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valman
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by valman » 30 Oct 2010 07:48 pm
well i mounted a verge last night down a twisty country road

, then this happened:(amongst other things, this being the worst)
how badly damaged is this? my other 340 is far away so have no datum point
im pretty sure the ARB was infront of the engine support beam and not being pressed against the sump last time i looked

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by Fuse » 30 Oct 2010 08:53 pm
Just change the round support beam and possibly the ARB. I doubt that the chassis beams would have deformed.
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by pyro » 31 Oct 2010 11:18 am
Fuse wrote:Just change the round support beam and possibly the ARB. I doubt that the chassis beams would have deformed.
yeah swap the mounting bar over (340s and 360s are the same IIRC) and jobs a good un, shouldnt have done anything to the chassis rails, could be a PITA to get the bolts out though!
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valman
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by valman » 31 Oct 2010 12:53 pm
thanks for the replies, hopefully its something that can be done in a car park, and that its safe enough in the meantime to drive 150 miles on motorways
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by Frits » 31 Oct 2010 04:20 pm
I drove a week without while I was welding up the beam..
Just be sure the arb doesn't block anything what could lock your steering.
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by filthyjohn » 05 Nov 2010 05:11 pm
You'll need one from a 340, the 360 one has no engine mount brackets. Looks like it hasn't damaged the chassis rails so you probably only need a jack and a 13mm socket to fix that.

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valman
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by valman » 12 Nov 2010 03:41 pm
yeah should be getting on with it this weekend (removing parts off red one)

then fitting them to this one in a weeks time
