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[florin metal works]

Flying Scotsman Part 2 & Car SOS --a Caterham -- who would have thought it possible.  Both at 21.00 so one will need the plus one button; enjoy.

[nelmo]

Yup, I watched it - very interesting.

 

Would you expect a chassis to be that bad after 20 years? Would that chassis have been powder-coated (I couldn't tell from the program)? I'm guessing no as that might explain the state it was in and the fact it had reacted with the ally panels and corroded those as well.

[florin metal works]

My worry was if they used the old chassis what did they do with all the old rivet holes & rivet tails?  Not much chance of drilling for the new panel fixings into the existing holes.

 

Will be like marbles in the bus luggage rack if the tails are in the box section.

[brumster]

If it helps people, Car SOS episode will be repeated on More 4 on March 12th, 0210hrs

 

or it's here, for the new-age types....

http://www.channel4....emand/66156-008

Edited by brumster, 06 March 2018 - 11:22 AM.

[brumster]

I like the way everyone jumped on the whole "head gasket" thing straight away, and there was nothing bloody wrong with it ! Some things never change....

[Andi]

I enjoyed that episode. I thought the chassis was nothing more than surface rust though, but one has to make a drama for entertainment.

[brumster]

Yeah it was a bit like that, wasn't it. Of all the chassis repairs Fuzz has had to do over the years, chopping out a bit of square section steel and putting some new in should be the least of his worries. I did laugh a bit when Tim came in and did the whole looking for the chassis number thing and then they both said convincingly for the camera it's the same chassis. "Honest, DVLA, it's totally the same chassis".

 

They *always* have to have a time pressure on the end of it too, don't they?

 

I noticed a nice shiney new exhaust manifold on there too, I suspect the car benefitted from an entire new set of dampers and springs by the look of things, plus a number of upgrades . Looks like the engine had already had DVA "look" over it at some point.

[IanS]

Do wonder if DVA is still on this site.

[David S]

I enjoyed it, but it was dumbed down for the entertainment value.  Personally I think the whole show is ruined by that Tim chap blagging parts and discounts.  I am sure the production company pays a fair rate for them, the rest is just to fill time.  I would much rather see the restoration work.   

[florin metal works]

Think yourself lucky David, speaking to T.V personalities who used our shop anything over half an hour was considered beyond the attention span of most.