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lots of grinding and smoothing to do now. :o but she is coming along. cheers all shaun
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took some work to get it to fit nice, but worth the effort. also a new d panel as this side was rotten, the other side looked good until i stripped it, so a new one is now on order.
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new inner wings also, and outer wings
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sorry all, the updates have been a little slow lately, so much on at the moment, spitfire, house, work etc etc, so in the evening i sit down and cant be bothered to go and switch on the p.c. (cant upload photos from the i.pad) so here are some more piccy's started on the bonnet, the tub is nearly finished, but was waiting for the front re inforcing bracket to come, it was on back order everywhere. now one came the other week, and sod's law a second one has now arrived! ;D also had to remove the dent just at top of wing support panel (middle of first picture) the wing top was flat at that point so i had to unstitch the panels, re shape it and weld them all back up again, feels good when it works good! cheers shaun
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Hi twin carb and welcome. That looks like a RAF hanger? Nice place to work. As the others have said, take notes, take pictures, label up things etc etc One other point, as you are stripping down (the car smithy!!!) note parts you need and order early, I am restoring the body on a mk2 for a friend, and one of the front floor brackets were on back order, we have been waiting and waiting, so we ordered one from another supplier! Sods law now two arrived! Oh well I will use it on the mk3. Buy the best parts you can afford, and if you need panels try and go for heritage, and even then they will need a little fettling to fit, but not as much as the other pattern ones! So keep the pictures coming and good luck! (I need to update mine) Cheers Shaun
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Some good progress, for a sick man! 😆 It will all start to come together quickly, then you can get out and play! Cheers Shaun
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Dicky_Blighter wrote:Want one Do you want the fuel guzzling! ;D
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4526 wrote:shaun, that's a nice machine you got there ! ;) Kind regards Wim Tanks wim, Hopefully next month (24th) I'm taking it to egem (tielt) for the charity off road day, if your in the area pop over have a look, I will take you for a spin! Cheers Shaun
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Could be faulty contacts, you should speak to the shop where you got it from, they should replacebit if it leaks. Classic mini's, I grew up with them, had lots when I started driving, my dad used to have a mk1 Cooper s, wow that was a great car. Cheers Shaun
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piman wrote:Hello Shaun, a quick google brought this up http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-8-X-25-FT-CUPRO-NICKEL-KUNIFER-BRAKE-PIPE-/200293289147 , seems a reasonable price although I don't know the postage to Belgium? Alec Thanks Alec, I will order some from them, have it sent to my mates house as he comes over here every other week. Want to get her all sorted for end of next month, there is a big charity off road day that I want to go to. Look on you tube, alvis stalwart off road egem, that rusty old girl is my mates one, mechanically excellent, just looks rough, he has a second that he is restoring nut and bolt! Will look amazing when done. Cheers Shaun
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Yes but not as nice as a V8! Or even the old ford V4, they had a good sound. Cheers Shaun
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Dag Wim, Does he have to pump the pedal to get a brake feeling? Could be air in the system. Are the rear brake shoes adjusted correctly? If they are too far from the drums then the pedal will go down far! Just some ideas for you Cheers Shaun
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some more
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yeh its a stolly! mine is a 1968 MK2 Alvis Stalwart 6x6 high mobility load carrier rolls royce 6.5 ltr engine (petrol) straight 8, they sound lovely, but they sup the juice originally designed for the cold war, thier main role was supplying the tanks with fuel and ammo, they will go almost anywhere. the amphibious capability was because they were intended to be used in germany, and in a war situation bridges would be blown up, cutting off the tanks and armour, no problem we will just swim accross. so some pictures, (these are from the web, as i have no decent ones of mine yet) will have to ask my friend to take some when we next go playing, as i will be too busy driving it. :P
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Hi Alec, I'm now living in Belgium, that's why it's harder to get imperial bit here! Some of the parts shops look at you bemused when you ask for 3/8" pipe! And the few places I found that do it, want a fortune for it. I was looking at conifer as it's better quality than plain copper, but I may end up getting copper at this rate. Thanks Shaun
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Hi all, Yes it's 3/8" I'm looking for, I have a ex military amphibious truck, 1968, it has air over hydraulic brakes, 4 pot disc calipers all round (6 wheels) they stop very well, in fact when you jump on the anchor pedal, you can lift the rear wheels. It uses 3/8 tubing, and lots of it! also for interest, they do not use normal brake fluid, it rots all the seals, you have to use LHM fluid, like the citroen cars use, and it's bloody expensive. :'( Boys and their toys! :P I will have a gander on e.bay, at the worst I could use 10mm, as if I'm correct 3/8 is 9.5250mm. So would just need to open out the fittings a little. Cheers Shaun
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Carbon fibre!!!!!!!
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hi all, thought I would delve into the vast knowledge of you all. Does anyone know the best (cheapest) place to buy Cunifer (kunifer) however it's spelt, brake pipe. I'm looking for 3/8" tubing, and about 30 ish meters! Or more if it's cheaper. It's bloody expensive over here, was quoted today for 7 mtrs, wait for it, €106 yes that's one hundred and six ;D so it will be cheaper to order it from uk me thinks, but where? Thank all in advance Shaun
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5761 wrote:Thank you for saving this Spitfire Shaun, you're doing a wonderful job on it ! Alex Thanks Alex, It does feel good to keep another old car alive, alot of people would say it's not worth it, you can buy another for less, but this car has sentimental value for my friend, they have owned it for a long time and have driven all over Europe in her. Plus the body was in quite good condition, so was not ready for the car park in the sky! She will be nice once finished (are they ever finished?) ;) Cheers Shaun
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Hey Wim, Sounds like you have been busy with your spitty, until your neck started to hurt! (I know how you feel, I have 2 herniated discs, go to chiro once a month, so it's getting better) Minis, reminds me when I was a teen, had so many of them! That's another story! ;) Cheers Shaun
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and now i begin the bonnet! its not easy trying to lift it and fit it on your own! ;D
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and after,
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and next the window frame, as you can see the rot was luckily only on one side, the rest is in excellent condition
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so i made a new one.
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well, another update, as its been a while since i put any pictures on. so, we couldnt get a door skin, (always on back order) so have used a later skin and filled the hole. (steady smithy!) also i noticed one of the hinges was wobbling about, so stripped it and found the pin broken.