James,
just took a peek at these......... bad....but we've repaired cars like this,
straightened the frame, the works.
Not worth it in your case, hunt for that MK3 you want. Even though the
frame may look OK to you at first look, it may in fact not be. When door
gaps are squashed, you can suspect a chassis problem ..........I'll show the
pictures to Wilf later for an opinion.........
Maybe our friends in the UK could help you with your search for a new
Spit..... How about it all, can you help James find a nice MK3 in decent
shape.......over there??? I'm so glad you're not letting this get you
down....Something good will come out of this dilemma, I'm sure of it.
Cheers
Liv
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 10:04 AM
Subject: Crash Photos
> Thanks for all your wonderful and supportive replies.
>
> I went to look at the Spit today - took some photos: (as usual)
>
> Not for the squeamish...
>
>
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hj.carruthers/crunch/
>
>
>
> Talk about these cars having personality - take a look at the first
> shot... sums up how Im feeling...
>
> Interesting to see how the car survived... the toolbox in the boot added
> some strength and the hard top must have also stopped the car from
> crunching up even more.
>
> The chassis looks ok though... interesting to see other parts of the car
> that got damage... like the bonnet is squashed up at the top... the door
> gaps are squashed... not all that surprising... the whole where to
> toolbox has pushed againts the wheel arch... you can see the tyre...
> interesting to see how the paint has come off in odd places... like door
> edges and stuff...
>
>
> Personally I feel much better today... in fact I really only have a
> swolen lip, and a bit of neck and back ache...
>
>
>
>
> James
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