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[Entwood]

And following our discussion about Westfield handling on the way back here the other night

Handling didn't come into it. The only control I had was the effect of the front wheels acting as a rudder in the oncoming airflow. Road surface was ice with running water trickling over it.

Kevin

Coefficient of Friction = 0.00 recurring .. 

[ians]

'dangle berries' - really sorry to hear that Kevin.  Could have been a lot worse of course - metal and plastic are repairable/replacable -other softer things are a different matter..

Do you think you'll get it back together in time for the summer (if we get those 2 days this year..)?

[Kevin Wood]

Spoke to Westfield and they can turn a chassis repair around in "a few days".

I'll be impressed if they are as good as their word.

Will take me a darn sight longer to strip / rebuild I suspect.

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

Arse!

I assume it's a tubular chassis... Could you not just replace the bent sections :-? :-?

Mind you... Still an engine out job I suppose

Perhaps some of those "Upgrades" will need to be fitted at the same time

Chassis itself is simple enough but repairing distortion in the centre isn't going to be feasible without jigging it IMHO.  Think I'll see what Westfield say about repairing it. I believe they will fit a new front section but it does need to be stripped bare.

Perhaps it's an opportunity. it was starting to look a little tired anyway, if I'm honest.

Would have preferred to have started a rebuild in about November in an ideal world.

Anyone got a V6 I can put a tape measure to? Help! Stop me!

Kevin

2 cylinders short of a suitable replacement engine  

Seight?

Totaly different chassis.....

[TheBoy]

Spoke to Westfield and they can turn a chassis repair around in "a few days".

I'll be impressed if they are as good as their word.

Will take me a darn sight longer to strip / rebuild I suspect.

Kevin

If you can get it to them, alledgedly MDTM and Matchless can strip an Omega in 4hrs iirc

Might be a challenge getting it all back together mind

[Kevin Wood]

Seight?

Totaly different chassis.....

I suspect it could be done given that they're probably rebuilding the engine bay forwards. A little bit of extra bracing around the diff is all I can recall being different at the rear.

But no, I think it will get a bit of lightening and a good tidy up (it was ready for that TBH).

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

Seight?

Totaly different chassis.....

I suspect it could be done given that they're probably rebuilding the engine bay forwards. A little bit of extra bracing around the diff is all I can recall being different at the rear.

But no, I think it will get a bit of lightening and a good tidy up (it was ready for that TBH).

Kevin

I know the specs I had used thicker wall tubing in places.......the front is totaly different....and its the wide body tub to from memory