I just ran a couple of wires straight from the battery then use one of those bestek multi sockets with a couple of usb ports that has an on off switch, I thinik they are fused too. might get round to wiring it in as an ignition live one day

the solex on my s1 leaks fuel sometimes when I switch the engine off I just ignore it now :D I think you can get kits to refurb them, there are people who will do it for you but last time I looked it wasn't cheap

used to go to the emergency vehicles day every year at brooklands on mayday weekend, usually see at least one gipsy, sometimes participating in the action i.e. a small staged fire that some of the exhibits tackle usually see landies and range rover fire engines, ambulances etc in the mix, on...

nice :D

thx for the replies, buying a used one hadn't occurred to me, will have a look on the bay. I knew of devilbiss' reputation but that's a bit too much for me to lash out on something that will get occasional use. saw a vid on u tube of a chap using 1.4 for putty primer but he thinned it out...

yes I am getting above myself believing I have soared above the rag with the stick :D iirc the compressor is 3hp

after a gravity fed gun that does a good job for a reasonable price for diy spraying - not 2 pack obviously :D - say capable of doing up to a lwb series. just binned the cheap crappy Clarke one I bought a few tears ago and never used till now. any recommendations please chaps? my compressor...

get some free wheel hubs they are great for standing on :D or do the hinged wing mod

last time I looked at Richards you could get an s3 88 for £1,100 - couple of years ago I think but could be longer - maybe the company wasn't making any money and realised it wasn't charging enough I notice designachassis don't have prices up, you have to call to find the price

must be because of brexit :D

tbh I can't remember exactly when I got the quote for mine from Derek heynes but it was £1,800, maybe the price went up a lot near the end

that looks sweet, pretty mint paint job too

I saw the flatpacks too, pretty expensive c.f. the s1 club ones when you factored in paying someone to weld it all up. iirc the flatpack was c£1500 and the s1 club c£1800 bit of a saving if your welding was up to snuff though. I should imagine welding a flat pack to be spot on is considerably...

yes I have a "proper " cutter :D I shall take a bit more off and try and get it so that the end of the join is at the clip. I generally agree with the doing a whole length of pipe comments but the rest of the pipe is in such good nick it would be a shame to swap it out as well as a pita to do.

I did, no one has a steel two way connector either double male or double female. well there is one advertised but it says in the description that the photo is for reference, what actually turns up is two female nuts :D an amazon seller had a steel double male for 1/4 pipe but when i ordered he...

thanks chaps, that looks like the way to go :)

I have a bit of a prob, I need to join two sections of 1/4 brake pipe. no one seems to do steel connectors foe 1/4 inch pipe only brass ones and I am sure that I have been told not to use brass fittings on high pressure brake lines. so has someone fed me rubbish about brass? is it possible to...

iirc that hinged wing in jam1s' photo was a fire service mod on series 1's, remember pics of one in the club mag

not without taking the dash off, wouldn't be able to do that till after xmas now.

definitely looks like a series 3 gauge, my s1 gauge doesn't have a temp bit, but looks like your panel has been modified so your electrics may not fit the s1 diagrams