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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #45 on: 13 April 2016, 23:31:56 »

What type of welder would be best for all this work?
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #46 on: 13 April 2016, 23:36:34 »

What type of welder would be best for all this work?

MIG. You'll need gas, welding wire, PPE, an angle grinder, clamps, snips and other simple metalworking tools plus a load of practice. The £400 estimate is on the low side.
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #47 on: 13 April 2016, 23:50:51 »

You then have fun and games of making the new bit of metal fit the gap you want, I've seen a plasma cutter in action, ideally want one of those too. Makes lining up replacement sheet far easier to weld in place.
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #48 on: 13 April 2016, 23:52:32 »

Would gasless mig be ok?
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #49 on: 13 April 2016, 23:56:05 »

Would gasless mig be ok?

I'll ask my friend Noah for help, he has lots of welding experience. :y
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #50 on: 13 April 2016, 23:56:38 »

He's an ark welder. ;D
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #51 on: 14 April 2016, 00:02:04 »

He's an ark welder. ;D

te dum tish!

Coat ...... door ......... --------->  ;) ;)
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #52 on: 14 April 2016, 00:14:20 »

  :'( :'( 

Its a shame but i think thats the way to go on this one  :y
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #53 on: 14 April 2016, 00:17:26 »

Was that an oof meet? ;D
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #54 on: 14 April 2016, 03:43:43 »

Sorry Kate, but the money you are about to invest in that rotten pear would be better off put towards a better example.  :'(

If fuel economy is an issue, why not get something which is actually efficient?  :-\
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #55 on: 14 April 2016, 05:53:06 »

Was that an oof meet? ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Very good.
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #56 on: 14 April 2016, 06:52:49 »

Sorry Kate, but the money you are about to invest in that rotten pear would be better off put towards a better example.  :'(

If fuel economy is an issue, why not get something which is actually efficient?  :-\

Agree :)  go on gum tree and buy a focus, or Astra, and stop faffing about, you keep buying cars that you can't repair, then waste money on them, then complain you have no money, in the past 12 months how much money have you wasted, STOP.
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #57 on: 14 April 2016, 08:46:45 »

No more mincing of words then.....good advice from Trevor,also take it from someone like myself who is an Omega klepto,and even though they are well sorted cars, they continue to cost money even at a couple of thousand miles each between MOT's. The list from tomorrow.....up to Serek's place for donut bushes,then next month new brake pipes throughout on two of the other cars,A/C not working on two of those cars after the winter,plus 2 new tyres also required, I could keep on adding to that list and undoubtedly as one problem is dealt with quite often another will be discovered because of the age of the components.So it comes down to the fact that if you're flogging the dead horse,there eventually comes a point in time that you have to step back and make a decision based on abilities i.e financial/practical, and if you can't satisfy one or both then it's time :'( Sorry.
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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #58 on: 14 April 2016, 08:58:19 »

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Re: MOT Madness
« Reply #59 on: 14 April 2016, 09:06:58 »

Kate is a girlie so all this talk about welding will be like a foreign language.

'I'd drop everything' to help her if I was slightly more local. :) :-* :-* :-* :-*
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