digginganddirt
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/16 12:54:58
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yeah the verticals downs look great, only isue ussing the weave is it doesnt penatrate as well but on car work on this thing stuff it doesnt matter, work loving the process 
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/16 16:03:59
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Well today was a rock solid waste of time. I dug out my spare passenger wing and stripped it back only to find the bloody thing has a ding in it and has been bodgied along the front in a previous life.
I'm having tomorrow off from the car as i start work a little earlier. Friday will be the footwell and A pillar on the passenger side.
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/16 23:18:28
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Looking good as always Steve. Nice panel work btw. How much do you charge an hour? Need some help with the MK1!  [:x)]
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 01:29:20
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Nice work with the stitching there, Steve. I've got a pair of pants I need turning up when your finished up with the shell.
Will you be home on Saturday morning? Might pop around in the "Escytec" and pick up that booster if you going to be home.
I'll be home but don't make it too early. I don't knock off on Friday night til 2am so i'll be in bed til about 10.30. I've got a couple you can choose from. I'll get them out of the roof later today.
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 01:33:24
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Looking good as always Steve. Nice panel work btw. How much do you charge an hour? Need some help with the MK1![:x)]
The payment I normally accept for working on cars is incinerated meat, sauce and cold drink.
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 01:36:52
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Having had eight hours at work to plan what's next on the car, I've decided today wasn't a total loss. The dud wing will get the chop and will form several parts of new footwell tomorrow.
I've also ordered the new wing. Should be here in mid Jan.
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 15:48:40
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when you say you do vertical up's what technque do you use? the weave or cristmas tree? or the 4's ( i prefer the 4's straight up cut down to the left weve over and repeat, but as said waste of time to be onest just more grinding and not need on 0.9 mm steel
considering that the metal is being butt welded, wouldn't you just weld in a straight line? aren't weave/xmas tree/4 techniques only useful for fillet welds?
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 15:50:02
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 16:43:50
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The wing that's buggered is now my source of patches. First patch is in the passenger side footwell, between the floor pan and firewall.  Passenger A pillar is slowly being removed. It's a right pain to do though. I've gone a little further than i expected as i started to chase a seam that was rusty and it just kept going... 
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 20:59:23
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coming along very nicely steve.
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 21:10:23
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Originally posted by digginganddirt
when you say you do vertical up's what technque do you use? the weave or cristmas tree? or the 4's ( i prefer the 4's straight up cut down to the left weve over and repeat, but as said waste of time to be onest just more grinding and not need on 0.9 mm steel
considering that the metal is being butt welded, wouldn't you just weld in a straight line?
aren't weave/xmas tree/4 techniques only useful for fillet welds?
yeah just for fillet's thats why i asked
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 22:06:17
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Some lovely work going on here Steve. Enjoying watching this.
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/17 23:40:54
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Geez, not messing around are ya ? Top work, keep it up 
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/18 17:10:48
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Realised today that just because i'm working through til Jan 1 doesn't mean everyone else is so I went parts shopping. I got some 1mm sheet for the rear outer wheel arches so i can start on fitting the tarmac arches, seal up the rear C pillar vent and for the rear firewall. Also got some paint for the bare metal areas i've made.
Hopefully i don't run out of mig gas late next week!
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RE: Steve's Mk2
2009/12/19 18:20:16
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After being distracted this morning by a very nice Zetec powered Mk2, I made my way into the garage to tackle the A pillar. This is a once only job. If i ever get around to buying another Escort, any rust in this area will see me walk. It really is a pain in the arse to work on. Anyway, I've got the old one removed and the new one dry fitted. Welding etc will happen soonish.  
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