Outriggers: round 2.

[citizen smith]

Steve_D said:

ChimpOnGas said:

................... I'd be interested to hear from Steve_D from Southways on this, with so many proper chassis restorations under their belt the knowledge at Southways on the subject must be second to none

There will always be as many difference of opinion on issues like this as there are members on the forum.

For our part we used to do body lift rigger repairs/replacement but were always aware that there were other areas that should have been addressed. We were also unhappy with having to give the customer back his car with new and old paintwork along with other patches of rust. It’s not nice going home at night feeling that the job could have been so much better,

Phazed had professional welders in to do his but we all too often see the other side.







Also it is not until you have a grit blasted chassis you find these.





Or the stress fractures we have found on Cerbera chassis .

Steve

I wonder how many of those people carrying out welding on Chassis's are "Coded Welders" (Professional Welding Qualification) . I have seen many stress fractures, on Welds that look perfect through the use of Non Destructive Testing Techniques. You then have to consider the integral structure of the car, if it was to be involved in an accident.


There are many dead pigeons around.

[mk1fan]

Any reason why the replacement outriggers can't be flanged and bolted to the chassis?

[phazed]

mk1fan said:

Any reason why the replacement outriggers can't be flanged and bolted to the chassis?

The front and rear tubes are part of what the wishbones hinge on.

[citizen smith]

mk1fan said:

Any reason why the replacement outriggers can't be flanged and bolted to the chassis?

Perhaps that's a question to ask the Insurance Company. The Chassis has welded tubes for a reason, and a bolted structure could be classed as a modification.