james h
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 06:04 PM |
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Front end dimensions of an MK Indy to repair after crash damage.
After I managed to bend my MK pretty good against the side of a Mercedes the other week, my friend and I have decided to repair the chassis rather
than get a new one.
We were wondering if somebody had a drawing or diagram of the relevant dimensions needed for a front end rebuild?
Any info at all would be gratefully received.
Many thanks
James
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James
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 06:08 PM |
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Same as original Ron Champion Locost but 1" taller at the top.
HTH,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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jossey
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 06:52 PM |
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http://www.locost7.info/mirror/chassis.php
some helpful info on chassis there.
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james h
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| posted on 24/6/10 at 10:25 PM |
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Thanks!
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bob tatt
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 08:56 AM |
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mk sell a full front end from the scuttle back this might be easier you can just use the bits you need then and all the pick up points will be
correct.
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MkII
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 05:24 PM |
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some body must have some measurements or a car they/we can measure I was going to start repairing james's chassis tomorow but need the
measurements first. thanks. .m.
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neo2
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| posted on 26/6/10 at 04:57 PM |
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ive a MK indy thats never been damage running a bike engine but all the bodywork is loose as i am fitting some upgrades i am happy to measure anything
you want if i can get to it without stripping it any further if that helps, might need a diagram of what you want measured and i will add my sizes to
it if you want, if that helps i dont know..
Barnsey1971@aol.com is my email
can measure it up sunday after work at earlyist
Rob
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procomp
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 05:13 PM |
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Hi
Surely now you have the opurtunity you would be wanting to dial out all the inbuilt problems that the original chassis has with poor camber control
Etc Etc. Rather than just copying them over to a new chassis.
Copying the original Ron book certainly wont work with the use of Sierra uprights. It was primarily designed/ copied for Cortina uprights and that was
not done very well.
Cheers Matt
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james h
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 02:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by neo2
ive a MK indy thats never been damage running a bike engine but all the bodywork is loose as i am fitting some upgrades i am happy to measure anything
you want if i can get to it without stripping it any further if that helps, might need a diagram of what you want measured and i will add my sizes to
it if you want, if that helps i dont know..
Barnsey1971@aol.com is my email
can measure it up sunday after work at earlyist
Rob
Brilliant! That would be a great help, I will email you a list of the dimensions that I need, if that's ok? I need to just confirm the required
dimensions, then I will contact you 
Thanks
James
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james h
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 02:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by procomp
Hi
Surely now you have the opurtunity you would be wanting to dial out all the inbuilt problems that the original chassis has with poor camber control
Etc Etc. Rather than just copying them over to a new chassis.
Copying the original Ron book certainly wont work with the use of Sierra uprights. It was primarily designed/ copied for Cortina uprights and that was
not done very well.
Cheers Matt
Hi Matt,
Yeah I was having this discussion with MkII, as I hate how there isn't that much feel or weight in the steering. What changes would you
recommend?
Thanks
James
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neo2
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 06:01 PM |
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No problem james happy to help..
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