peterrosey
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 01:49 PM |
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Fury stuffed by mate. Help!
Well the Fury may be a great handling car but my mate can't control it and whacked it into the armco at Cadwell yesterday (in fairness it was
wet....).
Anyway can anyone help with the following / point me in the right direction with the following bits (and I know Fisher can supply it all, but at
massive cost):
1. Bonnet - classic (preferably lightweight) any colour secondhand / new or whatever anyone has.
2. NSF wishbone
3. Steering rack
4. Windscreen (full one - lotus elan possibly?)
5. Headlamp and rear bowl for fixing to bonnet
6. Bonnet catches of some description.
7. Also the following new bits: Sherpa lower ball joints x2, Chevette upper balljoints x 2 (replacing all as precaution).
Hopefully the chassis rails (which did get hit) aren't too twisted, otherwise it could get very heavy...
Anyway thanks for you help chaps...
Peter R
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 02:00 PM |
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Can't help with bits, but commiserations about your car mate. you must be gutted.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Aico
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 02:10 PM |
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Isn't your mate paying for it? I might have a bonnet, but its LeMans style.
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BenB
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 02:14 PM |
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I always borrowed my brothers car on a "you bend it, you mend it" policy....
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 02:47 PM |
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Thats really bad luck. Hope you get the car back together soon. I would suggest you take quite a few chassis measurements to make sure it hasnt been
bent on impact,
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Originally posted by peterrosey
4. Windscreen (full one - lotus elan possibly?)
Cheapest place I have found for Windscreens is Ricky Evans Motorsport. I think it is a Elan +2 screen but I would check to make sure.
Link here
I have tried to organise a group buy for a heated version which is £130+vat if I can get an order for 10 together. I have 4 of us so far.
Cheers
Jim
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wilkingj
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 02:49 PM |
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Yup... Agreed, he bent it, he should pay to have it repaired. As a very minimum he should pay for the parts.
Did he pay for the petrol to drive it round the track?
Or...
He can buy the whole car off you at its pre crash value.
It was his accident, not yours.
EDIT:
Sorry about the crash... Commerisations and best of luck with the repair, and him paying for it.
[Edited on 10/12/2007 by wilkingj]
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Jubal
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 03:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I always borrowed my brothers car on a "you bend it, you mend it" policy....
Them's the track day rules for family/mates. I have heard tell of a few horrific tales where mates didn't pay up, people fell out etc. But
it's generally with cars that have more value than ours. Be careful out there.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 03:53 PM |
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Its for that very reason that my mates are keeping well away from the driving seat just to be safe.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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peterrosey
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 05:10 PM |
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Hasn't worked out as expensive as I'd thought from Fisher, so have ordered new ball-joints, rack, track rod ends, wishbone (only £35 -
bargain!), plus a new bonnet support frame.
Just the bonnet to sort now really (£436 from Fisher, plus painting... ouch). I really do want a Classic, but thanks for the offer on the Le Mans
version.
Ta for the screen tip, too, will look into that (or through it...).
And for the record, my mate did leave me a blank cheque.
So that'll be the carbon-fibre bonnet, the Raceleda uprights, Nitrons... 
Anyway, thanks for your support chaps. And find me a bonnet!!!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 10/12/07 at 05:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by peterrosey
And for the record, my mate did leave me a blank cheque.
That's a proper mate, bend it mend rule should always apply.
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