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....last time he was on our shores. Looking for his beer at 3 in the morning  Rumour has it that Minion boy has an Rx2. Think that's a bit of an urban legend as no one has seen it for years. Probably scrapped and sold for beer.... |
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s122a
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Shhhh 😆
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Dec 10, 2016 15:59:56 GMT
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Cut all the sharp bits off the compressor and filled it up with water  Connected up the hydro pressure tester  Pumped it up to 15bar, nearly double what it will run at  And then....... |
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Dec 10, 2016 16:56:16 GMT
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Not a bang. Not a whimper. Nada. Zilch Zonke. Half an hour passed and pressure didn't drop. Happy in the knowledge that it's structurally sound. Wil give it a lick of paint,a new pressure relief valve, replace the ancient pressure switch, all the old wiring and then it can provide air for the plasma cutter.
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Dec 10, 2016 16:59:05 GMT
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Bingo!
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Dec 12, 2016 19:02:42 GMT
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This tank is quite a porky little bar steward. Couldn't quite figure out why. The safety valve is also a lot bigger that what I am used to. Cleaned it up with a wire brush  Look at that blow off pressure 😳😳😳 That would explain it then. This tank is obviously very thick wall construction. So,my working pressure is minimal. So got it home and rolled her onto her back  Quick dry enamel drying time in days,not hours. Did this side after work tonight  Had the head off to look at the valves  It hadn't been making pressure as quick as I thought it should. Bit of a Heath Robinson bodge would explain that and the slight knocking noise  Old slotted nut,hacked off at an angle and bodged into the inlet valve cartridge.  Nothing major to fix. Exhaust side also needs a bit making, again not a big issue |
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samta22
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Stuck in once more...
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Dec 13, 2016 10:07:16 GMT
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That's starting to come together rather well indeed... Swear it looks like something from an episode of Red Dwarf... Although while it's off my OCD would dictate that the head and the fins were clean enough to match the rest  |
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'37 Austin 7 '56 Austin A35 '58 Austin A35 '65 Triumph Herald 12/50 '69 MGB GT '74 MGB GT V8'73 TA22 Toyota Celica restoration'95 Mercedes SL320 '04 MGTF 135 'Cool Blue' (Mrs' Baby) '05 Land Rover Discovery 3 V8 '67 Abarth 595 (Mrs' runabout) '18 Disco V |
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Wilk
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Dec 13, 2016 10:58:47 GMT
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Although while it's off my OCD would dictate that the head and the fins were clean enough to match the rest Sure he'll be making a bead blaster to clean the head prior to assembly.... watching this space 👍 |
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If it can be fixed with a hammer, then it must be an electrical fault
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Dec 13, 2016 12:03:23 GMT
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Blasting as we speak 😂
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Dec 13, 2016 18:51:05 GMT
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samta22
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Dec 13, 2016 20:37:01 GMT
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Much better  |
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'37 Austin 7 '56 Austin A35 '58 Austin A35 '65 Triumph Herald 12/50 '69 MGB GT '74 MGB GT V8'73 TA22 Toyota Celica restoration'95 Mercedes SL320 '04 MGTF 135 'Cool Blue' (Mrs' Baby) '05 Land Rover Discovery 3 V8 '67 Abarth 595 (Mrs' runabout) '18 Disco V |
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Dec 14, 2016 10:30:39 GMT
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Here's part of my advent calender, btw. Been pretty good offerings, so far.  I'm not behind, I promise. |
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Last Edit: Dec 14, 2016 10:31:23 GMT by varelse
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Dec 14, 2016 20:02:14 GMT
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Don't know how well this is going to work, but I started a map with all the places I have had parts for this car. Only car parts, not bits and bobs for tooling or machines. New to this map thing. Hope it works! mapfling.com/q57iff6And I seriously doubt anyone,without inside information,could guess where the next lot of bits are coming from 😳😂 |
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Last Edit: Dec 14, 2016 20:13:09 GMT by Deleted
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Dec 14, 2016 20:52:08 GMT
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tosser?
(its in sierra leone....cute the way they name a country after two cars!)
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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samta22
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Dec 14, 2016 21:11:27 GMT
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It works 👍 Need to go through my collection of bits too |
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'37 Austin 7 '56 Austin A35 '58 Austin A35 '65 Triumph Herald 12/50 '69 MGB GT '74 MGB GT V8'73 TA22 Toyota Celica restoration'95 Mercedes SL320 '04 MGTF 135 'Cool Blue' (Mrs' Baby) '05 Land Rover Discovery 3 V8 '67 Abarth 595 (Mrs' runabout) '18 Disco V |
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Dec 18, 2016 14:22:48 GMT
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Bit more Christine tine this weekend. Exhaust valve disassembled  Sprocket looking like oogee maflip is worn out. The springs have a small lug that should locate into one of the eight holes,that you can put the second spring in 180 degrees away from the first. It stops the two springs spooning like this  Actual valve very worn, so will flip that over  New bit made  Valve retainers seen better days, so made new  Whoever came up with the bright idea of making a thread with eleven and a half tpi, should be ragged,shagged,debagged, and left with a tinglingarsehole.  |
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Dec 18, 2016 14:46:12 GMT
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Originally a one way valve used in water systems,this had been cobbled into the arrangement with the use of a brazing torch It's just a massive restriction, from 11/4" down to about 5/16" internal. Not good  Proper unloading valve and pressure switch fitted. Brand new, secondhand,never been raced or rallied....and free  Reconditioned valve assemblies going back into the freshly exhaust paint,painted head  Motor got cleaned up, coat of red oxide followed by Fords best model A paint  As far as assembly could go whilst waiting for paint to dry....the joys of winter,not  |
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Last Edit: Dec 18, 2016 19:39:23 GMT by Deleted
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Very cool thread.
Thanks for taking the time to post it all...
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Awesome, read as always I'm sure this has been covered before but would you mind my asking what you do professionally? I'm an engineer myself and the length and breadth of your knowledge and skills is incredible. |
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1995 BMW E34 525i Sport - Avus Blue on the outside, brown and crusty on the inside! 1998 BMW E36 328i Sport - Daily Commuter
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Dec 19, 2016 12:30:24 GMT
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Very cool thread. Thanks for taking the time to post it all... I see what you did there... |
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