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Try warming the hoses with a rag soaked in very hot water this should soften them enough to pull off easily. PVC gets very soft at 60 deg C. and you shouldnt need to get them any hotter. If youre very careful you can use a blowlamp to heat it up. Just waft the blowlamp backwards and forwards over th...

Someone else's tip but Ive done it myself when working aluminium.

Rub soap on the aluminium then heat with a blowlamp until the soap goes black, then let cool naturally you soften it correctly. This can be done where there is a tight corner such as the corner of the traveller roof.

Hi I enjoy making repair panels but if repair panels were available of the correct thickness and of reasonable fit I would happily pay what it costs to produce them. Some of the repair panels Ive found to be excellent, and some useless. Examples of panels Ive found under thickness are the main cross...

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Dismantle the rack as detailed in the manual and if the inner ball joint on the tie rod is not damaged you can adjust the fit using shim steel as detailed under J6 in the manual. Its got to be worth a try - it might just be the lockwasher has come loose and needs retightening and re locking!

Kennatt I think there is good reason for these rules. A panel correctly spotwelded as original will be virtually as strong as the original construction and will be as originally designed. Obviously the metal must be properly prepared for spotwelding and the weld strength tested as you would a seam w...

Heres details of some of the factory fitted mirrors. They are listed with 4 1/2" diameter mirrors with flat or convex glass

They dont seem to have been fitted to UK cars but were fitted for some export markets.

MERRY CHRISTMAS Carlos and to everyone on the forum.

Ive posted this before but here is the Moprod catalogue for the minor 57-71 models - its all 3/8" bsf ref SPN on the diagram except the front brake cylinder link pipes 'D' ref SPA on the diagram which are 3/8" unf. The only thing you need to check is are your fittings double or single flar...

I agree with Mogwai although a lot of the panels were 20 swg (1mm) if in doubt use 18swg (1.2mm approx) as you want to add strength and welding in repair sections will inevetably be slightly weaker than the original so you can make up a bit by using slightly thicker steel. For the step sills and box...

Hi Ive been looking at the sill components needed to extend out from the floors. Ive got Hadrian repair panels for the floor edge panels. These seem to be pretty good, thickness and fit wise - and now have the drain holes in as my previous post. Ive looked at the boxing panels (the long ones with bi...

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It would have been used right through production. its in brake linings, clutch plates, gaskets heat shields etc. My 73 MGB has asbestos heat shielding within the car under tin foil on the transmission tunnel.

It also continued to be used in buildings as late as around yr 2000

Hi You need to post a pic of the area youre talking about or the repair panels so that we can visualise where youre talking about!! Im guessing that its the rear body mounting bracket that welds to the back of the rear mudguard and the bumper irons bolt to and the rear floor support that is bolted o...

Dont hire one itll cost about £40-50 for a weekend and you can buy new for about £140.

If you dont then need to keep it, it will sell on ebay for say £120 as a 'used once' item.

Saving of £20-30 and you can take as long as you want to do the job.

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I have used Namric for fasteners and was very satisfied with the service and quality. If you need a lot of one size its worth scanning ebay as when bought individually the costs can add up.

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Your conversion usd to gbp is the wrong way round - works out at about £2600 which sounds like a fair price for the car you describe. You would pay about that to have new wood fitted and a bit of welding done in the uk!

Hi PSL That looks a great traveller project. Looks like it used to be Rose Taupe :D :D and deluxe too Timber removal is ok if the bolts and screws can be loosened. If not some chiselling, hammering, grinding and swearing are called for!!! Look forward to seeing progress and some photos inside your s...

Hi First step is to evaluate what needs doing on the bodywork. If you can manage with just the drivers seat in - then strip out the carpets and rear seats to inspect the floors and open up the sill covers to see what its like in there. If the bolts are seized - Grind them off!!! Post some pics on he...

Hey Eveline

Thats really coming on now!!

Hi Thanks for the comments, it helps with motivation! Here is an update. I made a repair section for the front of the drivers floor/toeboard joint first. I then cut out and trial fitted the n/s rear floor, made a repair for the rear seat support and rear step sill section. Lastly I put the bolts in ...