Bent chassis

[makeitfit]

Anybody know if the front chassis rails can be straightened on some sort of jig?:augie
I appear to have er broken mine a bit
Went where know one else could today but paid the price with a proper heavy landing right on my front cross member ouch:lol
Seems to have pushed the drivers wheel back about 10mm ish
Not had a chance for a good look yet but is it possible to that the bottom wishbone could be forced backwards?:doh

 

[tezzer]

yes the chassis should be able to be straightened pete, but it would need to go to a good repair shop i reckon, you need someone who knows what their doing, and yes again to the wishbone, i've changed loads over the years where the owner has hit a curb or hole, anyway so who's a wally then??:augie:lol

 

[makeitfit]

It was a spectacular display of V8 Disco beating splendour, on the way up
However the landing site wasnt so well placed:augie
Unlucky guys Adz wasn't filming:lol

 

[Adz]

Wish i was filming as it was like watching a monster truck jumping cars.!
The mound he went over was about a metre high...
Easy you say...
Not if your Pete pmsl...
He went at only the 1 speed he knows &...
Resulted in wheelying over it putting the front end a good 5 foot in the air.!
It would of been a MASSIVE hit on you tube...

 

[clivvy]

I WISH I couldve seen it!

hop you get the truck fixed!

 

[zippy656]

Can you do it again so we can get a video done?

 

[Muckypup]

Driving cars like BMX's - ACE! Sorry you damaged it tho

Cant beet the feeling of air beneath your tires :thumbs

(points to profile pic) :splif

 

[makeitfit]

Driving cars like BMX's - ACE! Sorry you damaged it tho

Cant beet the feeling of air beneath your tires :thumbs

(points to profile pic) :splif

It was just like that but then er well the ground sort of jumped up at me all of a sudden :lol

 

[makeitfit]

It lives again whohoo
Liberated a front cross member from the scrappy and got my best mate Gary to weld it on:thumbs
Obviously had to cut out the old very bent one first:doh
Needed to ratchet strap the bottom of the truck together again as it was 10mm wider at the bottom than the top :lol
Found the inner wings were a bit bent too, but my big hammer sorted that:sly
Just got the bottom arm (wishbone ) to change next and some new bushes for them and bob's your fanny's aunt

 

[solarman216]

Bit like banger racing, once we bend it we just chuck it up on the truck with a HIAB, strap it down and pull it back into shape, easy, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

I wish:augie but basically yep:thumbs
Before

Breath in

All black again now

 

[solarman216]

Looks good to me and with that extra metal, should be harder to bend, trouble is if it is harder to bend and you do bend it, it is then harder to straighten it, but thats life, go do it, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

Top news, I've now got bottom arms that move up and down , AND in the direction they should :thumbs
Trouble is I've been told the top bushes are worn now :doh Damn things only lasted a few months Back to the drawing board for those then :augie

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

just as well you werent coming north then as might have been a bit north east too.

 

[Adz]

makeitfit
I got 6 points in the last 4 weeks :doh
Facist plod
Random post................I got my truck back



How did ya get 6 points :doh

&

Where are the pics :augie

 

[makeitfit]

Well I was coming home from sailing event at a speed in excess of the piddly 40 allowed :augie
Trouble was plod was having a sarny in the bloody hedge,perv, and took umbrige at said speed :doh
He gave chase at speed then advised me the speed limit with a trailer on the back was 50 Phew I thought, but no he did me for doing over 50 in a 40 with a wide load and spoiling his bloody lunch :doh Twonk
So there's 3 points and 60 squid toward his pension
Then last week on the way to work I was borrowing a mates Jeep while mine was in the garage. I didn't have hands free in his car so er answered the phone:doh My mate wanted to know if I fancied a bacon butty and how many sugars in my coffee:augie Yes and one says I
Closely followed by another one of those volvo drivers flashing his lights like he's in a hurry to pass or summut :nenau
Turns out it was plod and he advised my my bacon butty and coffee would get cold while he modified my bloody license AGAIN :doh
So there's 3 points and 60 squid toward his pension too
One of the more expensive meals I've had for a while AND it was cold :lol
That's the trouble with being caught in person by the bizzies, one cant redistribute the points

 

[Adz]

You dont learn :doh :lol :lol :lol


So how about some pics :augie

Wanna see the new front bumper

 

[makeitfit]

Only got the truck back this afternoon not got bumper yet.
This is all the work done after planting the truck into the ground the last time we were out:doh
Got to get VIC done nest so I can tax it again then off for the bumper and the roll cage
Cant wait :naughty

 

[Adz]

Cool :thumbs

I'm DEFINATLY down on the 25th n 26th of this month IF we dont meet up before hand fot he bumper n bits exchange :sly :naughty :augie :thumbs

 

[Deleted account DD]

I was borrowing a mates Jeep

well well ................ class shines through at last, youve either moved onto a decent brand or are calling a general 4x4 jeep in deference to the superior brand :augie :thumb2