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Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby pagan86 » Fri May 24, 2013 11:15 pm

Rear arch cut off and all rust cut away from inner arch
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby maciejd » Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:22 am

Another 10 years on the road :)

Lot of work but I believe when you rebuild it and refresh the paint it will pay back.

Cheers m8 and keep up the excellent work!
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby Langballen » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:46 am

What a top job...
As mentioned ealier - u need to get rid of the "hopefully" bit...

Quick question: where did get the new LAV?
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby pagan86 » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:44 pm

Cheers
New LAV?
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby TIMO » Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:03 pm

pagan86 wrote:Cheers
New LAV?

Load adjustment valve .... not bog :D nice work .
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby MinorMatt » Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:50 am

TIMO wrote:
pagan86 wrote:Cheers
New LAV?

Load apportioning valve .... not bog :D nice work .


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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby TIMO » Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:52 am

MinorMatt wrote:
TIMO wrote:
pagan86 wrote:Cheers
New LAV?

Load apportioning valve .... not bog :D nice work .


;)

:lol: thats the fella
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby pagan86 » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:28 am

Doh, a just call it it compensator, never even thought LAV
Came from ebay mate 80-90 quid think it was, mines was rotten, fell to its
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby Langballen » Mon Jun 03, 2013 12:52 pm

Great...
I'll try a search for that.
Thanks mate
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby pagan86 » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:30 pm

looks like the guy has bumped them up to £129
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby Langballen » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:39 pm

pagan86 wrote:looks like the guy has bumped them up to £129

Do you have a link, please?
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby pagan86 » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:27 pm

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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby AM2PM » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:57 pm

Nice job mate !
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Re: Bring Duetto back to life (hopefully)

Postby pagan86 » Sat Jun 15, 2013 8:16 pm

Front arches on, (still needs filled), subframe been out, painted, new ball joints,springs and brakes on, new flexi brake hoses and inner arch undersealed

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Prop back on, new exhaust fitted, undersealed underneath

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Timing belt kit and water pump fitted

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