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Been up to Horopito Motors again in the weekend.
Someone had taken to this with a big hammer.
Slammed in the butt.
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Nah, that was a cadillac iirc.
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Thanks guys.
@Sparkfarmer That looks like a bigger project than I'm doing.
Changed the oil and filter yesterday. The bolt-on canister is a pain, made even worse by the lack of access with is stuck up above the engine crossmember.
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Thanks - I did a few more coats and some sanding before a couple of clears as I need to get this part back together and on the car before the coming weekend.
I'm treating the whole project as a learning exercise, and I'm learning a lot so far.
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Had a pay with the mixing ratio and it seems better.
Can those DIN cups be bought in NZ?
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So, I'm spraying some Lucite LC400 1K acrylic laquer and it seems really 'thin' with limited coverage and very easy to get runs - much trickier than the 380S primer I put on before.
Is this what I should expect?
Thinned at 1:1 with spraying thinner. It's a cool day, but the paint is warm (keeping it my heated office) and I run the diesel heater in the garage between coats so it's not super cold in there. -
Big money.
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Nice feature on this in the latest NZV8 magazine.
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In Picton on Sunday.
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I had a closer look at the Cigweld helmet, turns out it has a grinding switch and delay hidden inside. That didn't help with the visual issue (actually made it worse when I accidentally welded on the grinding setting).
Not sure that I'm ready to drop $$$ without being able to try one out to see if it is better. Will do some more research.
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Looks like I'll be +1
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My old helmet (about 18 years old actually) had the internal batteries die. I replaced them with a couple of C-cells inside the helmet in a holder. Currently has a couple of AA's stuck in there. Still works OK. Harbour Freight makes some quality gear!
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4 hours ago, Seedy Al said:
how can you say no to that face
I'd take the Falcon
'FOR SALE'. by Riley, on Flickr
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Few bits of RHS will sort that out.
How about looking into camper conversions, they must remove a lot of the structure from a van?
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Someone MS paint that face stat.
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2 hours ago, Seedy Al said:
thats Al that matters
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Thread dredge.
I bought a cheap-ish CIGWeld helmet a couple of years ago which works fine on MIG and TIG. The issue I have is that I have trouble seeing what I'm doing when welding. Since I usually am just working at low amps/power I have it set on the minimum shade of 9, but can really just see the arc, not the metal around it.
I note that some auto- models adjust down to shade 8, but I'm not sure if that would make an actual difference or not?
Or would I be better off getting some portable lighting onto the weld area?
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I'll be there for the chug-a-jug.
Nominal's 1961 Morris Oxford Traveller
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Got the tailgate painted (nothing special I must say) and the glass reinstalled with a new rubber and plenty of goo. Sore thumbs after that effort.
Drove up to Ohakune for a weekend with the Morris Enthusiasts Club (yes there was a literal Barry in attendance).
First stop on Saturday was Horopito. Last time I was there I didn't have this car, so wasn't looking for BMC Farina models. This time was different.
Found a (shagged) wagon
And others
Grabbed a right rear door interior panel off this one, as I didn't have one at all. It's not quite a match, but better than nothing.
We also visited the Chateau, and Te Porere Redoubt on that side of the mountain.
Sunday we stopped at the Tangiwai memorial which has been upgraded quite a bit since last year.
Turned off the main highway at the railway crossing near Tangiwai and headed down the Turakina Valley. Mostly dirt roads down this way. Stopped for a cup of tea, and then lunch on this route. Also at a waterfall.
Exited the back roads at Hunterville and headed home via P North. Took quite a while to wash the mud out from under the car (first wash since Nats I think)
Weather was actually quite good (especially compared to the forecast) so didn't get to test the water-tightness of the duct-taped front screen seal. That will be the next bit to be worked on I think.