Bowie69
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Definitely closer...
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The spidertrax/404 axles have aluminium centre sections....
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Probably the hull of his model steam ship, 1/5 size.
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True, but likely not in a hurry, but equally, I have pretty well sorted axles now as it is.
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Just now, ThreePointFive said:
The real question is, can you afford not to?
Yes, way more than I can afford to.
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Just now, Stellaghost said:
Absolutely..........
Regards Stephen
The tyres would almost touch in the middle.
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I mean, can you imagine LGT on 40" treps?
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'Bigger Green Thing'?
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Current increases as you load it up, meaning more heat, and at the same time you are slowing down the fan which is supposed to be cooling it -just go easy on them they last a long time.
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25 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:
Also this might not be necessary as I'm fitting a 1uz
Correct answer.
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Just now, Junglie said:
I’d normally agree but the mess and general inconvenience puts me off.
I mean getting someone else to do it
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I think the cost was north of £10k when I saw one advertised, may have come down....
However one concern was raised is that by using a laser the surface of the steel is heated causing some oxidation, which you would still have to clean off before welding, ideally, or other processes.
A good sand blast is better, IMHO.
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44 minutes ago, Bigj66 said:
@Bowie69 are you thinking of replacing the V8 with a TDi in LGT?
Err, no.
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No harm in trying it....
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6 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:
Surely you didn't expect me to buy one..........lol
Regards Stephen
No, my mind immediately went to dropping it off at and engine rebuilders for a quick skim for ~£40.
But then you are Stephen.
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That cut looks very clean!
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Just now, Stellaghost said:
Yes it has, it's the head that has slight cracks between the inlet and exhaust valves,which im going to have a shot at welding up
Regards Stephen
Having seen this done, the usual route seems to be to remove the seats, weld it up and then re-cut the space for the seats and insert new ones, and then cut to depth.
Or are you just going to drill it out and blast it with AC TIG and hope?
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6 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:
@miketomcat has run worse I'm sure
Perhaps.................. I won't say anything more
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Has the head been outside for a while? Lot of rust on the value seat inserts.
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Of course you just made one.....
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For clarity, I find red stuff just bites a fair bit better with less pedal effort, with slightly better pedal feel, I'm not certain how the pads could change pedal feel, but they do.
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I didn't want to be the first to say it, but you are right.
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Sheet metal offcuts.
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Plasma cutter
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