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[GT Jimmy]

I'm in Irlam. I've got a unopened small reel of flux cored in my garage my mate gave me, think my day off next week I'll cut a wing off and have a practice on that before butchering the GT. Think I'll have to leave the lap top switched on while on welders to give the Mrs a few hints for xmas prezzies. Don't think my mates welders up to much

[James_eaton_thewholething]

I'm in Irlam. I've got a unopened small reel of flux cored in my garage my mate gave me, think my day off next week I'll cut a wing off and have a practice on that before butchering the GT. Think I'll have to leave the lap top switched on while on welders to give the Mrs a few hints for xmas prezzies. Don't think my mates welders up to much

 

best way haha. i have a wolf weld turbo fan welder a cheap thing my dad bought a while ago but it does its job one day i might buy a decent welder but only once this one dies i think 

[GT Jimmy]

If it works don't knock it. I watched my mate welding with his but don't know if the welder was crap or he was, I'll grab it off him this weekend and have a go

[James_eaton_thewholething]

If it works don't knock it. I watched my mate welding with his but don't know if the welder was crap or he was, I'll grab it off him this weekend and have a go

 

can't be as crap as the guy from my dad buys crap or that asian guy i just watched them videos i wasn't even that bad when i first started. yeah give it a go. first thing i ever welded properly was my lamp bars but i made them twice because the first ones i wanted to make sure i couldn't destroy them and i have tried my hardest hahaha

[domdee]

great build. looking forward to seeing you finish!

[James_eaton_thewholething]

great build. looking forward to seeing you finish!

Thank you. I can't wait for it to be done hopefully it won't be too long till its done

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Was going to get time tonight to work on the mini but that was changed to working on the 205 as one of the rear calipers was binding and the master cylinder for the brakes was getting on a bit so changed it.



New and old lol



Engine bay is just as annoying to get your hands into the small spaces and awkward angles to get at things.

Anyway things got worse rear caliper had got a bit of water trapped and wasn't returning properly and then the bleed nipple on the front caliper snapped so let's say I'm a little annoyed but now I'm £90 down. Looking forward to pay day and ordering parts for the mini

Edited by James_eaton_thewholething, 11 December 2015 - 10:28 PM.

[James_eaton_thewholething]

Not even had a chance to look at getting on with the car but hey ho. I have in the other hand still managed to spend some money.



I bought a box off of my mate it's definitely 100% brand new and never been used or abused.

When I opened the box it contained some items but can't quite work out what they are





Can any one help tell me what these are ?

Edited by James_eaton_thewholething, 15 December 2015 - 08:17 PM.

[clubman91]

4 pot brake calipers

[James_eaton_thewholething]

4 pot brake calipers

I really only wanted the box guess I will have to ask him for my money back

[GT Jimmy]

Not even had a chance to look at getting on with the car but hey ho. I have in the other hand still managed to spend some money.



I bought a box off of my mate it's definitely 100% brand new and never been used or abused.

When I opened the box it contained some items but can't quite work out what they are





Can any one help tell me what these are ?

nipple clamps?

[James_eaton_thewholething]

nipple clamps?

I think you might be on to something there I was thinking of giving them to my misses as eating but I'm going to keep them for my self if that's the case

[GT Jimmy]

 

nipple clamps?

I think you might be on to something there I was thinking of giving them to my misses as eating but I'm going to keep them for my self if that's the case

 

nice box though

[James_eaton_thewholething]

 

nipple clamps?

I think you might be on to something there I was thinking of giving them to my misses as eating but I'm going to keep them for my self if that's the case
 

nice box though

Definitely my favourite part of the whole build think I'm going to stop right there, call it a day and leave the car as it is

[James_eaton_thewholething]

After cleaning up and painting the calipers on my 205 ready to rebuild tomorrow 😡.

I set about dismantling my clocks to work out how to fit them onto the custom dash I will be making.



Three clock dash.



Surround stripped off and a cad template done of how it will mount to the dash panel.

Also ordered all the steel that will be needed to make seat mounts and a sheet of 1.5mm aluminium to make the dash.

I'm now off to watch the first 2D showing if Star Wars because I'm a big geek