Captive nuts...help needed

Smokey · Post by **Smokey** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:01 pm

Alex,

I feel for you mate! I too am going through the same thing. I had an accie lat march and did a home job to get me around and was ok for fire trail etc but it broke again. My two captive nuts were torn out also, the back one was the only one hanging on ast it already had a bolt through the floor. The insurance co would not cover that part of the damage as they said it had prior damage that wasn't fixed...kinda true.

Anyway I have just picked up a cheap touring wagon and will be swapping over my goodies. Pro job from two pro 4X4 fixing shops was $700 a side, more or less depending on how long it took plus material. And it would make sense to do it to the other side also... That was just too much for me so I now have a full parts car instead and a few hours of fun to get my car going again on the new shell.

Good luck mate!

I know Fatz has fixed his car similar issue, not sure how bad his damage was though.

Colin.

Post by **Alex** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:33 pm

thanks guys...im gonna let my poor beast sit for a while whilst i sort out getting a new car..

but there is one thing i can guarantee...i WILL be keeping my baby..she aint going anywhere!

alex

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:50 pm

yay hes keep the L sereies now i can see if the brumby can beat it at anything

Post by **Alex** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:30 pm

its on Tristan!...lol...

alex

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:42 pm

the good old carby against the freaky ej22

do u no where u r goin to b getting it fixed

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:56 pm

have a horn blowing competition...

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:58 pm

bahahahahahahahah na he might beat me at that as well (afer the first 3or4 mins) and then i will run out of air

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:53 pm

fantastic off topic **** again

liberty is seriously ****ed atm, in almost every way possible, gearbox, captive nuts which has turned out to be MUCH MUCH more severe then alex and i first thought, welding the block to the chassis was the start of some SERIOUS structual remodelling. to the degree of .....putting the chassis rails back on the car, but thats another story.

i have very limited access to the nmet atm, so responses will be few and far between.

being car-less is also severely bad, i got 2 cars, both of which not running (1 being enginless, currently awaiting donor engine).

and to top it all off im having some major issies regarding moving house and work etc...

speak 2 u guys soon
dave

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:08 pm

Sorry Dave thought the topic was closed due to Alex's report on your car (blocks welded and stronger than before etc).
What happened with the chassis and whats up with the gearbox?

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:09 pm

Sounds like your going through a rough patch dude... let us know if there is anything we can do?

Dave

Post by **Alex** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:17 pm

ive spoken to Dave, and he said the chassis rails have fully separated from the body...sounds very very messy..

alex

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:41 am

yer soory dave thought the lib was all good if u need anythin from my place let me no should be able to wrk somethin out

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:10 pm

Liberty is now up for wrecking. if u want a part, let me know, its a 100% complete car, so im garunteed to have what u want

dave

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:38 pm

WHOA!

what the hell happened? please fill us in mate - so we all know what to watch out for (or not to do!)

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:02 pm

1) steer clear from curbs....they do more damage then you can ever imagine.(didnt find this out untill 2 months later)
2) if u even have the slightest clicking in your suspension GET IT CHECKED, i didnt and it got worse and worse and worse and worse then bang..all over red rover(alex in similar situation there)

3)I have NO IDEA how this happened, all i know is i was driving my gf home one night and bang...the rear wheels slammed to and fro in the rear wheel arches. apart from that...no idea

time to move on, right after i spent so much time and effort and money on it. ah well **** happens i spose

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:17 pm

How much for the whole car???

Dave

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:27 pm

not that you would want it dave.. but make an offer

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:50 am

so thats wat was making that clinkin noise in the end dave????

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:44 am

yes it was

so to speak

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:14 pm

I havn't seen the damage but I wonder if some good parts could be cut out and transferred from another good wagon? Remember 4MUFF still has that shmiko Lib wagon with front end damage only.