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Hi DM
Looking good there mate
15th Dec 2018 9:48 am
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
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Looks fantastic! Where did you get it done? Locally?I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
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15th Dec 2018 11:08 am
biskit
Member Since: 23 Dec 2009
Location: in my Mancave.
Posts: 1365
Yeah love it DM. Beyond most of us we can only wish. Mantec sump guard.
Prospeed tree slider/steps.
Flack duel battery system.
18"Compomotive/AT3 tyres
Brembo 4pot front brakes
15th Dec 2018 11:37 am
G_Cam
Member Since: 12 Aug 2010
Location: Fife
Posts: 2048
mmmmm NICE 1 TR6 Rusting away quietly
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1 International Harvester SOLD
7 x D3 all SOLD
2 x D4 both SOLD
1 x Mrs D4 'Panther' SOLD
1 x Outlander van SOLD
1 continual stream of car parts and me living in the garage...
What holes were needed to be added to allow the inside bits to get galvanised, and how did you determine where to make them?A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
15th Dec 2018 12:01 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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We usually walk around items to be galvanized with the production manager and a dill, he then points to areas that need holes, the holes are required to allow expanding hot gasses to escape as well as allowing the product to get in and out of all the nooks and crannies.In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
15th Dec 2018 12:17 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
I beleve the items are weighed before and after and the difference is the amount of zinc you are charged for, so the extra holes also let out excess zinc as well as what others have mentioned.
15th Dec 2018 12:26 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
galvanisers few and far between,,our nearest is bristol I believe,,so you have to add in transport up and back.....but all still worth it.
15th Dec 2018 6:51 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20731
Navigator wrote:
What holes were needed to be added to allow the inside bits to get galvanised, and how did you determine where to make them?
I left the chassis with them. They blasted and galved and done what was required My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 15 Aug 2017
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 1071
Looks good I can only dream of doing something to that level on a drive with only Jack and Axle stands.
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15th Dec 2018 7:32 pm
Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
Posts: 2256
Disco_Mikey wrote:
Apart from drilling and retapping the threads
Yeah but be honest it’s so satisfying just looking at it while your doing that !Jarrod
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15th Dec 2018 7:49 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Apart from drilling and retapping the threads
Warm it up nice and hot it will be much easier, also if you have excess galv in places you dont want it you can apply some heat and 'wipe' the excess off with a good cotton cloth In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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