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MrDavo:
They've got to be better than all the nasty red bullet connectors in there at the moment, which have a habit of unplugging themselves at full lock or when the headlamp unit is replaced. I have a fairly decent substantial crimper rather than a cheapo one, which I bought at a Stafford show, not sure what make it is but I'll soon know if it is making a proper crimp when the connectors come, I know what they should be like.

My parcel left the UK at 3am, according to the tracking, once I had dropped it off I realised I'd forgotten to include the paint kit I'd bought on eBay and said I'd include. Trying to send it seperately I realise that may be a blessing - every carrier has a list of prohibited items, they all seem to include paint - if they find it they will destroy your package summarily, which could have included my body kit! I know how good Xray machines are at spotting liquids, as I'm always the one at the airport who forgot about his shower gel or whatever.

I can see that they don't want it escaping mid flight and gumming up the controls of their shiny new aeroplane, making it fall from the sky, the irony is that it arrived from Germany, via DHL and Parcelforce, who now won't carry it back there.

I'm not too fussed, as I'm guessing that the actual paint isn't a large part of the cost anyway, as its all in the preparation.

MrDavo:
I got some photos back from Menno after the metalwork came back from the acid bath treatment, he said it was OK to use them on the forum, as expected it wasn't pretty.

The reason for the bubble was petrol leaking through a crap welded repair on the tank top, circled and arrowed in the photo. What would have pierced it in the first place isn't clear to me, but it is what it is.



Now the tank is clean, Menno can reline the tank, leak fixed. This justifies the whole process really, if I had got my local bodyshop bloke to fill and repaint, it would inevitably have leaked back through the repair in time, causing me to lose the will to live.

He said when he got it that the tank was heavy, meaning a lot of filler. At some time in its past the tank has had the crap beaten out of it in an accident, been cut open, knocked straight and welded up again. Menno says they didn't do too bad a job, but he's marked where the low spots are. It explains why my tank trim wasn't too good a fit at the front right, he says he will try and improve the situation.






We knew the headlamp ears were rusty, someone has gone to a lot of effort to save them in the past. Menno says they are only good for the bin, but has sourced me some pattern ones in Germany.

Nurse Julie:
Gosh, that's not pretty. Like you say Dave, sending it to Menno means you are assured of a proper job with his excellent prep methods and will save you tears in the future.

K2-K6:
That repair weld on the top,  sometimes when you get a big dent they weld a thick washer to the centre of it then put a slide hammer hooked through the washer.  If it's then wacked outwards it can crack around there weld site.

It looks like the weld may have been from a process like that which they've then covered with poj.

Quite a lot to sort out but as you say,  it'll be good to get it done properly.

Trigger:
I personally would of gone for a new tank and ears. 

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