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You need to put a bird inside each mirror.
I'm no expert but I'm thinking that if it worked for the old woman who swallowed a fly, according to the words of the song, then it should work OK.
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Its Chemical metal that I've used,thats the name if you search for it.
I'm sure other products also work but thats the one I have experience of. I think I'd try the suggestion of fixing a stud in with it then carefully fitting a nut to that.
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Make a bracket that fits a near by fixing and just clamps the sensor down into place. Best solution so far if you can.
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I bought modified for the first time last year, VXR8 with modified 6 litre LS2 engine.
It ended in disaster when a valve spring snapped and wiped out the engine (performance cam is related to the failure), I'm currently building a new engine but making better choices of components that the previous owner did.
I would never buy modified again, I'd do it myself and know that its done properly.
Have a think about how high your standards are too, I have some attention to detail where needed, sometimes it turns out that other people don't have the same attention to detail and it can be worrying when you don't know how far that went and what you need to put right.
Unless you arent willing or able to DIY to a high standard, then go for DIY.
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Just a thought, can you tap the next size up, and drill out the sensor tab to suit.
Pics would help.
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If you cant cut a new thread (helicoil or timesert maybe) I'd clean it extremely well, maybe brake cleaner or suchlike, then use chemical metal. I've fixed holes in engines with chemical metal a couple of times, its hard and strong and stays where you put it if you take enough trouble over cleanliness.
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I feel a bit better about my Portamig choice now (only detail differences to Oxford), I spoke to them to clarify). I think it cost £715, rings a bell, for I think 235 amps.
Its so easy to set up and do great welding with, I've read points about Inverter sets being synergic and almost setting themselves, but I don't want that, one of the important things with welding is to learn what the controls do and how you can change things to get what you want. Its not a washing machine where the user just needs to set nylon or cotton and press go. I know you can get a transformer synergic set but not for a hobby budget.
You learn a lot more about welding by being in control of everything and trying no good conditions while you practice, while you work out what does work.
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May 30, 2019 11:45:26 GMT
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I agree on portamig customer service, there is one woman who usually answers the phone and everything is too much trouble for her, lazy and bad mannered. I hope she reads this, and I'm not someone who normally speaks badly of anyone.
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May 28, 2019 20:12:02 GMT
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Portamigs have a great reputation, so last year I bought one.
To be fair its excellent, however on reflection I could have bought a decent quality inverter for half the price (or so).
My thinking was that with the Portamig its a machine for life, there is no way it is ever likely to have anything highly electronic go wrong thats not an easy fix, and an inverter is more likely to have that one day, but now I think, at half the price, if an inverter becomes uneconomical to repair in quite a few years time I've saved enough to buy another.
The Portamig is great, but if I was buying again, all things considered I think I'd buy an inverter.
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May 25, 2019 15:59:14 GMT
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Thats great, but strange to see the curved screen of an 03, with torsion beam front end and camber that makes it look like swing axle rear. However its been done its a good looking car though.
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A vehicle doesn't have to be registered as historic to be MOT exempt, MOT exemption is from 40 years old but historic vehicle isn't until the following year. I've just put my bike on the road, it's 40 years and a few days old, no MOT, went to post office and paid for tax successfully.
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May 17, 2019 17:04:10 GMT
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Watching with interest, nice project. I wonder if those engines you can still buy new to bolt onto a bicycle have anything useful on them?
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May 13, 2019 21:00:27 GMT
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If you wanted to downsize the brakes and rely on regenerative braking, then for the times when the batteries are full you could dump the energy into a resistor and create loads of heat, which in winter could be vented into the car.
I'm no expert but have experience of some fast rotating machines in industry where they are braked using the same inverter that drives them dumping to a resistor.
Probably a bad idea due to extra weight that rarely gets used.
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May 13, 2019 20:43:26 GMT
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This was my last one, just a bit of fun.
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May 13, 2019 20:40:11 GMT
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I've had a few Robins, and like them, that one looks great.
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Just a quick one to support what everyone else said. No unnecessary drama, just the things that really happened and the real people involved make great tv. Not choosing popular classics will help loads too, some classic mags are extremely boring due to sticking to the popular stuff, its the unusual or unfashionable that is interesting, I want to be learning new things not seeing the same as usual.
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I'd definitely drain the carb. If its got a petrol tap just turn it off and run it until it dies.
If you can keep the weight off the tyres it might help, otherwise I just wouldnt worry about it.
If its not a dry environment where its going maybe wet all of the metal surfaces with WD40 to leave a thin film that will give a bit of protection but not be a pain to remove later.
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As someone said, buy for good bodywork/shell/chassis, everything else is cheaper and quicker to sort out, especially important if you pay someone to do it.
Everything other than body etc can be fixed without too much risk of time and cost spiralling to many times what was expected.
Bargains with bad shells are not bargains, not even if you do have the skills to fix it. The same car with a good shell wont cost enough more to make fixing the bad one worthwhile, fixing shells is for cars that you love, and want to pour huge amounts of resources into (like my Carlton).
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Last Edit: May 1, 2019 19:03:03 GMT by chris y
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Apr 30, 2019 21:34:03 GMT
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Maybe the fact I end up buying cars that need resto'ing doesn't help! You are buying the wrong cars for your personality and lifestyle. It is very possible to buy an interesting retro car that just needs normal maintenance that a decent local garage can do, with maybe the odd bigger job and a a few harder to source parts. That way the hobby becomes enjoying driving it and sourcing parts which you can mostly do from your sofa if you wish. That all depends if you like cars that can be managed that way of course, very practical for 90s cars for example, but less so for 70s and earlier.
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Apr 15, 2019 19:10:54 GMT
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I bought something called a trackace after reading about it. It's a diy laser system accurate enough to set the correct angle, which isn't usually zero. It's a bit fiddly but seems accurate, worth a look if you might need it from time to time.
Can't post a link from my phone.
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