viking Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Call that a vice!!!!! And there was me thinking the LR was a real one not a model heavy duty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 well unfortunately bulkhead still not finished despite 3 hours on it today, who would of thought this cutting, grinding and welding lark took so long, think my mate has 16 hours in it so far, but its coming on it will soon have some paint on it . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) Sorry mate looked and emptied the shed and no sign must have thrown it sorry 😭😭😭😭 Edited January 17, 2016 by bullet1747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Sorry mate looked and emptied the shed and no sign must have thrown it sorry no problem mate thanks for looking, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john deere Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 well unfortunately bulkhead still not finished despite 3 hours on it today, who would of thought this cutting, grinding and welding lark took so long, think my mate has 16 hours in it so far, but its coming on it will soon have some paint on it . . No how you feel mate,repairing my bulkhead nearly broke me mentally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 well unfortunately bulkhead still not finished despite 3 hours on it today, who would of thought this cutting, grinding and welding lark took so long, think my mate has 16 hours in it so far, but its coming on it will soon have some paint on it . . No how you feel mate,repairing my bulkhead nearly broke me mentally. i had know idea how long it would take but iv seen its a lot of messing about making sure its right, like he said to me its not a mend and make do its a restoration, so it needs to be rite,and will still cost a quarter of what it would of done if id of taken it to a garage or a full time welder. or i could of got a new galvi one for £1100 all good things come to those who wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 invaluable this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 well iv been putting the engine off for some time now, every time iv looked at it iv just though "god" but now its come to the next job on my list so had to make a start on it today after work, just took a few things off to clean up and paint whilst im waiting for my mate to have a look at the engine, think ill take the head off tomorrow if i can work out how, he did show me at the weekend but trying to dismantle an engine seems a tad daunting to me, but then again so has everything iv done so far . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 should come up ok thanks to me reading ditchmans engine thread, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Lee - ironic seeing your photo of the space heater. I was looking at one over the weekend and looking on line for the very item. Not decided how big. Do you need ventilation when using one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 hi gordon, no i believe not,we/my dad has had one at his garage for 40 years and always had it on when it was cold, we were forever getting to to "shut that door"some times i thought he was larry grayson when we were younger and used to go up to his garage, only vents he had was what escaped under the door, its the first time iv smelt one going in years and that combined with oil diesel and petrol brought back childhood memories, a like the other day when i was using some filler, love that smell 10 mins and my double garage was piping hot and it was -1 outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 you are doing just fine................BAG ALL THE BOLTS/NUTS UP AND MARK THE BAG WHERE THEY CAME FROM... trust me..!...........when you take the head off release all the tension from the tappets before you take the bolts out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 iv chucked all the nuts and bolts on a tub of diesel now, but ill clean them soon and label them up,as for the tension from the tappets i will have to find out how to do that first, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 this is what you need to undo and release the pressure on ...before you start unbolting the head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) cheers ditchman, was just looking at your thread AGAIN so very informative for me now just wish it wasnt so frigging long Edited January 18, 2016 by viking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 ive got all the pics in the gallery so if you want something ...post me and i will post it up .....save you reading the book........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 im enjoying looking and reading it all again, as now im understanding more of it, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Lee - ironic seeing your photo of the space heater. I was looking at one over the weekend and looking on line for the very item. Not decided how big. Do you need ventilation when using one? Give me a nudge in a couple of weeks, I have / had one of those, probably wants a service to make it run right, beer tokens would make it yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) so i had a spare hour and half after work so i took to the garage with a brew and decided to clean some metal,not as easy as ditchman makes it look, im sure hes passing new off as cleaned old its quite enjoyable and ditchman has also got me a bit OCD with it all, its obviously not finished yet and there are some tight spots to get in yet as the 2 wire wheels iv got wont get in there, iv just ordered a 4" wheel for the grinder and one for the drill they seem like there not as compact as the small ones iv got so they may get in the bits im stuck on, or if anyone has any suggestions if what bits i might need for the tight fiddly bits please let me know. . . . Edited January 20, 2016 by viking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) wash it off with petrol.........then a quick spray with WD40........... get a cheap 240v drill and mount it gently in a vice..........the brushes you have are the same as mine... Edited January 20, 2016 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 ill give that ago tomorrow then, still dont see how im going to get in to all the nooks and crannies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 ill give that ago tomorrow then, still dont see how im going to get in to all the nooks and crannies there is a smaller brush than you have.......and if you mount the drill in the vice you will be able to put more pressure on it to get into those small spaces ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 i have an old drill so i will try, knowing my luck ill crush it with my super human power, they dont call me the viking for nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 ere' you are this is what i used for everything.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 if you still have a problem....clean as much muck off as you can...dry it ...then spray and leave it for 20mins with mr muscle oven cleaner...it will clean it but turn it grey...then clean it and dry.... then polish it up with the steel brushes...wash off with petrol and dry and spray with wd40............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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