HoggyN
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After an an incident that got me a CU50 and three points, I always uses a nose weight gauge.
One of these...
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You need dissimilar metals and some form of electrolyte between them.
As I understand it, the steel rust inhibitors usually work by creating a layer of iron phosphate on the surface that prevents further oxidation. Aluminium creates a layer of aluminium oxide on its surface when in contact with air which is itself highly resistant to corrosion.
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I've always found this website really helpful for paving related stuff...
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I was hoping to get a very shallow tee guide with grooved rollers.
I had thought of just using an inverted length of angle but I'm going around in circles on this because I can't see me pulling a loaded engine crane over a raised guide. Perhaps a channel would be the better option although positioning it before the garage is up is going to take some thought, as is sorting drainage.
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Thanks.
The crud in the guide problem was another reason I didn't want it recessed. It's difficult for crud to block up a surface mounted Tee section. I looked at top hung but then the track has to be supported and it seemed easier to have the weight of the door taken by a track resting on the slab. Also, from what I have read, bottom hung/supported are easier to seal.
I think I can handle the security issue with with locking pins removable only from inside. There will be a separate lockable access door.
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Thanks,
The only problem with C section that I can see, is that I would need to know exactly where to put it at the slab pouring stage. i was leaning towards an inverted tee because I can position it fairly late in the build when I know where everything is in reality, rather than where it ought to be according to the plans.
7' does sound a bit low now I think about it. Hmmmm.
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i remember somebody I knew doing himself with a gas torch and a tin box full of carbon dust.
He'd made a speedo drive gear for a Bren gun carrier he owned.
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I'm in the process of drawing up plans for a new garage and I want to use a pair of sliding doors. The doors are going to be timber and around 14' wide by 7' high. I also want them to slide on the bottom, not the top. The trouble is that I can't seem to find anyone who can supply a suitable track. I've seen a couple of likely candidates but, on further reading, discovered that the track is only 21 mm wide.
For example...
I suspect that I will need something a bit beefier than that.
Can anybody point me in the right direction?
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I saw those as well.
Pity he's half way to Sweden.
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That reminds me of a Turkish chap who asked me where he could get a pillow for his haddock.
He really wanted a pill for his headache.
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As above. I had the same problem once. The clutch wasn't disengaging fully. A few turns of the linkage adjusting nuts sorted it.
Not sure what you would do on a S3 though. Leaky master/slave cylinder?
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Brilliant! Thanks
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Aren't pine nuts the ones that make your mouth taste like you have been welding galvanised steel without proper fume extraction?
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This made me chuckle and, as it originates from Spain, does have an international flavour...
Land rover series overdrive Fairey
LAND ROVER SERIES 1, 2 , 3 FAIREY WORKS PERFECTLY, REVISED, PINE NUTS ARE AS NEW.MECHANISM IS SENT WITH KNOB AND READY TO CLEAN AND USE -
I was pondering over whether an electric system could be fitted to a series LR. Perhaps by modding the column.
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Those RH06 tyres look good but are probably a bit too road biased for what we need. Wet grass is a must. Mud would be nice.
There may be a bit of room for different sizes but I'd rather stay stock as the thing has still got nearly four years of warranty left on it and I don't want to give them any excuse to turn down a repair.
Mrs H has already managed to rip the centre out of a clutch plate. That and the associated gearbox damage would have cost a small fortune to repair out of warranty. As it was, they accepted that the plate must have been faulty and repaired the car without a murmur.
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235/55R18 so probably not really a size generally required to be half decent in mud.
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Unfortunately, the Conti X contact AT isn't made in the required size. I suppose I'm expecting too much really. I might just use chains when it's muddy although there is a risk of chewing up the alloys.
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Cheers.
The long life thing is interesting as I thought long life was something of a Michelin trademark.
I was considering them primarily because, from reviews on the web, they seemed to be a pretty decent road tyre but still with some off-road abilities. The car gets used in fields a fair bit. It has Vredestein winters on at the moment that are superb on wet grass but absolutely useless in mud. The size is 235/55R18.
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OK, so this is non-Land Rover sort of, although the tyres in question are standard fit on Defenders.
Mrs Hoggyn is a blonde bimbo (with an engineering degree) who drives a Korean SUV. The standard tyres are pretty dreadful on anything other than pristine tarmac and I want to fit a set of Michelin Latitude Cross tyres.
The question is: Are these tyres good all-rounders, on/off road?
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Thanks.
I did consider an ATB but I'd like the option to lock up the axle completely. It's a pity that the ATB can't be combined with the locker as that would give the best of both worlds. Having to have air is a bit of a pain, at least initially, but I intend to fit an engine driven compressor so, long term, not a problem.
I had a chat with Nige and he recommended a HD ring and pinion as the standard 4.7 is weak. He didn't reckon pegging it was really necessary.
Thinking long term, I'd ideally like to add an ATB to the front axle although, unfortunately, it would have to be ten spline so the Ashcroft ATB is out.
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Is it ok if you give it away free with a lump of rust?
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I actually quite like that.
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255/100r16 might be the answer they are 900r16 equivalent IIRC 36" dia HTSH
Flippin 'eck! You'd need deep pockets at nearly £500 a corner.
Series One door top threads
in Series Forum
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Can anybody tell me what thread is used on Series One door tops to attach them to the door bottom.
It appears to be a 7/16" fine thread of some sort. I've tried UNF and Whitworth is too coarse.
7/16" BSF?
TIA