Kernel panic - rusty main frame, advice please?

Post by **les** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:49 pm

Richard, the point I was making, was in regard to the inner arrangement of the tube area, having spent some time duplicating the factory set-up,it became apparent that the replacement legs fall short in this respect, although some make the effort to 'double skin' the original double up on the bottom but up the sides it is shaped and not welded hard against the leg walls, will try to post a pic.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:00 pm

But you do need to dismantle it all - it's going to need complete re-bushing anyway - and no, nothing should fly in your face!
Obviously - support the car as high as you can - and as solidly as you can - but without 'twisting' it or it will remain twisted after you weld on the new chassis leg.

Post by **les** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:46 pm

Sorry about the delay, here is the inner strengthening of the eye bolt area. (chassis leg is upside down in photo with bottom of the leg removed)

Post by **bigginger** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:59 pm

Is it? Looks like the top of the leg to me - aren't those flanges at the top?.

Post by **les** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:11 pm

A better angle!

Post by **bigginger** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:14 pm

Aha - now I see it

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:41 pm

But I don't think all replacement legs are strengthened like that !

Post by **chickenjohn** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:51 pm

Isn't that just for the LCV chassis??? The saloon/Trav/Convertible doesn't have that piece.

Post by **les** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:26 pm

Yes it's an lcv chassis, although I see no reason why the saloons etc should be any weaker. Perhaps they are, I don't know.

Post by **chickenjohn** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:47 pm

They can be weaker because the "chassis leg" is actually part of the monocoque construction, being spot welded to the main body of the car.

As an aside, I wonder if the Minor is the only car to have had both seperate chassis (LCV's) and monocoque versions (Saloons/ travs)????

I can't think of any others off hand.

Post by **les** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:18 pm

Mmm, I hadn't thought of it that way, out of interest is it definately a fact that the saloons etc are not the same as the lcv?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:25 pm

Saloons have no chassis!

Post by **bigginger** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:43 pm

But they do have a very similar section in the same place!
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Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:29 pm

But without that strengthening!

Post by **bigginger** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:42 pm

I wouldn't know, as wouldn't Les, hence the question. I imagine.
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