Luke Rainbird Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Very envious (both of the tools and the fact you have room for them!) As part of my last training course we spent a couple of weeks in the workshops where they aimed to give everyone a bit of generic knowledge by knocking up some generic chunks of metal - having done a little bit before I was able to put together a few bits for the car. Bonus if you can do it all at home! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 It's part of the reason i'm leaving education, the system makes no sense and there's nothing done for those who aren't that academic but are really good with their hands. Schools are wasteful and it's too much effort to sell things as nobody has the time because the job is so demanding. I'll make a donation when I leave, but it won't be money, it'll be resources. I can't wait to get sorting out my workshop space, I'll be kitted out to make some pretty cool stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Would you consider parting with the pipe bender Paul? Happy to pay for it (you jammy bathturd) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 I would but not yet, I need to finish my hydraulic one first! I'll keep you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Poifick, I'm in the market for a good floor mounted pipe bender and that looks just the ticket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Sooooo.... Subaru ownership has if I'm honest been a very mixed bag so far. Obviously we know about Key-gate. Wednesday was Stephanie's Granda's funeral, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to fly up on Tuesday, spend the day supporting the family and then drive the Subaru back on Wednesday evening. With no working remote fob I've been resorting to inputting the alarms pin code into the drop down security panel in the fusebox; this means unlocking the car with the key, inputting the code to set the alarm, then re-inputting the code again to turn the alarm off, then putting the key in the ignition and starting the car. Slick. So I won a replacement Sigma M30 fob from from eBay for £15. As duplicate fobs can be easily paired to the existing Sigma alarm. By the time I left for Newcastle the fob wasn't delivered. Nee bosh I thought, using the pin-pad is a reliable way of starting the car. And at least nobody could start the car without me inputting the code if the keys got nicked again. (notice the use of the word reliable). So, funeral over, family supported, girlfriend stable I got a lift home to start my epic journey to Mordor. I donned my trackie B's, put a bit of UK Garage in the cassette deck and hit the road! The journey was going well. As I sat in traffic, DJ Sammy pumping through the cones I was taking in the amazing fit and finish of the Subaru...On the plus side the AC was as cold as ice, and my MPG I was willing to sacrifice. Got past that rusty piece of shit they call the Angel of the North and the A1 was free flowing, my toes were getting a nice cool breeze, window down, tunes up. Life was good and I was happy with my purchase. So I thought I'd stop off at Wetherby services for a couple of cans and some Nice N Spicy Nik Nak's. No way I was putting the BP bullcrap in my new super rocket rally car, not with so many Shell stations on the A1. I'm not putting anything in my car unless it's got POWER written on it. I should have realised my journey was doomed when the M and S petrol station didn't have any Nice N Spicy and I ended up with Skips. f**king Skips?! Car looked beast mode though. So as I'm making my way back onto the A1 I hit my first issue. Some willy in a Kia towing a house on wheels behind him makes the biggest hash of pulling out into merging traffic I've ever seen, and cuts right across a lorry which ripped the bicycles off the back of his caravan. Knobhead. Bells and lights all over the shop I dived onto the hard shoulder, planted the throttle and avoided near certain caravan/bike/lorry death. All the while I'm thinking... So I've made my way to the M1, munching on my Skips, feeling them melt on my tongue, listening to a bit of Boomfunk MC's and tailgating Focus ST's. Boom, I see it. Shell station!!! So I throw out the land anchors and lay my chariot of champions to rest on the forecourt, filled her up with jungle just and strutted my way in. Where I legitimately purchased £40 of fuel and a packet of Chewits. Go back to my car, put the key in the door, sit myself down into my throne. Alarm pad don't work... Put my pin number in again; wrong entry. At this point I panic, and think I'm double pressing a button or something. So I run into the petrol station and borrow a pencil to use the rubber end to push down the buttons. First digit in...Second digit in...Third digit in...Fourth digit in...BOOM! Alarm starts going cray cray, lights flashing, hazards on. Double you, tee, eff. So I wait 20 seconds for the alarm to stop, try again. No luck. So I get out the car, lock the door, unlock it again, try again. Still no luck, immobilisers stuck on. Phoned the breakdown people and pushed the car to the back of the services; opened up my ninth can of red-bull, bought a pack of fags and sat chain smoking on the bonnet for an hour. AA man phones me... ''I'm coming' out to have a look at ur Soobaroo. Tell us kidda, what's wrong with it?'' ''The alarm fob isn't working and it won't recognise the pin when I try to enter it manually.'' ''When did you last try?'' ''Half an hour ago.'' ''Try it again'' Opened the door, put the pin number in...Mother f**ker worked! So I thanked the man, put my red bull in the cup holder and off I went! Just sayin... After 9 cans of red bull I couldn't stop needing to wee; I had to stop at literally every lay-by on the A1 to wee. 5 and a half hours later I came under my ''I'm home'' sign. Got home, 7 hours later. Tucked him into his new parking space. And hit the hay. Woke up the next morning, saw the post man on the way out. New fob! Coded it up, and shit yeaaaaaah it works. Then I took it for a good drive, it was amazing. Lad I work with wanted a go, so I gave him the keys and sent him off up the road. He was a bit enthusiastic if I'm honest. Now it's at home and I really like it. Going round to Prawns tomorrow to give him a go. Poobaru win. Tl;Dr? Flew to Newcastle, went to a funeral, Subaru broke down, spent hours at the side of the road, eventually it fixed itself, drove it home without having to turn it off the whole time, new bits arrived, fixed it, took it for a hoon. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'm not sure but I think it's pretty much a certainty that the fob video is YouTube bleakest video upload ever? Glad it worked out in the end dude! You seem happy with it and that's the main thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Decided i'd put the Capri engine in this weekend. Bought a few bits and pieces, calculated the approximate compression ratio (it's about 9.1:1 which is low, but all good for the future...) Put the Reinz gaskets on after checking for valve clearance with the cheapos (a surprising amount, as it turns out) Put the bottom end together "for the last time" Then went to fit the new spigot bearing... Turned out there was actually the outer race of an old one kicking about in there. Grinders, hammers and chisels came out, followed by frustration followed by a cracked crankshaft. Bollocks. So, I then had to re-rebuild it with my original crank after measuring the journals etc; fortunately it was perfectly within tolerance and I had a full new set of standard big ends and mains to replace the +.010s that were in with the reground crank. This full spigot bearing came out really nicely using the bread trick as well; brilliantly bizarre tool but one i'm glad I got to actually use. So now it's just chilling and waiting. Engine is fully together (again), just need to torque up the clutch tomorrow then try and fit it after work. ~2 hours of daylight is definitely enough time for me to fit it on my own, right...? And i've booked an MoT for next saturday. Lol. Learning an awful lot, going to miss having stuff to play with in the evenings. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 More information needed on this bread trick... WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 What is it with Fattys popping up in every thread on here now? Is it some kind of forum easter egg thingy?? Also Jardo, top story though you were missing a baseball cap! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Where on the M1 did you break down Jardo? My work unit is literally 100 yrds from J27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 More information needed on this bread trick... WTF? It would appear to be this... Effectively stuff behind the blind bearing with a piece of bread till it's flush to the surface and use a snug fitting bar (to the bearing bore) to compress the bread into a hydraulic ram. Gets you out of a stick if you don't have a blind bearing puller I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Ive seen that done before with grease. But bread. Who dreamed that up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Someone who didn't have a blind bearing puller, or grease, but did have bread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I can't argue with that logic. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I guess it's because dough is a non-newtonian fluid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamAllen Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Cba with throwing anymore money at the Alfa.. Hyundai Coupe £1450? So much car for the money! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 That bread trick is genius, I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I have this massive urge to go put bread in every orifice in my car now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I have this massive urge to go put bread in every orifice. Wouldn't put it past you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I think he's got it in him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Thinking of getting a private plate...thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 You should obviously spend that money on an even bigger turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Funnily enough, that was the other option, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 G5 YEA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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