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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:11 pm

Well I got a little bit done 2nite,and started to make the exhaust manifold
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Just got to do the other side tomorrow
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby limitedblack » Thu Jun 27, 2013 6:40 am

Looking good. I remember a chap on our Cortina club was a very skilled fabricator and had everything chromed, because the exhaust manifolds always blue off due to heat he made a twin wall pinto 4 branch where the outer skin didn't touch the inner skin till the merge at the end. The complications of it were mind boggling as it had to be welded in very short sections just to assemble the bends. He said it was one of the hardest things he had made, and to the untrained eye it looked completely normal, but of course stayed chrome :o
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:39 pm

limitedblack wrote:Looking good. I remember a chap on our Cortina club was a very skilled fabricator and had everything chromed, because the exhaust manifolds always blue off due to heat he made a twin wall pinto 4 branch where the outer skin didn't touch the inner skin till the merge at the end. The complications of it were mind boggling as it had to be welded in very short sections just to assemble the bends. He said it was one of the hardest things he had made, and to the untrained eye it looked completely normal, but of course stayed chrome :o

That sounds pretty cool.and a good idea :P
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby robbie.cee » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:02 am

Top work guys... Well jel !
:mrgreen:

Not done Owt to mine yet I better start gettin panels in!
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:42 pm

Managed to get a bit of time today to make the other exhaust manifold :D
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Got it slotted in place,just got the system to make :roll:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby madbri » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:06 pm

sexy :mrgreen: :mrgreen: north weald here comes greenie
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:37 pm

madbri wrote:sexy :mrgreen: :mrgreen: north weald here comes greenie

Na it won't be ready for north Weald :(
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:20 pm

Had 5 mins today,so I fitted me new rear doors 8)
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Next panels to change will be the rear qtr :roll:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby Pat24 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:46 pm

fordboynick wrote:Had 5 mins today,so I fitted me new rear doors 8)
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Next panels to change will be the rear qtr :roll:

I see your van nearly every day!
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:51 pm

Pat24 wrote:
fordboynick wrote:Had 5 mins today,so I fitted me new rear doors 8)
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Next panels to change will be the rear qtr :roll:

I see your van nearly every day!

What on here :roll:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby Pat24 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:52 pm

fordboynick wrote:
Pat24 wrote:
fordboynick wrote:Had 5 mins today,so I fitted me new rear doors 8)
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Next panels to change will be the rear qtr :roll:

I see your van nearly every day!

What on here :roll:

No lol I'm always in and out of practical hire in a yellow astra van or 05 plate transit recovery truck
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby fordboynick » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:34 pm

Next time your on my door step pop in for a coffee :D
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby AlanN » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:04 am

fordboynick wrote:Next time your on my door step pop in for a coffee :D
WOT!!! are gonna make me one too :lol: :lol:
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby madbri » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:17 pm

fordboynick wrote:Next time your on my door step pop in for a coffee :D

:evil: :evil: :evil: i never got a coffie
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Re: Lean Mean and going to be Green

Postby g-man » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:22 pm

won't do if u can't spell it :roll:
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