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Tried that one myself on a brake caliper nipple years ago and snapped the bit, so had to buy a new caliper. It may work for you but the advantage of the Snap On Easy outs is that they are sharp on the splines and bite into the offending metal. They also used to come with a set of exact size drill bits to use before hand for a good fit.

I saw that. A handy edit and cut to another successful jump though. How many would get written off in squaddie hands?

Just heard about this from another forum. http://www.wherecanwego.com/search/ViewEvent.aspx?e=89666 Seems to include a mix of vehicles including military but also a heavy haulage section and some working vehicles, plant etc. Events are tending to get a bit thin on the ground at this time of year so may make the trip up there on Sunday for a shufty. Please note it's Scorton near Richmond / Catterick in North Yorkshire, not in Lancashire.

How many large trucks have there wheels balanced anyway? I remember years ago buying some 7.50 SAT copies for my Land Rover, took them to the local tyre fitting shop, they said they were so far out he couldn't balance them. I was expecting the vehicle to drive like a pig and be all over the road. I used it regularly on the motorway to work and to off-road events and never felt any problem.

Snap on easy outs. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=77948&group_ID=1262&store=uk&dir=catalog Only time you'll ever hear me recommend their expensive gear.

Don't know why but I'd automatically assumed the tank was down South somewhere. Glad to here it's not and there may be a chance of seeing it at some Northern events in the future. Glad to here the Tanks history isn't blemished by being implicated in any way with the unfortunate incident in the park.

Crikey! Hadn't the invented the carburettor then? Just used a funnel to tip the fuel in the engine or something. I suppose they could've always towed their own fuel bowser. Not that much different from steam traction engines taking their own water bowser, vehicles they weren't that far removed from in design.

Drums are cast as well. As you summise much cheaper to machine from something that's near the right shape to start with. Cast iron must have the right sort of properties as it's been used for brake friction surfaces for hundreds of years. One advantage above steel is it's not as prone to rust.

Are you taking the tracks and wheels off before blasting? Just thinking of the grit potentially getting into bearings. If it's anything like up here just waiting for a decent spell of weather now for blasting.

Doesn't sound bad if it's a space were you can also work on a vehicle. Most storage doesn't allow for that. Renting a workshop for a month will be a hell of a lot more. Do you know of any cheaper storage around Manchester Eddy. I may be in need in a few months time?

All those figures would seem quite low by todays standards of economy but I assume it includes for a significant portion of off-highway driving and resulting extra fuel consumption. I would also imagine the figures are somewhat conservative to try and make sure vehicles were re-supplied before running out of fuel.

From what I undertsand brake disc are usually cast iron. Welding to cast iron is not a simple process, usually involves pre-heating. Preventing warping and cracking could be an issue. Obviously will need to be machined afterwards. Probably easier to just get new ones cast from a pattern. If you make or have the pattern made and keep it, getting a batch done every now and again, I'm sure there would be market for Pinz replacement discs.

Credit too for sticking with the original petrol lump and not succumbing to a diesel. Hard to beat the sound of the Rolls straight eight.

You mean Go Compare...... Go somewhere else! To put it politely.

Don't do yourself down! That looks like a fantastic bit of restoration. Not easy making up all those sections to the same dimensions, radius of fold. Then trying to weld new to old thin sheet is a nightmare, especially on the door skin were it's going to be in full view. Surprised that the doors have gone at the top as well. The vehicle must have been standing for some time.

I spy a can of Nitormors on the floor. When I've been trying to remove multiple coats of military paint I find a combination of steam cleaner set on max temp then nitromors then steam again until removed works well. Some layers of paint don't seem to move by one method then the other gets them. Lets have some more pictures of the Martian please. Is it running and driving or a full restoration project?

Stange that! A friend of mine bought a large van to convert into a motorsport support vehicle / camper. To get the considerable discount of camper insurance versus commercial insurance the van had to meet several criteria to class as a camper. I can't remember them all but it included:- must have a fixed bed, must have cooking facility, sink with running water and at least one additional window. All features were to be permanently fixed and installed within 90 days of insuring the van or it would revert to commercial insurance at the higher rate. Seems whatever extracts the most money from the client suits them best!

I enquired about this one over three years ago, before buying the Ward La France. I seem to remember the price was about £7500 back then which I thought was too much at the time. The vehicle certainly doesn't look any better three years later so maybe the asking price has been reduced.

Shouldn't really be a problem unless they've been run loose and rubbing on the studs. I'd have said a more likely form of damage is buckling of the rim or centre disc from off road activity.

Are they not readily available from the Jeep specialists like Dallas autos or similar then? Or is it as is so often the case of re-production parts not upto desired quality? I don't think getting them repaired by a fabricator / machine shop would be particularly cheap. Probably only worthwhile if it's done with your own time and effort rather than paying for someone else's.

The one at £10,000 is very tidy looking though. Making me wish I hadn't sold mine a few years back, should've kept it as an investment.

What ever happened to these new Tigers? Were any finished, is it an ongoing project or dead, anyone know?

Thought they'd clamped down on that now and articles had some verification process before being uploaded. Doesn't mean all old Wiki articles have been thoroughly checked of course.

Got to admit that being as it's a jeep wheel and there probably two a penny I wouldn't bother myself and buy a new one. 19" Fergie wheels are a getting a bit rare now and worth repairing.

You could build up the worn area with weld, re-drill and countersink. Mate of mine has just done same on some Fergie wheels. Best to make a jig to replicate the hub and stud positions to ensure accuracy though.