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19-02-2019, 08:04 PM
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She needs premium dude...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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So I bought a car from the auctions and this is one of the many faults I found. Would this be a roadworthy item?
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19-02-2019, 08:26 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Probably not very roadworthy.
What did you buy? |
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19-02-2019, 10:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
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any little dent that is part of the chassis writes off a car as far as insurance is concerned. I dont know about for a RWC, but you would need a VASS certificate (in vic) to prove its been fixed properly which probably cant be done without a chassis swap out?
No kidding, I had a triton that had a dent about as big as a 10 cent coin and about 3mm deep in a bar that went in between the chassis rails. It was a welded in cross bar. Written off! No real other damage. |
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19-02-2019, 10:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
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what is this car? I am thinking you wont have much luck.
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20-02-2019, 01:28 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Melbourne
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Looks like a bomb went off in there.
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20-02-2019, 08:26 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2012
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Ex hire car, by the looks!
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20-02-2019, 08:52 AM
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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
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I'd say it's been hooked for a recovery manoeuvre, had similar damage to the rear crossmember on an Alfa I bought once - luckily for me it was a bolt-in part.
Straightforward repair, caveats of rarity (availability of donor cut) and amount of dismantling required for safe access (ie, does tank have to come out) apply. You could even make a tidy "cap" from a donor part. |
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20-02-2019, 11:13 AM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Plus one to this .. do a nice neat repair job, & Give the entire undercarriage a thick coat of sound deadening Black shyte... |
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20-02-2019, 12:10 PM
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*barks incessantly
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: SA
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Looks pretty bad but I reckon I could fix and/or cover that up well enough to get through a rwc.
If you have a club hammer and a welder you can bodge your way through this. If you have an angle grinder too, we're laughing... It'll look mint. |
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Undercarriage damage and roadworthy
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