on stripping down ive found this damage to the chassis..
to work out whether i need to claim on insurance or not i need an idea whether this can be repaired or adjusted out on set up or is it replace only,?


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If it were mine I would want a new frame,
Steve,

If the bottom rail is the only damaged part I'd cut it out and weld in a new tube.

Doesn't look too bad if thats the only chassis damage. First thing i would do is take plenty measurements to make sure thats the only bent bit. You might be able to straighten the bend and strengthen the repair or cut it out and replace it. It looks like your chassis is powder coated if so that is going to be a pain. Good luck

Ronnie

Adjusted out , as in, polished out?
Sadly beyond that I think.
However, if it were mine and it could be one of these days I would hope that I would get away with cutting that tube out and welding a new one in.
Not a ten minute job, yes it will need a bit of black paint after, you may need to take the side panel off, but I would hope that it takes more than that to write the chassis off
I would have though MK would have all the measurments nessesary to check wether the damage goes any further, but hopefully not.....

[Edited on 16/6/07 by ReMan]

I would agree with the majority above,
take plenty of measurements to check for other damage, also to see if the chassis is twisted. If it's not too bad I'd cut it out and weld in a new rail followed by a liberal helping of hammerite smoothe.

john.

We've done the same thing on out Locost, same rail (both sides in 2 seperate bumps...).
We just cut the offending rail(s) out and welded another in, backed up with a load of hammerite smooth, seems fine, and much simpler and quicker than trying to "fettle" it back into shape

If this is the only damage, I'd warm it up and push it out, put a piece of extra plate in the corner for additional support if your concerned about any weakening. Just square it up, take the twist out and use a straight edge on the tube, that will be close enough, I would amazed if these frames are any more accurate than +/- 5mm some are lot worse

Cheers
David