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Watch out for a TV program called "Tank Overhaul".
They were showing some blokes from Bovington tank museum welding 2 shattered tank hulls together to make a decent one, and they were using a roll-over jig like that, but a bit more substantial
They were showing some blokes from Bovington tank museum welding 2 shattered tank hulls together to make a decent one, and they were using a roll-over jig like that, but a bit more substantial
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Great idea and simple to make but the only drawback is the floor space needed to roll the van compared with a proper rotisserie, not very practical for the average home restorer. If I made one like that I'd try to incorporate some castors into it somehow to make it more mobile.
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Deviating slightly from topic, my next door neighbour restored a split-screen bus, used it for a few years, put it into storage last winter, brought it out of storage in the spring. It came home on a friday night and was stolen by saturday morning 
. He was gutted, he's still fighting with the insurers as they specify it has to be in the locked garage between 10pm and 6am. Check your policy carefully 
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. He was gutted, he's still fighting with the insurers as they specify it has to be in the locked garage between 10pm and 6am. Check your policy carefully .
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hmm, surely they ask where it's kept and the owner specifies the location...
and stating that it's in a locked garage will reduce the premium?
If he'd said 'it's kept on the drive and sometimes the road outside the house' (like I do) then they shouldn't have added the clause about it being locked up overnight.
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Peter
hmm, surely they ask where it's kept and the owner specifies the location...
and stating that it's in a locked garage will reduce the premium?
If he'd said 'it's kept on the drive and sometimes the road outside the house' (like I do) then they shouldn't have added the clause about it being locked up overnight.
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Peter
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It was on a classic car policy, he specified that it would be kept in a locked garage overnight when it was on the premises. In return they reduced the premium. His argument is that they can't prove what time it was stolen, their argument is that it's irrelevant as if it was after 10pm he would have already put the van away and if it was before 10pm he would have known it was missing when he went to put it away. I have my MX5 on a classic policy and have the same clause on mine.
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Hi,
well, that's the risk that you have to take. As long as it's locked up when you say it will be there shouldn't be a problem.
I stick with older cars but nothing that could be described as a 'classic'. Currently I drive a 1999 mondeo diesel estate. Cost me £650 just under a year ago and sometime around next April I'll be changing it for a 2000 model, hopefully from the salvage auction, hopefully around £300 or so.
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Peter
well, that's the risk that you have to take. As long as it's locked up when you say it will be there shouldn't be a problem.
I stick with older cars but nothing that could be described as a 'classic'. Currently I drive a 1999 mondeo diesel estate. Cost me £650 just under a year ago and sometime around next April I'll be changing it for a 2000 model, hopefully from the salvage auction, hopefully around £300 or so.
Regards
Peter
