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on: March 03, 2024, 01:32:25 AM
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Started by peteracs - Last post by A Ross | ||
This sounds excellent Peter! count me in! I'm very excited as this will be my first Betameeta with my own Beta!
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on: March 02, 2024, 06:49:43 PM
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Started by peteracs - Last post by peteracs | ||
Hi All
As no negative comments(!) and I have confirmed that the show near Newark is on for the 11th, so pushing ahead on that weekend. We took a drive out today and called in at the Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa (https://www.petwood.co.uk) which has an interesting wartime history and has a large car park. I was thinking of it being a early afternoon coffee/lunchtime stop as they offer a simple coffee/tea through to full lunch if you are that hungry….. We also called in at a local Pub/Restaurant/Hotel the Hare and Hounds (https://hareandhoundsfulbeck.com) at Fulbeck which we have been going to for years and have put a provisional booking for the evening of the 10th. They also have rooms available, all are doubles, but there is a single occupancy price at a small discount. The other reasonably local hotel worth considering is the Old Barn near Marston which has plenty of parking and a pool etc. A bit of Googling will bring up various other options, but they were the ones which came to mind. I was proposing to meet up at our house in Oasby, East of Grantham, postcode NG32 3NA for tea/coffee/ toast/croissant etc (no meat, sorry..) and to set off for a reasonably long drive heading for The Wolds and eventually zsstopping at The Petwood for a break, then a shorter drive back. For those interested we could take in the perimeter roads of RAF Coningsby and Waddington. No idea if there will be any activity on a Saturday….. For Sunday, probably meet up at the Hare and Hounds assuming some are staying there, if not maybe our place, then shortish drive out to get to the show at Muskham just off the A1 at around 11ish. I assume folk will then make their way onward from the show. The show is a charity raising event put on by my local club, The East Midlands Classic Vehicle Club. When we get nearer the time I will need to have an idea of numbers to let the Petwood and the Hare and Hounds know, so if you know you are coming please let me know how many. Thanks Peter |
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on: March 01, 2024, 11:26:23 AM
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Started by peteracs - Last post by SanRemo78 | ||
I'll keep that weekend free - but there's no chance the Beta will be done by then sadly!
Guy |
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on: March 01, 2024, 09:04:37 AM
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Started by peteracs - Last post by Neil-yaj396 | ||
Sounds good.
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on: February 29, 2024, 06:32:52 PM
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Started by SanRemo78 - Last post by WestonE | ||
This inner rear turret area is almost a standard Beta repair because of that recess section note being properly sealed helping rust eat away inside to out. I had this one done on mine as well.
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on: February 29, 2024, 03:40:03 PM
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Started by SanRemo78 - Last post by SanRemo78 | ||
And a big box of special bolts, brackets and doodads dropped off this morning for plating! Hope to get them back the week after next and drop the next lot off for zinc plating!
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on: February 29, 2024, 10:46:52 AM
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Started by peteracs - Last post by peteracs | ||
Hi
I am considering the weekend of the 10th/11th August. I see that there is an Auto Italia meet at Brands, but does not clash with anything else on the LMC calendar. Any comments would be appreciated before I move forward with it. The 11th is the date for our local East Midlands club show near Newark, so was going to incorporate that in the program. Peter |
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on: February 28, 2024, 10:08:45 PM
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Started by SanRemo78 - Last post by SanRemo78 | ||
And keep going....
The inner chassis member was sound, th grot was working it's way in from between the inner skin and the base of the turret. With the rot cut out a new inner skin was shaped and fitted and then the lower half of the turret reconstructed in the correct gauge steel to the original pattern. Proper job. |
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on: February 28, 2024, 10:03:16 PM
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Started by SanRemo78 - Last post by SanRemo78 | ||
And the next Grot Spot is a biggie. The nearside rear suspension turret. The top of this is mint but the bottom where it attaches to the lower chassis member, well, like a lot, it wasn't really attached by anything other than a few layers of crusty oxide.... The lower outer skin was tapped to see how bad it was and it was bad so surgery started. Open it up and see how bad it really is..
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on: February 28, 2024, 09:58:09 PM
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Started by SanRemo78 - Last post by SanRemo78 | ||
Work is progressing on the nearside quarter. The paint stripping uncovered a horrible patch repair buried in filler as you can see. The cill was perforated underneath B post which was opened up and the inner membrane replaced and is now fully repaired. The inner arch to outer arch panel wasn't pretty either as you can see... Both have now been repaired and Geoff is moving on to the next grot spot.
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