My Old Landy
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And those with knackered hands like me
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Pigeon_Droppings2
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Yea i had the xc70 2.5t that was ULEZ...like a fool I got rid of it!
That xc70 (1 owner/82k fsh) cost me £2k about 4 years ago...now more like £5k+...if you can find one!
They are expensive to run too...25mpg, high road tax, high insurance unfortunately!
Been looking at the Dacia jogger hybrid...I just need a cheap big estate car for the allotment and the various hobbies I get up to. Just needs to be simple...no stupid lane keep nonsense and AC via buttons!
Memmeddu
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An FSM Polsky FIAT 126P might be right for you.
You have either a pair of mechanical control levers on the dashboard.
Or a little physical butterfly valve on the transmission tunnel.
If you want cold air the valve is closed.
You have to switch a fan which takes air from the trunk in the front of the car.
If you want hot you have to open the valve in relation of how much heat you need.
Here comes a stream of oily and gasoline aromatics directly from the engine air cooling conveyor .
The speed depends directly on the throttle and the heat too really.
You can select the output from the windshield base or the front of the dash.
Few things can go wrong and everything is fixable with an hammer and duck tape
Arc Tourist
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Yeah, I fell into that classification years ago.
The supporting ring was attached to the tank using bits of "White Tack".Same here, and simple devices can make life just a little bit easier.And those with knackered hands like me
Red'n'Black
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Last time I was car hunting I was surprised how many 20+ year old sheds were being advertised as 'ULEZ compliant'. Didn't bother me one way or the other, I don't drive into big cities any more, but most petrol cars of that era, including daughter's 02 plate 106, are compliant. It's old diesels they really seem to have a problem with.You're going to get me started!...we are looking for a new car at the moment and my top requirement is I want physical buttons for the air con/Fan.
I really didn't think it was much to ask..if it wasn't for ULEZ tax I'd buy an old Volvo !
Dcal
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Today (well yesterday) I made a vacuum chamber for the princely sum of £3.
I've been playing about with PU casting and YouTube tells me it's better to pull a vacuum on the mixed resin to remove bubbles before pouring.
Since I recently acquired a vacuum pump on here (many thanks @Martin Hocking ) I thought it would be worth trying it out .
I bought a glass measuring jug from a charity shop for £3 and I had the rest (50mm steel thick plate, an offcut of neoprene, a steel washer and couple of fittings) kicking about.
A glass baking bowl might have been better but then I'd need an even bigger plate.
The top of the glass jug was not flat, so I used some old aluminium oxide floor sanding pads on a surface plate to get it a bit closer to flat.
The steel plate has hole in the middle.
So I welded a washer and then a couple of fittings to take the vacuum pipe.
Then just turn it over and place the neoprene with a cut over the hole, place the jug and hey presto, one vacuum chamber.
It works, however the resin didn't foam up and expand as expected (according to YouTube) but there were lots of tiny bubbles.
Not the most elegant solution and the plate is a bit heavy to lug about, but it's a quick way to prove the principal and it's nice to find a use for some of the gear I keep buying on here.
I've been playing about with PU casting and YouTube tells me it's better to pull a vacuum on the mixed resin to remove bubbles before pouring.
Since I recently acquired a vacuum pump on here (many thanks @Martin Hocking ) I thought it would be worth trying it out .
I bought a glass measuring jug from a charity shop for £3 and I had the rest (50mm steel thick plate, an offcut of neoprene, a steel washer and couple of fittings) kicking about.
A glass baking bowl might have been better but then I'd need an even bigger plate.
The top of the glass jug was not flat, so I used some old aluminium oxide floor sanding pads on a surface plate to get it a bit closer to flat.
The steel plate has hole in the middle.
So I welded a washer and then a couple of fittings to take the vacuum pipe.
Then just turn it over and place the neoprene with a cut over the hole, place the jug and hey presto, one vacuum chamber.
It works, however the resin didn't foam up and expand as expected (according to YouTube) but there were lots of tiny bubbles.
Not the most elegant solution and the plate is a bit heavy to lug about, but it's a quick way to prove the principal and it's nice to find a use for some of the gear I keep buying on here.
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Been helping a mate out here and there on a few jobs recently.
Finished them off Friday, left him to pickle and wash today, prior to delivery.
5mm thick barrels, rolled from plate. 360mm ø
Bsp fittings top and bottom and side, and a flanged tangential stab in.
Finished them off Friday, left him to pickle and wash today, prior to delivery.
5mm thick barrels, rolled from plate. 360mm ø
Bsp fittings top and bottom and side, and a flanged tangential stab in.
When desperately short of cash & having blown up my RD250 I picked up a 1972 Fiat 500 for £25 (this was about 1986).
Simple fun things. No syncromesh, the same smelly heater system (& window demister) and 18hp 2-cyl rear engine.
The absolute best thing about it for a young idiot though - was the discovery of a ring-pull cable under the map pocket. This turned out to be linked to the throttle cable - the world's crudest cruise control device!
Combine this with a fold back half sunroof & a young idiot..... & you have the only car I've ever known that you can set "cruise", flip back the sunroof..... and then climb out & sit on the roof, while steering with your feet
Martin Hocking
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Great to see it actually being used for something!
I can’t remember if I mentioned it but the pump can be re-jigged to pull a bit more vacuum if needed by running one of the pumps through the other.
Happy days!
Memmeddu
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Not possible with mine as it doesn't have a sunroof.When desperately short of cash & having blown up my RD250 I picked up a 1972 Fiat 500 for £25 (this was about 1986).
Simple fun things. No syncromesh, the same smelly heater system (& window demister) and 18hp 2-cyl rear engine.
The absolute best thing about it for a young idiot though - was the discovery of a ring-pull cable under the map pocket. This turned out to be linked to the throttle cable - the world's crudest cruise control device!
Combine this with a fold back half sunroof & a young idiot..... & you have the only car I've ever known that you can set "cruise", flip back the sunroof..... and then climb out & sit on the roof, while steering with your feet
But mine is going to become like a Porsche.
With more than it's original 24HP.
Those are funny cars , and not so much deadly.
They are pretty tough
Dcal
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I can see how that would work, it's running in parallel but it's a simple matter to change the orientation of the valves to run it in series.
I'll give it a go.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Made over the last few days.
Then given to a site.
Frames were £1 for two.
The contents was what I had.
Then given to a site.
Frames were £1 for two.
The contents was what I had.
Arc Tourist
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You are quite artistic !
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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I can see the mistakes, there is one on the dice one what niggles me.You are quite artistic !
Arc Tourist
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Bottom row number 1 out of sequence ?
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arther dailey
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I am loving the camera one , purely through the irony
Hood
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Both skippers are happy with the roller systems I have fitted in the last while.
First one was a complete system.
Next one was an alteration to an existing system that didn't work the best.
Also just finished another alteration today but not taken any pics as it has been a race against time to get it finished. Hopefully will get some snaps in the next few days.
First one was a complete system.
Next one was an alteration to an existing system that didn't work the best.
Also just finished another alteration today but not taken any pics as it has been a race against time to get it finished. Hopefully will get some snaps in the next few days.
