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ok thanks guys, interior is sound proofed already but i think i`ll leave the outer padding off.

think waxing the underside is a must it dont look pretty but after all the time i spent on the front painting it pretty i has no protecting against damage and winter.

tank goes back in today. getting there and keeping the family happy.

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Blimey Neil, never heard of self-addictive sound-proofing before, but guess that's what jenny thinks my ears are made of :)

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Wow wish my diff looked that Shiny !
Great Job. Was your van in good nick to start with or has it taken a while to look that good ?
and errr - Whats an MV ? :oops:
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Roving Rich wrote:Wow wish my diff looked that Shiny !
Great Job. Was your van in good nick to start with or has it taken a while to look that good ?
and errr - Whats an MV ? :oops:
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MV=2.1 injected petrol engine

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hi rich van was pretty good to start with but that hasn`t stopped me doing just about everything to it. ( more than once i might add ). dont think i`ll ever finish it as i keep changing my mind as to what i want it too be.

MV is the engine code which was in there origonally. 2.1 flat 4 boxer petrol engine. very similar to the DJ that folks talk about but with different computer malarky and a catalytic converter. any progress on your van.

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simon they are bare sandblasted metal. no paint. just wanted them clean before aidan got his paws on them. :ok

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Pressure washed mine for the same reasons - didn't come up like that unfortunately. Still a bit furry.
I need to find some sand....

Thanks - I'm still finding my way around the idiosyncrasies of the syncro and T25.

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..lee.. wrote:simon they are bare sandblasted metal. no paint. just wanted them clean before aidan got his paws on them. :ok

Sodablasted aluminium comes up nice and wont damage seals and its environmentally friendly!!
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Plasic media stripping is also very good, especially for thin panels (low mass, no stretching)
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silverbullet wrote:Plasic media stripping is also very good, especially for thin panels (low mass, no stretching)

Soda is the best as there is no heat involved so large panels can be blasted with no fear of distortion. Only problem with soda is the cost as special blasting machines are needed and the media is four times as expensive as grit and the like.
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I meant on the inevitable scabs found under the fuel tank.
The zinc spray is ace, worth applying before the Dinitrol.
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DOW. :lol:

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