1974 Dolomite Sprint

[SiC]

Red diesel is easy and cheap for me to get though. I don't know where I could fill my Jerry can up with Kero locally and as cheap.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Some good work being done there, don't you fancy learning enough about painting to give it a go?

Exactly. Paint is 95% prep. You can use a small compressor with 100 Psi reserve and a cheap gun. Use Cellulose, put plenty on with enough time between coats and you can block it back and even redo bits if required.

[SiC]

I'm not very good with liquids, especially paint. Usually end up with far too much on and dripping off.

Maybe in the summer I'll try small areas first.

I believe modern spray can aerosols give a pretty decent spray pattern from their nozzles too.

I think it's got 2k on it already. It's certainly not Cellulose - my MGB is and you can tell the difference.

[SiC]

Repair patch in




Next up is trying to recreate and fabricate a new curved bit. I'm also running low on welding gas and lockdown is happening again. Still got 40 bar (out of ~250) so don't really want to change it tomorrow.

[paulplom]

What sort of price is a spare bottle? Can you get disposable?

[SiC]

Those small disposable canisters won't last very long. My BOC bottle holds an equivalent of 90 disposable canisters.

Refill is £55 Inc vat if I go fetch it. BOC can deliver ... for £70 exc vat.

There is a local car part shop that's just become a SGS Gas dealers, so I might get one of them. Still more expensive than my BOC bottle but no rent on the bottles. I'll be moving to rent-free cylinders after this project, as I only intend to be doing small welding projects from now on.

[Hooli]

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[SiC]

I think that's been posted before

Going by those figures, 0-60 is pretty swift but 60-71 appears to be pretty slow...

[Hooli]

I saw it on a FB group earlier today, oh well if I wasn't the first.

[PhilA]

I think that's been posted before

Going by those figures, 0-60 is pretty swift but 60-71 appears to be pretty slow...

Would've thought by 60 you would be either pushing the upper edge of the rev range or having to put it up into 4th.

Phil