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Apr 27, 2017 19:43:24 GMT
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Sell the car and buy a van with at least a 2 metre long load area
Get at least a thin mattress. The best sleeping bag you can, and hat
I've slept in the back of my Scudo and it's ok as at least it's flat, dark and has some headroom
If you have enough money, or can find some being thrown out, you can line it with material for insulation
Parking in a 24hr Tesco overnight worked for me but it was only one night at a time. If you're going to be doing it for a while you may want somewhere secluded and/or keep moving
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Apr 25, 2017 23:10:52 GMT
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My brother left this at home when he went to uni so as a ten year old i had an 'education' In fact, seeing that has made me reach for ebay and buy a copy
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Apr 23, 2017 18:54:52 GMT
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yeah you're looking at about £180 and 220+ for the bodies on the big ones, well worth it I think though and neither of us are pro mechanics, well on cars anyway! power tools is a bit ott on Bicycles... Plus the battery (-ies) and charger in my case
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Apr 23, 2017 17:22:18 GMT
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Thanks for that I'd glad the first two have the decency to be a lot more pricey than the Kielder At least i know for the budget i didn't make the wrong choice
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Apr 23, 2017 15:26:46 GMT
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I use Makita lxt tools in the workshop, the 1/2" 450 gun will undo anything you aim it. Wheel bolts, crank pulleys, rusty subframes, all no problem. The 3/8" version will also undo wheel nuts, though is better suited to under bonnet work. The bonus with the lxt range is the battery's are interchangeable with the other tools, like my favorite battery grinder. The 1/2" snap-on guns are very good, and also fairly compact if your trying to squeeze in somewhere. Have you got a model number for the Makita 1/2" 450?
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Apr 22, 2017 22:36:09 GMT
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Can yours undo wheelnuts? If not I am semi tempted to return mine to Kielder and see if it is faulty. Besides this the gun itself is very good. It was superb with doing my mate's BMW E46 lollypop bushes today. No, it can't mostly I bought it hoping it would be as good as anything i could imagine, unfortunately it can't do tight wheel bolts or rusty suspension bolts But i don't know what could If i was prepared to spend hundreds more a cordless wrench may undo them but it may not I haven't got electricity where i work and cannot afford an airline system I contacted Kielder because of my queries and they sent a fellow out to check out my wrench He spent over an hour here working on the same bolts i was struggling with and simply it won't work miracles. A rusty bolt is physically stopped due to the rust and only with Plusgas and working the nut back and forth will it come off Also, as he pointed out, there can't be as much torque compared to a breaker bar with you hanging off it In his opinion, an air wrench would deal with these bolts by snapping them I don't regret buying it as compared to the Clarke i had before it is lighter, smaller, more powerful and longer lasting The man from Kielder, as the instructions say, pointed out the guns loosen up with use. They are also able to tolerate relentless use. They can put up with trying to loosen a bolt longer than your arm can
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Apr 21, 2017 20:02:40 GMT
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Does anyone have a Challenger set in decent nick that they no longer need? There's been a few on eBay recently, but I've been outbid or too late each time. Is that one of these? The Mercedes electronically learns the track and you race against it?
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Apr 21, 2017 19:23:35 GMT
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Kielder tools, there have been a couple of threads on here about them This! I've got their impact driver, drill driver and combi drill. Can't rate them enough. I'll be buying their 1/2" & 1/4" Impact wrenches when I've got some spare cash too. Cheaper than the equivelant big branded products and excellent customer service. Small, local business ran by two car enthusiasts (if you can catch them at a show, they often offer 10% discount). Kielder are indeed the ones you should look at I paid £180 for mine from Machine Mart check this thread retrorides.proboards.com/thread/185997/budget-cordless-impact-wrench
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Apr 16, 2017 12:06:51 GMT
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I would also say Cinquecento. And you may as well get a Sporting for better / safer handling and more power
Mechanically reliable and parts easy to find. Trim is getting harder to find but probably no worse than some previously mentioned
If she goes for that, try the Seicento. More roundy but newer and easier to get parts for
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Apr 15, 2017 17:10:52 GMT
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Apr 14, 2017 22:13:24 GMT
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A lot of people use petrol
I have never tried it myself
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Apr 13, 2017 17:23:34 GMT
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Looks great
What Abarth are those wheels from? They look like Cinquecento Sporting alloys
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I think my time frame one way or another is five years
So long as the condition of the car doesn't deteriorate too much in that time i think i'll be ok
It's quite emotive having a car which you didn't necessarily ask for but has emotional connections to a family member
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I inherited a Mini from my mum. It's in pretty good nick in that it had a new paint job, wheels, rear subframe and boot floor recently Although it's not road worthy, needing some interior work and another engine putting in (which i have) I have no particular urge to do much with it. It crossed my mind to strip it but it's sentimental to my mother (who is still alive) I also don't feel much like driving it So it sits in the garage. My only worry, really is that whatever value it has may be lost over time. But the garage is dry and ventilated Also, Minis, they're only going up in value, right?
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A decent authorised place will take it on a truck, they'll just lift it on with a hiab if its a partial car! I just need to find that place. I have seen this though giveacar.co.uk/about/how-it-worksA metal recycling place with a weighbridge would take it and probably would deal properly with the V5 But you've said you can't transport the shell yourself One might come to you though. They probably wouldn't pay you for the scrap but may pick it up for free If you're taking it apart on your driveway be prepared for an unhappy neighbour to complain (to you or the council) but so long as it's your car and not a business (and you say this is the only one you're doing) you'll be fine
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I think i'd rather have a land yacht
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Sorry i thought i was worth seeing Nevermind.
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I would consider ringing DVLA, you don't have to give them the registration number just run the situation passed them
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Important announcement from the start of the month..
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