Rebuild your own VC for 119 Euros

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Done it! Rebuilt my knackered VC for €119 !!
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ok where's the graph :lol:

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Aidan wrote:ok where's the graph :lol:

What?
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Bugger, you saved a euro on my rebuild :lol:
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syncrosimon wrote:Bugger, you saved a euro on my rebuild :lol:

Yeah! Does yours work?
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I just can't take anything anything Andrew says seriously nowadays as too busy perving his avatar :shock:

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syncropaddy wrote:Done it! Rebuilt my knackered VC for €119 !!

:ok

Is it in the van, does it work.
Would be nice to see success with a home rebuild, are you willing to share your efforts with us even if it is not successfull.

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more speed wrote: Is it in the van
No
more speed wrote:does it work?
Probably not, the scales I got in Lidl are not as accurate as I thought!
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Aidan wrote:I just can't take anything anything Andrew says seriously nowadays as too busy perving his avatar :shock:

Good man Aidan ....... :D
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.. and the mango jelly from Lidls probably is a bit on the stiff side, I doubt they tested it up to 130C, although sugar boils at 105 anyway.

Nothwithstanding that, I'm aiming at a sub 100 Euro rebuild entirely from Esso 'On-the-Run' filling station sweetie counters :idea

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HarryMann wrote:.. and the mango jelly from Lidls probably is a bit on the stiff side

It is, you are right but I used the silicone from old breast implants I had lying around. Some of that silicone can feel stiff too but depends on the usage once applied. I'll do a graph for Aidan.

Clive if you need some silicone for your trials, I have some Monkey testicle implants here that I'm not using.
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was it your silicone or some one elses? :?
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axeman wrote:was it your silicone or some one elses? :?

Was it my own silicone? Well technically if you go by the rule 'possesion is 9/10 the of the law' the answer is yes. Did I buy it? No!
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I have not finished the VC yet as I havent found an icing bag nozzle right for injecting through the small allen head bolt holes, but here I am mixing the silicoxane fluid.
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A little thin I know, thats why it's on a baking tray, firm it up a bit.
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That stuff is the wrong colour Simon but I like the baking tray idea ..... Hmmmm
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