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carlknight1982 9th October 2010 10:35 PM

Another small thought, a couple of Nyloc nuts on the master cylinder retaining bolts might keep Mr IVA happy love the mod, im thinking of doing the same thing now myself.

Bonzo 10th October 2010 08:38 AM

The pedal box is very much a job still in progress, needing to sort out the clutch & throttle cable fittings.

Forgot to mention that the plate I made for that mod has 2 captive studs welded to the reverse side ( 8.8 set bolts )


I'll be using flat washers/nylocs throughout the build & loctite on anything captive ;)

Now here's a little thing I personally like to do for peace of mind.

When it comes to final assembly, in particular, fixings.
Personally, I like to put a small dab of paint on any fixings that have just had it's final tighening.
I use Blue for anything that has been loctited & yellow for anything else :)

Silly I know but if it is done at the time of final tightening of each fixing it will give you a visual indication of any fixing that may of been overlooked :)

HandyAndy 10th October 2010 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonzo (Post 46492)

Now here's a little thing I personally like to do for peace of mind.

When it comes to final assembly, in particular, fixings.
Personally, I like to put a small dab of paint on any fixings that have just had it's final tighening.
I use Blue for anything that has been loctited & yellow for anything else :)

Silly I know but if it is done at the time of final tightening of each fixing it will give you a visual indication of any fixing that may of been overlooked :)

I think this is a great idea :cool:

Coupled with Nylocs, this attention to detail I,m sure would impress Mr IVA man,

Hope you don,t mind Ronnie, but think I,ll go & buy 2 little tins of model makers paint in blue & yellow:)

cheers
andy

carlknight1982 10th October 2010 10:12 AM

great Ideal, i never thoguht to use to colors ive always used tippex sounds good tho

acra 10th October 2010 12:48 PM

That's a great idea Bonzo, we use the same thing in the Aerospace world. The name escapes me, but it's something like proof paint or something similar, and we put a line of it across the nut, surface and bolt, to prove that not only has the fastening been tightened (to torque usually), but also that it has not moved in use (by vibrations etc).

Definitely a good thing for piece of mind!

monsterob 10th October 2010 12:49 PM

we use paint pens at work for marking off safety critical fixings and earth connections blue yellow white

edding paint markers

:D http://www.cultpens.com/acatalog/edd..._Marker.html:D

Locky 10th October 2010 08:15 PM

in work i use touch up paint, can get it for pennies at car boot sales or find some in the car cupboard in the garage from past cars.

Bonzo 10th October 2010 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by acra (Post 46505)
That's a great idea Bonzo, we use the same thing in the Aerospace world. The name escapes me, but it's something like proof paint or something similar, and we put a line of it across the nut, surface and bolt, to prove that not only has the fastening been tightened (to torque usually), but also that it has not moved in use (by vibrations etc).

Definitely a good thing for piece of mind!

Yes that is where the idea probably came from, it was something my father taught me. :)
He served for many years in the fleet air arm & moved into civil aviation prior to his retirement.

I can take no credit for the idea at all :D :D

Andy

Those small tins of model makers enammel will be great .... If you are feeling really brave, you could raid Sue's nail varnishes :eek:

HandyAndy 10th October 2010 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonzo (Post 46524)
Andy

Those small tins of model makers enammel will be great .... If you are feeling really brave, you could raid Sue's nail varnishes :eek:

:eek: I wouldn,t dare, she,d skin me alive :D

Plus, I don,t think her choice of colours would "look the part ":D

cheers
andy

Wgroove 10th October 2010 09:23 PM

Hi Ronnie,
you've got a PM !
Thanks,

Wim


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