Ether
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Feb 11, 2008 23:07:01 GMT
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matt.. hows that ceramic stuff work then? didnt you use it on the v8 merc as well? It's a ceramic coating that insulates the manifold and reduces engine bay temperatures by around 30%. And yeah, used it on the V8, too. It's really good and means I can ditch some of the nasty heat shields that clutter up the engine bay! |
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Feb 11, 2008 23:09:22 GMT
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Matt, How much was the ceramic, I just got a quote for my headers..........£650 + vat!!!!! They weren't cheap, but nowhere near that much! Did you get your quote through Zircotec? If you mention the Practical Classics special offer you get a 10% discount  |
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Feb 14, 2008 22:33:47 GMT
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Instead of consuming vast amounts of chocolate, an overpriced fizzy alcoholic beverage from the south of France and having sex like a lunatic, I've been on a painting bender (mainly because the mrs is visiting relatives  ). Some grotty parts turned pretty after some serious prepping:  I finally got around to painting this sucker (heater box):  Then refitted this, realising that the servo looks RANK. Bums. Oh well, it's next on the list:  Then I sorted out the floor with rust-preventative paint. But all you can see is my head. Bad pic action, I'm afraid:  |
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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2008 22:38:17 GMT by Ether
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Ether
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Mar 14, 2008 16:35:59 GMT
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Blam:  |
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Mar 14, 2008 20:43:39 GMT
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Looking good, could eat yer dinner off that!  |
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Ether
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Mar 15, 2008 16:21:54 GMT
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Cheers man. Got to give the inner wings a coat of Shultz and tidy a few more bits and bobs, but it's coming along. Just got to worry about the rest of the car now...
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Apr 15, 2008 19:10:59 GMT
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I didn't just park up on the side of Dartford tunnel for a snap! Lol, I was gonna ask about that. looking DAMN fine |
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Apr 15, 2008 20:12:07 GMT
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nice to see some progress mate. . .
i too have been having humber progress although nothing like yours...
keep it up though... gives me some inspiration !!
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Apr 22, 2008 13:23:00 GMT
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I've been putting this off for a while but finally cracked into it last week.   Just to get a new repair panel now. They don't exist. Bums. More rot dispatched:   Also, I REALLY need the following bits: Light switch:  And these tiny screws for the instruments. They're a weird thread size but standard for larger sixties Rootes metal:  Definitely considering some flames:  But hopefully, I won't be getting any real fire near my ride for some time. It's COMPLETELY re-wired!!! Hurrah!  To celebrate, I pimped my Lumenition to match the 'bay. Mmmm, matte black on shiny.  |
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Apr 22, 2008 13:31:15 GMT
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Great progress! Those repair sections look a bit tricky but i'm sure you'll get it done. Will look out for a light switch for ya, ones bound to turn up soon |
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Apr 22, 2008 14:02:14 GMT
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Thanks man. Just realised that I uploaded the wrong pic of the arch. Don't worry - I'm not gonna plate over that! Here's the proper picture. Sorry!  |
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Apr 22, 2008 16:31:27 GMT
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Hi might be able to help with the spares pm me with what your after.
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Apr 22, 2008 19:48:05 GMT
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matt i think i got a bag of them screws..
our nut n bolt man gave me a whole load of old stock when he saw i had bought the humber...
pm me some details and ill lob you a dozen or so in the post to try....
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Moving on nicely I see.
Keep it going, were all watching.
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Apr 23, 2008 17:16:09 GMT
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That heater blower box looks like it could make a swamp cooler.
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Ether
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A huge thanks to Mr Seth. Memory isn't my strong point, but at some juncture I was whining about the broken Smiths clock in my Humber. Seth then conjured a glorious plan involving ripping the old, knackered internals out of it and installing in a modern watch mechanism. As a watchsmith (is that what you go by, Seth?) he had the bill-paying skills to hook it up for me. Thanks again, dude. It's cool little touches like this that are gonna make this project a low-maintenance custom that I can enjoy without having to take apart and fix every two minutes.  |
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there'll be a package going ina letterbox for you tomorrow mate
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Ether
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Yay |
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I think the words you were looking for were Antiquarian Horologist Thanks for the plug That's the old electro/mechanical movement in the photo by the way and some 300 year old bits out of focus at the back |
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Ether
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I prefer watchsmith |
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