneecap
job (like when we were kids) and nearly had the car run over me back down the ramps.
SMWBO said it was hilarious watching from the kitchen.
Added the gravelled knees to the two seperate manifold shin burns and it's been a great day!
Pat...
P.S. I'm still smiling (had some southern comfort though).
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Dale
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| posted on 4/8/07 at 12:07 AM |
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How about a nice pannel with louvers on it that ends just over the damage. Do it on both sides and it may look like you intended it that way.
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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907
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| posted on 4/8/07 at 05:59 AM |
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Bend up a bit of 3mm ally to form a 20 x 50 angle.
Round off all the corners and polish it.
Letter stamp (or a sticker) JACKING POINT on it.
There are two down sides to this....
1. You will have to obtain a scissor jack to hang on a nail in your garage to add credibility to your story.
And 2. The car will be 6mm wider so even more likely to catch it next time.
Paul G
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Danozeman
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| posted on 4/8/07 at 11:27 AM |
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Baarsteward i bet you swore!!!
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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paulf
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| posted on 4/8/07 at 11:28 AM |
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I did the exact same thing when I first put my car on the trailer, to make matters worse when I climbed out with it half on the trailer to see what
had happened I leant all my weight against the fibreglass seat and broke that also.The air was a bit blue for some time, I took a disk cutter to the
offending parts of the trailer.
I sorted it by hammering the metal back and filling with some plastic metal which when rubbed down nearly blended in with the matt finish alloy
panels, it is one of the reasons I have never polished the side panels on my car.
Paul.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 4/8/07 at 08:23 PM |
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Jacking point - I like this one best so far!
Pat...
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NS Dev
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| posted on 6/8/07 at 12:24 PM |
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Its a trackday car isn't it?
if so, sod the hole it'll get a lot worse once it hits the track, just hammer it flat!
Fortunately cosmetics were never my strongpoint (one reason for racing in autograss lol) and my brother managed to crash a car into the back of my
locost before it even rolled out of the garage!!
Back panel has been a mess since but you can't see it from the drivers seat!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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