Darren Groves Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 During a chassis rebuild, is there any reason to try and strengthen in any way? I know Chic Doig does heavy duty siderails, but is there anything else worth doing? Just an idle thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Not without adding more weight… I don’t think it’s really justified for every day use. Just fill it full of Waxoyl to stop it being eaten away, which admittedly does make it lighter. Stonechip on the leading edges protects quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Long thread on this on Club Triumph Forum recently. The way to stiffen a structure is to add air - in other words make it bigger and wider, so that a space frame is the best addition. But in fact a good body (apart from a convertible one) will make a Herald much stiffer than its chassis alone, but instead of using rubber or other non-rigid material on the chassis-to-body mount points, use a solid material. An article by John Thomasson many years ago in Courier discussed chassis stiffness, and proposed a couple of mode, one practicla and one less so. Suggest you dig that out. Is the "Technical Index" still available? If not ask HQ to find it. JOhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Groves Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks for the replies, will try to track down that article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 An article by John Thomasson many years ago in Courier discussed chassis stiffness, and proposed a couple of mode, one practicla and one less so. Suggest you dig that out. Is the "Technical Index" still available? If not ask HQ to find it. JOhn The technical directory is available online via this forum - check the "Downloads" section on the forum front page, http://forum.tssc.org.uk/index.php?/forum/29-technical-directory-car-model-specs/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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