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« Reply #7050 on: January 25, 2014, 11:40:56 PM » |
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« Reply #7051 on: January 26, 2014, 12:36:30 AM » |
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Wide angle lens on my camera makes it look bigger than it actually is, (missus).
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« Reply #7052 on: January 26, 2014, 10:10:20 PM » |
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« Reply #7053 on: January 28, 2014, 06:46:54 PM » |
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All the pin holes in the roof seams finally welded up this afternoon. Once the interior light fitting's welded in place, I'll slap a coat of "Ku Rust" on the inside of the roof, then run seam sealant over the welds, then brush paint it with zinc paint. Eventually it'll be covered with a layer of Dynamatt too. If that lot doesn't stop the rain getting in, nothing will!
2 metres of B & Q's finest 4mm flat strap reduced to 44 mounting tabs, tapped with an M6 thread, to hold the upholstered panels around the inside of the cab.
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« Reply #7054 on: January 28, 2014, 06:58:44 PM » |
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« Reply #7055 on: January 28, 2014, 07:38:22 PM » |
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I want to hang upholstered panels in the gaps between the "rollcage" tubes.
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« Reply #7056 on: January 28, 2014, 07:55:31 PM » |
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Looks like you've been making, 44 more welding jobs for lunatic. Oh wont he be pleased Did you break many taps this time ? |
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« Reply #7057 on: January 28, 2014, 08:46:16 PM » |
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He loves it really. No, tap still intact.
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« Reply #7058 on: January 31, 2014, 08:40:47 PM » |
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Had a phone call at work this morning from Phil, telling me my upholstery was ready. So Mr Loon & I took a drive over to Newbury in Berkshire this afternoon.
I'd asked Phil to add another inch or so to the foam in the seat bases, plus a raised front edge to give some support under the knees. I also wanted the curved aprons around the back of the seat widened to the edges of the frames & the top edges raised, (one seat back was slightly higher than the other before).
I was concerned they'd look too chunky, but he's made a nice job of them, using the "tuck n roll" material I supplied. They just need a bit of use now to soften them up a bit.
Loon tried one for size & reported it a million times better.
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« Reply #7059 on: January 31, 2014, 08:41:34 PM » |
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« Reply #7060 on: January 31, 2014, 08:46:18 PM » |
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Very nice Mr M, is it expensive?............
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« Reply #7061 on: January 31, 2014, 09:18:20 PM » |
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Hiya. 2 seats. plus the gearbox tunnel, which took several days to sort out, plus a length of cable trunking that runs along the side of it, 250 quid. Sounds a lot, but definitely not a job I could do myself!
The Dynamatt heat/sound insulation I'd put on the gearbox tunnel had to be sealed with a coat of glue, then Phil stitched together a black vinyl cover, which he glued over the top. I didn't think he'd be able to keep the complicated curves, but he's done an admirable job. The completed tunnel weighs a ton, but was the main source of the excessive heat in the cab during the Summer, so hopefully we've sorted that now, (what look like wrinkles in the tunnel cover in these pics are actually damp patches where he wiped off his chalk marks).
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« Reply #7062 on: January 31, 2014, 09:29:43 PM » |
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Because I now lodge in a shared house, I've got nowhere to store anything. The boot of my little commuter car's stuffed with all the parts that are due to be used on the Pop & my bike. The gearbox tunnel & seat bases will actually have to live on the back seat for now! So when we left Phil's workshop, we nipped across town, (not easy on a wet Friday evening in Newbury), & dropped the seats straight off at the powder-coaters. Because we've removed the sliding seat runners & welded the bases directly to the seats, they need re-coating. It also means I don't have to find somewhere to store them for a couple of weeks!
Craig of A & C Shotblasting, (the powder-coaters), always has interesting stuff in his workshop. A Bedford truck grille panel, a dozen assorted motorcycle frames, a Jaguar rear suspension cradle -& these. Tractor wheels apparently, in to be blasted & coated black. Cool!
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« Reply #7063 on: January 31, 2014, 09:43:05 PM » |
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Looking at the work that went into those seats and tunnel, I think you got your monies worth
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« Reply #7064 on: January 31, 2014, 09:57:52 PM » |
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Yeah, so do I Merv. I'm very happy with them. For what I've spent on the seats since we started, I could've had a set custom made! They originally cost me 20 quid for the pair from an autojumble stall, (they're reproduction Austin Chummy frames that are supposed to be fully upholstered). This is the 3rd or 4th -& definitely last, time, they'll be re-done.
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