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  1. I spoke to him last night. It may be possible to arrange a demo for a few people if there's any interest in watching or even having a go.
  2. Calliper nipples. My go to was soak them as long as possible before attempting in WD or plus gas or whatever. Get a copper hammer, beat the shit out of the surrounding area as close as you can. Get a good 6 sided spanner that fits well and put it over the nipple. Hammer the the fuck out of it with copper hammer till it's mullered. Then tighten it very slightly, hammer on spanner. Wind out and in then out then in infinitum until it's out.
  3. Yes, exactly that. I scrapped a perfectly good 405 engine many moons ago after replacing a rusted hose behind the front wheel. I thought I'd bled it but I obviously hadn't. The test drive was only 3 miles and I'd fucked it, blowing steam like a kettle 😕 I'd been nagged into changing it. I'd been happily tootling round refilling it when the low coolant level light came on 🙃🤣
  4. Maybe a good idea to try the pop bottle trick on the rad to see if you've got any air locks in the system as it's not got a separate reservoir?
  5. How bad is the bumper? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302690680346?epid=7031190489&itmmeta=01HS1KT8ZXWKG4K0RTF3ZPH2D6&hash=item4679c53e1a:g:FhkAAOSwHu5b-~rR&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4DdviLPFR7hL1rO2REW6axPp4WyVkvf3faDreSCqXx%2BFd9q0aX4kV2NxWSRtfusB5W9BCs8NIFHnnrmn4QfPdIwqzyyHD7Z%2BAeeaA9u647hq3RV93bfOlOieZzzGtyTlPRJUAWCcaAcQICghf2cQb46tZf6L43Zm%2Fh2N%2FtI563ZDxiwOdEdEEQmSF3f1yUkETPu8rIbNHZdSLGbhqy19pxY4qw0Ld16SFgLWY46AVSABxEssV9Ue5okGSnLZ1OzMXeN3%2FlOlTINQHGJ8FEAA01dzjYPfHYngS7mr7QiiCo7j|tkp%3ABk9SR4iQ6bPIYw I've used that to very good effect and it lasts really well.
  6. @catsinthewelder I was working above there the other day, it's a great spot, very rural! If anyone wants to feel like they've been transported back in time my mates Smithy is a couple of miles down the road. It's got a rich history round there, aviation wise due to Brown Clee's height and accidents and railway wise due to the Ditton Priors light railway and stone production, munitions etc.
  7. I met a chap while at work some 15 years or so back who had some sort of small Jeep thing a a mobility vehicle, it was foot control only steering via a sandal or something like that attached to a piece of board iirc on the floor of the vehicle. He could use his hands but couldn't move his arms up and down. His shower had a balloon device on the wall he could trigger with his knee and he had various other bits and pieces about to help him maintain his freedom. He was 82, he'd done a charity skydive for his 80th birthday apparently. Quite an individual! It didn't exactly look like a high tec install but it obviously worked. I bet it cost an absolute fortune too.
  8. You did very well indeed to get that out so intact! I often have to deal with snapped studs on log burners so have finally ordered some left hand drill bits to try, fingers crossed they work in some situations. Is that a helicoil? What's your go to plan of attack?
  9. We had 3 estate versions of that when I was a kid, very useful motors but they rotted for fun so there are virtually none left here now. The turbo one went really well and was very advanced for the time.
  10. You can very quickly check which speakers are which before wiring them up with an AA or AAA battery. With that amount of sproglets around you must have one close to hand.
  11. @Dyslexic Viking https://www.thedarkwob.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=20064 You need to check that thread out for inspiration!
  12. That's not what I want to be hearing JJ 😝
  13. I've just had a notification for my renewal, last year was £307.13, they now want £590.16 for exactly the same cover and nothing else has changed circumstance wise FFS. That's for a very low risk postcode on a 1500 quid car for business use, parked off the road in a private drive.
  14. If an electric pump check you have actual amps as well as volts at the pump while you are at it, the wiring on old Vauxhalls can get a bit dodgy. A mate who was heavily into Mk2 Astras has had it happen with 2 different cars which stopped running. A temporary feed from a rear light got him home on both occasions.
  15. Have you got a link please? My 405 has got proper knob rot and it's completely disintegrated.
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