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damaged Wolseley 6/90
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badhuis



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:10 pm    Post subject: damaged Wolseley 6/90 Reply with quote

Please do not scrap this...
Auction until Jan 20. Current bid 1050 but reserve not met yet.

http://www.hbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/zyview/D=vehicles/V=bidding/R=6190185#ITEM%20IMAGE


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ukdave2002



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's probably an easy fix; a simple straight pull and as older panels can be shrunk or stretched as required; more labour than parts, bumper and grill will require re-chrome but well within the scope of a DIY repair. What would it be worth restored?

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Rootes75



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agreed, not a difficult fix but very time consuming if done correctly.
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Ray White



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wish I felt as confident as you chaps. To me this would require a professional body shop because the whole structure is likely twisted out of square and not just the panels. As this is a category C insurance write off, where the repair costs exceed the value of the car, I would doubt a DIY repair would get it back to a high enough standard. That said, perhaps someone with access to the right equipment will see an opportunity but if the reserve is equal to the pre accident value it could be touch and go.

On the positive side, if the car is beyond economical repair at least it will provide many difficult to find parts for other cars.
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ukdave2002



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The first thing to do would be to check alignment ;this can be done accurately with nothing more than , a plumb line, chalk and a tape measure. A body dozer would ideally be required to pull the panel damage out, if the frame is damaged the same dozer could be used to straighten it, or many body shops offer a chassis alignment only service where the customer then only has to sort out the panel work.

At the time this car was built, professional body shop repair tools were suprisiingly crude, no multi pull hydraulic jigs with a computer working out what to pull and at what angle and force!

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peter scott



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The damage does all appear to be above chassis height and in "soft tissue". That said the bidder identities look like breakers for spares.

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