London Best Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Moons ago I went to buy an A35 van. When I got down to look at the sills I found they were made from folded newspaper, tucked into the big holes and shaped like the sill then painted to match the van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 I patched a car wing with poly filler as I didn’t have money to buy stopper was bring up a family needed the rust to get to work that was about 1968 if my memory is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, London Best said: Moons ago I went to buy an A35 van. When I got down to look at the sills I found they were made from folded newspaper, tucked into the big holes and shaped like the sill then painted to match the van. A35 van bloody awful looking things........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, ditchman said: A35 van bloody awful looking things........... To be honest I always quite liked the shape. And it was only a stopgap for four weeks between a Mini Cooper and a Frogeye Sprite. Edited April 20, 2021 by London Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, ditchman said: A35 van bloody awful looking things........... Is what my dear wife learned to drive in . She loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, DUNKS said: Is what my dear wife learned to drive in . She loved it! I learned a young girl a few things in mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, London Best said: To be honest I always quite liked the shape. And it was only a stopgap for four weeks between a Mini Cooper and a Frogeye Sprite. ive got to come clean now............i have to admit to a ford anglia van with a musty mattress in the back.....i used to pull more birds in that than my mate in his TR6... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, ditchman said: ive got to come clean now............i have to admit to a ford anglia van with a musty mattress in the back.....i used to pull more birds in that than my mate in his TR6... It all depends on the birds.........I’ve got a mate that’s had more women than James Bond, but not so good looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, London Best said: It all depends on the birds.........I’ve got a mate that’s had more women than James Bond, but not so good looking! i soon found out ...women prefer to be comfortable....whilst induldging in the reproductive act ...........rather than straddling a gearbox...with a loose gearstick hovering dangerously near their anus............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 How did this degenerate to carnal pleasures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 11 hours ago, DUNKS said: How did this degenerate to carnal pleasures? The usual suspect from N....................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: The usual suspect from N....................................... Careful, you`ll get him banned .............again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, DUNKS said: How did this degenerate to carnal pleasures? i got digressed.........it wont happen again................back to barrell pitting now Edited April 21, 2021 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, ditchman said: i got digressed.........it wont happen again................back to barrell pitting now Now we’re back on track over the years iv fired and had many guns with Pitted barrels what I did dosent make them safe there’s nothing stopping you using them until something goes wrong and a barrel bursts the main problem is modern cartridges and old guns it’s not a good combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 46 minutes ago, Old farrier said: over the years iv fired and had many guns with Pitted barrels I have as well (and still have). They have all been given the 'OK' but a proper gunsmith and are in proof. I'd be interested to know what the level of actual 'barrel failure' occurrences (rather than fails to get renewed proof) is due (or considered likely due) to pitting? Of the various barrel failures I've heard about, either obstruction or completely unsuited ammunition has been the usual cause I think (as far as I can remember). My father had a burst years ago due to obstruction, and I know of one instance of fail due to wad left in barrel. (I've had wad left behind myself, but it was very noticeable and was cleared out with a cleaning rod before re-loading). I'm guessing that barrel failure due to pitting alone is not common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I'd avoid anything with very much pitting for various reasons, but having briefly owned a well-balanced old English BLE many years ago which had a fair bit of pitting, my chief problem was cleaning it. Because of the pitting, it was impossible to get it properly clean, I never got to the stage where the kitchen roll came out acceptably clean. I then had the worry of the pits getting worse through corrosion. Since then I've been reluctant to own anything with very much pitting - especially when you can keep looking & find something with clean bores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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