Dolly The Autosleeper
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cheers guys. in truth im just getting it all solid for mot. this summer i have my dad coming down to go over the whole lot with i fine tooth comb and sort out any bits that arent quite right. but so far im pleased as i now have a rear floor and 2 new wheel arches haha. unfortunately yesterday i kept getting caught out by the flash because the trigger kept sticking. so i have decided today to have a day off the welding and take a look at the trigger. but as soon as i get the last piece of rear floor in i can spin her round and attack the front inner sills ect then its just tidying up the peak for mot. gonna buy a shiny new one ready for summer 
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Oh what a bummer all that gas wasted [V]
Make sure you sort that trigger out. And don,t weld anything structural without gas
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
all that gas wasted [V]Make sure you sort that trigger out. And don,t weld anything structural without gas
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
hoping to get the gas refilled if i can. but not sure how to sort the trigger out. will i need to buy a new cord and gun? and i know its a dumb question but i gotta ask to learn lol why not weld structural stuff without gas? does it not take as well or something?
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Strip the gun down to see if it is the trigger, as it may be the shut off valve in the set.
The gas is used for a reason, without it welds are porous and brittle and very poor [xx(]
I will try and find the number for the bloke in Yarmouth
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
The gas is used for a reason, without it welds are porous and brittle and very poor [xx(]
I will try and find the number for the bloke in Yarmouth
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
ah k. i didnt realize that i have been told there is a place down the road that may re fill my bottle for 15.00 so im gonna pop along there tomorrow but if you could find the number it would help m8 so i take the trigger out and strip it down then clean everything up and re assemble yh?
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i have been told there is a place down the road that may re fill my bottle for 15.00 so im gonna pop along there tomorrow but if you could find the number it would help m8 so i take the trigger out and strip it down then clean everything up and re assemble yh?
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at last i got to spend a few hours on dolly today. for the first time in nearly 10 months she is completely empty and the roof is down
and so far my new inner sill is going in nicely. next i need to add the floor [)] can anyone see the little design change i have added[?]
why little man was at school the sun came out so mel got her hands dirty cleaning up all the mess i have made over the last year... why i made some new mess its taken a while but i think my lovely wife has finally been bitten by the commer bug lol. she is looking forward to cleaning dolly up and giving her a good T-cut. and she wants to help get all the bits and bobs back where they belong. i even gave her a little mission. she is now in charge of restoring the battery box
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and so far my new inner sill is going in nicely
. next i need to add the floor [)] can anyone see the little design change i have added[?]
why little man was at school the sun came out so mel got her hands dirty cleaning up all the mess i have made over the last year... why i made some new mess
its taken a while but i think my lovely wife has finally been bitten by the commer bug lol. she is looking forward to cleaning dolly up and giving her a good T-cut. and she wants to help get all the bits and bobs back where they belong. i even gave her a little mission. she is now in charge of restoring the battery box
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Good to see you are cracking on with it Paul. Have you sorted your leaky gas? Don't forget that you need to weld to clean metal, which means removing all traces of paint, rust or protective covering.
'I intend to live forever - so far, so good'
'I intend to live forever - so far, so good'
yh cracking on fast m8. i did clean it all up at the back. the spots just held it all on why i was under there lol. will be grinding them off to clean and seam weld as for the gas. i didnt sort it exactly lol. when doing spots i dont use it. but due to the move ect i just cant afford to pay for a new cord and trigger. on closer inspection i noticed the trigger wasnt seeping the plastic co2 pipe just keeps popping out so for now i have had to put up with it. put a bit of sealant round it and i got the bottle refilled but it still leaks a little so it may not last long as long as it lasts to get this last bit of welding done before mot time i will be happy lol
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as for the gas. i didnt sort it exactly lol. when doing spots i dont use it. but due to the move ect i just cant afford to pay for a new cord and trigger. on closer inspection i noticed the trigger wasnt seeping the plastic co2 pipe just keeps popping out so for now i have had to put up with it. put a bit of sealant round it and i got the bottle refilled but it still leaks a little so it may not last long as long as it lasts to get this last bit of welding done before mot time i will be happy lol
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Good to see progress is steaming along [^]
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
cheers tim [^] yh steaming along nicely now. i have altered my plan of action slightly and im pleased to say its working nicely. im now spotting everything into place, then going around the whole lot with gas in 1 go. i cant stop my co2 leak but i have slowed it so hopefully 1 refill will allow me to get all the way round the front going to get a new cord and trigger next month and problem solved
got a bit more done today :I all the bolts for the passenger seat sheared [!] i was going to drill and tap them all but since the bottom was rotten anyway i decided to cheat. yet another white bit
i also tackled the nasty rotten corner at the top. managed to get it close to the right shape. at some point i will cut it back out and replace it with a nice smooth bit but for now im happy
all i have to do now is sort out the corner by the front engine cowling and fit the floor in then i can move on to the other side. and once all is tacked in spend a day with gas and PRESTO solid enough for mot. few bits need fitting before that though. mot is now BOOKED :I so im on a real deadline [xx(]
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going to get a new cord and trigger next month and problem solved got a bit more done today :I all the bolts for the passenger seat sheared [
!] i was going to drill and tap them all but since the bottom was rotten anyway i decided to cheat. yet another white bit
i also tackled the nasty rotten corner at the top. managed to get it close to the right shape. at some point i will cut it back out and replace it with a nice smooth bit but for now im happy
all i have to do now is sort out the corner by the front engine cowling and fit the floor in
then i can move on to the other side. and once all is tacked in spend a day with gas and PRESTO solid enough for mot. few bits need fitting before that though. mot is now BOOKED :I so im on a real deadline [xx(]
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Excellent work, you've got that metal folding off to a fine art.
'I intend to live forever - so far, so good'
'I intend to live forever - so far, so good'
yh, strange but i seem to be pretty good at it, i think its because of the fact im a carpet fitter lol. once you master cutting round toilets, pipes bull noses ect metal seems pretty simple lol. little snip here and there, few welds and presto chango lol
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Welding,s getting better
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Oh my, I havent been on here for a while, scan read your whole 66 pages. Hats of to you, what a mammoth task you have undertaken but looking at what you have achieved with peanut butter, a concrete block and a £2 drill. Im amazed. well done. Just shows what inginutity and perseverance can achieve.