It’s The Weekend!

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rear axle

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box area

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Engine area with oily turbo

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inside of nsf wing

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inside of osf wing

[Blocky10]

Nice Rick
You'd better start a new thread we can all follow.
This is gonna be great.

This weekend was going to be relaxing with my girls as I've been away all week on a training course. Then the mother-in-law reminded me her fence blew over last week. So today I've been digging out old posts, more like meteors..... Why would someone use a 75mm wooden post and 3x more concrete than needed

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Both front bump rubbers off but captive in the springs, soon sort those

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front X member, have to say this motor is remarkably clean, bothe rear bump rubbers missing but look like they are the same as a T2, and the only rust on the fuel and brake lines is a short section over the rear axle, I have fallen in love with it, Rick

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I shall end it there, as Ian says I will start a new thread once I start on the refurbishments, one of the very first jobs will be a new cam belt, Rick

[jims-terrano]

Great stuff Rick, looks like you’ve picked up a goodun there mate

[jims-terrano]

Originally Posted by Blocky10

Nice Rick
You'd better start a new thread we can all follow.
This is gonna be great.

This weekend was going to be relaxing with my girls as I've been away all week on a training course. Then the mother-in-law reminded me her fence blew over last week. So today I've been digging out old posts, more like meteors..... Why would someone use a 75mm wooden post and 3x more concrete than needed

Dead easy why they used so much concrete, so it wouldn’t blow down

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

Dead easy why they used so much concrete, so it wouldn’t blow down

In 1988 I built a house on what was farm land and one of the stipulations was that a fence had to be erected early on to protect live stock, as there were going to be a large number of posts I purchased a petrol post hole auger, evel bit of kit but did the job pronto, I put 3 inches of pea beach in the bottom then the post with the rails located, held it upright and filled the hole with pea beach, today nearly 30 years later that entire fence is still standing, and almost all of it still vertical apart from about 6 posts that the current owner has built up soil on his side causing them to lean away from the property,it was a test on my part at the time against using concrete, I think it has proven itself now as my theory was that the pea beach would hold as good as concrete but not trap water in the socket so formed by it, the beach allows it to drain so the posts are still good, Rick

[jims-terrano]

I like your idea Rick and it makes total sense doesn’t it.

[Terrano Steve]

I have just replaced a fence for someone, I used slotted concrete posts 9feet long so buried 3' then used a 1' concrete gravel board & 5' fence panel on top.
I don't think the panels will last long as quality of timber isn't that good any more but they are cheap & simple to replace. The concrete post look better than I thought and wont be blowing over any time soon.

[Blocky10]

Originally Posted by Terrano Steve

I have just replaced a fence for someone, I used slotted concrete posts 9feet long so buried 3' then used a 1' concrete gravel board & 5' fence panel on top.
I don't think the panels will last long as quality of timber isn't that good any more but they are cheap & simple to replace. The concrete post look better than I thought and wont be blowing over any time soon.

I'm using concrete posts and gravel boards.