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Author: | dollyman [ Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:22 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
That look's really nice Bish And those carpets have settled down a treat, much better than i thought they would If you are planning on "cutting" the paint before waxing try and find some Farecla G3 compound, it works fast and it's easy to do. A credit to you Bish. Tony. |
Author: | Reg [ Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:04 pm ] |
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Great work Bish..looks great! Thanks for the photo's. |
Author: | Bish [ Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:12 pm ] |
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Bish
Nah, you know I’m too tight to buy stainless nuts when I can get 20 plastic caps for £6!
looking good ,thought you mite have tiried stainless steel wheel nuts Dave |
Author: | new to this [ Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
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Bish
Nah, you know I’m too tight to buy stainless nuts when I can get 20 plastic caps for £6!
looking good ,thought you mite have tiried stainless steel wheel nuts Dave |
Author: | Bish [ Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
Thanks Tony and Reg for the kind words. And, thanks both for your advice now and in the past, it’s appreciated |
Author: | RSi [ Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
Light at the end of the tunnel now, great feeling eh I hope I'm not for behind you. I'm at the cleaning stage, the engine bay and underneath, mucky job... but i love cleaning |
Author: | Bish [ Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
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Light at the end of the tunnel now, great feeling eh I hope I'm not for behind you.
You must love cleaning Murdo that’s for certain! Your cars looking stunning, and your attention to detail really is something. I take it you will only use your car on the sunniest of days? I wouldn’t blame you if that’s the case! I’m hoping to use mine as much as possible but not when the roads are salted. I'm at the cleaning stage, the engine bay and underneath, mucky job... but i love cleaning I hope we both get to use and enjoy them soon. |
Author: | dollyman [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
You must love cleaning Murdo that’s for certain! Your cars looking stunning, and your attention to detail really is something. I take it you will only use your car on the sunniest of days? I wouldn’t blame you if that’s the case! I’m hoping to use mine as much as possible but not when the roads are salted. I hope we both get to use and enjoy them soon. [/quote] You are wrong i'm afraid Bish..... Murdo will only be taking his car out when the roads are covered in mud and salt Just so he has an excuse to start the whole process of cleaning it again I'm not the slightest bit jealous of how clean his car is Much..... Tony. |
Author: | RSi [ Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
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You are wrong i'm afraid Bish..... Murdo will only be taking his car out when the roads are covered in mud and salt
Just so he has an excuse to start the whole process of cleaning it again I'm not the slightest bit jealous of how clean his car is Much..... Tony. |
Author: | Bish [ Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:17 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
Good result today with the shims between the gearbox and the mount. I now have 7mm clearance between exhaust downpipe and subframe. It was a bit of a squash and squeeze under the car on axle stands again. I must learn to do the job properly the first time! Overdrive sump gasket is leaking which is a bit disappointing as I renewed it when the gearbox was out. Is there a trick to getting the gasket to seal properly? I was careful to not overtighten the nuts around the sump plate. I remember that the gasket was a bit thin. Is there a better quality gasket available than the one I used I wonder? Stabiliser bar bushes are on too, adjusted it up and it now seems a lot more solid. Getting closer.......... |
Author: | shaunroche [ Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
[/quote=RSi post_id=331183 time=1593297374 user_id=15093] [/quote] You are wrong i'm afraid Bish..... Murdo will only be taking his car out when the roads are covered in mud and salt Just so he has an excuse to start the whole process of cleaning it again I'm not the slightest bit jealous of how clean his car is Much..... Tony. [/quote] [/quote] Hello Gentlemen, a bit off topic, but just to be correct, you need to remove the forward slash from the first [/quote] you only need that / at the end.......I apologise for the pedantry but I'm a Mechanical Engineer..... Quote: Quote:
You are wrong i'm afraid Bish..... Murdo will only be taking his car out when the roads are covered in mud and salt
Just so he has an excuse to start the whole process of cleaning it again I'm not the slightest bit jealous of how clean his car is Much..... Tony. In other news, loving this thread, think Chestnut is a very underrated colour. |
Author: | RSi [ Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:27 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
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Light at the end of the tunnel now, great feeling eh I hope I'm not for behind you.
You must love cleaning Murdo that’s for certain! Your cars looking stunning, and your attention to detail really is something. I take it you will only use your car on the sunniest of days? I wouldn’t blame you if that’s the case! I’m hoping to use mine as much as possible but not when the roads are salted. I'm at the cleaning stage, the engine bay and underneath, mucky job... but i love cleaning I hope we both get to use and enjoy them soon. Looking forward to it, as I'm sure you are too. |
Author: | Bish [ Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
Quote: In other news, loving this thread, think Chestnut is a very underrated colour.
Thanks, me too!Maybe I like it because I was born in 1970 - the time when it was all the rage to pair brown and orange together! I love all those retro colours now, reminds me of my youth I guess? When i was looking to buy a sprint I wasn’t going to be too fussy on colour. They are all good colours to my eyes because they reflect that period in time perfectly. |
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