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Old 12-04-2018, 11:37 AM
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Just to try and keep me going...

...rather than you! I had a crap day today with lots of other stuff that got in the way of twatting metal for the floor pan.


Still persistence and pig headed-ness is the only way this'll get done


So today - despite the crap - I made sure I got to the workshop to start this =>





I can't fail to stress the importance of a sturdy workbench - a decent vice - and some decent G-clamps that don't bend like the cheap ones (also shown in the picture above!)


Simple decent stuff like vices and decent G-clamps are seriously expensive these days - so be warned if you fancy a bit of shopping...


...the vice I got second hand - great deal despite the play in the screw - one day I plan to restore the vice but the problem is: It is so damn useful there never seems a moment when I'm not using it.
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The ups and downs of owning a W123.130 (non turbo 300D) - Conversion to petrol / gas!-1981-w123-floor-pan-repair-back-lh-corner11.jpg  
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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