Practically Classics Forum

Many thanks to both off you i now have a lot to consider :)

Hi there. i'm restoring a 1983 323i E30 and in my opinion, rebuilding it would cost you a lot of money. you can get a good M20 engine from a running car not for much money.
Aluthough I live near guildford, i don't know a place wher they ...

I concur with Suffolk Pete - also check if your wrench has a flow adjuster and if so crank it up to the high setting.
I had the same problem with my impact wrench, wouldn't shift wheel nuts, untill I discoverd it was on the lowest setting :shock:
Of course it was all explained in the operating ...

Hi Guys

I'm starting to have the first few problems with celly primer. I've primed the engine bay with U-pol p88 over an etch primer used buy the guy who sanblasted the car. before it was primed by myself, the bay was degreased with detergent and then rinsed with a steam machine. it was blown with ...

[quote="JPB"]It's hard enough to get the buggers to turn up on campus most of the time, bless their little asbestos-lined socks, but it's always worth asking your local authority for details of motor vehicle engineering training provision locally to you, as many sites have body & paint facilities ...

I bought a Black and Decker 'professional' 4.5" angle grinder nearly 30 years ago. It has not failed me yet, has never been serviced or anything and is well and truly abused. I'm surprised the motor hasn't burnt out long ago the amount of dust clogging the fan. But no, it just keeps going. It does ...

3 years ago at Christmas, I got a variable speed angle grinder from Halford, which has a power rate up to 900w. However, it is a bit annoying to handle, because you have to press a trigger and a button at the same time and it doesn't lock. the guard cannot me moved either. because of that, i bought ...

Hello Again

The Subject of painting at home is something that Sam and I have been talking about recently. In fact I have just submitted a pair of article for publication in the October issue ( was to be Sept, but Sam just had too much fab stuff to fit it )
We are starting off with a look at ...

Hi Guys, thank you very much for all your info.
In regards to mixing the paint, it seems that it is as easy as before the law change to get any colour you want in cellulose. I got the paint foe my car through a Buckinghamshire based supplier that charged me £50 for a 5l tin of Alpine white.
I know ...

Well, the car is white and i want it to look good with no imperfections. The fact is that i don't know what kind of paint was used at the factory back in 1981, because it had no laquer and it would loose the shine just after a year (taking into account the car was allways parked on a driveway).

hi all,

I am restoring an 80's Audi which has been striped back to bare metal and primed in cellulose.
I am very confused because i get some "professionals" that completely slag off celly paint and only recomend water based or 2k... which means that only pro's with spray booths can use them ...