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Chris H
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:59 am

just been sorting out that 1 bent alloy.

It was kerbed I assume by the other guy.

Tyre is still on so that made it trickier.

Heated it up with the blowtorch and belted it out. Looks quite good, well the lack or pain't doesn't but its round again.

My right hand is a bit tingly from the beating.

took pics but can't get my webspace to work, I blam Chet as its always his fault.

Its cooling down now, then I will pump the tyre up, before it wouldn't even pump up.
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:05 am

its pumping up nicely which is great. Before it just came straight out the gap.
JB
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:37 am

LOL FINGER TINGLE...craps lock

i get that after working with a drill or a grinder for a long time...weird feeling...

isnt there a disorder like that people get after working long time with machines like miners or something...white finger? white knuckle or something or other
Neal
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:15 am

theres a few people at my place who have been doing polishing and things for 20 years and now have fucked shoulders
Lindsey
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:56 pm

It's called "vibration white finger" JB or Reynaud's disease to give it it's full and proper medical name. It's common in people who work with power tools alot, the veins in the hands and fingers go into spasm and so affects the blood supply. My ex has it and his fingers nearly went gangrenous because of it so beware!!!!
JB
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:58 am

yeah well just working with a grinder for a few hours u can really feel it tingling like chris was saying...cant imagine working with a huge drill in a mine for like 8 hr shifts or whatever, every days for years!
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:15 am

just stuck the wheels on the megane.

They don't go, stick out to far, they look fine on a 19 as the arch is flared but on the megane its just pointy if you know what I mean.

So what to do.
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:53 am

well looks like I have sold them.

muwhahahahaha

they will be going on Grahams cabrio
Chris H
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:58 pm

I tried to straighten out the other 17 inch alloy I had.

The same as the ones on the back of the white chamade.

I could get 3 of my fingers in between the tyre and wheel thats how big the gap was.

Anyway my cousin Jamie had the blowtorch i was on the hammer duty.

It all started off nicely, indeed it was fine until it was just about there, as in maybe 2/3 mm to go, I hit it to long and it cooled to much, a tiny crack appeared. Not happy.

Need to get the tyres off the 2 cracked wheels as they are in good nick.
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:22 am

well heres a pic of 1 of the 15's on the white chammy

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don't really suit the car but they are nice wheels.

There more pics to come of me actually sorting out the damaged one.
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:56 am

hmm, i quite like them on it as it goes

fan of 5 spokes
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:00 am

i like 5 spokes, but I suppose when you look at the 17's on tghe back theres no contest.

wanna buy em roger? boy that was meant to never got back to me cos hes useless.

tyres are all just legal.
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:03 am

maybe later on..(maybe!)

but right now..

i got more things to do to the car then put new wheels on em mate,

besides i alredy have 5 spokes on it.

slit in the side wall on one of them Sad

goes completly flat in 2 days

and ive not driven in a week.

zorst still needs doing, but cant put car in air cos of shingles, gonna use next doors drive..
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:10 am

adult chicken pox! no lol

I am to funny
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:11 am

Confused

ok, got to admit, im on another boat with that one mate

lol
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:19 am

shingles! never mind
JB
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:23 am

think he means pebbles...on the driveway
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:28 am

I knwo what he means yes chuckies hes talkign about. Shingles is adult chicken pox.

Scotlands not that bloody far away you know!
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:30 am

lol,

i just noticed..

chris is using new digi cam..


seems quite good actually..
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:34 am

aye it is, heres more pics

beasts engine bay, note 17 on the white un top right corner

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the bent 5 spoke 15

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another angle

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it was that bad I could get a finger in between the tyre and rim

after a bit of work

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Its not pretty but its round again, holds pressure and does the job nicely.
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:51 am

not a bad camera that eh?

what is it?

also nice bit of art work on the wheel there Smile

how the ding get ther ein the first place?
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