jimi
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From what I remember 8 AWG would be just over 8 mm2 csa ? Correct, 8.36mm². 👍 It's been a while since I dealt with AWG cable sizes on a regular basis, would have been back in the mid/late nineties when I worked in the G.o.M. all the suppliers and local sparky's worked in AWG and I was used to working in metric. When I was at school and as an apprentice I had learned in Imperial, so in effect I used to juggle 3 systems in my head, even now I still think in Imperial and convert, it's not unusual for me to mix measurements, use either side of the tape, whatever fits best  Apologies for the distraction, the car is coming along nicely, I look forward to seeing your updates |
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2023 1:17:59 GMT by jimi
Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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From what I remember 8 AWG would be just over 8 mm2 csa ? Correct, 8.36mm². oh ! don't get me started lol, i have loads of cable on the farm , and no way of working out if its 4mm 6mm 8mm csa ..... with the different strand numbers, and diameters of the single wires, i can't work out the csa , i wish they'd just do a diameter = this, for the whole cable . |
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jimi
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Aug 24, 2023 10:15:29 GMT
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As a rough guide measure the dia of the copper, ignore the # of strands etc just the overall dia. then do Diameter² x Pi / 4 that will give you an approximation of the csa, if the max amperage for that csa is close to your circuit current, then go up a size, it's not worth messing about close to the cable limit, safer and better to have some spare capacity.
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2023 10:16:15 GMT by jimi
Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Aug 24, 2023 14:05:32 GMT
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I dunno.  Which red suits it better? Frame or quarter panel? Very burgundy versus nearly orange. |
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2023 14:15:01 GMT by PhilA
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jimi
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Aug 24, 2023 16:15:21 GMT
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I like them both, but on such a big car I think the burgundy will be better |
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Aug 24, 2023 16:26:26 GMT
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For me , and i know its a common choice , it would look great black gloss with all the stainless and chrome trim setting it off ,the maroon looks to Heavy , and the lighter red too Japanese ,British leyland , k pop plasticky . one of the really bright silvers would look good too .
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2023 16:27:17 GMT by ivanhoew
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Aug 24, 2023 17:03:49 GMT
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Burgundy it is.
Ain't painting it black. Don't got the skill to make that smooth enough for that kind of reflection.
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Aug 24, 2023 17:35:29 GMT
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Lunch time shenanigans. Marked out where the floor will attach to the structure of the car.  I think I'm going to cut it up into sections that'll make it more manageable to hammer the shapes into and weld those in piecemeal. Phil |
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Aug 24, 2023 18:22:19 GMT
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I like them both, but on such a big car I think the burgundy will be better  You could be forgiven why I thought the Colonial Red would be only a halftone lighter from the container- those two are sitting on "Cranberry". Phil |
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jimi
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Aug 24, 2023 18:57:37 GMT
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The colonial container bears no resemblance to the actual colour  If it had been the colour on the container it would probably be OK  |
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Aug 24, 2023 19:26:18 GMT
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Now , I woulda liked cranberry as it is on the can. But cranberry 2.0 not so much. Is there a darker red Phil than might come out as cranberry on the can dark ?
Oh or try cranberry on a black base primer ?
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Last Edit: Aug 24, 2023 19:27:27 GMT by ivanhoew
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Aug 24, 2023 23:53:42 GMT
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Now , I woulda liked cranberry as it is on the can. But cranberry 2.0 not so much. Is there a darker red Phil than might come out as cranberry on the can dark ? Oh or try cranberry on a black base primer ? Sadly no. British Leyland Black Tulip, if available easily, would be a contender. Phil |
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Aug 24, 2023 23:55:17 GMT
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Bash bash bash bash  Bash bash bash bash bash bash bash bash bash bash bash bash bash Need to straighten it out and trim a bit more, but that looks okay. Phil |
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No probably about it, they do. I fixed mine with the remains of an old fence post:  works a lot better now |
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Aug 25, 2023 11:03:56 GMT
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oh ! don't get me started lol, i have loads of cable on the farm , and no way of working out if its 4mm 6mm 8mm csa ..... with the different strand numbers, and diameters of the single wires, i can't work out the csa , i wish they'd just do a diameter = this, for the whole cable . Depending on the type of cable you can get an overall cable diameter for them from suppliers/manufacturers.
Eland cables are quite good for this (I use their data at work to check approximate sizes), a lot of newer cables have the size noted in the outer sheath,
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Aug 25, 2023 12:31:43 GMT
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I was considering getting a bead roller but this method works well enough.
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Aug 25, 2023 14:17:09 GMT
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I think all but a full pro one would struggle with 18gauge steel, what you are doing looks fine to me, coat it with raptor afterwards and nobody will ever know how you formed it.
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Aug 25, 2023 15:36:47 GMT
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I think all but a full pro one would struggle with 18gauge steel, what you are doing looks fine to me, coat it with raptor afterwards and nobody will ever know how you formed it. Yeah, there's a good rubberized spray on coating I've used before which looks very similar to the original coating that was applied. It also accepts paint to be painted over it. Should look ok when it's all done, yes. |
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Aug 25, 2023 23:59:40 GMT
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 Ran outta wire |
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If it had been the colour on the container it would probably be OK 
