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Dec 27, 2013 13:17:53 GMT
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"Hit the bit that it goes through" it's never failed me! Like mat says, if it doesn't pop out you need to hit it harder. If it still doesn't pop out you need a bigger hammer. I rarely have to use two hammers - you can just hold one of them on the other side, you don't need to swing them both. It just makes the hole go microscopically oval which releases the stiction and the taper pops out.
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Last Edit: Dec 27, 2013 13:18:16 GMT by cobblers
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Dec 22, 2013 10:19:06 GMT
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Hang about Vulgourlair - When did you get a renner 6?
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Dec 21, 2013 22:03:27 GMT
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From my understanding, these are basically FWD with some added assistance from the rear. The rear drivetrain is built to fit a more or less stock bodyshell, and it's far from up to the task of handling the power of being used RWD only.
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Dec 17, 2013 21:55:21 GMT
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Load leveler things are OK if you are on your own, but clumsy and slow.
If you sling the engine up properly on rope/an old seatbelt with it just hooped round the hook on the crane you can easily manhandle it to whatever angle you need while your pal works the crane. It's much quicker than winding the leveller thing across, but theres more swearing.
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Last Edit: Dec 17, 2013 21:59:15 GMT by cobblers
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Dec 15, 2013 15:32:47 GMT
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You don't need one, it's supposed to beef the power supply up a bit but in practice they don't really make any difference -You'll never see one used on a "proper" mega power setup. Won't do any harm though, and the voltmeter on it is handy.
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Last Edit: Dec 15, 2013 15:33:26 GMT by cobblers
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Dec 15, 2013 15:17:23 GMT
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This thing is flipping beautiful!
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Dec 14, 2013 12:32:06 GMT
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Sold! Thanks
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Last Edit: Dec 20, 2013 18:00:45 GMT by cobblers
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Dec 12, 2013 15:31:38 GMT
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Dec 10, 2013 22:53:52 GMT
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SOLD
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Last Edit: Dec 20, 2013 18:01:03 GMT by cobblers
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How long is a piece of string?
If it takes an hour a corner to cut most of the rot out and snot an MOT patch on to last a year, it'll take 5 hours to do a reasonable job that will last 5 years, or 20 hours to do a 100% proper job. Doing a halfway decent job also comes with the caveat that there's every chance you'll discover more rust hidden that should be repaired while you're at it.
Then there's deciding if a mucky smear of black underseal is OK, or whether you want it body colour and properly sealing, or an invisible repair back to factory finish.
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Yeah, you can use a megasquirt just on the ignition side.
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it's not a scam, Vulgalour put it pretty well really.
Parts for sale are rare, irreplaceable but not all that valuable. Same goes for the car as a whole, really. There are undoubtedly better and cheaper ways to set up a generator than to use 30+ year old prototype british automotive parts, but if Hybridowner owns them then it's his perogative.
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Wow, that sounds amazing!
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Chrome paint in a rattle can is absolutely useless, it's not possible to lacquer it and keep the "chrome" finish, don't waste your time with the stuff.
It looks shiny on the cap because the cap has been electroplated and not painted. The finish you get out of the gun is as good as it gets, but just touching it will permanently mark the finish. It's total curse word!
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Last Edit: Dec 5, 2013 19:43:10 GMT by cobblers
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Chasr - Do you have any links to the flashing vs proper stuff tests? Just out of curiousity really, as I've just put 3 or four layers of flashing over pretty much every internal surface in my van after getting a massive roll for free.
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Fantastic to see that this stuff has survived, but please don't waste your time and money making a HHO perpetual motion machine that cannot and will not work. HHO is a scam and it would be terrible to see this one off equipment modified in pursuit of the impossible - there is no energy stored in water. The energy you get out of it in the form of Hydrogen/Oxygem/HHO through electrolysis is exactly the same as the energy you put in, and no more. The whole HHO "myth" is quite amazing - I'm constantly surprised at how many (often very intelligent) people are sucked in by it! If Petrol was free.... Would that make your engine perpetual? What an uneducated comment. The Fact that the engine will not be towing a 2 tonne car, and 5 - 10 kw of power is easily enough for a 850cc engine to produce the current required for the large HHO converter. The plates - if not made from NITINOL - Will degrade! And the electrolyte does not grow on trees.... SO. Where does perpetual come in to any of this? ?? You obviously have never seen a commercial HHO welder. Sorry, I just assumed the worst - I read it as if you'd expected to use the HHO created to power the engine itself. Whenever I see HHO I assume the worst.
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Fantastic to see that this stuff has survived, but please don't waste your time and money making a HHO perpetual motion machine that cannot and will not work. HHO is a scam and it would be terrible to see this one off equipment modified in pursuit of the impossible - there is no energy stored in water. The energy you get out of it in the form of Hydrogen/Oxygem/HHO through electrolysis is exactly the same as the energy you put in, and no more.
The whole HHO "myth" is quite amazing - I'm constantly surprised at how many (often very intelligent) people are sucked in by it!
EDIT: ignore me.
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Last Edit: Dec 3, 2013 20:04:04 GMT by cobblers
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Nov 27, 2013 22:13:11 GMT
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Haha, it's so blatant in the trade - I think it's more of a tax dodge than to sell the cars for more.
Oh I should probably add that my pal does the oil changes(every "800" miles) and cambelts (every "10k"), but the clocking has nothing to do with him!
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Last Edit: Nov 27, 2013 22:15:03 GMT by cobblers
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Nov 27, 2013 21:52:59 GMT
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Cars are easier to clock than ever, really. No worn screwheads or wonky digits for people to notices, just plug it in and choose the new mileage.
A mate of mine works on a lot of (usually <5 year old VAG) taxis and they are all routinely "given haircuts". The owners get them serviced every couple of months, but they all only just manage 10k a year, and the owners always get the belts done at well under half the recommended intervals and don't get the service books stamped four out of 5 times.
They also keep up the normal MOT as well as the taxi MOT so online checks don't show anything amiss when they come to sell. On top of that the drivers are taxed based on how many miles the vehicle covers in a year, so it really pays for them to spend £30 every few months to keep their miles down.
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