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The chassis belongs to a J reg Griffith 400. Its had a rear end bang and is having a new body section fitted to its rear. We put the vehicle on the ramp to drop the exhaust and found the rust problem. The chassis looks solid but some of the rust looks like that dark black wet sort that will need attention pretty soon. Don't know the vehicles history but may be it spent some time by the sea. Don't think the chassis has ever had any wax treatment before.
Jon
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Jon
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Hate to upstage you but have a look at the thread 'rusting chassis' that I posted 22 July 2002 under the Chimaera banner and have a weep over this fotango link.
www.fotango.com/cgi-bin/vpi.cgi?S_ID=212242&P_W=35087
www.fotango.com/cgi-bin/vpi.cgi?S_ID=212242&P_W=35087
jim hobbs said: Hate to upstage you but have a look at the thread 'rusting chassis' that I posted 22 July 2002 under the Chimaera banner and have a weep over this fotango link.
www.fotango.com/cgi-bin/vpi.cgi?S_ID=212242&P_W=35087
How odd, the rust seems to be in all of the corners. The rest of the chassis looks good. This Griff chassis has got the bug all over.
Jon
www.tvrbodyrepairs.com
mrsd said: Jon, what do you do with chassis that have reached this stage ? Any advice for avoiding it happening in the first place ?
It might be that this Griff chassis is a bit to far gone. I won't know until I have had a closer look and poke around. The best thing to do is don't let it get to this stage. Any treatment is better than none. Wax oil treatment is good. Have it checked over at each service and treat as necessary. Wax oil is cheaper than a new chassis.
Jon
www.tvrbodyrepairs.com
apache said:
Ballistic Banana said: I believe the silver grey Chassis is a 96 one.
I reckon thats a Griffith/Chimaera the antiroll bar has been taken off and isnt that a gkn diff and t5 gearbox??
BB
anorakmines a 96 and has a creamy white chassis.
I hope you use meguers (sp) polish when the nana returns to the queens highways, it'll smell like a nana as well as looking like one
That creamy white stuff on your chassis is obviuosly leaking out your header tank as u forgot to change that dodgy Head gaskit
I wondered why the Chimps in Woburn seemed stragely attracted to my Griffith,:mentalnote: dont use Mingers(sp?) polish .
BB
Sorry, just catching up after being away.
mrsd said: Jon, what do you do with chassis that have reached this stage ? Any advice for avoiding it happening in the first place ?
Mine wasn't quite this bad but both outriggers were pretty bad. The solution was (is really as it's still waiting to be put back together) to strip the car. Then clean (chemical/mechanical) the rust and remaining pwder coat off the chassis. Then have it re-powder coated. If there are any weak points then these need to be replaced before powder coating.
This will cost (based on what I was quoted) anything from about £3200.
To avoid it make sure you chassis is waxoiled regularly. Atleast every few years but maybe every year depending on the condition of the existing waxoil. Talk to your dealer/specialist about it.
My Tasmin chassis at 21 years and 105000 miles didn't look that bad, even allowing for the fact that the sill rails had been replaced!
I once had a Suzuki 400cc motorcycle that had lived near the sea: at 4 years old all of the chrome was a write-off. You could poke your finger through the mudguards.
Nasty stuff, salt water.
Ian
I once had a Suzuki 400cc motorcycle that had lived near the sea: at 4 years old all of the chrome was a write-off. You could poke your finger through the mudguards.
Nasty stuff, salt water.
Ian
Now here's a better one. Belongs to a 96 Chimaera chassis thats had wax oil treatment and looks like underseal which has given it some protection. Only bit of rust I can see is the front wishbones which is probably from stone chipping. A bit better than the first chassis I posted. Jon
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