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[Mutley_RIP]

I still <3 Reggie

[Bean]

Yaaaaay - Lisa!!

Fankoo!

[Mutley_RIP]

Yaaaaaay - Bean

[pikey7]

well now, there's your problem!

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looks like the layshaft bearing kinda had enough! :s

There's quite a bit of play in the main double roller, so I think thats probably the root cause, and it's a knock on effect on that one. Either way... :s

Looks like You'll be needing some bearings then!

[Bean]

Owwie!

Well, the noise was horrible - So I guessed something was up, lol

[ScottyBoi]

Lol, try not to!

Can come and give me a hand then

Need all the hands i can get ATM if i want it done before Christmas.

[Bean]

Christmas? I thought you'd be at Malvern in it!?

[ScottyBoi]

No chance

Not even running yet... As your not busy come down and just put it back together for me

[Bean]

With the state of that gearbox, I need all the moneys I can get - Can't be spending on fuel ... or chocolates ... or bread ... or water ...




You could always, y'know ... bring it up here!

[ScottyBoi]

Hehe that's an offer i might just take you up on.

Only thing i don't have a trailer licence.

Well if you stopped breaking things then you would have the money

[Bean]

Lol, I think you might be on to something there ... !



Mr Pikey has added up all the bits that I need ...

Guessworks is gonna have a good Christmas ...

[pikey7]

can i have the good christmas?

[Bean]

Depends if you do your job well!

Might treat you, if you do!

[Bean]

Today, I spent 6 hours driving 'round trying to find gas & a regulator! ...

Eveeeentually managed to get everything I needed!




So - This is what I decided to tackle, today!




Figured that the sooner I get on to the car, the better - And also, that the inner wing was wrecked enough anyway - I couldn't really make it any worse! So thought I would practice putting some metal back on the car.

So, this is the adventure of my first ever weld on a car - My first ever hand-made patch and my first ever butt-weld.


Firstly, I chopped out the rotten section:




Then I took one of Reggie' A Panels & started stripping it down, ready to use for my patch:



(Yeaaahh - Really bad paint job shows again!)

I made my patch to do in the section:




Then welded it up!




And it's mostly straight:





The area to the left, nearerst the scuttle, is a bit rubbish - the metal's so thin and my patch wasn't the best of fits - so it's not a great line up, so the metal blew straight through. I reckon half of it's OK, but the other half isn't good enough yet.

Still, I know it's not up to standard yet, but I'm really pleased with what I've done today!

[Ethel]

find yerself a bit of copper or brass to put behind it as a "chill".