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Jul 29, 2006 17:23:17 GMT
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Managed to turn this  and this  into this  and this  But what REALLY ANNOYS me is the fact that this vehicle has been waxolyed all its life, but however the bastrds that have done it have missed about 10%. Ordinarily this wouldnt pose too much of an issue but I find that this 10% is more than vital to the mot man! Rah all my hard work today and I have to find out that i need some heavy duty welding just makes me sick! Sorry for the rant guys (and girls). Russ Ps has anyone localy got a sliding hammer? |
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Jul 29, 2006 17:53:43 GMT
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Good progress! And is that welding just in the box-section? Can't be that hard  |
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Jul 29, 2006 17:55:56 GMT
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Box section to jack points and cross member linking both sides of the vehicle.
Might just wrap it in tenners for the mot.
You got a sliding hammer nick?
Any news from our aquatic mate?
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Jul 29, 2006 20:56:36 GMT
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I have a sliding hammer, its one of those ones that slides of the chisel and hits your hand innit  ;D ;D As for half jobs, if your ever in the vicinity of my workshop, pop in and i'll bore you for hours about sub-standard welding, rust holes filled with newspaper and filler and plates welded over rust rather than cutting it out. I've actually saved all the bad repairs from the escort and i'm going to sell them with it as a warning to the next owner ;D |
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Odin
Posted a lot
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Jul 29, 2006 21:16:22 GMT
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I'll second you on the half-assed jobs question! Got the Datsun (the one off the ebay thread) home today and thought I'd take stock of my purchase. Drives lovely, interior is great (I don't think the back seat has really been used), noticed a couple of scabs but with 8 months ticket it can't be too bad, surely? A bit of prodding later reveals both rear corners sculpted from chicken wire, fibreglass, and filler. Also the front corners. And some of the nearside wing.  Apart from that, it's pretty mint - Readers Ride thread and pics to follow. ;D |
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Hey, leave us half-arsed job-doers alone!!! Get off our case FFS!!!!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Baz
Part of things
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lol @ Mr_Bo11ox! There's nothing worse than finding your new buy (especially Ebay buys!!) has been lashed up with crappy repair work, why spend all the time making it look good with a half arsed job when in the end you could've done it properly!! Gets my goat!
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Lots of Peugeots, a few Volvo's and a Sierra...
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;D ;D
