Corroded chassis members repair questions

Corroded chassis members repair questions

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TimJM

1,497 posts

211 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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Mark. said:
I'd say the height of the outriggers means they would be utterly useless in a side impact whether they are brand new or made of swiss cheese.
I think they form part of the MOT due to the seat belt mounts fixing on them, well in the Chimaera anyway.

Cut 'em out and save weight I say wink
I'll get my dremel...

Steve_D

13,749 posts

259 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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TimJM said:
......I always thought people said outriggers are non structural and that's why corrosion on them shouldn't be a MOT failure.
It will fail an MOT if there is significant rust within 300mm of a suspension mount, seatbelt fixing or body mount.
Two of the above are part of an outrigger so would be a fail.

Steve

Mark.

11,104 posts

277 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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Steve_D said:
It will fail an MOT if there is significant rust within 300mm of a suspension mount, seatbelt fixing or body mount.
Two of the above are part of an outrigger so would be a fail.

Steve
Steve,
If you remove the outrigger altogether then technically there will be no rust within 300mm of any of the above and so a pass - no?





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camel_landy

4,922 posts

184 months

Wednesday 12th February 2014
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Remind me to never buy a 2nd hand car off this guy!!!

M

Tanguero

4,535 posts

202 months

Thursday 13th February 2014
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Mark. said:
Steve_D said:
It will fail an MOT if there is significant rust within 300mm of a suspension mount, seatbelt fixing or body mount.
Two of the above are part of an outrigger so would be a fail.

Steve
Steve,
If you remove the outrigger altogether then technically there will be no rust within 300mm of any of the above and so a pass - no?



There wont be any seat mounting point on the drivers side either...

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Mark.

11,104 posts

277 months

Thursday 13th February 2014
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camel_landy said:
Remind me to never buy a 2nd hand car off this guy!!!

M
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Mark.

11,104 posts

277 months

Thursday 13th February 2014
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Tanguero said:
There wont be any seat mounting point on the drivers side either...

wink
You and your pesky technicalities!

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Thursday 13th February 2014
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Little more progress....




Tanguero

4,535 posts

202 months

Thursday 13th February 2014
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But you sanded off the Ferrari paint!! That was from an F40 you know!!!

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Saturday 8th March 2014
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More progress and some CF bits.... smile



As of last week...





and a little bit more CF...






Depending upon Zircotech....I might even make Burghley! smile

pmessling

2,285 posts

204 months

Saturday 8th March 2014
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Are you having lens covers over the lights?

I asked someone about them a long time ago, but nothing come of it.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Saturday 8th March 2014
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pmessling said:
Are you having lens covers over the lights?

I asked someone about them a long time ago, but nothing come of it.
Hi Peter,
Yeah the lights have lens covers, trying to give them a bit of protection and I quite liked how they look on the old Raceproved Cerb. Brendan has the moulds.


pmessling

2,285 posts

204 months

Sunday 9th March 2014
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That's handy to know. Might go the same route when mine goes in for a respray later on in the year.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Well, zero progress on the re-spray (which is annoying) and forgot to add pics of the latest bits'n'bobs to have arrived....I did post to the Cerb FB page, but forgot this...getting too old....anyway here goes....

New CF kick plates


Refurbished windscreen pillar trims


ACT CF airboxes, trumpet backplates and new induction hoses




New ACT Sports exhaust


and finally Zircotech ceramic coated manifolds (decat pipes also coated)

fr0zent0ast

697 posts

148 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Its looking great!

Are you doing the headlight conversion yourself? If so, what parts did you need to buy and how do you have to wire it into the existing setup? Im considering doing mine as it needs a front end respray and I have the fibreglass pods already.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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fr0zent0ast said:
Its looking great!

Are you doing the headlight conversion yourself? If so, what parts did you need to buy and how do you have to wire it into the existing setup? Im considering doing mine as it needs a front end respray and I have the fibreglass pods already.
Haha...not a chance in Hell. I'd be there forever. Same guys doing the respray did all the fettling and fitting.

ukkid35

6,187 posts

174 months

Friday 9th May 2014
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Airboxes and Manifolds look great. Hope to see them fitted soon!

Byker28i

60,106 posts

218 months

Saturday 10th May 2014
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Wish I'd had my manifolds done now - they look great

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

55 months

Saturday 10th May 2014
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Finally....rubbed down and ready for paint on Monday bounce





Hopefully some new colour photos next week smile

FarmyardPants

4,112 posts

219 months

Saturday 10th May 2014
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djstevec said:
Nice. Looks quite different with no indicators. Presumably the small light will be used for that and you'll have sidelights in with the headlights?