Fixing Chassis Rails - Where In Perth?

[PHATR32]

Hi guys,

My r32 has a squashed chassis rail and id like to get it fixed. It completly squashed in the middle and looks repairable but i dont know where to take it.

Anyone know any pro places?

Megz do you have any ideas?

thanks

Steve

[PHATR32]

here are some pic. the squashed bit will have to be replaced but it look like it in a section where it can be remvoed.

steve

[Mandingo]

dang.

Can I ask how it happend? or you had a look one day and saw this?

[PHATR32]

it was on the car when i imported, wasnt mensioned on the "mods" list

[Driver]

haha!

it should of been ontop of the mods

thats 1 serious performance upgrade

[PHATR32]

its a airflow mod. keeps the car flat on the ground, dont need a wing.

but seriosly, any know a place in perth??

[R34]

That's nasty

Where are you located?

Know any Panelbeaters in your area?

Is that a rust hole in the rocker panel on the first pic

[Driver]

nah dont think so - when i chekd it out it lookd pretty clean and free from rust

[PHATR32]

actually its a bit of surface rust. the last pic shows the join. i assume the undo the welds and weld on a new bar.

the frame of the car doesnt look bend, just that bar on the one side.

steve

[DRIFTT]

I have seen it before on cars that were not inspected properly and it happened once on Freo docks.

We got a panel shop to un-pick the origional rail and a new one was bought off Graham at www.japanparts.com as using a second hand one is a lot of work.

It wasnt that bad just time consuming,

[Cubes]

I have a similiar ding in the chassis rail. I would say mines a little worse.

I was quoted $300 to get it fixed.

Look in the yellow pages for chassis repair.

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Be sure to ring many ppls and find some one that 'likes' the jap imports. I came across a lot of negative feedback.

Comments like, they should all be written off, they are dangerous tin cans etc. If you hear anything like that don't bite, simply hang up.

Edited August 22, 2005 by Cubes

[PHATR32]

some more pics

[ylwgtr2]

buy the rail section from nissan direct i think there about $200 from memory unspot it and weld the new one on.....no big deal...i have done heaps of them.....secondly....WTF is a "rocker panel" Underneath vehicles there is 2 sill panels,floor pan and chassis rails....thats all to my knowledge

[retrotec]

I would have that repaired in the near future.

That's an important part of the chassis, it would be a concern when it comes to a roadworthy check too.

As mentioned before It would take a while to fix that, carefully seperating the rail from the spot welds and welding another rail in it's place.

It's definitely worth fixing if you intend to keep it, plus it's a GTR!

[PHATR32]

well the gtr isnt complied yet, so that is the first thing im going to fix. and ill get it done properly, no home job shit.

[ylwgtr2]

ummmm whats wrong with doing it at home?????No special tools are required for this job......just a spot weld drill bit and a mig welder

[PHATR32]

i got everything except for a mig welder! that the next tools on ym list. Id prefer to get this done proffesionally, after all, i plan on keeping this car for a while...and its a GTR!

steve

[Ronin 09]

The centre bit of rail looks a bit 'how you going' too, steve

[Cubes]

The rails having a little ding in them is nothing to worry about.

I had mine checked and was told the chassis is a mono-chassis therefor its only cosmetic. Cutting holes in your rear parcel shelf would affect the chassis integrity more so.

I think asked the bloke about Motor reg, the chassis specialist said they don't really know what they are talking about as there is no way a ding in a chassis rail will affect the chassis integrity in a MONO-Chassis vehicle.

But at the end of the day Motor reg will not pass the car with a dinged chassis rail.

Edited August 23, 2005 by Cubes

[PHATR32]

i guess while im getting the squeshed bit fix ill see if they can pop out the other bits too.