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« Reply #8535 on: January 21, 2016, 02:32:09 PM » |
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Pop mudguards look just fine. Too shiny and they'll stick out instead of 'fading into' the tyre  |
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« Reply #8536 on: January 21, 2016, 02:36:18 PM » |
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Get it running first , then you can MOT it and DRIVE it, all the rest is bunce Just DA the rest of the body and roller it with tinted 2k filler primer , it'll keep the rust at bay while you finally rework it a panel at a time while still driving it . I know what you mean about lack of drive I've done virtually nothing for 8 weeks and I've no excuses re lack of power / tools etc. |
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« Reply #8537 on: January 21, 2016, 04:15:30 PM » |
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 As they're the 2 vehicles I plan to keep, I quite like the idea of my chop & my Pop being a matched pair -what gets done to one, gets done to the other. One good day of welding should see it all done. Hopefully tomorrow. I painted the inside of the drivers sill will rust killer the other day, ready to weld the closing panel in underneath. Sort out the bottom rear corner of the cab on that side & it's done. Then some filler around that corner & the whole cab can be painted. Not so far off being done now. |
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« Reply #8538 on: January 21, 2016, 05:05:45 PM » |
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You have multiple health issues keeping you from the garage though Kev. My problem's keeping the enthusiasm going after 4 or 5 hours of trudging the streets delivering the Mail -crazy busy today, lugging dozens of National Trust membership packs, the size & weight of phone directories, (are the Yellow Pages still going?), in minus temperatures. Really don't want to lay in a puddle under the Pop, welding stuff in semi darkness at the moment.
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« Reply #8539 on: January 25, 2016, 09:47:19 PM » |
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Nothing to show, but I've collected the fuel tank from my brother in Wiltshire. He's TIG welded the 3mm thick cradles I made to the paper thin replica model T Ford tank. The welding company who welded patches over the original filler & sender holes for me managed to distort the metal around the patches, but it's actually worked out O.K cos that's sunk the patches more or less level with the rest of the tank. Today I started filling & sanding it & hopefully Loon can spray it for me next week while he's painting my motorcycle tank the same colour.
I had an email from Adrian Flux, the insurance company this evening, telling me the Pop cover needs renewing in a couple of weeks time -which is odd cos it hasn't been insured for 2 years. They quoted £282 for fully comprehensive cover, but that includes 40 quid breakdown cover, (I'm already with the AA), 16 quid loss of ignition key cover & a few other odds & ends. So I'll give 'em a ring & renew it & it should be around 200 quid fully comp'.
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« Reply #8540 on: January 26, 2016, 09:02:08 AM » |
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Try RH Insurance or Classicline as well Flux are rip off artists . They sponsored R&S Insurance section for a year but got so much flack about their poor service and dubious business practices that they left . You could get a quote from Classicline via the NSRA scheme which will cost an additional £31 for NSRA membership to qualify .
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« Reply #8541 on: January 26, 2016, 09:15:26 AM » |
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Been with the Flux for years, never had any trouble. Also been with Frank Pickles again no troubles and cheapish.
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« Reply #8542 on: January 26, 2016, 11:29:56 AM » |
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Been with the Flux for years, never had any trouble. Also been with Frank Pickles again no troubles and cheapish.
have you had to claim or policy change mid term? i believe thats when problems happen. |
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« Reply #8543 on: January 26, 2016, 11:46:20 AM » |
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No, fingers crossed along with everything else, I've never claimed, did change policy a few years back, cannot remember an hassle, but it was a while back.
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« Reply #8544 on: January 26, 2016, 05:18:31 PM » |
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Well, I tried Classicline, but no-one answered the phone, so Mr Flux got my business. £212.04 fully comp'.
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« Reply #8545 on: January 26, 2016, 07:08:58 PM » |
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you need to get it running and back on road now!!!! lol
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« Reply #8546 on: January 26, 2016, 07:15:01 PM » |
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One dry day of welding, some fillering, then priming. Easy |
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« Reply #8547 on: January 31, 2016, 06:19:13 PM » |
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Another day of rain & wind here today, so I rubbed down the fuel tank, then filled & rubbed it down again. Think it's done now, ready for a coat of 2 pack high build primer. So my motorcycle & truck tanks are both on Loon's To Do list now as they'll be the same colour.
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« Reply #8548 on: January 31, 2016, 06:58:48 PM » |
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Are the mounts going to be the same colour as the tank or contrast ?
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« Reply #8549 on: January 31, 2016, 08:25:53 PM » |
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Last time around, using the original Pop tank, they were black to match the pick-up bed, but this time I'm trying to simplify things a bit more so they'll be green, (saves masking & a 2nd paint session).
I'm trying to simplify & tidy the whole truck as I finish all the half done jobs. I'm thinking more vintage commercial vehicle than glitzy hotrod.
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