dirty pictures, missing nuts and a story

[pdg]

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[Albert Ross]

That's the kind of engine that would fit a Series Land Rover....... Hmmmm. Should it rot out around you, and be left on the floor, after hosing the rest away, I "might" be interested. Maybe not though... Still. Shite enough to qualify for the things I thought of just then!

 

(Must try to find a Santana 6 cylinder 3.4D to go in instead.)

[Angrydicky]

Oooh I like Midis. Has it got the column change?

[pdg]

That's the kind of engine that would fit a Series Land Rover....... Hmmmm. Should it rot out around you, and be left on the floor, after hosing the rest away, I "might" be interested.

 

If that really does happen (unlikely as the only real rust is on the doors with otherwise a light dusting here and there) I have a '72 88"er that it'll slip into with minimal KY assistance...

 

Oooh I like Midis. Has it got the column change?

 

Of course it does - if it has the floor change, it's not a real Midi

[pdg]

I did think about the JB weld stuff. I used it to seal the homebodge inlet manifold when I put an SU hs4 on a suzuki gs400 twin a few years back

 

Thing is, I'm looking at this as a long termer and I don't know if I really trust what is basically a resin on it. Well, not on that bit anyway... And yes, I know the box says you can make a whole engine/cure a famine/stop volcanoes etc. with it but still...

[pdg]

Trip to the weldy place today - after a bit of a discussion I got the quote for £40 Methinks they didn't want the hassle of a six inch bead.

 

Thought about getting some ally wire and gas for the mig - haven't welded ally for years and never with a mig so decided against it.

 

Remembered I had some JB weld in my toolbox - about 10 years old...

 

Went to carpartsemporiumextraordinaire (not hellfrauds) and got some chemical metal (not to be used over 180c or in constant contact with petrol - if I manage either of those in a water pump on a diseasal I'm doing something very completely much of a wrongness)

 

So loads of die grinder fun tomorrow and see what happens

[CreepingJesus]

If it's any comfort, the parts supply for Midi's was erratic even when they were current models. The front shocks for mine went on order, and took a couple of weeks to arrive. Ditto for a clutch kit, after a spot of 35' static caravan towing. This was in '92, and the van belonged to a Vauxhall dealers!

Still, they are lovely old things, and good to see you keeping this one going.

[pdg]

Just for fun, I actually went into the Vauxhall dealer in town today to confuse them about the missing inlet manifod nut, the manifold is held on with 2 studs and 3 bolts, they can get the studs+nuts but the bolts have been discontinued (awaiting callback with any luck about how much to tension the timing belt - I might even start a new thread on here to ask too).

 

It's been a really good old truck to us and it looks like it's stuck with me.

[Gompo]

Best of luck with keeping it going, Midis seem to just disappear without me really noticing, it was only when they were mentioned on here a few years back that I realised they'd gone.

[garycox]

What was the (presumably now extict) people carrier-type one called?

 

For some reason not being able to remember this is really annoying me...

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Albany

[garycox]

That's it! Thanks!

[pdg]

Best of luck with keeping it going, Midis seem to just disappear without me really noticing, it was only when they were mentioned on here a few years back that I realised they'd gone.

 

Thanks, I hope it'll be around for a whie yet...

[CreepingJesus]

Them's perfectly good gaskets, is them! Just needs a good splurt of Hylomar/Hermashite dribbling out of the join, and it'll be as good as new.

[pdg]

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[cobblers]

You seen those aluminium "brazing" rods you can get? You can supposedly use them with a decent propane torch

 

http://www.aluminumrepair.com/

 

I've seen them on UK ebay in singles/packs of a few a couple of times, might be some good?

[CreepingJesus]

I've been a fan of bronze brazing for years, for a variety of reasons. It would be interesting to see how this kind of thing goes, it should be ideal for a good gap-fill like you need.

[pdg]

It may well be a reasonable product/idea notwithstanding the following... Anything flamey I own that gets hot enough is currently in France and I'm a really picky bugger so won't buy a cheapy torch to 'just use for now'. I've totally had it with cheap tools and equipment and have no trust any more.