The Recaro Fiesta - the rebuild begins
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jayrs :pretty sure its a std M10 thread mate
think it is too, i know theyre 17mm socket size

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jayrs :pretty sure its a std M10 thread mate
I thought they might be, I will take one out anyway and have a look
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Jay hasn't had much free time in the last week, But when he gets cracking he dont waste no time
The new rear inner arch is on and primed with weld through primer ready for the outer arch.
before anyone says, the final hole for the body kit will be put in before the outer arch goes on
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Looking very nice i must say.
Well done to jay for dealing with the grief of fitting the pattern part inner repair panels. worth every penny though to have new metal ready for the outter arch to go on
The new rear inner arch is on and primed with weld through primer ready for the outer arch.
before anyone says, the final hole for the body kit will be put in before the outer arch goes on
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Looking very nice i must say.
Well done to jay for dealing with the grief of fitting the pattern part inner repair panels. worth every penny though to have new metal ready for the outter arch to go on


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bit of a pain mate but i expected as much.
wont have much time on it next week as im tied up so dont expect another update for about a week or 2
wont have much time on it next week as im tied up so dont expect another update for about a week or 2
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nice work jay, fudgekin ruining good rugs!
we use throw outs form our local carpet store
thwey come in questionable colours and smells thou
we use throw outs form our local carpet store
thwey come in questionable colours and smells thou

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these rugs are old though anyway, so just as well use them, ive ruinied my fleese jumper (old work one) and smelt something funny other day which lingered for a bit too long, looked down and could see a nice glowing bit of weld melting its way through the side of the steel toe caps
my own fault for having my foot like it was when welding, no matter though, new pair of boots and fleese go on the bill
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haha nutsack to the welding doing it, you pacing burning your feet up 

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lol, no for real mate, welder is playing, even my dad used it today and said something was wrong with it, he almost went and got his one
its only the torch as ive said though, will get a new one next week for sure.
got some more C02 last night clark, just as well as the bottle i was using ran out this afternoon

got some more C02 last night clark, just as well as the bottle i was using ran out this afternoon
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you think your welders crap?
haha you aint seen mine, proper entry level!
haha you aint seen mine, proper entry level!

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cheers guys.
na its not crap jony, its a bloody good welder, its about 20 years old and not made any more, but still good, just needs a new torch thats all.
the spot welder is the b0llocks
na its not crap jony, its a bloody good welder, its about 20 years old and not made any more, but still good, just needs a new torch thats all.
the spot welder is the b0llocks
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of course the spot welder is the bollox
i bought it

i bought it


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jayrs :cheers guys.
na its not crap jony, its a bloody good welder, its about 20 years old and not made any more, but still good, just needs a new torch thats all.
the spot welder is the b0llocks
i believe you, i ment mines crap

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knuckles :of course the spot welder is the bollox
i bought it![]()
and im keeping it
bet ya glad i told ya too now
what welder you got jony? and whys it crap, something wrong with it?
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jayrs :what welder you got jony? and whys it crap, something wrong with it?
fisher price dont do spare parts do they ?


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knuckles :jayrs :what welder you got jony? and whys it crap, something wrong with it?
fisher price dont do spare parts do they ?
I havent laughed so hard in a long time!
Even better, just googled it, something like this:

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knuckles :jayrs :what welder you got jony? and whys it crap, something wrong with it?
fisher price dont do spare parts do they ?
Thats a fudgekin classic, nearly pissed myself with that one lol
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i can get ya a pic of it later jay, its only a small gasless one, clark in think
and not the funny knob making jokes futher up the page

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knuckles :jayrs :what welder you got jony? and whys it crap, something wrong with it?
fisher price dont do spare parts do they ?
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jonyb4 ::lol:![]()
i can get ya a pic of it later jay, its only a small gasless one, clark in think
and not the funny knob making jokes futher up the page
Side splitting laughter there
glad i checked my email notification
keep em coming


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never thought id see that day that jay would put his name on a white car!

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Its now Jays car... He put his tag on it 
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i wrote "was ere" after i took the picture guys 
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- Danny Boy - ::lol: you should have wrote 'To Clark, Jay was here doing nothing apart from writing on the roof of your car today, love Jay'
well i would of, but when i was speaking to him on the phone and he said "i better let you go so you can crack on " i said
"b0llocks, im on a fag break" and i was!
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Hehe I get to use all merkle top notch welding gear hehe and choice of pretty much any gas I want too . love the raf!!
Come on jay get some piccys up
I used 10.9 bolts for stub axles in the past as they are manufacturing standard for most cars.
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Come on jay get some piccys up
I used 10.9 bolts for stub axles in the past as they are manufacturing standard for most cars.
Ollie

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i'll let clark post them up as its his thread, plus there be saved in his photobucket account, not mine
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rs-tom :did the white paint burn ur skin at all??????????????
LMFAO brilliant
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rs-tom :did the white paint burn ur skin at all??????????????
im not sure, i thought i smelt a hint of something cooking at one point, then went to bite my nail and it wasnt there, didnt think anything of it till i just looked
MY FCUKING FINGERS GONE
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rs-tom :did the white paint burn ur skin at all??????????????
very lame
jay im suprised at you in particular. i thought we had an understanding regarding this red white situation


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knuckles :rs-tom :did the white paint burn ur skin at all??????????????
very lame![]()
jay im suprised at you in particular. i thought we had an understanding regarding this red white situation
we do, white makes a good base for red to be painted on
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