SteveD Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 [/ URL] a customer car that some eeediot has cobbled together in the past ,its terrible the fuel tank sender was just stuck in with glue onto a plate ,the fuel tank is home made and even has a hole in the top the size of a pea where the baffle has been fitted the rest well you can see its had a locost front end brazed on at some point and the tubes have been chopped and welded to get it to fit even the front lower wishbones have been cut and welded to make them narrower ,just cut the tube in the middle then but welded back together needless to say its having a re chassis , the build quality is absolutley shocking so there is no choice but to rebuild it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu999 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Wow! Just wow! Is that what's left of a Westfield??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Wow. Where do you start, apart from with a crusher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Holy moly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveD Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 yup thats a westfield thats been cobbled more than once ,i will not mention the owner or the car details as the owner bought it like this ,i just posted it because its not far of the worse i have seen everything i look at has been cobbled together its just shocking ,its a wonder its not snapped in half or gone up in flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Faulkner Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I'm no expert but I'm sure there is an easier way of raising the rear of your car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7sRWild Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Back to the drawing board on that one...what goes thru the mind of these people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveD Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Back to the drawing board on that one...what goes thru the mind of these people? not a lot wuv , i'll post some pics of the worst bits tomorrow evening ,you should see the engine and gearbox mounts and wiring ,the engine block has had bosses welded onto it for the engine mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peet Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 My god that standard of welding on those chassis points its amazing no-one got killed by that car! Hope their pockets are deep to pay for the corrective work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAIGR Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Coming along nicely that one wuv . A bit more practice on the mig and some more liberal use of sikaflex and your there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkm_dave Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Lost for words, honestly. Some of those things are beyond belief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickmaster Andy Lowe Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Shocking Truly shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Aspden Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 The seat belt mount is a corker, just like the one that failed during an impact at Pembrey a few years back, thankfully no harm done at the time. I like the sound of bosses welded to the block for engine mounts...cast iron welding..or is it ali blocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveD Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 cast block wuv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveD Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 tunnel braces held in with bent alloy and rivets and that frame is just riveted on top of the origonal frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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