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Offline krv3000

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a big D.T.I refit
« on: April 09, 2013, 07:46:09 PM »
hi all i got this on sunday it just needed my loving touch in all it is OK a part from the mane shaft so it got striped dawn in pic 3 you will see the notch cut out in the bezel to remove the retaining ring once this was out it all came a part with ease and all was given a good scrub up



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Re: a big D.T.I refit
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2013, 09:09:17 PM »
Ahh, another lucky orphan adopted into a good home!
I love it when a Plan B comes together!
Steve
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Re: a big D.T.I refit
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2013, 05:50:36 PM »
hi well last bit  it needed the push rod sorting out as the old one was bent at the end i cut the rod well past the damige and drilld 1.6mm and tapt it m2 i then got a lenth of silver steel with a od of 5mm this was just a bit biger than the origanal by me mike the origenel one was 4.7mm but the hole that the rod runs in was worn so i reemd it out to 5mm i made the lenthe of the silver steel 60mm long i then drilld 1.6mm in both ends and tapt m2 then with sum m2 studing and bering fit i put the two together i then had to make the end this was moad out of a stand off out of a computer i drilld the end to take a 3.5 ball and drilld all the way thruw 1.6mm and tapt m2 i then mixt sum epoxy up and fild the voyd and prest in the ball i then put a lenth of m2 studing in and left it to go hard gave it a buff up anf fited it right pics

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Re: a big D.T.I refit
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2013, 08:34:26 PM »
krv3000, you ought to repair new stuff, since what you repair looks better than it started out!
I love it when a Plan B comes together!
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Re: a big D.T.I refit
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2013, 02:25:26 AM »
krv3000, you ought to repair new stuff, since what you repair looks better than it started out!

He's right, yer know!  :thumbup:

Well done, again, Bob!  :clap: :clap:

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Still modifying bits of metal... Occasionally, making an improvement!

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Re: a big D.T.I refit
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2013, 03:55:16 AM »
Nice one Bob. I'll send up my box full of dodgy ones for you to lay your hands on
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Re: a big D.T.I refit
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2013, 05:43:28 PM »
Great piece of re-cycling again Bob, have yet to tackle mine, but learning more and more from your postings, on how to take them apart, many thanks.

John