07-03-2021, 03:33 PM
My friend and I bought two brand new chassis from Frome and set about changing them for the rotten ones in our saloons.
The body is bolted on with about 12 fixings, the front and back axles another 8 and the engine 4 from memory. The hardest parts to remove were the side tubes containing the springs, very fine threaded nuts took a lot of work to loosen. That said, both cars were ready for use on the Monday morning having been driven into the work barn late on Friday night.
The new chassis was considerably heavier than the old one and the top speed was affected some way!
I have never owned a Renault 4 but they too appear to be wonderful machines, as Malcolm says.
The body is bolted on with about 12 fixings, the front and back axles another 8 and the engine 4 from memory. The hardest parts to remove were the side tubes containing the springs, very fine threaded nuts took a lot of work to loosen. That said, both cars were ready for use on the Monday morning having been driven into the work barn late on Friday night.
The new chassis was considerably heavier than the old one and the top speed was affected some way!
I have never owned a Renault 4 but they too appear to be wonderful machines, as Malcolm says.