I nearly had my BJ8 chassis collapse on me when I hit a very severe
dip in the road which created a crack on the rail just behind the
shock tower. I didn't see any damage at that moment and proceeded to
drive the car for several months.
I started to notice a squeak in the car every time I pushed it through
a turn or hit a bump. For whatever reason I ignored it and, putting a
new set of tires on that car, took it in to have the toe-in adjusted.
The alignment guy called me back a couple hours later and told me to
come down and have a look. Lo and behold the little crack had almost
worked it's way around with only one flat side of the box beam
maintaining structural integrity! Another month or two and the BJ8
would have been a divot digger on the highway.
It was welded up and has been fine since, The guy was a good welder.
Alan
On 8/20/10, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Martin,
>
> Please elaborate on any catastrophic failures you've encountered in
> Healey chassis (real or potential).
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>
>
> Martin Jansen wrote:
>> Mark, Yes it is personal. when I was 20 years old I was involved in a
>> serious
>> car accident when the car I purchased with a welded chassis by someone I
>> thought had skills. the welds broke apart which took me flying into a bush
>> and
>> I broke everything between my neck and hips. Fortunately there was no
>> permanent spinal injury and I had young bones that healed. I was lucky.
>> Safety laws are only written after many people have died. I was told in a
>> safety course I took at least 100 people have to die before a law is
>> written.
>>
>>
>> Happy Healeying, Marty www.jule-enterprises.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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