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  1. On 17/02/2024 at 22:12, Ronkey said:

    I've been a bit distracted by a misbehaving Honda but now that is (hopefully) sorted back to the Amazon. The end of this thread brings things bang up to date. 

    Why is there always more rot than you first think? Good job you can get decent repair panels for the key bits. New inner wings needed very little trimming and have a hole at the front that aligned with an existing fixing hole: well thought out. The wings sit nicely now. 

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    There is so much of the original colour visible to the underside it seems a shame to cover it up. I was going to spray with stonechip but now I'm not sure. Perhaps I'm being a bit precious.

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    When I started this lot had been covered up with large welded patches hiding the fact that the A pillars had gone on the front face together the the end of the intermediate sill on the drivers side. Just look at the state of it

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    I'd welded in a patch repair to the floor under the pedals here before the photo was taken. Was very happy with my fabrication for the sill end

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    The front of the car hasn't clean up too badly at all. I've used Milkstone remover to convert the rust and will overcoat with rust-anode. 

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    And just when I thought I had finished there is always more. A job for tomorrow I guess. And that Hammerite is everywhere. Great, just great. I'll strip that when the engine is out.

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    I was very pleased with the condition of the radiator. The drain tap even opened! Would be nice to give it a clean inside - have I seen someone using cheap cola for this?

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    Bet they are not still going. 

    Don't see why cola wouldn't work or at least do something given how it cleans coins.

  2. On 05/02/2024 at 19:15, doug said:

    Just going through my old photos and found this from a couple of years ago at Mr Frenchs Yard. He likes a truck or two.8173cfe8f24f9f0f5eb16cd6022e4338.jpg

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    Likes a Volvo by the look of it, are they 100% Volvo?

  3. On 05/01/2024 at 13:47, Metal Guru said:

    It’s completely non sensical. Phoned Direct Line re premium doubling, ( +92% to be precise ). “It’s inflation at a record high.” That was 13% ffs!

    Eventually offered £50 off but told them where to go. 
    So went on the comparison sites and various offerings from Aviva came out best at around £250-270 ish, so I thought maybe a little cheaper on the Aviva website, not having them pay commission to the sites. 
    Result ? £511! 

     

    DirectLine don't seem to want any business at the moment except for those auto-renewing who don't notice the price hike. They completely refused to quote me back in October, I'm 60+, live in rural N.E Scotland, own my house and have no points on my licence, WTF!

  4. 8 hours ago, Flat4 said:

    Next leg on a train, from here.

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    I'll let you guess which direction I'm headed in 😉

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    Auchinleck, I remember Currie's juice when I was a kid. Funny rubbery bottle stoppers.

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