Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
My brother inherited all the oddly shaped spanners/tools made by my uncle.
He would often spend ages modifying a tool so that it would fit to do a particular awkward job (including grinding things thinner). That tool might end up used once in a blue moon, but he would remember exactly which one and what it was for. Sadly he never labelled any of them, but my brother's mechanics still rummage through them when they need a short/long/thin spanner.
He would often spend ages modifying a tool so that it would fit to do a particular awkward job (including grinding things thinner). That tool might end up used once in a blue moon, but he would remember exactly which one and what it was for. Sadly he never labelled any of them, but my brother's mechanics still rummage through them when they need a short/long/thin spanner.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
Rialto update
I've found my new metal-topped petrol pump and eventually the gasket turned up too.
Also found a couple of Valeo headlamps which I think are the right ones for this car.
Then whilst looking for that head, I stumbled across the left arm of my swivel chair.
So I reattached it (I don't think it's been attached to the chair for mibbie a decade)
Found a couple of proper quality 6¼" GKN Laycock diaphragm spring clutch covers. None of your Borg & Beck coil spring shite or LuK tin pish.
Then in a token attempt at doing something the other day before work, I jacked it up and got in on stands.
Hmmm. A-frame looks a bit shit. MOAR work for the future.
I've found my new metal-topped petrol pump and eventually the gasket turned up too.
Also found a couple of Valeo headlamps which I think are the right ones for this car.
Then whilst looking for that head, I stumbled across the left arm of my swivel chair.
So I reattached it (I don't think it's been attached to the chair for mibbie a decade)
Found a couple of proper quality 6¼" GKN Laycock diaphragm spring clutch covers. None of your Borg & Beck coil spring shite or LuK tin pish.
Then in a token attempt at doing something the other day before work, I jacked it up and got in on stands.
Hmmm. A-frame looks a bit shit. MOAR work for the future.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
MOAR REEEALTO
Things aren't going well on these seat runners / mountings
The nut-welding was abandoned so I wouldn't set the carpet / car on fire. I ground the heads off, leaving me with a couple of now head-less bolts sticking out the chassis leg.
My "Mole" brand self-locking pliers were having none of it to grip them sufficiently, so I resorted to getting these from Helfrauds, for no other reason than to help use up a €20 gift voucher for the place I think I got a couple of Xmases ago.
They didn't solve my problem on this particular job. The large one doesn't close up tight enough to grip the 1/4" bolt remains and small one by nature of being at the other extreme, would need a bit more sticking out to grip properly.
Today I managed to get some pump pliers to grip the bastard, but to reward me when I was using some pliers I managed to pinch myself
Then when it did get turning, it decide to drop into the fucking chassis leg!
Fucking about with Blu Tack on the end of screw driver was like playing those grab machines down the seaside. I kept dropping the fucker. What I needed was a grabber that worked, but I didn't have one to had so I first when to "Choice" to see if they had any.
Nope. They had quite a few cheapo tools including bolt cutters, but no grabby grabbers. I did see some clothes pegs though...
...they're just like those fuckers I used to hold the new valves up on that cylinder head. Of absolutely no help whatsoever, but I thought I'd mention the torment.
So I left with some cheap deodorant, a pack of cheap junior hacksaw blades and 4 pack of white chunky Kit-Kats - plus another torment bonus that the 2 LED bulbs I bought yesterday in B&Q for €8 each, are only €5 each here. Pissflaps.
I went across the road to the motor factors and whilst they only had a short straight grabber (I was looking for a longer flexi one), I did spot this instead...
Laser 7026
Which has a far smoller head (4mm) for getting down smoll holes.
At first, I grabbed the wrong end of it
Then when i got the right end of it
I find that it still doesn't want to come out. The top flange of the rivnut has disappeared, probably due to corrosion, but the bottom crush part hasn't. I'm going to have to think of something, as I'm not leaving it in there.
Things aren't going well on these seat runners / mountings
The nut-welding was abandoned so I wouldn't set the carpet / car on fire. I ground the heads off, leaving me with a couple of now head-less bolts sticking out the chassis leg.
My "Mole" brand self-locking pliers were having none of it to grip them sufficiently, so I resorted to getting these from Helfrauds, for no other reason than to help use up a €20 gift voucher for the place I think I got a couple of Xmases ago.
They didn't solve my problem on this particular job. The large one doesn't close up tight enough to grip the 1/4" bolt remains and small one by nature of being at the other extreme, would need a bit more sticking out to grip properly.
Today I managed to get some pump pliers to grip the bastard, but to reward me when I was using some pliers I managed to pinch myself
Then when it did get turning, it decide to drop into the fucking chassis leg!
Fucking about with Blu Tack on the end of screw driver was like playing those grab machines down the seaside. I kept dropping the fucker. What I needed was a grabber that worked, but I didn't have one to had so I first when to "Choice" to see if they had any.
Nope. They had quite a few cheapo tools including bolt cutters, but no grabby grabbers. I did see some clothes pegs though...
...they're just like those fuckers I used to hold the new valves up on that cylinder head. Of absolutely no help whatsoever, but I thought I'd mention the torment.
So I left with some cheap deodorant, a pack of cheap junior hacksaw blades and 4 pack of white chunky Kit-Kats - plus another torment bonus that the 2 LED bulbs I bought yesterday in B&Q for €8 each, are only €5 each here. Pissflaps.
I went across the road to the motor factors and whilst they only had a short straight grabber (I was looking for a longer flexi one), I did spot this instead...
Laser 7026
Which has a far smoller head (4mm) for getting down smoll holes.
At first, I grabbed the wrong end of it
Then when i got the right end of it
I find that it still doesn't want to come out. The top flange of the rivnut has disappeared, probably due to corrosion, but the bottom crush part hasn't. I'm going to have to think of something, as I'm not leaving it in there.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
What's the issue with just leaving it inside? The rattle? It seems like a lot of fuck on.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
I think that it's now personal, Eddie v The Nut.
My monies on Eddie.
My monies on Eddie.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
Looks like my kind of shop.
How much were the choke pegs?
How much were the choke pegs?
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One out, one to go.LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:30 am I think that it's now personal, Eddie v The Nut.
My monies on Eddie.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
Just completed the 5 handed job I started the other day.
Use smoll tipped magnet to lift the rivnut up to the hole. Grip squashed flange of rivnut with cheap Wilko needle-nosed pliers. Use cheap Lidl self-locking pliers to lock cheap Wilko pliers on rivnut. Fire up fake Dremel (Parkside from Lidl) with some ball-tipped grinder wotsit on the end of the accessory flexi drive that I doubt is tungsten carbide but it's working. Grind a few millimetres of accessible flange off. Stop. Hold rivnut with magnet, Unlock cheap Lidl self-locking pliers in order to release cheap Wilco needle-nosed pliers. Shuffle rivnut round a bit keeping it on the magnet, hopefully without dropping it back into the hole. Rinse and repeat. Eventually you get enough of the shoulder off to get out of one of the holes that has a tiny slit in the circumference to twist it out.
First little bastard out.
Everything in this game for a pair.
Because I'm a daft twat (and it was raining earlier) I started the job just after 4pm, when sunset is 4:43pm. Also I couldn't find the front rivnut as it had ended up quite a way forward in the chassis leg. My USB borescope camera thingy is only micro USB and the phone is USB-C. Also old phone lasts about 2 minutes before the shutdown because the battery is shagged, so I couldn't use the phone-in-the-hole-cam and had to do it all by feel and guesswork.
For my next trick, I will attempt to magically find some 1/4" UNF thread rivnuts and fit them. I can't use M6, because I've a load of stainless steel 1/4" UNF fasteners in front of me already purchased and for Rialto seats NOT ORIGINAL. I hate it when bodging bastards start mixing threads up and I need to work out what the fuck they've changed because they didn't bother their hole putting a bit of effort in.
Use smoll tipped magnet to lift the rivnut up to the hole. Grip squashed flange of rivnut with cheap Wilko needle-nosed pliers. Use cheap Lidl self-locking pliers to lock cheap Wilko pliers on rivnut. Fire up fake Dremel (Parkside from Lidl) with some ball-tipped grinder wotsit on the end of the accessory flexi drive that I doubt is tungsten carbide but it's working. Grind a few millimetres of accessible flange off. Stop. Hold rivnut with magnet, Unlock cheap Lidl self-locking pliers in order to release cheap Wilco needle-nosed pliers. Shuffle rivnut round a bit keeping it on the magnet, hopefully without dropping it back into the hole. Rinse and repeat. Eventually you get enough of the shoulder off to get out of one of the holes that has a tiny slit in the circumference to twist it out.
First little bastard out.
Everything in this game for a pair.
Because I'm a daft twat (and it was raining earlier) I started the job just after 4pm, when sunset is 4:43pm. Also I couldn't find the front rivnut as it had ended up quite a way forward in the chassis leg. My USB borescope camera thingy is only micro USB and the phone is USB-C. Also old phone lasts about 2 minutes before the shutdown because the battery is shagged, so I couldn't use the phone-in-the-hole-cam and had to do it all by feel and guesswork.
For my next trick, I will attempt to magically find some 1/4" UNF thread rivnuts and fit them. I can't use M6, because I've a load of stainless steel 1/4" UNF fasteners in front of me already purchased and for Rialto seats NOT ORIGINAL. I hate it when bodging bastards start mixing threads up and I need to work out what the fuck they've changed because they didn't bother their hole putting a bit of effort in.
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
Are you going to mount those somewhere obvious as a reminder?
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Re: Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)
Nope. When I get their replacements, they'll be in the scrap metal bin.
Might* have a look at the brakes tomorrow.
Might* have a look at the brakes tomorrow.