Comments for Aston Martin Rust Oration http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog Team restoration of an Aston Martin V8 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:17:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Dream Garage by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/dream-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-8877 malcolm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:17:32 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/dream-garage/#comment-8877 Forgot to reply to your mail. No point going out there today - far too cold. Made it up to 0 degrees in my workshop this afternoon after a bit of heating and it felt warm! Funny how much money Americans have to throw around on fun. That's bigger than most houses. Forgot to reply to your mail. No point going out there today – far too cold.

Made it up to 0 degrees in my workshop this afternoon after a bit of heating and it felt warm!

Funny how much money Americans have to throw around on fun. That’s bigger than most houses.

]]> Comment on Great Movies by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/great-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-8876 malcolm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:11:19 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/great-movies/#comment-8876 The book I have on the go at the moment is also called "The Battle of Britain' (by Richard Hough and Dennis Richards). I can't find an ISBN. It's a write up from 1991(ish) and is very dry in places still very interesting. The most interesting bit for me covers the 1931 to 1939 period covering the preparation for war. Especially how it was possible to develop and implement technology so quickly during a depression. The book I have on the go at the moment is also called “The Battle of Britain’ (by Richard Hough and Dennis Richards). I can’t find an ISBN. It’s a write up from 1991(ish) and is very dry in places still very interesting.

The most interesting bit for me covers the 1931 to 1939 period covering the preparation for war. Especially how it was possible to develop and implement technology so quickly during a depression.

]]> Comment on Low cost flights – hardly! by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/low-cost-flights-hardly/comment-page-1/#comment-8772 malcolm Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:48:19 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/low-cost-flights-hardly/#comment-8772 We're planning to drive down to Morzine at the end of next week for a week of skiing (or snowboarding if the snow conditions stay good). The MGA is going to (hopefully) make the trip with a couple of snowboards secured to the boot rack like upside-down spoilers. Should be a lark, though I'll be upset if I overheat an overdrive unit like last time. Our total cost will probably be a little more and it's take longer, though not enough to demonstrate 50 years of progress. We’re planning to drive down to Morzine at the end of next week for a week of skiing (or snowboarding if the snow conditions stay good).

The MGA is going to (hopefully) make the trip with a couple of snowboards secured to the boot rack like upside-down spoilers. Should be a lark, though I’ll be upset if I overheat an overdrive unit like last time. Our total cost will probably be a little more and it’s take longer, though not enough to demonstrate 50 years of progress.

]]> Comment on A Riveting Time by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/a-riveting-time/comment-page-1/#comment-8738 malcolm Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:30:31 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/a-riveting-time/#comment-8738 What does everyone do these days to reduce electrolytic corrosion between steel and aluminium? Aston's approach for the body panels seemed to be using cloth tape (expensive gaffer/duct tape). Fair enough it seemed to work. Good tip from Richard on the EP90 - slightly more viscous than the usual damper oil hence performance damping! Will try to remember to pinch your breaker bar - I had my eyes on those in Halfords this weekend. What does everyone do these days to reduce electrolytic corrosion between steel and aluminium? Aston’s approach for the body panels seemed to be using cloth tape (expensive gaffer/duct tape). Fair enough it seemed to work.

Good tip from Richard on the EP90 – slightly more viscous than the usual damper oil hence performance damping!

Will try to remember to pinch your breaker bar – I had my eyes on those in Halfords this weekend.

]]> Comment on Who got crowned? by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/who-got-crowned/comment-page-1/#comment-8736 malcolm Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:50:19 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/who-got-crowned/#comment-8736 I love the little errors in TV and films that are glaring to people with some knowlege in the specialist subject but are completely missed by everyone else. Here's a post from Mr Fluffy on the welding forum: For all the terminator freaks, did you know the original mk1 arniebot was programmed entirely in 8bit 6502 I used to be a 6502 assembly programmer and that bit caught my eye, so we captured the section with the code scrolling past and enhanced it. Not enough of it to be able to figure out what the code actually did, but it was genuine mnemonics The 6502 was in such powerhouses as the cbm64, the apple IIE Acorn atom and the BBC model B. Thats why the changey terminator was better, must have had a 32 bit processor. Maybe with a bit blitter I love the little errors in TV and films that are glaring to people with some knowlege in the specialist subject but are completely missed by everyone else. Here’s a post from Mr Fluffy on the welding forum:

For all the terminator freaks, did you know the original mk1 arniebot was programmed entirely in 8bit 6502
I used to be a 6502 assembly programmer and that bit caught my eye, so we captured the section with the code scrolling past and enhanced it. Not enough of it to be able to figure out what the code actually did, but it was genuine mnemonics
The 6502 was in such powerhouses as the cbm64, the apple IIE Acorn atom and the BBC model B.
Thats why the changey terminator was better, must have had a 32 bit processor. Maybe with a bit blitter

]]> Comment on A full MOT.. by Richard http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/a-full-mot/comment-page-1/#comment-4309 Richard Wed, 02 May 2007 13:04:43 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/a-full-mot/#comment-4309 ”Er, Clive,” I stuttered “pains here and here…” That reminds me of a joke... A brunette goes to her doctor and says, "I hurt all over; I've got pains here, here, here, here, here... here, here and here", pointing to many different parts of her anatomy. "Did you used to be a blonde?" says the doctor. "Yes, I dyed my hair, how did you know?" "Your finger's broken." ”Er, Clive,” I stuttered “pains here and here…”

That reminds me of a joke…

A brunette goes to her doctor and says, “I hurt all over; I’ve got pains here, here, here, here, here… here, here and here”, pointing to many different parts of her anatomy.

“Did you used to be a blonde?” says the doctor.

“Yes, I dyed my hair, how did you know?”

“Your finger’s broken.”

]]> Comment on A diff for the Terminator! by Pascal http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/a-diff-for-the-terminator/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Pascal Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/a-diff-for-the-terminator/#comment-279 I assume your differential is the limited slip type as well, which requires a special oil or at least additives in the standard fare. You probably know that, but I didn't (and the diff made some very nasty noises when I was turning) and drove a long time before I could ask the rebuilder.... I assume your differential is the limited slip type as well, which requires a special oil or at least additives in the standard fare.

You probably know that, but I didn’t (and the diff made some very nasty noises when I was turning) and drove a long time before I could ask the rebuilder….

]]> Comment on Fuel sender – that’s a misnomer! by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/fuel-sender-thats-a-misnomer/comment-page-1/#comment-145 malcolm Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:11:53 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/fuel-sender-thats-a-misnomer/#comment-145 That's normal. The OI had corrosion in the fuel sender too. You can pull them apart by undoing the fold over tabs (there is a spring but I don't think it falls off immediately). Wire wool is good for cleaning the contacts, then coat with petroleum jelly before reassembly so it doesn't corrode again before the car is finished. That’s normal. The OI had corrosion in the fuel sender too. You can pull them apart by undoing the fold over tabs (there is a spring but I don’t think it falls off immediately). Wire wool is good for cleaning the contacts, then coat with petroleum jelly before reassembly so it doesn’t corrode again before the car is finished.

]]> Comment on 5.3 litre V8 powered camel by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/53-litre-v8-powered-camel/comment-page-1/#comment-136 malcolm Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/53-litre-v8-powered-camel/#comment-136 Do the 2 hump camels have 10.6 litres? Or is that one of those desert myths? :-) Do the 2 hump camels have 10.6 litres? Or is that one of those desert myths? :-)

]]> Comment on New Rollable Hammerite by malcolm http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/new-rollable-hammerite/comment-page-1/#comment-135 malcolm Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:16:56 +0000 http://www.aston-v8.co.uk/blog/new-rollable-hammerite/#comment-135 I painted a chassis jig in the old hammer finish stuff a few weeks ago. Again an excellent finish. The new stuff just seems to have a longer drying time - maybe twice as long as the old version, so it's no longer possible to paint something in late afternoon and work with it the following morning. Think I've figured out the problem I had with the boot. It was an enclosed area open only at the top, and I'm wondering if the vapors are heavier than air. I painted a chassis jig in the old hammer finish stuff a few weeks ago. Again an excellent finish. The new stuff just seems to have a longer drying time – maybe twice as long as the old version, so it’s no longer possible to paint something in late afternoon and work with it the following morning.

Think I’ve figured out the problem I had with the boot. It was an enclosed area open only at the top, and I’m wondering if the vapors are heavier than air.

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