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« Reply #10500 on: May 31, 2018, 12:11:55 AM » |
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You don't stop havin fun because you get old - you get old if you stop havin fun!
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« Reply #10501 on: May 31, 2018, 11:54:45 AM » |
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Peter Sellers -Excuse me Sir, is thees your Minkey?
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« Reply #10502 on: June 07, 2018, 10:19:40 PM » |
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Back to the plot:
Weight tube's fully welded & all mounting holes drilled in it -plus a couple of filler holes with rubber blanking grommets bought to plug them with afterwards. I surprised myself by remembering those -I wouldn't put it past me to get it all fitted then find I've got no way to fill it!
It'll all be powder coated black so will hopefully just blend in with the chassis.
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« Reply #10503 on: June 07, 2018, 10:29:14 PM » |
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Just got to drill the chassis to suit now. I'll use crush tubes across the width of the chassis box section so it doesn't get squished when I bolt it up. Tube & hole saw ordered.
I've also made up a couple of right angled brackets that bolt to the bottom of the rear lights. They'll hold the stainless fog & reversing lights I bought ages ago.
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« Reply #10504 on: June 07, 2018, 10:38:28 PM » |
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Got a problem though.
The numberplate mount's ended up at an odd angle, tilted upwards. I spent ages looking at it this afternoon, trying to convince myself it'd be O.K, but it won't. It'll really annoy me.
I know it's stupid & I know this tube thing's only temporary until the pick-up bed goes back on, but that won't be this Summer & quite possibly not next Summer, so I'll be driving it like this for a while. I'll cut along the top of the numberplate mounting plate & see if I can tweak it down, in line with the chassis, then get it welded ...again.
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« Reply #10505 on: June 07, 2018, 10:44:34 PM » |
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« Reply #10506 on: June 08, 2018, 05:29:31 PM » |
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Why not just fit some kind of wedges between the reg plate and the bracket?
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« Reply #10507 on: June 08, 2018, 05:52:30 PM » |
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 That would probably be more work than just running the angle grinder along the top edge, prising it open, then welding the gap up again. Good idea though. Tube & matching hole saw have arrived. |
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« Reply #10508 on: June 09, 2018, 07:19:12 AM » |
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That's a weird photo ? Tubing looks tapered ? And are those numbers on your watch Really that large ? |
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Backyard hotrodder,learnt by mistake,still learning ?
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« Reply #10509 on: June 09, 2018, 11:43:31 AM » |
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It all depends on your perspective. |
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Carpe diem!
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« Reply #10510 on: June 09, 2018, 06:12:28 PM » |
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Beware the Ides of March, But!
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« Reply #10511 on: June 09, 2018, 07:51:36 PM » |
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I'm wasted here y'know.  |
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« Reply #10512 on: June 09, 2018, 10:31:02 PM » |
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Now the old eyes are going he needs big numbers on his watch.
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« Reply #10513 on: June 10, 2018, 03:18:46 AM » |
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Hope you've got a pilot drill long enough for the box section.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #10514 on: June 10, 2018, 09:15:48 AM » |
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Nope, got to drop the 2nd fuel tank back out so I can drill from the other side.
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