We went out to the mechanics that have fixed up our car with a two-step plan. First then changed our engine. Then, as they where waiting for the drive train to be balanced out, someone came along in their car, drunk and happy. He smashed happily into our car and gave the mechanics a whole lot of extra work. We are very happy that they where able to make the car road-ready in a rather short time. Not exactly the same look as before the crash but got more of a Mad Max kind of look. Which makes us happy. Everyone is happy!
We had worked on the whole Mad Max concept and fitted bottom armor plating that probably could withstand a nuclear blast or an Act Of God™. This was a great idea and looked even greater when the car was jacked up. Once back down on the ground and the car packed with all our stuff we realized that we had the ground clearance of a Ferrari. This is probably great for the racetrack, well, actually it is probably not even a good idea for the racetrack, and definitely not for bumpy African roads.
So. We needed to fix this little problem. Our mechanics did not let us down. After a day of welding and angle grinding our armor plating was transformed to something that actually can get over speed bumps and hopefully keep our engine safe trough Africa. One of the mechanics commented on the construction we had made – pointing and saying in Polish “Solidna konstrukcja” – this was something also Per could understand and there where grins and giggles all around.
On a side note we got to see my car. This is the car that I bought after I fell in love with our rally car. This is a car I am going to (ab)use after the rally. She is a beauty. She just needs to be fixed up just right. A coffin bed in the back and all the bells and whistles!
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