indykid
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will some farecla G3 do?
so what do you reckon?
will it polish out?
tom
 
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scotlad
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:36 AM |
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O no what happened? I assume occupants ok?
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Mad Dave
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:41 AM |
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Bugger - such as nice car!
Hope you are OK
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indykid
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:48 AM |
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hmmmm,
methinks not too!
a bit of back story for you then.
i'd just fitted my brand new tyres, the start of my demise, and had set off on damp, not wet roads, to go over to wakefield to pick a lad up from
work, who wanted me to dig the indy out one last time before it went into hibernation.
the next bit will only be relevant to those of you who know the area, but coming out of dewsbury, up wakefield cutting, went into the outside lane, to
go up through earlsheaton. as i got just to the corner, the gravel and grit that'd normally be on the middle of the road had been pushed well
into the outside of my side of the road, because of the roadworks. a combination of slippy new tyres, grit, salt, wet, and me not paying all that much
attention, as i didn't expect the grit and shite to be there, the backend swung wide.
as i corrected it, probably overcorrected it, it swung the other way, but this time i didn't have anywhere to run, and an 05 plate corsa caught
me, about 2/3rds the way down a 3 door, which pushed the sill in, and split the back arch from the wheel well.
boll*cks methinks. the old guy driving the corsa was unscathed, myself likewise. i got a bloke that stopped to help me drag the indy to the side of
the road, and all was well. the copper that turned up was nice as you like, and gave me a lift home.
looks like i'm rebuilding this winter then!
let's be careful out there
tom
a few more pics then
 
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ReMan
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:52 AM |
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Arse!
Glad u'r OK and hope the damage is restricted to wishbones and nose (the cars)
Oh, it looks like its took the bottom chassis rai?
[Edited on 22/11/05 by ReMan]
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scotlad
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:53 AM |
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Oh dear. glad you ok though! I know how you feel- i had a whoopsie with mine that also adjusted the front end a while back! Ah well it'll keep
you busy over the winter.....
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indykid
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:55 AM |
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it's ripped the bottom off the shocker, both bones bent, top one ripped in two, dragged the wheel back round into the car, bent top and bottom
rails, shagged cycle wing and bracket and side panel, ripped one mount off the rack, and split it where it was rejoined by mk, bent the two forward
primaries on the manifold, dinted the headlamp shell, deformed o/s rad bracket, and cracked the battery tray. bent my front brake pipes too.
all the front structure looks shagged too, but the n/s top and bottom tubes look ok.
so is it a write off? will Footman James sell me the salvage back?
you live and learn!
tom
 
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donut
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 09:17 AM |
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Oooh bugger!
Glad you're ok.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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ReMan
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 09:45 AM |
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quote:
so is it a write off? will Footman James sell me the salvage back?
tom
Probably yes and yes, if thats what you want
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Avoneer
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 10:35 AM |
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It's definately something to do with those arches Tom...
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 12:40 PM |
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Bad luck. Know exactly how you feel. Its a year + 4 days since we had our slight mishap with build No 1.
Time for an engine transplant?
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vintagebuilder
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 01:15 PM |
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Sorry to hear your bad news Tom. Glad you are OK.
Regards
David
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Andy W
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 04:25 PM |
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Bad new's, I bet you felt as sick as a Blackpool donkey.
Glad to here you're ok
Andy
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 05:59 PM |
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Aww Tom
Unlucky m8, Glad your all ok tho.
(you've lost a cyclewing too now  Join the club)
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rayward
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 06:59 PM |
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Glad your OK,
might be worth a u2u to jon ison, he's just been through similar with his insurance company and got to keep the salvage.
long nights in the garage ahead....
Ray
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john_p_b
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 08:29 PM |
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gutted for you tom but glad to hear you're ok
built a car, built a home, had a family. lost the family, lost the home, still got the car.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 09:01 PM |
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If I can help in any way just shout, think Chris Mason kept his too ?
Bad luck though.......
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andyps
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| posted on 22/11/05 at 10:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
coming out of dewsbury, up wakefield cutting, went into the outside lane, to go up through earlsheaton. as i got just to the corner,
I got hit by a bus near that corner.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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indykid
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| posted on 23/11/05 at 08:35 AM |
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thanks for the support, and all your comments. will just have to see what the assessor's first blow will be!
cheers for the low down chris,
tom
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indykid
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| posted on 23/11/05 at 08:39 AM |
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this photo gives you a good idea of how much it bent the side rails!
tom
 
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