"She will live"... well... hopefully !

Last Friday I got news from the insurance expert and although I haven't received the official report, the offer appears to be quite fair. The weekend was long enough to take a decision and I will (try to) rebuild my car. A box large enough in a storage depot half an hour away was booked and this morning, the ACL towing service transfered the car.

Arrival at it's temporary home.

Ready for dismantling.

Some of the bent parts after the first couple of hours.

From left to right, wheel carrier looks ok, lower shock absorber eye ripped off, lower pivot bent, upper wishbone and lower wishbone bent, on top bent steering column. Some more damaged parts still in the car.
The rest of the week I have to work abroad and will not be able to work on the car.
Cheers.

Damage survey

The insurance company and the expert will probably forward a proposition next week. Today I took some more photos and I will start a list with the damaged items I already am sure to be replaced. Further on, I will have to look for a depot or big garage where I can dismantle the car. A specialized company will straighten the chassis, but therefore, it has to be completely naked.
Survey
Wishbone, upper and lower, if exactly the same is available, else the wishbones of both sides will be replaced. During dismantling, it will be visible if the wheel carrier and steering are damaged.

Nose, cracked beyond repair, brackets as well, nose pushed against bonnet during crash, damaged beyond repair as well. I'm not talking about smaller items like flasher or headlight a.s.o.

Radiator, damaged beyond repair, this was an original Caterham item.

 Nose pushed against bonnet, bonnet pushed against air-filter...

 Chassis tubes bent, upper, middle and lower on driver's side, some smaller tubes up front.

Where it all started for my car 23 years ago, Garage Jean Kesseler in Gonderange, Luxembourg. At that time this company was the Westfield importer for Luxembourg. Those not wanting to assemble the kit on their own bought it here OTR-ready (OTR - on the road).

Hopefully my car will be repaired during the winter months. As I found out by now, it has some history to be told, but I will only tell it when it is repaired and running again.

Cheers.

Journey's end

Pics speak for themselves...
Driver and passenger are ok, only minor injuries.
The driver coming from the other side turned left and didn't wait for me to pass by. Insurance has to decide whether the car will be repaired or written off. You may read less posts in the near future, but I hope to be back with better news soon.
Cheers.

Autumn Seven

Couldn't resist and took some more beauty shots in this beautiful autumn scenery. Some last pics before the great switch from carbs to injection.
Cheers.

Speed sensor

Fantastic indian summer in Luxembourg... Lots of km done since Friday afternoon, and therefore, less work done on the car. 

A buddy in the french forum sevener.fr asked me how to mount the speed sensor for the Stack odometer. Here is a very simple method, a small aluminium piece fixed with the cycle wing bracket. This sensor is magnetic and counts the wheel nuts flying by (4 in this case). When setting up, the Stack asks for the wheel circumference and the number of events (bolts) per revolution, the electronics in the Stack can then calculate the speed the car is driving.

Cheers.