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Bob Stringfield
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 30/05/2006 : 12:01:31
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IMHO the best advice I can give, after many years of working on old cars, is to have this work done by a specialist firm who will have the data, the proper equipment and the skill.
When I was re-building L2023, I saw the chassis being tested before it was rebuilt (by what had been the Rubery Owen chassis-building firm, still, I think, in business.) and the defects caused to an outwardly sound and straight chassis by thirty years of running on cambered roads, such as loose rivets, diagonal bending, etc., were many. That L-type is now 70+ years old. The work is not expensive in comparison to the costs of having it done later.
There is an argument for saying that a car with a bent chassis should have to have the frame professionally certified as fit for use before further rebuilding, or use, takes place.
The trouble caused to the next owner when he finds that his car isn't straight can be imagined. If you decide to DIY, please tell us the chassis number! |
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