10 replies to this topic

[minime94]

I reciantly crashed my mini and was begining to strip it down today but was wondering what to do about the bulkhead weather its same to bang them back or will i need to fit a new one and if so is it a massive job all help appriciated cheers,

[Duncy H]

Lift the car up, take of subframe mounts, block of wood and hammer to knock back into shape and then if you can/want to weld a plate over to reinforce it. That's what i did with mine and it's come out a treat!

[miniman24]

I went into a kerb abit more than a year ago due to black ice and a pothole, bent my subby and bulkhead, replaced the subby but used a block and hammer on the bulkhead until the measurements were true again... only a few mill out, car drives still drives fine and Im still on the same tyres I was a year back so it must have worked! All depends how bent it is.

[Alex_B]

It should be possible to re align it with something like a porta-power ram, that would be better than just knocking it with a hammer, but might help to put up a pic of the damage, and go from there :)

[Sam Walters]

There is a list of points to measure between somewhere.....its on an image. See how much you are out by, then use the porta power to push the car back into being square.

[MiniLuke]

I used blocks of timber and a scissor jack, with careful measuring.

[minime94]

hi people cheers for the replies but it wont let me upload any pics of the damage:/

[minime94]

http://i1175.photobu...75/IMG_0320.jpg there we go finially lol

[mike.]

Thats gona take more than a hammer i'm afraid

[minime94]

Exactly dont know what to do im new to minis so really am stuck to be honest

[Sam Walters]

I reckon a porta power into the top right corner may push it somewhere near right.

Again find that list of measuements i spoke of and square it up using a new subframe.