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Old 1st January 2012, 19:06
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Havn't done much more than this yet, but i read this forum day and night keeping upto date with everybodies builds. A great bunch of people who hopefully i will meet in the coming years.

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I have just repaired mig welder, bought the DVD, watched it, so just need to master welding...

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Old 1st January 2012, 19:29
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Wow, another builder with a sieve for a floor! Welcome to the novice welders' club.

Is it a lightweight four or a silky six?
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Doh, should've looked at the pic's a bit closer, doughnuts = Mk2 Vitesse.
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Old 1st January 2012, 19:54
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It will also have different cam, not sure how different!

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I didn't know you could get uprated knobbly sticks for the Triumph 2000.

Any links you could post to save me the effort of googling it?
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Old 1st January 2012, 20:03
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Just read your 'blog Gary. Talk about one-upmanship: I'm welding up a rotten old chassis with a new welder, so you buy a mig welder that needs to be restored before you can use it on your rotten chassis!

Worthy of 'the four Yorkshiremen' sketch. "New arc welder you say? You were lucky! There were 'undred and fifty of us using broken down mig welder..."
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Default Knobbly Sticks, like it...

Canley or Jigsaw Racing. The box mine was in said Kentcams? bought on ebay.The engine will get a full rebuild at some point this year...

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wow gary u sure had a quick strip down, chassis looks good solid tho.... were are the out riggers ?
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Hi Gary
Having just completed a spraying the wife's Herald in Old English White thats the colour I have settled on too.
I think its a class colour and so period..
Im a long way off getting colour on though.
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Old 1st January 2012, 21:22
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If you get a chance Mulberry look at my blog, you'll see the state of chassis. Pops, I agree that colour will be great... It's just that I feel the Sammio, in my eyes is more Italian than English! I'm also going for white walled tyres, it's funny how a colour can change the interpretation of the picture in my head...
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ah its yout blog,, i saw eletric engine hoist,, lucky bugger....
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Old 2nd January 2012, 20:14
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Hi Mulberry, only used it once... So good just pressing a button and not struggle!
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As much as I like to hear what others are up to, I can't wait to get on with my own build. Its been a struggle stuck at home DIYing, doing things that i once relished but now get in the way of my currrent hobby. I would like to build an old bicycle in the same style as my car will be... thats another project! My wife is now prepared to release funds as i go... if i start buying parts in the order i require them! Already spent £5500 in total
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Hi Gary,
Know the feeling...although mine is more to do with being on my tod...at least your misses cleans the house, does the ironing...cooks a hearty meal and you know .... I seem to spend the whole bloody weekend doing womens work....isnt it great knowing there are no women on here...we can be so sexist and get away with it...(that should flush them out )

I`m now waiting for the first reply sayin "I know why you are on your own" Thats another ongoing project.... You still up for the beers on Sunday?
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Old 30th January 2012, 22:00
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Sunday at 10am... I've seen the wife do the ironing! 20mins tops, its not rocket science. As i say to her 'I can't do everything'

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OK Bacon roll and tea then....you are welcome to bring the misses...I have a pile of ironing she can do while we chat.
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OK Bacon roll and tea then....you are welcome to bring the misses...I have a pile of ironing she can do while we chat.
would not want to be in the room when you suggest that to her
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Had my first go at welding today, i think i ended up with a better idea of what to do... Mr.T, what thickness metal did you use to plug the holes? Quit a lot of work to do on the chassis which looks quite fiddly as there are alot of brackets around the area.

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Had my first go at welding today, i think i ended up with a better idea of what to do... Mr.T, what thickness metal did you use to plug the holes? Quit a lot of work to do on the chassis which looks quite fiddly as there are alot of brackets around the area.
I used 5mm x 50mm strap iron for the repairs around the front outrigger and 1.2mm sheet for the areas that needed over plating.

That's because that's what I had to hand rather than for any complicated technical reasons.

Oh, and well done for having a go at welding, nice to see another newbie having a go!
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That sounds about the same as me. I used 1.2mm for floor and outrigger repairs as that i what i had left over from my floor pans, and it seems about the same thickness. Then a bit of 3mm sheet i had left over from my last project for repairing some of the thicker pieces as it seemed to be the same thickness?
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