Comfortably Numb Archive

Posts for Mawrth, 2023

Charlie's Echo - Brush Waggling, Etc.   19 Mawrth 2023

Since last time! ### I discovered an annoying bit of corrosion on the radiator Thankfully, this shouldn't cause any leaks, it's just a structural concern, but I'm confident I can fix it. Radiator is currently sitting

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Posts for Chwefror, 2023

Charlie's Echo - Weldathon Continues   18 Chwefror 2023

A fit of productivity was brought on by painkillers, resulting in: That's right. I've finished welding the passenger's side door-step! ...Well, the top face of it, anyway. Underneath still needs trimming and whatnot, and the floor isn't totally complete yet. (And then I've still got loads to do elsewhere, and...)

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Posts for Ionawr, 2023

Charlie's Echo - Lighter Notes   22 Ionawr 2023

I haven't quite been able to put them all where I want them, but it's a start. I wanted the next one between the lockers, but there's not enough room to get it in there. And definitely not enough room to put it in there

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Posts for Rhagfyr, 2022

Charlie's Echo - More Sparkly Stick   23 Rhagfyr 2022

The floor becomes more solid... Passenger's door ... step? sill? thing? Mostly welded in. Mostly sorted out the passenger's footwell side of things. Need to

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Rumblings...   18 Rhagfyr 2022

Frankenhealer

I think if you had done this before I did the Cummins swap the I'd probably still have the Beddy engine

Steady on there! We all know it's never going to be great on fuel economy, or power,

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*vibrates excitedly*    2 Rhagfyr 2022

I'd given it a go trying to start it a couple of weeks back, Saturday

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Posts for Tachwedd, 2022

Charlie's Echo: Starter and Flywheel    8 Tachwedd 2022

## Snazzy new starter! Marked improvement immediately! ...for all of one turn. My battery is totally scrap at this point, I took it to work and used the drop-tester and it went from 12.8 volts to "just take it out behind the shed and shoot it" instantly. Ah well, it's just more money. Read more…



Posts for Hydref, 2022

Charlie's Echo: Tube twiddling continues   19 Hydref 2022

Pretty? No. Getting better at it, though! Managed to spend two evenings after work not in crippling pain, so welded 'til past 10pm...

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