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    Quote Originally Posted by Southie View Post
    I thought the same, what was with the change of mind Mike then?
    Dunno really

    But I will have to sell it soon after its completed as I want to buy a house. With a garage. And get down to some serious automotive classic car restoration with the help of everyone at work & the machinery & contacts there.

    Thats the plan anyway :/

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    mike i know you work in composites, but when you say laminators, it must sound like an illness ponies get...

    where are you planning to live? not bed'uth??? please

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    Quote Originally Posted by mowgli View Post
    mike i know you work in composites, but when you say laminators, it must sound like an illness ponies get...

    where are you planning to live? not bed'uth??? please
    HAHAHA Composite Technician my job role is officially called Ive been looking at properties in Atherstone :/ seems an ok place to me, I remember you saying about the pubs etc being trouble but Im far from a big drinker & pubs bore the **** outta me

    Some of the things I do at work, the retail price of them kinda makes just about most really expensive look cheap as chips :S

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    i think that living in atherstone might turn you to the sauce

    seriously, its gone up in the world recently......can't think why

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    HA wonder why
    Last edited by Mike; 12-11-11 at 09:10 PM.

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    Anyway, surely I could replace this overweight chunk with a case hardened aluminium alternative being as its pretty much only a spacer??


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    replace with CF+honeycomb

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    Ironically that would probably work Or just replace it with a solid chunk of machined carbon....

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    or 4 3mm carbon rods

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    Bear in mind it's got the torque of your crank bolt through it, since there's nothing else between the crank bolt and the bottom pulley, and they're not exactly hand tight

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