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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
24th Aug, 2011 at 05:35:16pm
Got a couple of fibreglass bits I need to trim down to fit. Never done it before. What's the best way to do it without making a complete fuck up of it? On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:03:46pm
a bow saw andy............or use the grinder with a sliting disk on
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 665 Posts Member #: 9345 Post Whore Sheffield |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:07:35pm
Die grinder works well for shaping bits. Cutting disk in a grinder for straight edges. |
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 2233 Posts Member #: 9037 Post Whore Doncaster, yorkshire |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:09:17pm
flap disc in a grinder for me, nice and lightly. Audi s4 b5 - 470bhp & 486ft lbs
On 15th Mar, 2012 wil_h said:
Yes, Carl says he gets requests for rimming all the time On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble  |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:17:12pm
Not too difficult then, will have to give it a go... On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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 2406 Posts Member #: 341 aka T2clubby South Staffs |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:38:39pm
Wear a mask mate, the dust gets everywhere |
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9812 Posts Member #: 332 Resident Cylinder Head Modifier Mitsi Evo 7, 911, Cossie. & all the chavs ...... won no problem |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:40:49pm
as keans says it plays havoc with your lungs big time!
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:45:28pm
and cover any engines/parts you dont want glass dust in. On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 (2)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150672766@N03/]Rod Sugden[/url], on Fli) 5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
24th Aug, 2011 at 06:49:03pm
Jigsaw is best (medium/coarse blade).
Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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 6729 Posts Member #: 618 Post Whore Glasgow |
24th Aug, 2011 at 07:01:19pm
i used an air hacksaw and then a file when i was fitting my arches |
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 3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
24th Aug, 2011 at 07:04:19pm
Messy shit. I used one of those things that goes in a drill that looks like a bastard file for taking loads of material off, normal file for smoothing stuff down. Didn't really have to cut anything as such fitting my front and roof. On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
24th Aug, 2011 at 07:07:47pm
12" fine Hacksaw blade with electrical tape wrapped around one end. Takes time, but you get good control. With the jigsaw, it'll chip the gelcoat and is easy to make a mistake very quick!
Edited by Sprocket on 24th Aug, 2011. On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
24th Aug, 2011 at 07:45:31pm
Thanks chaps. It's just the corners on a bonnet and the ends of a dash, so hand tools are probably best.
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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2233 Posts Member #: 9037 Post Whore Doncaster, yorkshire |
24th Aug, 2011 at 09:03:41pm
Only one way to find out... Audi s4 b5 - 470bhp & 486ft lbs
On 15th Mar, 2012 wil_h said:
Yes, Carl says he gets requests for rimming all the time On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble |
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337 Posts Member #: 9138 Senior Member wolves |
24th Aug, 2011 at 11:35:32pm
80 grit on a shaped bit o wood |
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