britishtrident
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| posted on 2/2/06 at 07:47 AM |
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Originally posted by Peteff
Get the scissor jack between the engine and side rail and wind it back out, I'll copy the wishbones, somebody must have some tubing spare and
I've got some green paint that looks very similar. It's a half day job  Will that rear wheel arch go again with a bit of matting and
some filler?
Its a Cateringvan go to use a a caterham approved gold plated scissor jack.
I've seen a couple of written off Cateringvans on ebay with less damage.
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iank
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| posted on 2/2/06 at 09:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Get the scissor jack between the engine and side rail and wind it back out, ...
Is it safe to use the old jack it out trick on Caterhams (at least the ones built by arch motors) since they are bronze welded not mig'ed.
While the joints are as strong as fusion welded, I don't know if they'd be weakened by being shoved around by a jack. Easy enough to
replace the tube if you got it back in the jig, but then you are back to silly money 'name brand' repairs 
Is there a metalurgist in the house? 
For that matter is it safe on welded chassis or should the tubes be ground out and replaced?
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JonBowden
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| posted on 2/2/06 at 02:48 PM |
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I think the idea of bending the tube with a jack was meant as a joke
Jon
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iank
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| posted on 2/2/06 at 02:59 PM |
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Originally posted by JonBowden
I think the idea of bending the tube with a jack was meant as a joke
Possibly/hopefully  , but they fix tintops using technology not far removed so I'm sure it's been done more than once out there.
I've certainly heard stories about guys with chains wrapped around lamp-posts/bollards reversing their bumpers back into something resembling
their normal positions (back in the days when bumpers were made of nice thick metal obviously )
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britishtrident
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| posted on 2/2/06 at 03:18 PM |
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The tube could be "unbrazed" and replaced but the chassis would need put on a jig/bulid board of some kind and pulled/ pushed and
adjusted with a hammer as it won't spring back 100% to its original shape once the damaged member is removed.
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