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2 Posts
Posted - 12 Nov 2006 : 16:44:50
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Hello to everyone here on the commer van fan site. I am a new member and just thought that i should be polite and say hello, and let you know about my commer, she is a 1977 pb deluxe apparently and was bought last summer 05 for the bargain price of one pound and twenty pence as a non runner, that had been stood for around four years much fiddling with coil and points ensued and new coil was then donated to the cause by my girlfriends father and a large battery was also donated by my mate dave, after these were fitted she was away with the help from fresh petrol.. much hasty reading of books on how to weld then followed and some lessons from my mate rob on the practical side of mig welding, one case of arc eye a week off work and a welding face plate thrown out and replaced with a mask. and i was off wheelarches outer and inner skins both driver and passenger side floor pans, new door skins the list goes on..... got her into paint in november05 after finally passing her MOT.. and have to say there is nothing like driving a spearmint green commer down the road that you and your mates have fixed to put a smile on your face.. The commer and i have happily done nearly six thousand miles since that cold november.There have been ups anddowns along the way but i wouldnt change them for any thing.
I would also like to enquire with all of you to find out what size nuts are used for holding the carburettor inlet and the exhaust manifold as i only have limited acess to metric and imperial spanners and sockets a t13 mm is to big and a 12mm too small on one set and then an 11mm is too small and a 12mm too big ,itwould be useful to know so that i can hope fully buy myself the correct pitch Bsf Af or witworth or what ever it happens to be. Becauseafter a year i still havent had any luck finding out what is what. Glad to know that there are other like minded souls out there.
2 Posts
Posted - 12 Nov 2006 : 16:44:50
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Hello to everyone here on the commer van fan site. I am a new member and just thought that i should be polite and say hello, and let you know about my commer, she is a 1977 pb deluxe apparently and was bought last summer 05 for the bargain price of one pound and twenty pence as a non runner, that had been stood for around four years much fiddling with coil and points ensued and new coil was then donated to the cause by my girlfriends father and a large battery was also donated by my mate dave, after these were fitted she was away with the help from fresh petrol.. much hasty reading of books on how to weld then followed and some lessons from my mate rob on the practical side of mig welding, one case of arc eye a week off work and a welding face plate thrown out and replaced with a mask. and i was off wheelarches outer and inner skins both driver and passenger side floor pans, new door skins the list goes on..... got her into paint in november05 after finally passing her MOT.. and have to say there is nothing like driving a spearmint green commer down the road that you and your mates have fixed to put a smile on your face.. The commer and i have happily done nearly six thousand miles since that cold november.There have been ups anddowns along the way but i wouldnt change them for any thing.
I would also like to enquire with all of you to find out what size nuts are used for holding the carburettor inlet and the exhaust manifold as i only have limited acess to metric and imperial spanners and sockets a t13 mm is to big and a 12mm too small on one set and then an 11mm is too small and a 12mm too big ,itwould be useful to know so that i can hope fully buy myself the correct pitch Bsf Af or witworth or what ever it happens to be. Becauseafter a year i still havent had any luck finding out what is what. Glad to know that there are other like minded souls out there.
