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Mike Macartney last won the day on December 11 2023

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  1. I am not sure that is correct. By not soldering the connection to the bullet connector you are liable to get a high resistance due to corrosion. On my V8 MGB I soldered all the bullets. I assumed the hole at the end was for the solder to flow through to join the bullet to the wire? I also feel for you with the panel fits. It took a frustratingly long time to get panel gaps acceptable. Your doing a great job. Mike
  2. Hello Paul, Nice to hear from you. As you may have read in my posts, bad breathing health made me have to give up any work in the workshop. All I seem to be able to do now is look at the computer, read and watch the TV. It took me over a year to stop getting frustrated about not doing anything, but have now got used to it. Being on oxygen for the last couple of years seemed to have helped me from getting much worse. I only heard from the new owner once since I sold him the Humberette. I hope the the posts I have made have, or will, be of use to you and others. Mike
  3. You maybe surprised how much they fetch at a specialist auction.
  4. Roger, If you decide to sell them you may be best asking the advice of an auction house that specialises in toy cars. Mike
  5. Joe, I used that "One Shot" sign paint a number of times in the past when I was restoring motorcycles. It also seems to last. Jane came down with a tin she found on the shelf in my workshop, to use to paint the metal frame of an outside table. That must of been a couple of years ago and it brushed on very well, covered in just one coat, and the paint on the table still good today. Mike
  6. Joe, your method of restoring/rebuilding the parts before you put come to put the car back together is similar to the way I restored the two MGBV8's I restored. As I took the parts off the original car, I restored or rebuilt them and put them on the shelf, before I removed the next part. It worked for me and made putting the cars back together much quicker and very satisfying. Keep up the good work. I am still really enjoying reading and seeing your superb workmanship on this forum. Mike
  7. Joe, I thought the misalignment was a deliberate mistake to make sure we were all paying attention! Mike
  8. Joe Your comment above caused me to laugh out loud. That's the story of my life! Mike
  9. Roger - The work looks great. Just a thought about the spring rate. Could you cut a slot in the area of the spring leaves that are hidden by the leaf below and the leaf above to weaken the springing? Mike
  10. Well Ted, so I am not the only one who see's the 'funny' side of some of the posts on the AACA forum. So far I have managed to keep most of them to myself. I am not sure whether UK humour is the same as US humour. I can't see the problem with a joke between friends when we don't mean any harm by it. Mike
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