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Offline chester ver2.0

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4725 on: June 06, 2019, 09:32:26 AM »
Dragged the boat out yesterday for its first 20 hour service

The weather was that wild at every set of lights people were looking at me like "you are crazy if you are going out in this"

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4726 on: June 07, 2019, 05:37:22 AM »
It had nothing to do with the boat.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4727 on: June 14, 2019, 03:27:44 PM »
I gave up on getting an Austin Lancer bumper bar.
So after pissing around a bit, I got a MK1 Cortina rear bar, and flipped the bastard up side down.

Now, it was a tad wide, and I did have to shave just over 4 inches out of it, but it hugs the corners nice.

With the above, I also had to fabricate my own bumper mounts to hold the bastard too.

We just need to run a weld down the guts and dress it etc and we will be good to go.
The Cortina bar Shits all over the old steel monster that was on it.

I also got a metal sunvisor off a Datsun 120Y and adapted that to the mighty Austin as well.

I've been planning the paint layout as well....
due to the fact, i don't want to do a full inside and outside paint job.
And i'd have to pull the engine etc....

It will be resprayed in Cleanaway Industrial Bin Blue with Westinghouse Washing Machine White.
It'll cop a pale baby blue pin stripe down the flanks.... should look ok I think.

 
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4728 on: June 14, 2019, 03:31:18 PM »
Shows kind of, what direction its going....

Oh, nearly forgot.. the previous owner, had the steering column sitting really low.
It was damn near in ya lap and needed to come up a tad.... 2.5 inches actually.

With the stock engine, the racks are easy to access.
Not so much, with a 2 litre Nissan sitting in there.

When I dropped the bolts out, the right top was a turd to get out and wasn't any easier to get back in.

After successfully rotating the rack a few degrees, I had 3 bolts in loose and then attempted the hard one.

For 3 hours and 15 minutes, I just kept going until finally , all 4 were locked up tight.

Yeah, you didn't misread the above, 3 hours....15 minutes. I was rooted by the time I was done.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4729 on: June 15, 2019, 06:14:01 PM »
I've dragged out the welder to do a bit of garden art - not all done today though :)
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4730 on: June 15, 2019, 06:16:22 PM »
and a few more...
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4731 on: June 15, 2019, 06:19:30 PM »
Awesome work there Fisher.

Cheers Glen

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« Reply #4732 on: June 15, 2019, 06:38:22 PM »
Fantastic, always admired those with artistic ability. Great garden ornaments
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4733 on: June 18, 2019, 10:29:13 PM »
Finished turning some of this that was going to be put in a heap and burnt
Into this.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4734 on: June 18, 2019, 10:37:58 PM »
This is what the table started out as.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4735 on: June 19, 2019, 06:21:24 AM »
Quote from: GregP on June 18, 2019, 10:29:13 PM
Finished turning some of this that was going to be put in a heap and burnt
Into this.

Nice work  :cup:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4736 on: June 19, 2019, 09:14:18 AM »
Great save, lovely colours in that top. Well done.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4737 on: June 19, 2019, 12:31:49 PM »
As the aging porn star once said "Old wood is good wood"
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4738 on: June 20, 2019, 06:26:43 AM »
Quote from: fisher on June 15, 2019, 06:14:01 PM
I've dragged out the welder to do a bit of garden art - not all done today though :)

Nice work
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4739 on: June 20, 2019, 06:28:05 AM »
Quote from: GregP on June 18, 2019, 10:29:13 PM
Finished turning some of this that was going to be put in a heap and burnt
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 Looks good
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4740 on: June 20, 2019, 09:06:20 PM »
Quote from: glenm64 on June 19, 2019, 12:31:49 PM
As the aging porn star once said "Old wood is good wood"

"Old wood is good wood" so long as it is hard wood.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4741 on: June 21, 2019, 01:26:30 PM »
Spotted this in a salvage yard on Tuesday, couldn't resist it with the grand kids on the way. Two full days restoration and re upholster. Before and after shots.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4742 on: June 21, 2019, 01:42:53 PM »
Quote from: Pottsy on June 21, 2019, 01:26:30 PM
Spotted this in a salvage yard on Tuesday, couldn't resist it with the grand kids on the way. Two full days restoration and re upholster. Before and after shots.
Noice work.....
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4743 on: June 21, 2019, 05:33:21 PM »
Here it as the matching pair, federation chair and foot stool.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4744 on: June 21, 2019, 09:01:58 PM »
Quote from: Pottsy on June 21, 2019, 05:33:21 PM
Here it as the matching pair, federation chair and foot stool.

Looks awesome Pottsy.  Amazing how a bit of TLC together with time and skill brings these gems back to life.
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4745 on: June 22, 2019, 06:52:52 PM »
Dusted off my lathe and knocked up a finial for a gable end of an extension my mum has had built.

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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4746 on: June 22, 2019, 08:05:42 PM »
Sweet    :cheers:
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4747 on: June 22, 2019, 09:00:01 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on June 22, 2019, 06:52:52 PM
Dusted off my lathe and knocked up a finial for a gable end of an extension my mum has had built.

I think my lathe would have 10yrs of dust on it, unfortunately none of that being sawdust.  :(
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4748 on: June 22, 2019, 09:10:26 PM »
Quote from: GGV8Cruza on June 22, 2019, 06:52:52 PM
Dusted off my lathe and knocked up a finial for a gable end of an extension my mum has had built.

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Looks like a Record Coronet Lathe, , 3 speed or 5 speed, I sold them for eight years, I just got my dads old CL2 lathe, enjoying getting back into it. Can be an expensive hobby
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Re: What did you do in your shed / man cave today?
« Reply #4749 on: June 23, 2019, 04:07:23 AM »
How does the lathe getit so square in the first shot or does it come from a square tree?
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