Yes. The front screen and rubber are from Mk 2 Fiesta. Hopefully the faulty laying up on your tub was a one off as mine is quite close to it at number 313 !!!!!!!!!!!!
On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 10:56:54 PM UTC+1, barnacle wrote: > > I believe that I have discovered why my 2+2 has been unable to handle the > power of the Fiat engine, and was giving sudden and unpleasant steering > lurches when the torque got too high... > > While removing the rear suspension today (the car will be scrapped on > Monday) I discovered that the fibreglass was seriously internally > delaminated around the rear suspension pickup points. Where it should have > been a solid mass of fibreglass and resin, while the interior of the layup > and the gelcoat were both apparently fine, the interior layers - about five > millimetres thickness - was dry and loose, as if it had never been exposed > to resin. > > Not a good condition, and obviously if one part of the tub has that issue, > it's reasonable to expect that other parts of the tub would also suffer > from it. The strength of the tub is obviously badly affected by this - > though I'm not in a position to quantify this - and worst of all, there is > no immediately visible cue that this situation exists. I'm not even sure > how you would test for it - ultrasonic examination, perhaps? > > It does convince me that scrapping this tub - number 359 - was the right > thing to to. > > On a more cheerful note,Dean collected a quantity of parts today - thanks > Dean - and I'm happy that at least some of the car is going to get another > quantum on the road! > > I have salvaged the windscreen and rubber - can anyone confirm that this > is a Fiesta Mk2 part? > > Neil > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to quantumowners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to quantumowners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quantumowners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
