4AG_Addict Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Is this manual any good to you Alex? I'm currently sorting through my grandfathers hoard of Automotive manuals & that was amongst it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Oh hey.. yeah it could well have snippets of info that the Haynes manual doesnt have. I'd just bought another 'intereurope' or something manual for $1 on TM the other day but sadly it had even less info. I do however always find it interesting reading them anyways. Are you going to the Nats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4AG_Addict Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 No i'm not, but can probably easily pass it on to someone who is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I can grab anything you want to pass on when I pick up the Landau manual.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, yoeddynz said: Note the factory carefully installed bags of foam, designed to absorb sound...and moisture... I pulled bags of this stuff out of both my Triumphs too. It looked like yellow wool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Yeah I know the stuff you're on about. This stuff is foam based... and of most excellent absorbancy one must add. Also noted when I cut the guard open.. lots of Slaters hiding in there. Sadly.. many if not most of them met their doom when I sliced the panel off. All cooked by the hot sparks from the grinder. Yum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 those bags of foam are a creative self-destruction device as if the moisture build up in the enclosed panels wasn't going to be enough of an iron oxide factory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- i5oogt - Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 21:12, yoeddynz said: Oh and an engine with boost what like that bloke @Firetruck had in his wagon. have I got a deal for you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Ldt28 imp? Wow With tow bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- i5oogt - Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 hour ago, yoeddynz said: Ldt28 imp? Wow With tow bar. For all your towing needs... or I have a surf with a 2LT stashed away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 That 2LT would be handy for making our van into even more of a 'head on' death trap than it already is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmeez Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I always have a hard time butt welding new steel to old with the MIG. Hat's off to you sir for making it look so easy and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Yeah its tricky alright eh. But a grinder will be our our best friend The newer invertor type mig welder I bought a few years ago works much sweeter for 'zapping' too. I try to concentrate the zap onto the thicker steel and then do a little push towards the thin original steel as I release the trigger..if you can picture what I mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmeez Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Yeah makes sense. The hardest but for me is as soon as it makes any sort of hole it just instantly runs away on you and turns to shit. Then it's all about trying to fill holes in old thin English tin and that's never fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Oh yeah totally know what you mean. An old car resto is a proper job if it aint got a few hedgehogs on the back of the repairs. I sometimes end up laughing so hard in my helmet as I chase a hole in the thin stuff. It almost becomes a challenge... "fuck you little hole... I'm going to defeat you! You ain't getting away on me.. I am not going to just do the right thing and chop this area out. I'm just gonna keep zapping away..! " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Suggest buying a cheap Mitsubishi to try keep on the road That should be every rust repairers apprenticeship Old English steel is great and thick, where it still exists 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 19 hours ago, tortron said: Suggest buying a any old Japanese car to try keep on the road That should be every rust repairers apprenticeship Old English steel is great and thick, where it still exists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 You should build a bigger bender. Mine is 1.8m between the hinges. Then you can do a whole sill in one go. Cost only about $100 in bits too It something like this, but I opted for a stronger hinge design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Its been an intention for a while but there's so many other things I want to build before hand. I'd love some rollers too. And an English wheel while I'm there. Plus a mechanical planisher. But actually id rather be building other stuff instead of rust repairs. It's fun but pretty nasty dirty work. But pays the bills right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 English wheel is really the best tool you can buy. Maintanaince and keeping the wheels spotless is key with a wheel though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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