Mark90 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Washed the truck this evening after the AWDC event at 7S and had a poke around underneath to check on the damage - lots of rocks and bangs at 7S Most of the 'armour' took some big knocks, dents in diff guards (and diff pan), bent steering guard, dent in chassis sliders, gouges in southdown tank guard, dents in rear crossmember, and this on the rear arm... You can see where the truck has slid across a rock on this for a few inches before slipping off the side. It's not just an ickle scrath it's a deep gouge and I reckon that corner of the vehicle must have been resting on the arm on the rock. I don't think a standard (or orange ) arm would take that kind of abuse, so a big up for Jez's strong arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigster Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 oooooo I love strong arms... I didn't come with a coat - so I shall leave quiet like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 so bent most things but just scrapped Jez arm and the Southdown tank, got to be a good sign for both manufactures then? hope th event went well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 hope th event went well. Got a tin cup that says it did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 ooh its just a bit of tinwork from some monkeys working in a barn Im impressed Mark - have you acutally managed to dink the tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 They are lovely peices of kit. Looking under my truck there's a fair few scars and scuffs but the trailing arms look fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Dink? No dents or bends, just a gouge in the surface in the tube, I'd say 0.5-1mm deep. Not bad for some monkeys working in a barn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Scratched the two pack. I want my money back! :-) Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 a little scratch wont phase em but if you hook them off, send em back and I'll repaint them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Very kind offer. I may take you up on that as it's a pretty tough coat of paint on there, and if I 'touch them up' it won't be quite the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 They grey is a base coat for bus chassis (good, solid stuff), I cant remember if some black "appeared" (thats used to paint digger buckets and its even tougher) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 mine were black, grey is bling Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 mine were black, grey is bling Mo I should really paint them all yellow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Oh that'd match my ardius arms B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 thats used to paint digger buckets and its even tougher Now there's an idea, i might get all my supsension stuff and axle tubes (when i rebuild the axles) repainted in work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I should really paint them all yellow.... Noooo.... Orange is much nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Oh that'd match my ardius arms B) Is that a medical condition, Mark ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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