bluebirkin01 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 hello all im new here and have inherited a birkin s3 from my father after he passed however, the car has sufferd an unfortunte accident doing a fair amount of dmage but it still drove home so i hope i can fix it so it can live on in memory of my father since he is gone. my only problem is i cannot seem to find spare parts to do the repairs im a mechanic i just cant do body work. all i really need is the parts. this car means soo much to me hope someone can help. im in arizona but will travel or have what ever shipped i need to. thanks soo much for your time in reading this. wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Wayne, Welcome to this forum. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I hope the car came with some good memories. Best of luck, Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 thank you and yes the car came with the best of memories i learned how to race in it thats y i want it running agian to help keep those memories alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Welcome to the forum Wayne. For Birkin parts I would start with Dick Brink a phone call. He is the official Birkin USA importer and a really nice guy. His website and contact details are here: http://www.texasmotorworks7.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 thnks a lot another user suggested him too its good to hear good thing bout them as i have never delt with them before. thanks for the link and the good review. i apprecate all the help and support from evryone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 i was just able to speak with dick brink and he was very helpful and can help me.i am soo happy it means alot to be able to get it going again im soo excited thanks all soo much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 her is a before an after pic. you will see y i need frame work. just thought id share. any suggestions would be great. have loads mor pics too. thanks wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road SHO Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Wayne, Where in AZ are you? Tom in Cave Creek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automoda Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Man. Seeing that causes every auto-body-skills nerve in my brain to start firing. They are all scheming about how to fix that car! What a fun project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Im in glendale. Automoda, so it seems fixable huh? Even the frame. Any thoughts would be great. If i can save sending it to texas id like to Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilteq Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Wayne There may be some help on the birkinowners yahoo group. There is a photo album on the site labeled "frame repair" from July. Perhaps the guy that made the album can provide some information, and I think there was other repair experience within the group. I am not trying to take anything away from this excellent forum, but wanted to point you to an additional resource if you were not already aware of it. Blaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automoda Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Nobody can know what is really going on with the car until you remove the cowl/windshield, the hood, and the side skin. (I refuse to call it a scuttle and bonnet-- its a left-hand car!). I can tell there's frame damage, but cant tell how severe. Its all just a bunch of steel tubing anyhow. Replacing sections is not expensive nor difficult... but more an issue of time. The thing that would scare me is if the frame were warped in an overall way. Way back when I did autobody I could pull stamped sheetmetal cars straight, but a tube frame thats so well triangulated... I'm not so sure that'd even be a good idea. So lets hope that the damage is isolated. I guess after stripping the body away from the damaged area, I would work on a way to test the frame's straightness at the 4 corners. Make a plan from there. Essentially at this point it is inventory time. The cowl/windshield has to go. Perhaps a track car that doesn't need the windshield could sell you one, but you'll need a cowl from Texas Motorworks. There's no way you'd want to fabricate that piece. The hood *might *be salvageable if you dont mind a little filler. The side skin should be saved as a pattern- you can probably flatten it out well enough to work for that. Just a guess but I bet the floor skin is gnarly. Its just a sheet, but its a big one. I dunno--its hard to tell from just a couple pictures of the car still assembled. Good luck. Keep us informed. It'll be fun to see it come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 (edited) thanks for all of the info i was condiering sending it to texas motor works as i have no frame expierence. anyone know of a place capable of doing such work near phoenix. also automoda i can provide plenty of pics i have like 94 or something. i have considerd a new frame too. im going to start a build thread in the tech section. blaine thanks i am already a member does anyone know if limeyphilip has a account here. thanks for info. i just want to thank everyone for the help. Edited November 29, 2012 by bluebirkin01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 thanks for all of the info i was condiering sending it to texas motor works as i have no frame expierence. anyone know of a place capable of doing such work near phoenix. also automoda i can provide plenty of pics i have like 94 or something. i have considerd a new frame too. im going to start a build thread in the tech section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice1 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 http://www.ozclubbies.com.au/index.php?/topic/2145-clubbies-are-tough/ Hi Wayne, Link above shows damage to my Birkin I am in Brisbane, Australia and my Birkin had a meeting with a tyre wall last year at something like 90mph, I was doing 120+ when I realized things were not looking good. Birkins are very tough and as the advice has said, take the side panel off to see what damaged lies beneath. Remember it is only steel and Aluminium. I am very fortunate that I know an old panelbeater(not sure what you call them in USA) who has an English wheel and repaired my bonnet with using any filler. You never know what skills people have until you ask, you may be very surprised if you asked around where you live. Cheers from a very sunny and warm Brisbane. (just about to get into the pool) Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 maurice thanks i am going to continue calling around and asking. that is very true you never know who has abilitys and skills to help. site requires a membership dont have one yet so cant see pics. but thanks anyways happy motoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road SHO Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Wayne, Luckily, you are in the Phoenix area that has many fabricators for the sand car and offroad community. I know several myself and there are two near you. One is Tatum Motorsports at Olive and 79th Ave, and the other is Olive and Loop 101. Both of those shops have metal workers (panel beaters to you body shop guys) that could take apart, investigate and repair just about any accident damaged car. I also know Rob Wessel and Dean Simion in Desert Hills; they have a complete metal working shop ( 6000 square feet plus a complete dyno room) including benders, brakes, tig, mig, and shears. Rob would be my first choice but he is so busy it might take a while. I think it is very important that whomever will do the re-build, also does the removal of the damaged pieces. In that way he can see what moves as bits and pieces are removed. I'd like to at least come over and take a look at it before you send it anywhere. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 tom, i appricate your thought the car is bieng kept in california. i found a possible lead on a entrie frame. but as far as it getting sent any were once i get it down here i will let you take a look. still in the planning stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 7 chassis are built the same way formula cars are. In addition to the recommendation by Off-Road SHO, I'd look at any race car fabrication shops in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebirkin01 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 ok thats good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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