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Uh-oh (cracks in front crossmember)...
I had this problem with my black car. I could have fixed it, I suppose,
but it looked like a PITA, and besides my brother bent the frame in front
of the wheels by balancing said car on it front left corner in a ditch, so
I just swapped everything over into a better shell (although not quite as
good as I would have liked, actually... someday I'll have a rust-free A1
chassis VW). I would say that if the rest of the body is good, then get it
fixed. If there are other major problems with the shell, then get another
one.
-Josiah
On Mon, 6 May 2002, Josh Hignight wrote:
> My weekend ended on a sad note. My front motor mount (the cup part) broke
> Saturday evening. Actually, I'll pretty sure it broke a while back but it
> didn't make any noises until Saturday evening. After crawling under there
> Sunday morning and moving the broken bracket out of the way, I see that the
> bolt on the left side was pulled so hard after the right side of the bracket
> broke off, that it pulled the spot where it bolts through the cross-member
> out about 5mm. There are several small (10-15mm long at most) cracks
> originating from this pulled area.
>
> After much fishing and mumbling under my breath I managed to get the
> threaded nob/whatchamacallit lined up behind the hole and get the
> replacement bracket bolted back on. But now I have a dilemma.
>
> My car already needs quite a bit of minor body work before it gets painted
> (lots of dings and a few minor dents). But the shell is rust free.
>
> Would I be better off trying to fix and reinforce the cross-member and still
> get my bodywork done this summer? Or should I just find a good shell,
> reinforce it, and swap all my stuff over to it?
>
> As far as reinforcing, it will all have to be done by myself or a friend, as
> there is no way I will be able to spend the $1K+ spent by other listers to
> correct/prevent this. Any tips on doing this?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Joshua Hignight
> Student Services/IT Services Coordinator
> (505) 821-4800 ext. 2116
>
>
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