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ravn111 said:
I just wonder what you use to bend it. I stand here now with a hammer, but it feels kind of clumsy:eek:
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I turned the chassis over (bottom side up) onto a couple of pieces of timber and used a hide mallet from my fabrication days to beat the fookin living daylight out of it :hammer::hammer::lol::lol: Seriously, just take your time - if you are using a hammer maybe use a piece of 3"x2" timber across the chassis and hit that to save giving the chassis severe dose of hammer rash.
 
agreed as Andy said...use a hammer with good lump of wood to transfer the force over a bigger area and it should stop and denting....

I used this method too...I got a spare chassis and flattened out my original so I have a spare hung up ready and waiting....

just take your time and start gently..
 
Start gently???? Lol the front is full of dents now :eek: I've bendt it a bit now, but it is not completely bend. I think I will finish tommorrow :)
 
Some music for you whilst you straighten it.....


just beat (the fiddlestick out of) it :hammer: just beat (the fiddlestick out of) it :hammer:.......:clown::clown::lol::lol::hammer:
 
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Metal work is not an easy thing to jump into take it easy as you don't want to over bend it or force it further out of shape...
If you hit it too much and in the wrong place with a steel hammer you run the risk of stretching and thinning out the chassis..also aluminium will work harden so the more you hit it the harder the metal will get..
hence I say use a block of wood so the force is spread out and no denting should happen.....

I have been working with metal for the last 20 odd years...(sounds like dwarfy has too)....

hence we will be able to hit it fewer times but in the right places to return it back to original shape...(I'm not saying its simple for us either)

take it easy and go slow....

ask questions if your unsure....cheaper then another chassis....:lol::lol::lol:
 
Well, it's been a while since i wrote something here noe. I still haven't bend the chassis completely yet (I am just to lazy :lol: ). I just wonder if i also need to bend the front bracket too?
I hope i will bend it completely bend it tommorow then re assemble on saturday and then maybe drive on sunday :D
 
ravn111 said:
Well, it's been a while since i wrote something here noe. I still haven't bend the chassis completely yet (I am just to lazy :lol: ). I just wonder if i also need to bend the front bracket too?
I hope i will bend it completely bend it tommorow then re assemble on saturday and then maybe drive on sunday :D
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You shouldnt need to bend the bracket. Once you have straightened the main body of the chassis measure the distance to the front of the kick up angle as Wez did & use his dimension as a guide. Once its close, re-assemble and check it all lines up. You may have to take the front end back off to give it a slight adjustment but take your time and you will get there.

A tip for you - its easier to knock the angle flat than it is to put it back in again so do it bit by bit until you get there ;)

You can see on mine how far out the brace is from lining up - the bolt sheared off just like yours but with a little patience it was gently persuaded back to perfection again.......
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I started re assemble now. The chassis isn't perfect bendt as it didn't bend at the notch in the chassis (if you understand my explanation ). It is like a bow. Anyways I have a picture of how it looks :
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But when i assemble the front, something got messed up :p

The pivot doesn't match the hole for the screw!
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What is wrong?
 
the chassis looks too flat.... and the kink is not helping...looks like it needs a good beating by somebody who can work the metal for you...


with the angle being too flat it will pull the brace and screw hole away from the post and the kink will be lifting the brace away at the same time....possibly also got a bit of a twist in the chassis now aswell .....hence it is sitting to the sid eof the post...
 
i think you need to get the kink out of it as well.... lay the chassis flat on a table and measure how high the very front edge is off the table.....it should be 24mm but yours looks alot less..
 
dwarfy said:
You shouldnt need to bend the bracket. Once you have straightened the main body of the chassis measure the distance to the front of the kick up angle as Wez did & use his dimension as a guide. Once its close, re-assemble and check it all lines up. You may have to take the front end back off to give it a slight adjustment but take your time and you will get there.

A tip for you - its easier to knock the angle flat than it is to put it back in again so do it bit by bit until you get there ;)
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As i said in my last post, its easier to take it out than it is to put it back in again :rolleyes: Take your time!!

Wez is right, you need to put more angle on the front to bring it up to approx 24mm which will bring your screw holes into line. If it is like my last pic there is TOO MUCH angle and if the holes are like your pic there is TOO LITTLE angle. Its a learning curve mate so any questions just yell ;) Next time it will be easy!
 
WAYHEY I'm right and I have it in writing..........


Yes ravn the front should be up 24mm give or take a little...I now have a spare chassis and it took me a while to get it to sit perfect..
 
I kicked it up to 24 mm. I also hammered the side of it to make it straight. Working with metal is hard. Still it seems like I have to kick it up a little more.
Here's a picture:

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its looking a bit better now but you will find it still needs a bit of tweaking to get it perfect...

its hard to get the hang of when you first start trying to work the metal but once you get the hang of it next time will be alot easier.....

did you manage to get the kink out of it???
 
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