James1979
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Oh man, you have no idea!
I should go through my other phone and post some photos!
“How the actual fk did you do that?” Is a common question as I get out the truck…..
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I should go through my other phone and post some photos!
“How the actual fk did you do that?” Is a common question as I get out the truck…..
123hotchef
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32 amp me thinks?I hope you've got a healthy supply to feed that VFD
anto44
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Reminds me of a saying I saw on Facebook,
"Everything's a hammer, unless it's a screwdriver then it's a chisel"
Olderisbetter
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Just a tease of what i picked up today..engine code 12G432
is that a 10cc (engine code - not displacement!!) midget engine, very good upgrade with the bigger main bearings against the standard 1098 moggie lump. Have you got the corresponding 12G295 head to go with it?
bigegg
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I could be smart and tell you what it is but I am honest (mostly)and Google told me so...
me too
8ob
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I could be smart and tell you what it is but I am honest (mostly
I would like to know what's bolted onto the top of said midget block
Bob
25.4_mechanic
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With your kind permission, I will now steal this saying, translate it into my language and henceforth use it freely in different variations. 
Thank you!
Carsten
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Olderisbetter
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Give that man a prize, yes needs rebuilding but it came with 295 head and twin SU carbs and a gear box
Very nice, missed one myself last year - was going to stick it in my traveller but was too late.
Looking for an old school rover v8 instead now.......
Olderisbetter
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The last one i did went into a moggy, with a 3.9 diff and a single 1.5 inch SU and a few tweaks it went really well
roblane65
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This week I've acquired a large heavy murex earth clamp, because it was cheap
a machined adapter plate and guide bush for the cordless hikoki router as nothing of the old makita would fit
and yesterday was in lidl late on and got a new tungsten sharpener/chisel grinder general removal sharpening tool
for £25 how can you say no !
I'm not generally not one for cheap tools , and I've got a decent makita 3" belt sander I keep in the van and i've been using it for sharpening tungstens
this came with clamps to invert on a bench or stand and I thought the flip up end a handy feature . Plus I've got a boat load 3" belts I bought as a job lot years ago.
a machined adapter plate and guide bush for the cordless hikoki router as nothing of the old makita would fit
and yesterday was in lidl late on and got a new tungsten sharpener/chisel grinder general removal sharpening tool
for £25 how can you say no !
I'm not generally not one for cheap tools , and I've got a decent makita 3" belt sander I keep in the van and i've been using it for sharpening tungstens
this came with clamps to invert on a bench or stand and I thought the flip up end a handy feature . Plus I've got a boat load 3" belts I bought as a job lot years ago.
Stueeee
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2" main Midget/Sprite motor as said. The 12G295/206 heads were OK back when that's all there was, but I'd use the 12G940 head off a 1275 motor if I was doing one of these today. Good port shape, bigger valves, smaller (i.e shallower) combustion chamber too. The late Metro/Maestro 1275 heads have hard exhaust valve seats from the factory. If you are going to put a radical cam in there you would need to relieve the block for the exhaust valves as on this 9CG ("thick deck" 948 Sprite/Midget block with white metal cam bearings) item I prepared a few years ago.
12G940 head that went on the 9CG motor.
Cobbler
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Got a spare one sat in the garage & another in bits in the shed looking for a home
I have a Sykes roll cab which is similar without the smaller side draws and is a SPG international box, made in Canada. Got to admit I am a bit jealous as I have soft spot for these boxes. Looks lovely.
winchman
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The bloke has two mid boxes and two top boxes on Ebay sadly just normal size, well made though and great value
Sykes Pickavant Roll Cabinet Tool Box Stack | eBay
Standard width matching tool box set, comprising roller cabinet, middle box and top box. Roller cabinet - three full width drawers plus further storage space underneath for tool cases etc. Foldaway shelf to one side, handle to the other.
www.ebay.co.uk
International (Sykes Pickavant) Top and Middle Tool Boxes | eBay
Sykes Pickavant Roll Cabinet Tool Box Stack. Top box - three small drawers across the top plus three full width ones below. Tote tray present. Quite a few marks and scratches. Hinge works properly, though.
www.ebay.co.uk
