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The aim is to get the Jaaaaaag to paint come what may!

Very cool indeed, and unique, love it!

Dbl post.

I was going to turn mine upside down for a laugh and take a picture but could see it ending in disaster and a bo##oking while trying to explain what on earth I was up to.

We're now down to just putting up the top section of the tree. I try not to encourage too big an area for presents.

Unfortunately I've been working away a lot recently so just haven't had the chance to get anything done. The stage I'm at with the bonnet really requires two or three full days to prep it and prime it rather than a couple of hours here and there. Everytime I take something back to bare metal it has to be primed straight away to avoid flash rusting. Added to this I've decided to send the engine away to be fully rebuilt with a works gas flowed big valve head I managed to acquire. Hopefully I will have more time in the new year. A bit frustrating really. Thanks for asking and bearing with me.

Best wishes and all but sorry to hear about your dad mate. Lost mine last year but as you say, celebrate his life, not his passing. Some of the speeches at my dad's funeral were touching but quite funny and uplifting at the same time.

Deadlines? What are those. My first restoration post was 3 years ago.... Looking excellent as always.

Sound advice indeed, though in my case it would involve moving to a drier climate, haha.

I have a Broughton CR60 in the garage to keep the rust at bay on the E type. £600 ish new, about half that second hand on e bay. On the plus side it has been running constantly for nearly 2 years, sometimes sucking as much as 5 litres of water a day out. I have found that in addition, maintaining a constant 18 to 20 degree temperature seems to work best. The downside is the horrendous bills! Flood damage specialists will use additional blowers as circulation is the key to drying stuff out. Hope he gets it all sorted.

Mini, not dissimilar to this, £100 http://content.worldcarfans.co/2007/12/medium/9071228.004.Mini2L.jpg

Love the milling machine Chris. The metal folder would have been invaluable on the E type restoration. I bought a cheaper one that wasn't really up to the job and ended up using a friendly engineering companies. I think you will actually find it really useful. Just trying to think what I can send you to mill.

Hi Vlad, an "indefinite leave to remain" visa won't entitle you to a passport. You will first have to apply for citizenship and then apply for a passport. Being eligible to vote and therefore on the electoral register is something of a grey area too. PM me if you need more info. Russian spoken.

Come on, you know if he invites one, he has to invite everyone. I was thinking more along the lines of a live link forum webcam.....

There is a special tool for removing these that has a coarse anti clockwise thread that bites into the bolt to undo it. Welding would be an absolute last resort. Sometimes hammering an old tight fit socket on will do it.

Thanks,... Hows the Jag coming along? Slow progress,bonnets on. Posted a bit of an update a few weeks ago. I've ended up buying an industrial dust extractor for the garage. It now looks like something from Breaking Bad with all the ducting. All that rubbing down dust is just a distant memory for you now haha.!

Some very nice pics there Darren!

Mine were like this. In the end I removed them, sanded the affected areas back to alloy, primed them, flatted down and then sprayed them with satin black. Looked like new again.

As Oscar Wilde said Dan, there is only one thing worse than being talked about............. and that's not being talked about.

Does the credit card aspect cover the 4k paid on it or the whole transaction?

Sorry to hear about your predicament.Not wanting to be too much of a pessimist Dan, but if they are prepared to doctor up engineers reports and lie continuously for 2 months, just because you spend loads of money on court action and win doesn't mean you are any nearer to getting a single penny back. If it was from a larger company then maybe. What is to stop this trader folding to avoid paying? I would focus my attention on getting the car repaired properly and cost effectively. Only my opinion, others might advise differently. Hope you get it sorted either way.

Reference the spiders, I spray round my cameras every so often with bug repeller/ killer and it seems to work.

Ian, unfortunately after 20 years, if I was met by my wife like that, alarm bells would ring immediately and would fear the worst....... I'd be thinking what's she bought, want to buy, or broken/crashed!

There's one (silver) being broken in Bury on E bay at the moment. Might still have a door. A1 Japspares in Manchester are breaking a facelift in black as well. If you need it checking out before you by I might be able to call in.

That's great. Amazing what a few extra hands can achieve. Can be a bit soul destroying tackling something like this on your own. Big respect to Chris and Co. All being well you will soon be back on the road.