hobzy
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:26 PM |
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Oops.
Due to this:  on Sunday,
I need a new lower wishbone and cycle stays for the drivers side. as well as new front wing and nosecone. (And pants).
Obviously need to get the chassis checked but cant see any buckling or bending so fingers crossed.
2 things:
Anyone got the MK pricelist handy? its not working on the webby and they never answer the phone bless em.
2nd thing:
Seen numerous commments about the way the front doesnt have enough camber /self centring etc. Is now a chance to sort this out and if so whats the
best way to go about it?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:32 PM |
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can't help with the above, but impressed with the parking...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:32 PM |
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BTW ... "bugger" is the phrase that springs to mind for the situation...
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lewis
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:33 PM |
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At least you are ok!! And the car can be sorted quite easily,still not a good thing to see pics like this make me cringe :-(
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Ivan
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:33 PM |
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Oh no *#$@ wet roads and powerful light cars lead to damaged hedges - hope only your ego got bruised.
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scoop
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:44 PM |
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Ouch. Sorry to see that. You okay apart from the wrecked undies?
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bmseven
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:50 PM |
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Not the first and sadly won't be the last
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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hobzy
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:55 PM |
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I'm fine apart from being nobbed off with myself. Entirely my fault and should never have gone out in the first place but was on the way to the
PH meet at Rolls Royce and couldnt resist taking her out. Believe it or not its about 20 yards outside my village... complacency bites. Managed to
drive it home after a couple of blokes helped me pull it out.
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hobzy
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 04:56 PM |
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Update:
Ouch:
Fubared wishbone:
Rivnuts did their job and popped through so should be ok with big washers etc - I have a rear arch left over from last years spin. Fingers crossed the
new light will cover the old holes
Brought plenty of the hedge back with me. After clearing out the debris I can't see any chassis damage but will obviously need to get it
checked.
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scootz
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:06 PM |
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Ouch indeed... glad you're ok!
How did the landowner react to his flattened hedge?
It's Evolution Baby!
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leemarkadams
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:10 PM |
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Bloody Hell mate...not again! Glad you are Ok as that is the main thing.
Lee
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graememk
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:15 PM |
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i would tidy up those brake lins in the above pic whilst your doing repairs as well mate...
bad look but easy fix, and i think we all secretly love building more than driving.
[Edited on 23/8/10 by graememk]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bmseven
Not the first and sadly won't be the last
Aye last weekend we had a head on with a four by four......on a single track blind rise 43 degree corner......4x4 man looked right over us....
God bless Euro fronts......
we left a large hole in the 4x4.....
My back and neck have been complaining ......
and the cars needing everything forward from the head lights.
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jase380
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:19 PM |
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nosecone, bargain price of 143 quid, front cycle wings 82 quid a pair, front wishbones 174 quid ( upper and lower i think ) , asda do 3 packs of
undercrackers for a fiver !!
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dhutch
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:19 PM |
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Balls, thought about a spin out in the westy today and would have gone for it if it had not come on to shower again. But there not much fun on wet
roads are they!
Good look with patching it all up again!
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hobzy
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
i would tidy up those brake lins in the above pic whilst your doing repairs as well mate...
bad look but easy fix, and i think we all secretly love building more than driving.
[Edited on 23/8/10 by graememk]
Not built by me but you're right on the brake lines and it still needs a new MC anyway so now dont have to worry about matching them up.
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ruskino80
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:27 PM |
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remember the first drive in the wet---i said you must take it easy!! glad your ok. chassis does look ok,but youy tell us-how much of a
thump did it take?
rich
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hobzy
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ruskino80
remember the first drive in the wet---i said you must take it easy!! glad your ok. chassis does look ok,but you tell us-how much of a
thump did it take?
rich
Hello Rich! Hows things?
Sorry you have to see it like this
Uncanny that I drove it all the way back from you in the pi$$ing rain on the first drive and still did this 500 yards from home.
Thump wise, I felt no real bump at all - the split fence post that did the damage was ancient and pretty rotten and wasn't the first thing I hit
- didn't even know I'd hit it until I saw it in the road behind the car, and as far as I can tell the wishbone and light bar took all the
force before chucking said post over my shoulder and ripping off the back arch. The bank did a good job of slowing me down and the hedge acted like a
cushion. I'd accelerated from the 30 limit but hadnt gone more than 40 yards before it lost the back end - right about where a big square
manhole is.
While you're on, did you use a sierra MC on it?
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ruskino80
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 05:58 PM |
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yes it was a ford mc from a 1990 2L sierra.
just looking at the bolts clamping the rack,they dont appear to have shifted at all also all the powder coat visible appears to be uncracked so i
think it looks good for some bolt on parts!
one of my reasons for selling the car was sadly what has happened hear-i was getting so frustrated with taking the car out in poor road conditions and
i knew it would probably end in tears.
let us know how the repairs go.
cheers rich
thinking about it it could have been a mc of a 91 1.8 cvh estate
[Edited on 23/8/10 by ruskino80]
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kevmcdo
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 06:14 PM |
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Double ouch
Main thing is you are ok, the hedge will grow back in time.
Possible time to think of some winter upgrades.....
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ashg
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 07:22 PM |
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dont look too bad. i was out in the rain hammering around in mine on sunday. could have happened to anyone. you did well not to bend the chassis.
It may be worth getting the measurements from mk just to check everything is in the correct place. there is no point spending money fixing it to find
out it a banana afterwards.
glad to hear you didnt hurt yourself or anyone else.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 07:23 PM |
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well I think it's very brave of you to show that first picture.
if your local bobby is looking for the person who was driving carelessly and who damaged the farmers hedge and he sees that pic, he will be very
happy... evidence of driving with undue care and attention I think M'lud.
Just in my humble opinion of course - glad you are ok it could have been much worse.
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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craig1410
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 07:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
well I think it's very brave of you to show that first picture.
if your local bobby is looking for the person who was driving carelessly and who damaged the farmers hedge and he sees that pic, he will be very
happy... evidence of driving with undue care and attention I think M'lud.
Just in my humble opinion of course - glad you are ok it could have been much worse.
I would think if he did this 40 yds out of his village then a photo on Locostbuilders.co.uk is the least of his worries...
I'm sure he will have spoken to the landowner already anyway. If not then it might be an idea.
Also, no reason to think he was being reckless. Sometimes an accident is just an accident. I'm sure the police are too busy trying to figure out
how to spend their much reduced budget.
[Edited on 23/8/2010 by craig1410]
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DavidM
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 08:01 PM |
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Your upper wishbone looks to have some rippling in the tube in two of those pictures. It would be worth checking that out.
David
Proportion is Everything
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bmseven
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| posted on 23/8/10 at 08:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kevmcdo
Double ouch
Main thing is you are ok, the hedge will grow back in time.
Possible time to think of some winter upgrades.....
A track day might be better 
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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