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Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 3rd May 2022, 09:52
Replies: 64
Views: 9,026
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Maybe it was a bit smaller , but I still didn't...

Maybe it was a bit smaller , but I still didn't see everything! Where were the Tributes? I saw the Italian roplicas (lovely Mirage 250 SWB there), but didn't find Tribute ...... Would really have...
Forum: Marlin Sportster, Cabrio, Berlinetta and Roadster builds 22nd April 2022, 08:21
Replies: 8
Views: 393
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Stainless can suffer even more c/f mild steel ...

Stainless can suffer even more c/f mild steel from heat embrittlement and vibration, so worth keeping an eye on them. One great mod I saw at Stoneleigh years ago was on a lotus 7 type car (IITR it...
Forum: Marlin Sportster, Cabrio, Berlinetta and Roadster builds 21st April 2022, 20:05
Replies: 8
Views: 393
Posted By Mitchelkitman
From what I've seen of broken wing stays over...

From what I've seen of broken wing stays over many years there is a common failure and it's that the tubing breaks at the end of the welds (the heat affected zone). One simple way to avoid this...
Forum: Bodywork 21st April 2022, 15:48
Replies: 17
Views: 2,260
Posted By Mitchelkitman
I've not had time yet = too busy restoring a...

I've not had time yet = too busy restoring a mates 60 year old caravan
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 21st April 2022, 13:54
Replies: 526
Views: 122,237
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Quote I also get the No results found message,...

Quote I also get the No results found message, but the fact the MOT box is green is the key. Unquote
Thanks for the clarification. I have colour vision deficiency (what most people call 'colour...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 20th April 2022, 18:27
Replies: 526
Views: 122,237
Posted By Mitchelkitman
This may not be the correct place to post my...

This may not be the correct place to post my question, but in light of the previous few notes, more likely to get a response?......
I did the VED renewal and MOT exemption for my Rickman at the Post...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 6th April 2022, 18:46
Replies: 574
Views: 258,784
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Years ago... It must have been about 1985 I...

Years ago... It must have been about 1985 I attended a Classic car show in London (Earl's court?). Anyway, there were lots of gadgets there. I recall an automatic battery (2 xAA ) dipping mirror, and...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 16th March 2022, 18:06
Replies: 111
Views: 14,652
Posted By Mitchelkitman
That reminds me of the first time I used...

That reminds me of the first time I used Ebay...... We were moving 19 years ago, and I'd bought a TC engine from the scrappy a few years previously and gleaned the head and front pulley from it (all...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 16th March 2022, 18:05
Replies: 111
Views: 14,652
Posted By Mitchelkitman
That reminds me of the first time I used...

That reminds me of the first time I used Ebay...... We were moving 19 years ago, and I'd bought a TC engine from the scrappy a few years previously and gleaned the head and front pulley from it (all...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 13th March 2022, 17:23
Replies: 574
Views: 258,784
Posted By Mitchelkitman
I'm pleased at the success. The old-style tyre...

I'm pleased at the success. The old-style tyre levers aren't entirely redundant as they are good for opening paint tins...... the lids of which seem to get thinner every time I buy a new tin!
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 12th March 2022, 22:15
Replies: 574
Views: 258,784
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Maybe bicycle plastic tyre lever(s) used (in...

Maybe bicycle plastic tyre lever(s) used (in preference to steel ones) for removing tyres from aluminium cycle rims!
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:49
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
I got there in the end.! For whatever reason a...

I got there in the end.! For whatever reason a GBPound symbol sends the software into a tizzy. My apologies for the duplicate notes - I'll try to delete them. ETA - I can't seem to do that either ....
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:46
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
The sales patter "original ones are worth 3M" and...

The sales patter "original ones are worth 3M" and similar really annoy me though - am I alone on this, or do others feel the same? You wouldn't find Seiko selling a watch saying "a Rolex would cost...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:46
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
The sales patter "original ones are worth 3M" and...

The sales patter "original ones are worth 3M" and similar really annoy me though - am I alone on this, or do others feel the same? You wouldn't find Seiko selling a watch saying "a Rolex would cost...
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:45
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
The sales patter "original ones are worth

The sales patter "original ones are worth
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:15
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
The sales patter "original ones are worth

The sales patter "original ones are worth
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:14
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
What is going wrong - my note is being 'cropped'...

What is going wrong - my note is being 'cropped' and I can;t resolve it?
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:11
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
The sales patter "original ones are worth

The sales patter "original ones are worth
Forum: Sammio Builds and discussions 6th March 2022, 16:09
Replies: 10
Views: 705
Posted By Mitchelkitman
The sales patter "original ones are worth

The sales patter "original ones are worth
Forum: Italian Replica builds and chat 28th February 2022, 17:29
Replies: 3
Views: 425
Posted By Mitchelkitman
How much! Did someone's finger tremble on the...

How much! Did someone's finger tremble on the figure 1 perhaps?
Forum: Bodywork 13th February 2022, 15:51
Replies: 17
Views: 2,260
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Pots of resin etc arriving tomorrow - I'll start...

Pots of resin etc arriving tomorrow - I'll start when the weather gets warmer.
Forum: Tribute Automotive Builds 6th January 2022, 17:57
Replies: 30
Views: 1,123
Posted By Mitchelkitman
I've found for selling anything, shall we say...

I've found for selling anything, shall we say "specialist" that Ebay generates far more interest than any other selling medium. Because (certainly the last time I looked ) it costs to have a...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 6th January 2022, 08:59
Replies: 111
Views: 14,652
Posted By Mitchelkitman
Not as easy to describe as seeing a picture - a...

Not as easy to describe as seeing a picture - a picture paint a thousand words as they say. Yes the 'lobes' need to be in line end -to-end. I'd suspect running it out of phase is more likely to wear...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 5th January 2022, 17:44
Replies: 111
Views: 14,652
Posted By Mitchelkitman
p.s I've just looked back at the photos and in...

p.s I've just looked back at the photos and in the first one the alignment looks correct, in the latest one it maybe isn't?
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 5th January 2022, 17:42
Replies: 111
Views: 14,652
Posted By Mitchelkitman
I hope you won't mind me saying..... I may be...

I hope you won't mind me saying..... I may be wrong, but I think it's the "correct way" for the Uj's on the shaft to be 'in-phase' ie, lined up so they are a mirror image so that when the shaft turns...
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