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Sept 1, 2021 20:27:42 GMT
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This has come such a long way in such a short space of time. So a massive pat on the back for that a lone. The result is nice.....very nice 👌.
Those 80s style decals are very similar to what I have in mind for my truck. Still....that's the least of my worries at the moment.....I can't even decide what colour its going 🤔🤔
Anyway....top work! The design and execution of it all is fantastic. It's one awesome car transporter!
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Darkspeed
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You should really have cleaned it back to bare metal where the cone part of the nut bears on the wheel before you fitted them. Not only does it stop it grabbing the paint like that, it prevents the wheels working loose as the paint between the nuts and the wheel gets broken down by the clamping pressure and the heating/cooling from the brakes. You need to check them for tightness ASAP, and ideally, take them off and get the paint off. 100% - Clamping surfaces of wheels - just metal to metal - front and back. Clean the conical seats and any contact surface on the rear of the wheel back to clean metal. a Smear of anti seize will hold off corrosion. |
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Sept 4, 2021 14:01:16 GMT
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Shame about the paint on the wheels. You should really have cleaned it back to bare metal where the cone part of the nut bears on the wheel before you fitted them. Not only does it stop it grabbing the paint like that, it prevents the wheels working loose as the paint between the nuts and the wheel gets broken down by the clamping pressure and the heating/cooling from the brakes. You need to check them for tightness ASAP, and ideally, take them off and get the paint off. Yep, this is the plan when I am back home next on all of them. Got a good idea of how to bare metal just that section around the nut and not risk the rest of the paint around it?? |
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Sept 4, 2021 14:03:20 GMT
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You should really have cleaned it back to bare metal where the cone part of the nut bears on the wheel before you fitted them. Not only does it stop it grabbing the paint like that, it prevents the wheels working loose as the paint between the nuts and the wheel gets broken down by the clamping pressure and the heating/cooling from the brakes. You need to check them for tightness ASAP, and ideally, take them off and get the paint off. 100% - Clamping surfaces of wheels - just metal to metal - front and back. Clean the conical seats and any contact surface on the rear of the wheel back to clean metal. a Smear of anti seize will hold off corrosion. Great, thanks for the input.. do you have a suggestion of what tool piece i can use to do this without risking any more of the paint around where I am doing it?? Great idea with the anti seize. |
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1987 Supercharged BMW R1150 Citroen 2cv Hillclimb Monster
1995 Renault Master Mk1 Race Transporter
1994 Mazda MX5 Mk1 / NA Road Going Class Hillclimber
1991 UMM Alter II Crew Cab OM606 SuperTurbo Diesel MegaUMM Overlander
1992 UMM Alter II Station Wagon
1980 UMM Cournil - survivor - resto project
1979 Lomax 224
2014 VW T5.1 Transporter Kombi Highline
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Sept 4, 2021 14:05:08 GMT
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This has come such a long way in such a short space of time. So a massive pat on the back for that a lone. The result is nice.....very nice 👌. Those 80s style decals are very similar to what I have in mind for my truck. Still....that's the least of my worries at the moment.....I can't even decide what colour its going 🤔🤔 Anyway....top work! The design and execution of it all is fantastic. It's one awesome car transporter! It was almost three weeks worth of 10 - 14 hour days. Great, use it as inspiration to keep going! Thank you |
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1987 Supercharged BMW R1150 Citroen 2cv Hillclimb Monster
1995 Renault Master Mk1 Race Transporter
1994 Mazda MX5 Mk1 / NA Road Going Class Hillclimber
1991 UMM Alter II Crew Cab OM606 SuperTurbo Diesel MegaUMM Overlander
1992 UMM Alter II Station Wagon
1980 UMM Cournil - survivor - resto project
1979 Lomax 224
2014 VW T5.1 Transporter Kombi Highline
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norm75
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Sept 4, 2021 14:15:13 GMT
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How big are the holes that need cleaning up?
Maybe get a large masonry drill bit (i.e bigger than the hole) in a drill and slowly turn it so it cleans the surface up without biting into the metal.
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wildy
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Sept 4, 2021 14:26:00 GMT
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Shame about the paint on the wheels. You should really have cleaned it back to bare metal where the cone part of the nut bears on the wheel before you fitted them. Not only does it stop it grabbing the paint like that, it prevents the wheels working loose as the paint between the nuts and the wheel gets broken down by the clamping pressure and the heating/cooling from the brakes. You need to check them for tightness ASAP, and ideally, take them off and get the paint off. THIS ^^^^ |
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Darkspeed
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Sept 4, 2021 14:48:18 GMT
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do you have a suggestion of what tool piece i can use to do this without risking any more of the paint around where I am doing it?? Great idea with the anti seize. It would be a fairly large counterbore to do that and would need to match the seat angle - I would be inclined to see what a sharp blade in a Stanley knife would do cutting the paint as it looks very plastic. Or as suggested grind up a suitable drill bit to suit the angle and use it hand held to "deburr" the paint from the steel. |
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glenanderson
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Sept 4, 2021 14:48:35 GMT
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I’d use an old screwdriver, ground to match the shape of the wheelnut, to carefully carve the paint out.
I’d definitely do it by hand with some sort of scraper, not a machine tool or anything that would likely damage the seat.
Mind you, it’s easier to not put paint there in the first place. 🤣
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Sept 4, 2021 18:09:26 GMT
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Sept 4, 2021 19:27:44 GMT
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That sounds like a great idea. But it looks like the layer of paint is very thick and it wants to peel, so the edge is still vulnerable. I think I'd try to cut the edges first with an Exacto knife. And then clean the rest with the Pinder methode.  |
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maf260
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Sept 6, 2021 10:37:40 GMT
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I'd run a scalpel around the edges first to ensure no further paint will come off, followed by gentle scraping by hand to remove the desired paint.
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norm75
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Sept 6, 2021 12:18:08 GMT
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thats a good idea. Would it not work if used with valve seat grinding paste instead of notching the bolt, may be less risk of damaging the face the nut sits in. |
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Sept 6, 2021 17:12:00 GMT
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thats a good idea. Would it not work if used with valve seat grinding paste instead of notching the bolt, may be less risk of damaging the face the nut sits in. Depends how long you want to sit there, I guess  |
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Sept 6, 2021 20:23:05 GMT
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Really neat job on the transporter. I have to ask though: what is your connection with Friesland?
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jimi
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Sept 6, 2021 22:42:25 GMT
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Really neat job on the transporter. I have to ask though: what is your connection with Friesland? Yes the Motherships side is landed Gentry where as the old mans were bakers in Friesland... which makes it my birth right to eat as many cakes as I like. |
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Sept 9, 2021 19:27:50 GMT
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Digging the FRL sticker on the back of the cab.  Yes the Motherships side is landed Gentry where as the old mans were bakers in Friesland... which makes it my birth right to eat as many cakes as I like. Always fascinated me how many people of Dutch descent there were in Devon. The neighbours we had in Cully, before we moved her, were Dutch. |
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melle
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Sept 9, 2021 20:39:22 GMT
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Always fascinated me how many people of Dutch descent there were in Devon. Not only in Devon, there's many of us and we're EVERYWHERE. |
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misteralz
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Sept 10, 2021 5:59:31 GMT
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True. No matter where the campsite, there'll be something there with yellow plates...
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Sept 10, 2021 8:34:07 GMT
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Always fascinated me how many people of Dutch descent there were in Devon. Not only in Devon, there's many of us and we're EVERYWHERE. If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much... or so the saying goes. |
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1987 Supercharged BMW R1150 Citroen 2cv Hillclimb Monster
1995 Renault Master Mk1 Race Transporter
1994 Mazda MX5 Mk1 / NA Road Going Class Hillclimber
1991 UMM Alter II Crew Cab OM606 SuperTurbo Diesel MegaUMM Overlander
1992 UMM Alter II Station Wagon
1980 UMM Cournil - survivor - resto project
1979 Lomax 224
2014 VW T5.1 Transporter Kombi Highline
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