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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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Default It may take me 7hours to change brake discs BUT........

.........took me 1hr 'ish' to strip the interior to bare white metal!!!!!!!!

to all who doubted me!!!!!!!

and i only lost two sockets in the process.....havn't a clue where they are!!!!
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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See ya can do it
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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Stripping is the easy bit, its putting it all back together and having no screws left is the hard bit!

Looking foward to see it all finished though
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DanS
Stripping is the easy bit, its putting it all back together and having no screws left is the hard bit!

Looking foward to see it all finished though
oh yer. like your dashboard

did ya ever find where they went
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:12 PM
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nope.... had about 5 left didn't we?

no wonder it rattles lick fuck now
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:13 PM
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you lot should work for monkey motor sport
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:13 PM
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could be i suppose don't fancy taking it apart again though. that was a right chore
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DanS
Stripping is the easy bit, its putting it all back together and having no screws left is the hard bit!

Looking foward to see it all finished though
Just as well it isn;t all going back....infact...none of it is!!!
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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Just out of interest.....

was the cut and shut spot or tig welded?
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:16 PM
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ouch
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DanS
Just out of interest.....

was the cut and shut spot or tig welded?
meeeooow

saucer of milk to table 9 please

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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:23 PM
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Spiky i dont get it

AFPSML! @ max's siggy
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rene
Spiky i dont get it

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stripped out cut and shut, weld marks
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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Take it Keith decided the stripped out racer look was the way forward then?

Somebody will buy the interior and get a couple of free sockets by the sounds of things
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Default Re: It may take me 7hours to change brake discs BUT........

Originally Posted by keithG666
.........took me 1hr 'ish' to strip the interior to bare white metal!!!!!!!!

to all who doubted me!!!!!!!

Had anymore attempts at replacing distributor caps recently Keith?
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Default Re: It may take me 7hours to change brake discs BUT........

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.........took me 1hr 'ish' to strip the interior to bare white metal!!!!!!!!

to all who doubted me!!!!!!!

Had anymore attempts at replacing distributor caps recently Keith?
I AM ASHAMED!!!

and as far as the weld marks are concerned....I just sprayed over them!!!

























BASTARDS
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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BASTARDS
No problem!!
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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