zeppelin builder
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i had a conversation with an ariel enthusiast who was restoring a 32 sloper , they are very thin on the ground were only made for 1 season i believe . they used the frame and cycle parts of the mk 1 sq 4 500 ohc
there was sv , ohv,and a 4v ohv
i total production i think around 200
i had restored an ohv one about 20 years ago so he was needing a few wee jobs done so today i started on the fuel tank it had been blasted and was like a dartboard, i cut the worst bit out and fashioned a new section out of galvy plate and
tigged it in anyone who has welded
old razor blade thick metal will know
what its like it has to be clean on the back too or its porosity city sometimes its better to use stainless wire that helps to stop pores anyway so good so far only a few hundred pores to go il tin and lead the ones on the inner side cheeks as they have a recess ideal for leading i managed to sleeve the bottom of the tube and silver solder the inner joint and fill some holes inside at least no one had used tank sealer its a nightmare if you have to repair a tank thats half an inch deep with epoxy
there was sv , ohv,and a 4v ohv
i total production i think around 200
i had restored an ohv one about 20 years ago so he was needing a few wee jobs done so today i started on the fuel tank it had been blasted and was like a dartboard, i cut the worst bit out and fashioned a new section out of galvy plate and
tigged it in anyone who has welded
old razor blade thick metal will know
what its like it has to be clean on the back too or its porosity city sometimes its better to use stainless wire that helps to stop pores anyway so good so far only a few hundred pores to go il tin and lead the ones on the inner side cheeks as they have a recess ideal for leading i managed to sleeve the bottom of the tube and silver solder the inner joint and fill some holes inside at least no one had used tank sealer its a nightmare if you have to repair a tank thats half an inch deep with epoxy