There is a debate raging on a Triumph Herald forum about the strength of a repaired chassis.
There is a seasoned car expert who has posted ' I would say that a non repaired, not rotten chassis is always going to be stronger than a rotted one and stronger than a once rotted and repaired one. I doubt whether a heavily repaired chassis is of substantial enough strength to serve its function safely.'
So I am thinking whether this statement can be true? A chassis is simply steel sections formed/fabricated into a particular shape. If rotted metal is replaced with new metal and good penetration welds then why should it not be as strong?
The other point missed on the thread is that a chassis that looks to have sound rails may, in actual fact, be 90% rotten on the inside.
I have a vested interest in this thread as my kit-car chassis looked just as bad as the one which started the debate - main rails had major rot around the diff area. I have had it properly weld repaired by a local car restorer and I consider it to be as strong as the original.
Interested in the views of the MIG community.
Thanks
Chris
There is a seasoned car expert who has posted ' I would say that a non repaired, not rotten chassis is always going to be stronger than a rotted one and stronger than a once rotted and repaired one. I doubt whether a heavily repaired chassis is of substantial enough strength to serve its function safely.'
So I am thinking whether this statement can be true? A chassis is simply steel sections formed/fabricated into a particular shape. If rotted metal is replaced with new metal and good penetration welds then why should it not be as strong?
The other point missed on the thread is that a chassis that looks to have sound rails may, in actual fact, be 90% rotten on the inside.
I have a vested interest in this thread as my kit-car chassis looked just as bad as the one which started the debate - main rails had major rot around the diff area. I have had it properly weld repaired by a local car restorer and I consider it to be as strong as the original.
Interested in the views of the MIG community.
Thanks
Chris