Years ago I bought a Mk3 Vauxhall Astra van, ex-Forestry Commission, that had had a light front ender. I picked up a headlight and a new grill and pressed it in to service as my window cleaning wagon. About a year later I got shunted in the rear and pushed in to the car in front, the back was saved by the bumper goal keeper (Tow ball) but the front end had the slam panel pushed back and the bonnet left looking rather triangular. Talking to an old boy about needing to get a new bonnet and slam panel he eyed it up, wandered off and came back with an old lifting strop, tied it off to the slam panel by the bonnet catch and directed me to a nearby metal gate post. He slipped the other end of the strop over the gate post and instructed me to reverse slowly but steadily while he stood side on to the bonnet. As I reversed I was amazed to watch the bonnet un-kink its self and when the old boy raised his hand I stopped, got out an admired how it had pulled everything back in to line. Why bore you with this story? From the vid it looks like that bottom rail is only kinked in one dimension, I bet if you tied it off to something immovable you could pull it almost fully straight. Still useless as by now the car is put back together and I'm sure you'd rather stick pins in your eyes than dismantle it again but perhaps a future crash rescue might benefit from the DIY body dozer approach. What happened to that van? I fixed it, drove it for another year and then sold it on, 6 months later it had another front end, bloody thing was cursed!
I actually did try that. It worked on a forfour previously but it was only light metal. I have a very sturdy tree that I use and some sturdy webbing. Sadly it wasn't moving even slightly. The chassis legs are really tough.
@@evilutionltdYea, probably a boron steel or similar high-strength, a shock load (reversing quick) could jump it back or you could end up wearing that tree! Good job none the less, really enjoy these videos, like the good old days hanging out with a mate in a garage 👍
Years ago I bought a Mk3 Vauxhall Astra van, ex-Forestry Commission, that had had a light front ender. I picked up a headlight and a new grill and pressed it in to service as my window cleaning wagon.
About a year later I got shunted in the rear and pushed in to the car in front, the back was saved by the bumper goal keeper (Tow ball) but the front end had the slam panel pushed back and the bonnet left looking rather triangular.
Talking to an old boy about needing to get a new bonnet and slam panel he eyed it up, wandered off and came back with an old lifting strop, tied it off to the slam panel by the bonnet catch and directed me to a nearby metal gate post. He slipped the other end of the strop over the gate post and instructed me to reverse slowly but steadily while he stood side on to the bonnet. As I reversed I was amazed to watch the bonnet un-kink its self and when the old boy raised his hand I stopped, got out an admired how it had pulled everything back in to line.
Why bore you with this story?
From the vid it looks like that bottom rail is only kinked in one dimension, I bet if you tied it off to something immovable you could pull it almost fully straight. Still useless as by now the car is put back together and I'm sure you'd rather stick pins in your eyes than dismantle it again but perhaps a future crash rescue might benefit from the DIY body dozer approach.
What happened to that van? I fixed it, drove it for another year and then sold it on, 6 months later it had another front end, bloody thing was cursed!
I actually did try that. It worked on a forfour previously but it was only light metal. I have a very sturdy tree that I use and some sturdy webbing. Sadly it wasn't moving even slightly. The chassis legs are really tough.
@@evilutionltdYea, probably a boron steel or similar high-strength, a shock load (reversing quick) could jump it back or you could end up wearing that tree! Good job none the less, really enjoy these videos, like the good old days hanging out with a mate in a garage 👍
Great video @17.15 what a fantastic bolt sizer, do you have a link please?
www.pro-bolt.com/pro-gauge-bolt-measuring-tool-progauge/
It will be faster now the gaps are better 💪
Yeah, let's go with that.
Hi what’s the part number you changed please
If you mean the part i'm holding at 2:28 with a part number sticker on saying A 453 622 58 00 I'm gonna hazard a guess it's A 453 622 58 00 😂
@@evilutionltd you got a number to talk on. I’m doing the same thing you done on the grey one 👍
@@TheMbrist You can email me through the website.