big_wasa
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 posted on 19/7/09 at 08:40 AM |
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One step forward and two back.
I had two pairs of 9" brake back plates I reconditioned the best set and binned the others.
Ive binned the wrong ones  Ive recone'd Escort mk2 brakes and binned the Capri back plates. The escort ones wont go over the Capri
bearings
Ive now got to do the 8" brakes my new axle came with as I dont want to grind the hole out.
Bloody car was fighting me all day. So near yet so far 
 
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clairetoo
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 08:44 AM |
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If I wasnt off to France tonight I'd offer to machine the holes out - if you cant wait two weeks , is there any one local with a big enough
lathe to do it ?
Edit to add - unless you fancy a drive over to Leicester today ?
[Edited on 19/7/09 by clairetoo]
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 09:00 AM |
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Thanks for the very kind offer Claire but the wifes buggerd of with the car.
Must be a nice lathe to have atleast a 5 1/2" swing
Never mind on the plus side it looks like the wheel cylinders and fitting kit will swop over.
cheers again
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clairetoo
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 09:07 AM |
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Um............nearer 7" swing..........more if you take the `gap` out
If you want to sell the 9" shoes , I may well be interested ? Mine have been in since 2000 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Lars
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 10:23 AM |
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I have an old english axle from a classic capri, which I think has 9 inch drums can check if its any good to you.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 10:40 AM |
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cheers Lars but its for an atlas.
Not the end of the world, I will drop The 8" plates at the blasters in the morning.
Just pissed as I wanted to put it on its wheels today. Oh well alsways next weekend.
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jpindy3
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 10:44 AM |
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thats a bugger,it not to hard to get over you sort it
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 10:44 AM |
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Claire and I played lathe top trumps at Stoneleigh. Mine has a 9"swing in the gap but Claire won on account that her lathe actually works
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 10:57 AM |
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I had one with a 12" swing but sold it for a very small one so I could build the car in the garage. Doh
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clairetoo
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 11:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
Claire and I played lathe top trumps at Stoneleigh. Mine has a 9"swing in the gap but Claire won on account that her lathe actually works
The big one is actually 11 1/2" swing in the gap - I kept the small one for , um , small stuff - and they both work 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 12:43 PM |
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By the title I thought it was Sunday sing along. Name the song and artist. Unlucky with binning the wrong bit, can you not dig it out the bin?
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 01:25 PM |
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Not with out a time machine
I think ive been building this for five years now
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flak monkey
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 03:57 PM |
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Mine will swing 19" in the gap 
Do I win?
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 19/7/09 at 05:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Mine will swing 19" in the gap
Do I win?
I thought this was a car building forum... What's all this about swinging in a gap? Does you missus read this?
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