It gets worse! Will I ever get the willy back?!?!

[Daz.]

Just had to let the bodyshop order a new bloody subframe for the willy - the one on my car was disgusting!

It just broke where ever you put any kind of force on - there was no front rail left at all to mount the rad on!

Because its not actually part of the accident and due to cost the insurance wouldn't pay for a new one so to get the car finished it was down to me to pay for a new willy one.

Also to make it more annoying it has to be BRAND NEW item due to inurance rules...

So I'm over £300 out of pocket now

Mind you it does mean that every panel and support will be brand spanking new and the car will be about as strong as it can be front end wise...

In a way I'm glad it happened because had I been in a heavy shunt I'd have taken a lot of the impact and probably had an F7R in my lap

Oh which remind me now I've seen one with half its front missing I reckon I could piss easy to my own basic work on one - even know now where the F7 plate is on the block

[Lunner]

Engine is mounted to the chassis not sub frame ;).....so no worries about a weak subframe causing the engine to drop out lol

[Daz.]

I know I meant with all the front panels being basically shit there would have been little resistance from them so the force of a crash would be felt by the engine more and not have been 'softened' so to speak by the supposed strong points...

You know what I mean

[Lunner]

i know, i'm just bored and being arguementative

[Daz.]

And I'm tired from only having 2 hours sleep on nights and being woken up with shit news and am questioning everything

[Lunner]

I only had 2 hours sleep last night......doing a full time uni course, having an active social life, a bird, and working 30 hours a week, and trying to build my clio dont' leave alot of time for anything

[Daz.]

Sounds like your having as much fun as I am

[Wobba]

A new subframe, oh well. At least you kow it will be pukka, and it will soon all be a distant memory when you get it all fixed and safely home

[white16valver]

Engine is mounted to the chassis not sub frame ;).....so no worries about a weak subframe causing the engine to drop out lol

*confused*

I thought you had to support the engine with a jack if you were dropping the subframe for whatever reason?

Though I may have got hold of the wrong end of the stick... lol

[MAXIBOY]

engine will sit in the bay on the mounts without subframe.

need to support it on a jack when you remove the top mounts too do a belt change/ remove head etc