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Originally Posted by Defender Mike

Mollassis is the best stuff since sliced bread. because I work away when i come back the work is done. All the bolts came up like new and the little curved panel above the gearbox on the bulkhead came out shiny. I am tempted to build a big dip pond and stick the whole chassis in. I line dams for a living so its an easy task and I could pass it on to others when I am finished . dipping the whole chassis would get rid of rust on the inside of the box as well.
thinking about getting all the bolts nuts nickel plated. I spoke with Ferace auto rust this morning and will drop the bulkhead over to get repaired when I get back from work in a couple of weeks. Didnt get the engine out will buy a crane from Supa cheap first. Having fun and its moving along but wish I could do something every day working away is holding things up a bit.:)

Mike

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I have also thought of dipping a whole chassis in molasses! Instead of digging a hole i was thinking of forming up a pond with ply and pine and then line it with plastic... I have a tub of goodies that are almost ready to go, it smells a lot nicer than normal rust converter.

How did you go with Bruce Mettam for the Engine? My mate has just refitted his engine to his 86" and he is super happy with it. He would be happy to show it off if you wanted to see the final product?

You can get a complete bolt set from LR Fasteners, I haven't bought a set yet, but I will be for the 48 when it gets to the front of the queue...

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Andy.

it would be good to dip the whole chassis. I think i would want to probably do a few chassis while i was going. How does the molasses go against paint?

Regarding chassis dipping I can make a free standing tub out of 2mm dam liner. I fold and weld the corners may need. May need a bit of supporting the centre. This would sit on any flat surface. How deep would it need to be to cover the chassis completely and have 100 freeboard?

I would give the paint a hit with stripper or wire brush on the 7 inch grinder to loosen it up. Usually where the paint remains there isn't any rust anyway.

Attachment 53141 both guards now in for paint . That's hard works stripping paint. I'm back in Melbourne for s couple of weeks so will try and get some bits while over this way. When I get back tub off engine and gearbox out.

i hate taking paint off, so slow

You could reward your hard work removing the paint by polishing the bare aluminium and having a nice bright and shiney landy.;)

You have done well to find a panelbeater that wants to work on aluminium panels.

During the weekend I will measure klonks chassis depth and let you know. the dam liner is a good idea but will have to be aware of the sharp corners that may cause leaks. The mollassis stinks for sometime and covers a big area when it escapes, also it may need quite abit of support around the sides and probably hold 250 ltrs

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Originally Posted by klonk

You could reward your hard work removing the paint by polishing the bare aluminium and having a nice bright and shiney landy.;)

You have done well to find a panelbeater that wants to work on aluminium panels.

During the weekend I will measure klonks chassis depth and let you know. the dam liner is a good idea but will have to be aware of the sharp corners that may cause leaks. The mollassis stinks for sometime and covers a big area when it escapes, also it may need quite abit of support around the sides and probably hold 250 ltrs

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The thought crossed my mind polished aluminium with some nose art like a Mustang P51 D. With the 2mm liner you would only need a bit of support in the centre up to 300 mm deep over that would require a frame or tendons across to hold it together . Its very tough stuff and a bit of geotextile in the bottom will protect it. I was thinking of getting a 1000 Litre pod to pump the mixture back into when finished. It could be recycled and used by some one else then if required it doesnt seem to go off with age. I will go and take some pics of a few lining tubs i have laying around the job here in Geelong. I use them to catch any fuel spills when working on potable water storage systems.
Mike

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Originally Posted by Defender Mike

The thought crossed my mind polished aluminium with some nose art like a Mustang P51 D. With the 2mm liner you would only need a bit of support in the centre up to 300 mm deep over that would require a frame or tendons across to hold it together . Its very tough stuff and a bit of geotextile in the bottom will protect it. I was thinking of getting a 1000 Litre pod to pump the mixture back into when finished. It could be recycled and used by some one else then if required it doesnt seem to go off with age. I will go and take some pics of a few lining tubs i have laying around the job here in Geelong. I use them to catch any fuel spills when working on potable water storage systems.
Mike

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I may well be able to donate a 1000lt bulky bin with cage to the project. I think I'll have one coming free in a few months from a project I'm working on. Might be ideal for collecting the mixture for re-use.

Hi john
I hope to have mine registered in a few months. Trying to get her up and going for the. 65 th WA anniversary on the 23 June. Stripping the rest of the gear off the chassis next break and will try and get the chassis soaking over Christmas . I was looking at heading to the uk for a week or two in January to buy all my bits but everyone tells me it will be too cold. I will pick those tanks up next break as well.
Mike


Mike