chrisj_88
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Registered: 22nd Sep 06
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just had my corsa back from the garage today.
someone cut me up on a roundabout a few weeks back and i crashed into a kerb hard enough to bend the chassis a wee bit. The garage has had my car for 5 weeks and rejigged it. its fixed now. however,
the original plan was to drop a 2.0 16v in this summer, but is a re-jigged corsa still capable of having a 2.0 engine? or is the car weaker than it originally was???
should i still carry on my project or sell up and buy another?
cheers.
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Rob_Lee
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fuck that... wouldnt feel happy driving a car thats been in a accident (however minor) and been on a jig.
[Edited on 20-06-2007 by Rob_Lee]
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Ben G
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my corsa has had the chassis ''jigged'' as it was bent a tiny bit.
doesn't drive any different, felt the same as it did before, people just think it's different but it's no different tbh.
always better to get the opinion of someone who's been in the accident with that car and drove it before and after to see if theres any difference.
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
my corsa has had the chassis ''jigged'' as it was bent a tiny bit.
doesn't drive any different, felt the same as it did before, people just think it's different but it's no different tbh.
Amen.
People moaning "i dont want a car thats had any accident"
90% of cars from the showroom have been damaged.
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chrisj_88
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yeh i agree. seems fine to me. and atleast i know the history of my corsa. 1 lady owner, 23,000 on the clock.
cheers guys, i think ile keep it.
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topshot_2k
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
my corsa has had the chassis ''jigged'' as it was bent a tiny bit.
doesn't drive any different, felt the same as it did before, people just think it's different but it's no different tbh.
Amen.
People moaning "i dont want a car thats had any accident"
90% of cars from the showroom have been damaged.
90% havnt got bent chassis though have they? doubt the drive would feel any different,but in the event of a crash i dont think i would feel safe in it
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AK
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a car with a bent chassis will never be as it was before
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
a car with a bent chassis will never be as it was before
Its lucky repairing accident damaged cars is illegal then isnt it 
Or is isn't because done properly it will be fine
[Edited on 21-06-2007 by Ian_Gsi16v]
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topshot_2k
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will never be 100% as strong as before
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
will never be 100% as strong as before
Depends if it's welded after it's been jigged.
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ed
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The chassis is made of steel. It is a very ductile material so having it pulled straight from a minor bit of bendage caused by an accident is fine. The car could even be better than it was before the crash as having it jigged will pull everything back to the factory settings.
Also bear in mind that the whole car is made from bent pieces of steel. If bending metal weakens it so much then why doesn't the whole car fall to bits?
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topshot_2k
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continual stresses, get a peice of steel and keeping bending it about . it weakens.
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
continual stresses, get a peice of steel and keeping bending it about . it weakens.
Hence the welding afterwards.
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johnhara1
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It could actually be stronger than it was before if it was welded.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
continual stresses, get a peice of steel and keeping bending it about . it weakens.
No mate, that's called fatigue. You aren't putting the material through fatigue by pulling it straight. The fatige comes from actually driving the car, and even then, because the vehicle chassis is a monocoque structure the levels of fatigue are quite low. Anyhow, like I say, steel is a very ductile material and can withstand being bent into shapes and then being re-shaped again. For example, take a look at the complex shapes care panels take now. That requires multiple pressing processes and if the steel was as brittle as you make out it would simply tear apart.
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