09-12-2018, 07:36 PM
Hi Bill et al.
The board is dead straight - checked. The chassis unfortunately not so.
I've secured a pair of later side members and commenced dismantling the chassis today. Many of the rivets securing the front crossmember (which is also bent) have been welded in when the chassis was "repaired", presumably after the accident. There was an accumulation of grease over the welding so the car went back into service for a while but probably didn't handle too well, would have pulled to the kerb a bit.
Anyone have any experience of cutting down 6'9" side members to fit a 6'3" chassis? It looks like the front crossmember rivets pick up in the same place but the steering box holes will have to be "moved" by 1/4". Everything after the front crossmember is up for grabs really as I'll have to remake the ends after cutting them down to length. These will need to be done carefully, in the correct style.
The board is dead straight - checked. The chassis unfortunately not so.
I've secured a pair of later side members and commenced dismantling the chassis today. Many of the rivets securing the front crossmember (which is also bent) have been welded in when the chassis was "repaired", presumably after the accident. There was an accumulation of grease over the welding so the car went back into service for a while but probably didn't handle too well, would have pulled to the kerb a bit.
Anyone have any experience of cutting down 6'9" side members to fit a 6'3" chassis? It looks like the front crossmember rivets pick up in the same place but the steering box holes will have to be "moved" by 1/4". Everything after the front crossmember is up for grabs really as I'll have to remake the ends after cutting them down to length. These will need to be done carefully, in the correct style.