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ludwig113

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  1. i'm going to have mine dipped next year with enviro strip but it wont have the wings on and the sills will be open etc so it will drain and dry. paul
  2. ok people, this may be the most stupid question ever asked but...... my 72 gt6 is registered as a "historic vehicle" rather than a "vehicle of historic interest" VHI. is there any difference in the eyes of the DVLA or should i get it changed? cheers paul
  3. if they offered very good terms on new electric car hire, more people might give it a try. but until you can get in an electric car and guarantee to be able to charge it no matter where in the country you are, it wont really take off.
  4. sorry chaps, its lidl, i went in both stores within half an hour of each other.... old age, got mixed up
  5. just a heads up, aldi have 1kg powder fire extinguishers for £7.99, euro rated. might be of use to someone...
  6. overalls are a must if doing alot of cutting work or cleanup, plus a dust mask.
  7. thanks nick that makes sense, i'm changing the middle floor/suspension hump. its easy enough to change the guides so i'll do that. cheers paul
  8. hi clive, no i'm ditching the roto rubber and fitting the CV conversion. from looking at the parts book it looks like the difference between the 2 systems is just 1 cable. shorter for the rotoflex and longer for non-roto, everything else is the same.
  9. ok, cheers pete. i don't see why i cant cobble together something that will work. paul
  10. Hi all, my current chassis is rotoflex but i will be changing that to a non rotoflex chassis and adding brackets so i can still use all the rotoflex suspension. i've no issues with this bit. however the rotoflex handbrake cable guides are on the body and the non-roto chassis has them on the diff. mounts. the million dollar question.... can i just use a non-roto handbrake cable ? i can't see why not but i thought i would ask. cheers paul
  11. how much did you pay for the discs and do you want to part with them ???
  12. why not just get a DISKLOK , they are thatcham approved.
  13. that's also another way of doing it...
  14. there fine john, never had mine cut out. also paul h, when you get a bottle also buy yourself a welding trolley off ebay, about £35. paul
  15. that's exactly what i have. just so you know there are 4 main controls, high/low power and 1 and 2 switches. using a combination of these your able to do car panels no problem. the way i found to weld is to set a power output and then play with the wire speed(probably higher than you think) and you'll get great welds. btw, go for a proper gas bottle from the start. i spent alot of time messing around with those small cannisters including buying some that i reckon were empty when i bought them..... i use hobbyweld 5 - co2 argon mix. paul
  16. not too often i hope, but you never know. plus i have the dzus fasteners here already.
  17. i'm looking to use these DZUS fasteners thru a metal strip on the top of the lip where the normal fasteners go thru, that should give even pressure over the length of the tunnel, plus will make it easier to remove. https://www.southco.com/en-us/d2
  18. looking forward to a lidl opening near me soon.... need more tools...... ;-)
  19. seem like alot of us have the same ideas re "having a go" i couldn't weld but i bought my own mig, now i'm welding everything on the car. i have sprayed in the past and will be doing mine in my garage, and i'll build a tempory booth inside with extraction. also plan to buy a decent top coat/final finish spray gun, it makes alot of difference. paul
  20. I think the fact that we kept saying"ahh so thats how you do it, or, never thought about that way of doing something" showed that most of us had something to learn. for me, the temperature compensator settings and stromberg setup static and running tutorial , the wiper boxes , tappet adjustment again static and running(with feeler gauges) wheel toe in/out strobe ignition timing gearbox talk also just general chat about the tools people use good/bad etc paul
  21. Thanks to Pete(don't use 3 in 1 !) and everyone else at HQ, great day, i learned alot. I'll be back to buy parts at some point. cheers Paul
  22. would really like to do (be shown) how to do the shims on the rear wheel bearings. cant supply a car but i do have the churchill tool... paul
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