What's involved when a car goes on a "jig"?
18-12-2005 | 11:39 PM
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It depends how much the car has to be stripped down to be honest, as to whether it's worth the hassle.
The accident has knocked the front of one of the most forward chassis rails in towards the centre about an inch, but I need to move it back, and I can't see a hammer doing much good!
By the way Cam, just had a drive of Porkie's skyline - oh good lord, I want one!
The accident has knocked the front of one of the most forward chassis rails in towards the centre about an inch, but I need to move it back, and I can't see a hammer doing much good!
By the way Cam, just had a drive of Porkie's skyline - oh good lord, I want one!
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18-12-2005 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
It depends how much the car has to be stripped down to be honest, as to whether it's worth the hassle.
The accident has knocked the front of one of the most forward chassis rails in towards the centre about an inch, but I need to move it back, and I can't see a hammer doing much good!
By the way Cam, just had a drive of Porkie's skyline - oh good lord, I want one!
The accident has knocked the front of one of the most forward chassis rails in towards the centre about an inch, but I need to move it back, and I can't see a hammer doing much good!
By the way Cam, just had a drive of Porkie's skyline - oh good lord, I want one!
If you hired a dozer (its big L frame with a hydraulic ram) that damage could be sorted with minimal stripping imo.
18-12-2005 | 11:49 PM
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Well the crossmember unbolts easy enough, which I've done, but I'm tempted just to give it to a bodyshop and let them sort it.
19-12-2005 | 01:15 AM
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A mate of mine worked on a farm, I've seen plenty GTE's and GSi's straightened by a fat ass John Deere and a large tree!
Seriously though - leave it to an expert, you'll only cry from the ribbing on here if you did it yourself and fucked it up!
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Seriously though - leave it to an expert, you'll only cry from the ribbing on here if you did it yourself and fucked it up!
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19-12-2005 | 01:38 AM
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seeing as you acutally like to enjoy the handling of your car, get it on a jig where it can be got back into shape perfectly, you could get it very close with a porta power no doubt, but you just wont be able to measure exactly where it should be.
Only going to be a couple of hundred quid probably.
Ive had far worse damage than that jigged after learning that i cant left foot break as well as i beleived i could
Only going to be a couple of hundred quid probably.
Ive had far worse damage than that jigged after learning that i cant left foot break as well as i beleived i could
19-12-2005 | 08:06 AM
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I have jigged many cars in my time in the bodyshop trade
It isnt as expensive as you may think
You will be quoted about 1 hours labour to load the car onto the jig and 1 hour to take it off again ,
If the car cant be pulled back in about 8 hours worth of jig time then its usually not worth the repair anyway , so you probs will be looking at about Ł200 as a rough guide , as that looks a simple repair .
People worry about cars that have been JIGGED but if done correctly there is nothing to worry about as they are pulled back to within 1mm of what it was when new ,,,and you will find there is a 3mm tollerance in any brand new shell anyway so in fact it is within 2mm better than new
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It isnt as expensive as you may think
You will be quoted about 1 hours labour to load the car onto the jig and 1 hour to take it off again ,
If the car cant be pulled back in about 8 hours worth of jig time then its usually not worth the repair anyway , so you probs will be looking at about Ł200 as a rough guide , as that looks a simple repair .
People worry about cars that have been JIGGED but if done correctly there is nothing to worry about as they are pulled back to within 1mm of what it was when new ,,,and you will find there is a 3mm tollerance in any brand new shell anyway
so in fact it is within 2mm better than new Paul
19-12-2005 | 09:02 AM
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Paul,
That's the sort of thing I like to hear.
Also helps that what's been bent is just structural for the front of the car, and is only the most forward part of the front chassis rail......... and it's out about an inch or so.
Chip - shouldn't see that the handling is affected in any way, since the speed of the impact wasn't sufficient to push any damage back beyond the very front of the vehicle. All looks very straight underneath otherwise.
Having never had a car "jigged" before, is this something most bodyshops can do?
That's the sort of thing I like to hear.
Also helps that what's been bent is just structural for the front of the car, and is only the most forward part of the front chassis rail......... and it's out about an inch or so.
Chip - shouldn't see that the handling is affected in any way, since the speed of the impact wasn't sufficient to push any damage back beyond the very front of the vehicle. All looks very straight underneath otherwise.
Having never had a car "jigged" before, is this something most bodyshops can do?
19-12-2005 | 10:23 AM
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No not every body shop will have the room for a Jig..
I have a guy next to me who does just this all day long and does not charge much money at all! Might be worth givin him a call.
I have a guy next to me who does just this all day long and does not charge much money at all! Might be worth givin him a call.
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