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by wibble_puppy
Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

Thanks, daveyl - I'll look out for that :) I hope and trust that it isn't that in this case, because the windscreen rubber was installed following a bare-metal restoration (including a professional paint job) :o We will see! :D
by wibble_puppy
Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:29 am
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

PMs exchanged - you're a star, Paul 8)
by wibble_puppy
Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:20 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

Thanks very much for your tips, simmitc :D
by wibble_puppy
Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

I've not been able to find out - could be both - so I'll be sealing round both sides 8)
by wibble_puppy
Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

Thanks, bmc :) I'm following the advice of a chap who has worked a lot on classic car windscreens (he's a professional windscreen fitter). I don't at all fancy taking the whole windscreen out, as I saw how tricky it was to fit it when the professional chap came to replace it after the Beast was rest...
by wibble_puppy
Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:41 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

Not garaged, no (I should be so lucky :D ) and leaving on the 27th for four weeks on the Western Isles. As you can imagine, this has concentrated my mind quite wonderfully on leakproofing the Beast before we leave :D
by wibble_puppy
Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:00 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

Re: winscreen installation tool?

Thanks for your speedy replies, guys :) I do know that its possible to do the job with bent wire etc, but as you say the roller is harder to mock up than the diamond wire, and I feel they probably help with what's a bit of a tricky job. As you say, Louise, it's not a job you need to do all that ofte...
by wibble_puppy
Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:53 am
Forum: Other
Topic: winscreen installation tool?
Replies: 15
Views: 4434

winscreen installation tool?

Hi everyone :D The Beast's windscreen is leaking - still leaking - after many hours with Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure (stop sniggering at the back). We're going to take out the silver strip to release the inner flange of the windscreen rubber so that we can put a bead of non-setting black wi...
by wibble_puppy
Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:39 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: van leaf spring clips/bands
Replies: 2
Views: 1387

Re: van leaf spring clips/bands

Thank you! :D
by wibble_puppy
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:58 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: van leaf spring clips/bands
Replies: 2
Views: 1387

van leaf spring clips/bands

Hello everyone! :D

The clippy bandy things which hold together the leaves of the rear springs of my van have failed and come off :o . Does anyone know where I can get new ones? Searches of the ESM and Bullmotif websites are drawing a blank.

Cheers!

wibble 8)
by wibble_puppy
Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sound deadening
Replies: 10
Views: 4065

Re: Sound deadening

Noisekiller is supposed to be the best for this. IIRC they do a range of different types of sheeting, and you can get advice on which type to use on which bit of the car. I think it's self-adhesive. I'd agree, only use underfelt (and indeed carpet!) if you are confident that you've eliminated all th...
by wibble_puppy
Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: my future plans...
Replies: 31
Views: 5829

Re: my future plans...

Sounds a very interesting project, phurn, and although it's not my bag I wish you many hours of fun with it 8) Seems you are researching it very thoroughly and you have good reasons for using the V6, if this is your dream then stick with it, and just do all the legwork to make sure you minimise any ...
by wibble_puppy
Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: happy new year
Replies: 10
Views: 2188

Re: happy new year

Happy new year everyone, I hope it's your best yet 8)
by wibble_puppy
Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: happy xmas
Replies: 12
Views: 3179

Re: happy xmas

Merry Christmas everyone, and a very happy and peaceful new year 8)
by wibble_puppy
Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: happy xmas
Replies: 12
Views: 3179

Re: happy xmas

Merry Christmas everyone, and a very happy and peaceful new year 8)
by wibble_puppy
Wed Dec 22, 2010 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winter driving
Replies: 31
Views: 5714

Re: Winter driving

My builder told me today about a chap round here who got fined and three points on his licence for driving with snow on the roof of his car. You can see the point, but three points seems a tad harsh :-?
by wibble_puppy
Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: mot pass today
Replies: 19
Views: 4091

Re: mot pass today

What is this "internet" of which you speak?

I have a shrimping net :D
by wibble_puppy
Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: charles ware morris minors
Replies: 46
Views: 13512

Re: charles ware morris minors

Hi Philip, welcome to the forum :D Sounds like the company dealt well with this potentially catastrophic failure. I've always expected spares suppliers to limit their responsibility to the cost of a replacement part, and sometimes include the cost of shipping - I wouldn't have expected them to stump...
by wibble_puppy
Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: mot pass today
Replies: 19
Views: 4091

Re: mot pass today

Helloo lovelies! No, rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Not dead, not left the forum, just renovating a house in deepest Wales :wink: 8)

aupickup - kettle's always on for you :D
by wibble_puppy
Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: mot pass today
Replies: 19
Views: 4091

Re: mot pass today

Budgie wrote:congrats nice feelin innit only wish you were closer was dead keen on the white minor you had for sale :(
ah, budgie, you'd be even keener if you'd seen the thing, it's an awesome car.

Congrats, Dennis! :D The Beast passed another MOT first time last month (thanks, Alex!) 8)