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Russell
Firing on two.
Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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 Re: Bodge jobs. Oh, I completely agree about the Dyane, btw. Shocking. If you've spunked that kind of money for a restored car, most folk wouldn't even look under it, assuming it must be fine.
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ken
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Re: Bodge jobs. Russell, I wonder if it's because most of your cars have been lowered to the point where they're jiggling along on the bumpstops, but I can certainly tell when I'm driving one of those chassis which have been 'developed and refined' to the Nth degree.  I serviced a car the other week, which as well as the aforementioned underpinnings, also had new Lipmesa dampers, wheels and Michelin X tyres fitted within the previous 5,000 miles. Even on a relatively smooth road, it was possible to detect some scuttle shake but when I took it along one of the local back roads, it felt as though it was trying to shake itself apart. I guess that's what happens when the 'design' produces a torsional stiffness which is barely 20% of an OE chassis. Btw, both bumpstops on that particular chassis were in the process of separating from the chassis, even though it had been set above the correct ride height when the chassis was originally installed. Have you found any of those yet? Ken. Russell wrote: Jono wrote:
Completely ignoring the fact that not all ladder galvos don't handle very well
I don't believe you can tell a difference. I think it's more to do with what shocks and tyres the car has. I don't think a chassis will bend enough for you to notice it when hooning. I've heard people say that certain chassis are better than others, but never heard any way of backing it up or making it plausable. Ken?
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Squeezebox
Firing on two.
Joined: February 8th, 2009, 11:39 pm
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Re: Bodge jobs. So what is the best replacement chassis ?
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Max
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Re: Bodge jobs. ^^^ right above you. ^^^
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Squeezebox
Firing on two.
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Re: Bodge jobs. I thort so....a Russ Replacement chassis.....thats what you mean
Actually I do have a K H on one of mine and a "wheels" one,,,,got two on other galvis...from a well know Capital location....
.....need a further..........so its a Russ one then ?
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Russell
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Re: Bodge jobs. Ken's are the best.
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| April 24th, 2009, 11:19 pm |
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Max
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Re: Bodge jobs. thats what i meant...
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Squeezebox
Firing on two.
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Re: Bodge jobs. yep its the one of mine that seems the best and out of the three makes I have used and own on cars I have, seems the best all rounder.....and I live by the sea....its the one that seems to be best built.....so far so very....good.
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm
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Re: Bodge jobs. Russell wrote: Jono wrote: I've heard people say that certain chassis are better than others, but never heard any way of backing it up or making it plausable.
One was designed and built by an eingineer and independantly tested the other was a copy by people that didnt know much and seem to be developed down to a price one has been raced and abused in Africa and Aus the other seems to be dropping bits in normal road use(allegedly) ill be getting threatened with legal action now  S
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toomany2cvs
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Re: Bodge jobs. Sean wrote: ill be getting threatened with legal action now Join the club.
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