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broken cooling fins

#1 PostAuthor: RAYZ1 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:33 pm

anybody good at fixing these ?
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#2 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:47 pm

SEPP at kegworth, you cant tell where the damage was when they have worked on them!!! they do postal service as well...
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#3 PostAuthor: RAYZ1 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:54 pm

PAULJAC47 wrote:SEPP at kegworth, you cant tell where the damage was when they have worked on them!!! they do postal service as well...


thats great, Ive just bought an h2C from canada with a couple of broken fins. Thanks for the advice on the tank, I will give it a try on the tank with the duff paint 1st and see if I can keep the outside dry
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#4 PostAuthor: lude » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:04 pm

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low temp ally welding rods, works with propane torches
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#5 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:30 pm

I had go with those,ok for mending coke tins!!!!! :roll:
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#6 PostAuthor: Crofty » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:34 pm

Dave at exhaustcraft can fix them. there was a thread on showing how he does it too, don't know if its still there.
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#7 PostAuthor: LTD Project » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:57 pm

I got some done at Weldspek many moons ago...


excellent job!

nice guy!


Only probelm is i do not know if he is still there :??
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#8 PostAuthor: Padders » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:05 pm

Dave moved but still working hard did some work for me last year.

His number is 01623 870800 and he's now at Eakling Road Bilsthorpe NG22 8PY

Still does excellent work would recommend any alloy welding fins etc
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#9 PostAuthor: malc87 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:51 pm

Dave Higgs of Higgspeed has repaired a few triple broken fins.
On one barrel he did a whole side for one of the club members.

http://www.higgspeed.com/
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