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gunbab
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
@simon hall

Thnx for the invited.
No I thing that i pass and I going to buy me a KG lowlight.

thnx
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Clark Kustoms wrote:
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Those pre 55 buses have a weak frame under the front seat.
The frame sort of stops at the beam, so with a little rust and a small crash
in the front its bent. They could have even slowly been bent down over time.


From my experience it's not that section that causes the famous BD cab droop... it's the deep chassis section just in front of where the beam mounts on that rusts and creases over time, it has very little in the way of stengthening once the rust sets in. i can't see why it would sag from behind the front axle as it's supported by the wheels...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The bit i mean is the part they have cut through in at the front of this chassis...

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does that make sense?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I see what you're saying Tim, I always thought that it was the torsional force on the trailing arms that dragged the front floor and consequently A pillars and roof downwards. Be interesting to see a 'buckled' barndoor next to a pretty original one to take some measurements and find out exactly whats going on there. Cool
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