We recently completed a chassis repair on an Atom3 that I wanted to share with you. We had blogged in the past about a different Atom repair that we completed:
HERE. This car spun and suffered suspension damage along with one dent in one of the main chassis tubes. Replacing the wishbones/uprights/etc was the easy part as they bolt on and off quickly. The main tube was the item that would take some more care and attention.
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| Powdercoat was removed from dent |
Our original plan was to cut out the dented section and replace it with a new sleeved section. Once we started thinking through the details of this task and discussed with TMI about the repair, we came to a different solution. We hired a certified welder to fill in the dent and smooth out the tube. This solution turned out beautifully and the client was very pleased with the repair.
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| Weld material was added to dent |
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| Weld material was smoothed out |
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| Finished tubing after painting |
Chassis damage of this variety in a Lotus would have resulted in a totaled car. The exoskeleton chassis of the Atom is a unique design feature of the car that not only also adds safety and but makes crash damage much easier to manage - and affordable!
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