Avoneer
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| posted on 1/10/05 at 09:11 PM |
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Great thing about crappy rubber catches
There have been a few posts on the rubber catches letting go recently, but in our situation, that can only be a good thing.
The bonnet was also held on with a strip of gaffa tape on each side - just in case.
So that when your cycle wing mount breaks in the middle of no where, you can spend 10 minutes thinking of what to do and saying sh1t sh1t and sh1t
before rembering the gaffa tape on the bonnet.
Can only be a good thing.
Pat...
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 1/10/05 at 10:53 PM |
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Better to carry a reel of gaffer tape in car though, been there, done that .
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 09:19 AM |
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[hijack]
Good to see you at MK yesterday (Saturday) Pat... some nice car's there 5~6 all in all!
[/hijack]
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indykid
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 10:39 AM |
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10 minutes?
those 10 minutes felt like hours!
it's the only positive thing i've had out of fitting those bonnet catches (apart from getting through sva)
i usually carry a roll of gaffer tape, just to collect some of the grit from the floor if nothing else, but because i was taking pat out, i'd
tidied the car, and taken all the crap out from behind the seats.
it was one of those classic moments when a light comes on, and you see the solution.
looks like i've got some welding to do then!
tom
it could've been worse, we could have lost the cycle wing, and had to fork out more brass to dax! GO SIKAFLEX!
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 11:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
i usually carry a roll of gaffer tape, just to collect some of the grit from the floor if nothing else
thats exactly what mine does! i bet most open kitcars have a roll of tape in the passanger footwell!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 11:55 AM |
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Sikaflex is great for holding the wings onto the stays but it doesn't stop the stays from breaking.
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indykid
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 09:34 PM |
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i might have to run a bead of sikaflex over my new welded fillet just incase
tom
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NS Dev
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 11:04 AM |
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nahh, just pre-wrap it with gaffa tape!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 11:06 AM |
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Contents of any good tool kit - WD40 and gaffa tape or cable ties.......................if it doesn't move and it should then WD 40 will fix it
and if it does move and it shouldn't then cable ties or gaffa tape are just the job.
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