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Robsey - stop whining! lol i told you 5 years ago that the jacking points were the next on the list for repairs. oh guess what 5 years have past lol i have made a copy jacking point before so no need to cry about that either. go buy some pipe fit it then pop it over one night for welding.. carpets w...

Red oxide was red lead paint. Red lead is no longer available. .
So red oxide these days is red dyed etch primer. You have to be careful with acid etch primer as it reacts with fillers and some primers

might get some welding done on this bloody thing soon!

thats not a problem is it lol

you just need to keep an eye on the sills as i've repaired a couple

are they parts you can get or do you want to make on the lathe?

You were so engrossed with the Capri roof, that you did not notice much else. Thankfully getting very close to completion. Did you not see the yellow and black clinical waste bag that I left with at the end of the evening. It was full of those parts, and the dash pod cover. A bit of homework. :D i ...

never noticed you removed all that.

thought you were asleep under the van, didnt see you move all night

When using the spot welder, make sure the pieces are clean. use a soft pad on a grinder to keep the ends nice, keep them to a shallow dome. you can buy a sharpener but the cost is stupid. use the spot welder on max power recommended for 2+2. the pieces should pull together but not bruise/mark the st...

wow really nice repairs there mate

nice welding!

Troy

also keep the tips clean, 6mm to 8mm diameter will help
they do the job as i used to have one.
Resistance welding just need pure umph and thats it
mine is 32amp per phase.

The biggest problem I've found with the spot welder is ALL surfaces have to be beyond clean. Most of the time I resort to plug welding to be honest. Probably be great when all the metal work is brand new but with cars I find all the old stone chip, underseal etc plus zinc primming can upset the spo...

what software do you use and don't say paint brush lol

Robsey wrote:I could, but it is still meant to be wired via the choke ecu.

I do have an ecu, so I can get it rigged up this weekend.

isn't that a strange way to do things

Robsey wrote:For 60k, I could buy 5 vans in mint condition - lol.

Or were you meaning that you will pay me?
Hmm, I like that idea - lol

of course i'll pay you, nobody is happy with working for free anymore.

Could you use a maestro coolant temperture sensor?

Lol, I can never wish for a big enough shed! Are you talking about the van or Troy's unit. :p :lol: :lol: [ Image ] Wow look how much tidier it is before you come along :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: sorry to spoil your thread. :o I think you will find that it is the Capri that is sat in that lovely...

Robsey wrote: But I have a huge conscience... hence my ongoing concerns of taking up Troy's time.

easily fixed 60K

doing something is progress, keep chipping away your get there

see you nearly didn't go with it, because you thought you couldn't get it to work.
You make everything work, or to a fashion lol

well i'm ok 24/7

Heard from the guy doing the door, he said that he spent ages getting the old paint off it, apparently it was polyurethane paint and the coach line had been lacquered over so had to take the paint back to bare metal. at least on the main part of the door. didn't even know that was a type of paint, ...

Are you just grinding off the inner sill or any spot weld drilling going on, not that I'm anal about spot weld drilling now, instead of grinding off old metal! As the spot welds are impossible to find rob's going to have to grind them out. it needs to be perfect clean steel otherwise the spot welde...

What vehicle are those parts you painted for?
obviously not for the van because the colour is all wrong.

its all pretty straight forward as every plug has its own unique location. the plugs only reach certain areas of the dash.