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Sept 4, 2020 19:16:20 GMT
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Oh yes, I love that! I dare say they couldn't fit smaller wheels over the brakes... I guess they could have fitted smaller brakes but with those power to weight figures it might not be prudent! I've not seen any interior shots... caramel leather would be my choice.
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Last Edit: Sept 4, 2020 19:20:21 GMT by BenzBoy
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Jul 28, 2020 12:35:36 GMT
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Quick update I did not pay the fine, after talking to the Manager at the ‘Chain’ Hotel, he has agreed via email that as the Hotel was closed I could not record my vehicle registration..... I have submitted this omission to PE ...... Let the battle commence..... Ha! Good! If they persist in the face of this then I think you'll have a pretty good case if you take it to POPLA. The way I see it, the absolute worst that will happen by taking it as far as a POPLA appeal is that you'll lose and have to pay the original fee. Good luck!
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new adventureBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Jul 23, 2020 12:12:08 GMT
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Nice, I do like a Scim. What sort of condition is it in? What are your plans for it?
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Jul 23, 2020 12:06:30 GMT
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Nice that you're back, Brian. I think most people are feeling the same about social media. I've almost completely tuned out, I keep a presence on FB to run my business page but that's about it.
RR has always been about positive vibes and no off-topic curse word, and that's why it's a success!
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I rent out a couple of spaces in my workshop and charge £75 per month. That's with anytime access, electricity included. I think that's fairly cheap but I'm not really doing it to make money, just help a bit with the rent on thr rest of it.
I think if you pitched it to the right crowd, and had decent insurance, inside a nice dry unit, you could find people interested.
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Jul 18, 2020 20:34:52 GMT
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My rollcab has a removable tray so I use that, although I intend to buy a tool trolley as the tray tends to get too full and heavy if I've got a few big tools in there like hammers and pullers. It makes digging around for a 10mm spanner a bit of a pain.
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Jul 15, 2020 14:19:30 GMT
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If you go to www.ultimatespecs.com and hit the Advanced Search option you can filter cars up to a certain length, as well as a ton of other parameters. Should help you narrow things down a bit (forgive the pun...)
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Jul 15, 2020 14:12:53 GMT
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This is awful to see. I can't really offer anything other than my sympathies. Having a car catch fire is a really horrible experience that I don't want to repeat. I hope you get it sorted out with the insurance.
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Jul 14, 2020 20:40:57 GMT
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I recently fought and won against these sacks of excrement. I would fight it on principle, they bank on frightening you into paying, including bribes in the form of discounts if you pay early. For an alleged 15 minute stop in a car park I would definitely fight it, you have grounds to appeal on grace period alone - by their own code of practice they must allow at least 10 minutes upon entry to the car park in order for someone to read, understand the signs and decide whether to stay or leave. And they must allow at least 10 minutes grace period in order to leave the car park. You are well within that time. forums.pepipoo.com/ is a great source of information for fighting these scumbags. www.moneysavingexpert.com also has a decent section on fighting parking companies. No doubt you'll find many cases similar to yours, with advice on what to do and how to fight it. Read through the advice very carefully before going through any appeal or contacting the parking company in any way. Mine was for an alleged overstay of a few minutes in a free car park. I first appealed to the shop it was adjacent to but they said that they had no influence over the parking firm. I gathered my evidence and went through their internal appeals procedure (you have to do this as the first step). They rejected my appeal. They pretty much always do, and then they gave me another chance to pay the "discounted" amount as a "gesture of good will". This was to scare me into blinking first but I took mine to the next level which is an appeal through the independent POPLA ombudsman. It's an easy and relatively user friendly online process - you present your evidence and write your appeal (it helps to take some time writing this beforehand. Sites like Pepipoo have templates to use but I figured they'd have seen a thousand copy-pasted appeals so wrote my own using the template as a bit of a guide). They then go to the parking company and they give their evidence. You have a chance then to refute anything they've said, then it all goes to the ajudicator and they come to a decision. In my case, I won. The nice thing about that is it costs the parking company more money if they lose as they haver to pay a fee to POPLA. I figured if I had lost the appeal the worst case would be that I'd have to pay the non-discounted "parking charge" so might as well give it a go. If you lose the POPLA appeal the next step is the courts. Whatever you do, don't ignore the letter. There's a lot of people incorrectly believing that you can ignore these "parking charge invoices" but that's not the case any more.
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Last Edit: Jul 14, 2020 20:42:02 GMT by BenzBoy
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Ah that's a shame, but totally understandable. As above, if it helps financially I'm happy to not get a refund and just roll over the ticket for 2021, or credit for merch. A two day event sounds fantastic, can't wait!!
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2020 19:54:29 GMT by BenzBoy
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Seat upholstery questionsBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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It took 3 days! That was in my ghia (you were at that ppc shoot too right?) Doubt you remember my seats though 😂 Yes I was! That was a fun day, if a bit chilly. Can't say I remember your seats but I certainly remember your car!
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Seat upholstery questionsBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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I think it's wise to play safe and go with 6mm. And without a walking foot the glue will help the machine feed it all through together. Good luck with it! It'll be satisfying to stand back look at, it'll make a big difference.
Hand-stitching a Recaro?! You're mad! It's bound to be easier than that!!
Give me a shout if you need any more help, I'll be happy to advise.
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Seat upholstery questionsBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Yes it's going to be the foot height which determines the thickness more than anything. Also I'm assuming that it will be a regular presser foot on the machine so making it as easy as possible for the machine to feed the work through would be a good thing. Proper industrial upholstery machines have a walking foot which "walks" over the material as it's fed through meaning it all gets fed through at the same rate. The needle on those machines also moves to pull the work through. Those old domestic machines are more robust than today's versions so they can cope with a little more heavy work. The foot will squash it to a certain degree but you may find the work doesn't feed through smoothly if it's too thick, meaning knotted threads and bunched seams out of alignment. It's something you're going to have to test for yourself to a certain degree as it's very specific to each set-up.
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Last Edit: Jul 1, 2020 11:31:32 GMT by BenzBoy
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Seat upholstery questionsBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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If you want to sew in pleats like the photo, 6mm foam won't give you a very deep pleat but your machine might be the limiting factor on how much bulk you can put through it. Ideally 10 or 12mm foam would give you deeper pleats, but you will get a pleat with 6mm. You're right that 3mm won't be enough here. I'm assuming your plan is to basically stitch through from the top in straight lines to create the pleats (top-stitched pleats). If so, I recommend cutting your panels oversized, stitching in the pleats and then cutting the panels to the right size. The reason being that each stitched pleat will shrink the panel by a fraction, so if you cut it to the desired size first you end up with a panel too narrow! As for needles I can't really advise any further as I'm not familiar with those machines. I'd opt for one at the heavier end of the range of needles that your machine can take, but no need for special points, a regular one will do just fine. Bear in mind that a lot of the upholstery threads come on large spools which domestic machines can't use easily as the pegs are too small. I believe Gutermann and the like produce smaller spools of bonded polyester or bonded nylon on small spools suitable for domestic machines though.
Edit, sorry I just re-read your post and you said you weren't looking for deep pleats, and plan to cut the cloth into strips and sew. This will give you a pleat effect but just bear in mind that when you come to sew the front panel you'll have a number of bulky seams to deal with at each pleat. This may or may not be a problem depending on the capabilities of the machine and the materials involved. I'd do a test piece with a top stitched pleat to see if that gives you the desired effect as it would be easier to sew the panel together. You can mark straight lines with chalk to follow, to get a neater finish too.
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Last Edit: Jul 1, 2020 9:56:13 GMT by BenzBoy
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Seat upholstery questionsBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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I run a car interiors business so feel qualified to answer here!
What sewing machine are you using?
Is the fabric you're using an automotive cloth, or something more general use? Is there any stretch to it? If you do need scrim foam then 6mm will be a safe bet, as it should go through most machines. Gluing the foam to the cloth will make the job a bit easier but there's a fair bit of debate within the trimming community about whether to glue or not to glue. High temp spray contact adhesive is what you need, such as Trim Fix (find it on eBay)
I recommend using a bonded polyester thread although bonded nylon will work too. 40s weight will be fine (the lower the number, the thicker the thread, so 10 is very thick whereas 60 is thin). Needle depends on your machine and what sort of size it can use, but a regular point needle will be fine, no need for leather points. I can be more specific on needle size if I know what machine you're using.
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Jun 30, 2020 12:43:30 GMT
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Really so you'd rather drive an unroadworthy car through the winter, and wait for a rainy june to not fix it till the mot person tell you to? I think BenzBoy is saying the opposite - he's getting it tested earlier - in August rather than waiting until autumn. Yes exactly. My MOT expires soon and will be extended due to COVID, but I will take it for a test soon regardless because I don't want to wait the extra 6 months and have a winter test from then on. A car can become unsafe / unroadworthy on the drive back from the test centre so it's up to the owner to keep an eye on things whether it's freshly MOT'd or has hardly any ticket left...
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Last Edit: Jun 30, 2020 12:48:10 GMT by BenzBoy
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It wasn't that long ago they were going to introduce 2 year MOTs.
The MOT on my daily will get automatically extended but I'll take it in anyway as I'd rather have a summer test. It's more pleasant doing repairs when it's warm!
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Jun 23, 2020 12:21:19 GMT
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Interesting topic! I must say I use stainless fasteners quite indiscriminately on my own projects.
Without wanting to derail the thread, what's the issue with powder coating?
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Jun 18, 2020 12:36:33 GMT
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On the plus side, more time to get the car finished! Postponing was the right decision, these must be incredibly difficult times for people in the hospitality, shows and entertainment industry. Fingers crossed for September!
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