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BonnetJizz
tinkerer


Joined: 05 May 2003
Posts: 137

PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:50 am    Post subject: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

err..
thinners melts plastic
not good putting 3L thinned paint in plastic on painted concrete overnight

forgetting to use rust convertor on a panel... full paint process then next morning !!!! F*7&*NG RUST
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MR_GEMI
hod rodder


Joined: 05 Oct 2001
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Location: Adelaide

PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:14 am    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

ouch!! there would be lots of tool throwing on my behalf if that happened to me!
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paddles
rice boy


Joined: 01 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

oops!
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goons hired goons
petrol head


Joined: 04 Jul 2002
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

its times like that, that swear words come in handy
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TuFf
backyard mechanic


Joined: 17 Sep 2002
Posts: 502

PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 1:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

or beer lol
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TXcoupe
petrol head


Joined: 05 Oct 2001
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

always check second hand parts before you put them in. i had a seized selector in a gearbox once.
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BonnetJizz
tinkerer


Joined: 05 May 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

yea coughconescough and real mcoy got me thru the situation and allowed me to power up the wirebrush once more
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Loz
backyard mechanic


Joined: 05 Oct 2001
Posts: 943

PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:30 am    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

I helped a mate put a new head on his car. I did most of it though. He put the head onto the block and I tourqued it down. I asked him if he checked if the engine turned ok. What I didnt know was he only rocked it back and forwards, not turning it right around. Long story short, the cam was 180deg. out and half the rockers were snapped in half with big indent in the top of the pistons.

So the tip is always check things yourself!!
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Frederick Stienheld
petrol head


Joined: 05 Sep 2002
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 09, 2003 2:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

When I let my friends work on my gem I always check their work and they get cut. It's just the way it works though, I never trust a job unless I've done it myself
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Tex
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Joined: 13 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:21 am    Post subject: Re: Little tips u have learnt the hard way Reply with quote

Like not setting the tapets before attaching the cam chain, turning the engine and hearing the ping of a valve bending! Very SHITTY!
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