Bluey's Rebuild.

[Teddy]

I'm so looking foward to this weekend ;)

 

Ill be pimping it out in the service vehicle - Ae71 Spirit :y:

[Des]

i just read 99.9% of this thread and now i need a towel the size of a bed sheet to soak up the drool. ;)

[demuire]

You drove it down the freeway? How come it didn't come home on the trailer? I guess it's nice to actually drive the car so that come raceday you don't find out that selecting 5th while you're flying across the top of a big ridge means engine go "bleh"...

 

Good luck ;)

[Redwarf]

Wanted: extra large buff.

 

16.8 km's into 4th stage, too fast into the corner. Rear quarter went in, and despite my best efforts to emulate the great Finnish drivers and use it to straighten us back onto the road, failed completely and went head first into a tree, stopping quite suddenly thereafter. Car was removed from tree with a 4WD and snatch strap, leaving the Corolla emblem still imbedded in the local flora.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel beater is looking at it Wednesday. rails cruched back to engine cross member. Right rear quarter also bent out of shape enough that the back window doesn't align.

 

Further updates when I can move again. :D

Edited September 11, 2006 by Redwarf

[Des]

hope you get better soon. :D

 

how long do think it will take till DWF 55 driving on its own again.

[Nitephyre]

By panelbeater I think you mean Simsmetal? :)

 

I don't even think THAT can be buffed out mate...

 

Glad you're OK though, couldn't afford to lose another legend :D

[Xany]

It will drive again.....little bit of work ahead...

 

Mate if you need ANYTHING, let me know....i have a whole car out the back waiting for me to strip parts off it and send it back to japan....

[Medicine_Man]

Out of interest, How did those rose-jointed lower control arms hold up?

[Jason]

o well shit happends i guess

Edited September 12, 2006 by Jason

[Ruts]

OUCH !!!!

 

Sorry to see that rob - hope you have the parts and support to get her back on the dirt.

 

Glad your typing hand wasn't injured - we all know how much of a computer freak you are :D

[Redwarf]

how long do think it will take till DWF 55 driving on its own again.

Erm...... don't know, but I don't think I'm going to make the next round in six weeks.

 

Glad you're OK though, couldn't afford to lose another legend

:D

 

Out of interest, How did those rose-jointed lower control arms hold up?

No issues at all. Possibly saved damage by giving the lower arms greater movement to go backwards.

 

Simon, thanks for the offer, we'll see what happens with tomorrows assessment. :)

[Des]

Any updates on DWF 55?

[Redwarf]

...... we can rebuild.

 

Stay tuned.

[beerhead]

How's the repairs going mate? Hope it'll be on the track again soon, done some fine work to the old beast.

[Redwarf]

Well, time to update. As some of you know, and all of you are about to find out, I've decided to reshell this car. It needed a rear quarter cut, and a complete front cut, and a couple of hours on the rack to be anywhere near straight again.

 

Fortunately some bloke frronted up with a rust free rolling shell for $250. Thank you very much. So after a year of living under the house, work has begun. Seem welding at the moment (re-teaching myself how to weld - not pretty) drivers side seat mounts (to attach my brand new Velo to.... ahhh Christmas bonus from a good boss!) to be made then off to the cage builder for a REALLY big cage. All body deadener striped from car (12 kgs so far.... ) and am also about to start with the hole saw in the bits I won't be able to get at once the cage is in. (ie anywhere behind the door line.)

 

And so it begins again.

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2007 by Redwarf