Ed Poore
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18 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:
I'm really only looking at minor alterations
To most folk minor alterations are swapping tyres for some chunky ones. Not building new wheels from scratch.
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You offering to make that too?
I'm just a humble idiot as my Mum calls us - a man with ideas. She's Portuguese so you'll have to forgive her.
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Why don't you just cast your own?
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Inboard brakes you know it makes sense...
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30 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:
centre is obviously still to come out, but i will need to track down a suitable hole saw first
I got a cheap set off Amazon that went up to about 6" and has actually surprised me how resilient they've been to abuse despite only costing about £40 for the set.
I've got a bigger (I think) 8" one if that's any help?
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14 minutes ago, landroversforever said:
Guessing it is Lexus V8 related!
Not initially.
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30 minutes ago, steve b said:
That's not finished yet, where are the scotchloks?
Steve
Who needs them when you have nice connectors
Connectors, crimps, housing, PCB sockets were £3 on Aliexpress with £12 shipping that mysteriously went up each time you increased the quantity. Still £15 for a waterproof housing with proper connectors isn't bad.
27 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:You will have to wise me up to what it's for..
Two can play at the guess what this is for game.
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Recently recovering @Bowie69 when his brakes failed mine got hot. Put almost 10l of water in but nothing leaking. Thinking back it had been closing water very very slowly.
When I called in with @TSD checked the levels and they were low and for the time noticed it was damp around a load of the coolant pipes, but only just. After 30 years the rubber hoses are finally beginning to give up and weep slightly through cracks.
It was almost sheer fluke we'd spotted it as normally the engine bay hasn't been that dry because of road splatter.
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Teaser post then...
Quick and dirty prototype cheating using a bought module before I spin my own.
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It would be except Stephen doesn't appear to have any peers on this forum
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It's a little more work on the slab front but it is worth considering sinking the lift in so the ramps are flush with the main floor. Gains you a few inches and makes putting normal cars on it far easier. It also means than any oil spills etc., are likely to be contained rather than going off under benches etc.
You could always provision a drain inside there as well. For other reasons I installed an aqua channel around two walls of my workshop (ground behind them is significantly higher). I've not had an issue with water ingress through the wall because of the drainage work we did in the neighbours yard but it's been handy when I bring a wet vehicle in to be able to sweep the water that drops off into the drain.
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No, it'd just be an excuse for him to find someway of dulling it up via a DIY shot blaster or the like.
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How about replace the flatbed for a better flatbed?
https://www.clhtrailers.com/catalogue/main/container-trailer/container-trailer/
Mark will happily add sides for you if you want it to be a more conventional flatbed.
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It's plainly quicker for Stephen to change a wheel than it is to swap tyres.
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They look surprisingly like some little end bushes I've seen.
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Top trick for welding a nut on - put a washer (if you can) between the nut and casting. Really does help the weld not to stick to the casing.
I was skeptical but had a bolt break off flush to the casting on my lawnmowers rear axle casing where it wasn't possible to get all but a specialist air collet drill. Took a few goes with the stick turned up to the max but the washer really did help. Nut was red glowing red once done and once cooled wound straight out.
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Watch it, he's probably done it already.
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Surely that's just an invite for inboard brakes ala jag e type?
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2 minutes ago, dangerous doug said:
I know it’s more work but I do have some 404 wheels you can have if you want to do a similar thing to what you did before. They’re just sitting outside so would rather they get some use if it helps
You liked him that much you've waited until @Stellaghost has got home so he's got to come down again.
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2 minutes ago, Bowie69 said:
I think Sid is quite a bit wider than the 110....
Only if you're going straight. There were certain bits at Seven Sisters where we weren't driving forward through trees
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Well the bargey 110 managed it...
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Dimple die the wheel holes the other way to mount the wheels back to front?
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It's free
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3 minutes ago, Bowie69 said:
Well, it is a quattro.... Don't think I haven't though about building a 5 cylinder turbo independent suspension buggy...
Well I've got a P38 chassis you could chop up into a buggy...
The Search for a Carling 3-Way (on-on-on)
in Modified Vehicle Builds & Special Projects
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Wouldn't a suitable pFET do what you want? Insert it in the high side of your circuit. Pull up resistor on gate to 12V.
Apply 12V to gate and FET is open circuit so no power downstream. Pull it low to ground and FET starts conducting allowing power through.
I'd add some snubber caps on the gate to protect it from transient but the principle is there.