[F500] Bent Frame.

[dan]

i tdoesnt really matter what the dimensions are, as long as both sides
match, hehe you could accomplish the same thing by bending the other side to
match (just kiddin), if ya wanna drive to detroit michigan i could fix it
for ya in about 4 or 5 hours and im assuming its badly damaged. i build my
own cars so i guess you couold say i have sum experience in the matter
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jan Schmidt" <jschmidt at kumc.edu>
To: <f500 at f500.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [F500] Bent Frame.


> Eric,
> I am in the Kansas City Metro. But, how is a race car fabricator shop
> here in KC going to know the height, width and length and angles of a 16
> year old car made in Butte Montana? There are only 2 F440/F500 in the
> entire state of Kansas.
> Bill Schmidt
>
> >>> edc at proadmin.com 05/26/04 01:32 AM >>>
> Bill,
>
> Any decent race car fabricator can jig and straighten the frame. Bent
> frames are common in race cars... they happen when we try to drive
> through solid objects. Not that I've ever personally tried... much...
> :-)
>
> I'm not sure where you're located... if you let the list know I'm sure
> several people will be able to recommend fabrication shops in the area.
>
> --
> Eric D Christensen, RHCE
> Proadmin, Inc.    http://www.proadmin.com
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 19:07, Jan Schmidt wrote:
> > List,
> > I replaced my aging tie rod ends the other day on my 88 Red Devil.
> When
> > I was doing a ball-park front end alignment, I noticed a kink in the
> > frame tubing, forward of the front axle line. Upon further
> examination,
> > we discovered that the right wheelbase is 3/4" shorter than the left
> > side? I think I inherited a nightmare. I am an autobody repairman, and
> > know how to fix it if it was a production car. But, the narrow F440
> > frame is too small for a traditional frame machine. Any guess as to
> how
> > to fix this, or how much a new frame costs? I guess that I could stub
> > the front end, but have no specs. on what the dimensions should be. My
> > car handled decent, before I replaced the tie rods, but handles poorly
> > now,  after the repair. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> I
> > guess that I could adjust the right control arms forward 3/4"? Thanks
> in
> > advance.
> > Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil F440 Kawi
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