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Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales
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Tread separation today
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In my opinion, governments should mandate a safety system, say a flashing red light on the top of the...
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02-15-2016, 10:30 AM
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Long-lasting fiberglass caulk?
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Andrew Gibbens
"Which is the best caulk to apply to windows?"...
"Which is the best caulk to apply to windows?" sounds very much like "Which is the best stable door to fit after the horse has bolted?".
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-31-2015, 12:17 PM
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Ram 3.0L Diesel Experience
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That was long ago in a galaxy far away with only...
That was long ago in a galaxy far away with only naturally-aspirated diesel engines.
Modern turbo-diesels vary from effortlessly brisk (a huge torque curve with a big flat plateau) to lightning...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-31-2015, 05:15 AM
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Ram 3.0L Diesel Experience
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One piece of experience on diesels from Europe is...
One piece of experience on diesels from Europe is that most modern diesels use a DPF (diesel particulate filter) - this traps soot and periodically regenerates (burns itself clean).
However if the...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-30-2015, 02:32 PM
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Ram 3.0L Diesel Experience
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Here in Europe, diesel is now just another grade...
Here in Europe, diesel is now just another grade of fuel at the regular fuel pump. The only distinction is that you may see customers using the disposable plastic gloves available next to the pump,...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-30-2015, 10:45 AM
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Ram 3.0L Diesel Experience
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I wonder if those discussing the longevity and/or...
I wonder if those discussing the longevity and/or simplicity of diesel engines are thinking of things like tractor engines.
Modern diesel car engines are not significantly less complex than modern...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
12-30-2015, 10:35 AM
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You Can Repair Fiberglass
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Andrew Gibbens
For any fiberglass repair with fiberglass (and JB...
For any fiberglass repair with fiberglass (and JB Weld is just an epoxy putty, I believe), the one preparation is to abrade the existing fiberglass so the repair is being applied to freshly-exposed...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-27-2015, 08:22 AM
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Ram 3.0L Diesel Experience
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It's not exactly a recommendation for a truck...
It's not exactly a recommendation for a truck engine, but someone may like that, aside from being available in the Grand Cherokee in NA and Europe, this VM Motori engine was also used in European...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
12-27-2015, 03:48 AM
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Ram 3.0L Diesel Experience
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When comparing the costs of gas and diesel...
When comparing the costs of gas and diesel vehicles, you need to factor in resale value if you're not going to keep the vehicle for ever. Now that diesels have become popular here in Britain (much...
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Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers
12-19-2015, 09:28 AM
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the new Armadillo soon to be in the race of FGRV
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Andrew Gibbens
It also shows a dimension of 115" at the bottom...
It also shows a dimension of 115" at the bottom of the sketch, so maybe 109" internal and 115" external for the body?
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Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers
12-17-2015, 05:21 AM
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the new Armadillo soon to be in the race of FGRV
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Andrew Gibbens
The slide-out belly drawer is interesting, but I...
The slide-out belly drawer is interesting, but I can't help wondering how long it will be before someone thinks "I could carry my mobility scooter/motorcycle/jetski on that" which I feel may end in...
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General Chat
12-04-2015, 05:15 AM
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All I Want for Christmas, Kwanza, Chanukah, New Year, etc....
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Andrew Gibbens
My two front teeth?
My two front teeth?
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General Chat
11-30-2015, 06:05 AM
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Scamp vs Casita Insulation
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Andrew Gibbens
Thread hijack - I presume you know the ancient...
Thread hijack - I presume you know the ancient comedy sketch by Gerard Hoffnung, about the letter sent by a European hotelier in response to a room enquiry:
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Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers
11-22-2015, 03:15 AM
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winterizing scamp and pests
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Andrew Gibbens
That's how I read the title of this thread too. ...
That's how I read the title of this thread too.
I assumed you left out saucers of milk for the mice and then once they had got used to them, switch the milk for RV anti-freeze.
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
11-21-2015, 12:22 PM
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Adding Brakes to Scamp 13
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Andrew Gibbens
Does anyone have much experience of replacing...
Does anyone have much experience of replacing axles in side-mount brackets?
I just wonder if they are a theoretical advantage that wouldn't be that much use in reality. It does assume that a...
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Jokes, Stories & Tall Tales
11-21-2015, 04:13 AM
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Gift wrapping with Ferret in the house.
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Andrew Gibbens
Top time-saving tip: You can combine the store...
Top time-saving tip:
You can combine the store trip to buy a gift bag with the trip needed to replace the curtains from when you tried to pill the cat.
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Hi, I am....
11-10-2015, 03:30 PM
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Hi from Europe - my new Niewiadów Predom N126D (Cadet)
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Andrew Gibbens
The Predom and Polski Fiat share the 126 number...
The Predom and Polski Fiat share the 126 number as they were matched to each other in their Communist heyday. By current British rules, they would be considered reasonable well-matched with the tow...
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General Chat
11-07-2015, 01:06 PM
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Vintage Euro RV's
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Andrew Gibbens
Is this a quiz? Top right is an early 1950s...
Is this a quiz?
Top right is an early 1950s Opel Olympia with a similar age Dethleffs Tourist.
Bottom left is an Auto Union 1000 (also sold as a DKW) with a small 1950s Westfalia.
Bottom...
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General Chat
11-07-2015, 05:20 AM
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Trailer Road Restrictions
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Andrew Gibbens
I lived for a while in Halifax. NS and the locals...
I lived for a while in Halifax. NS and the locals considered it entertaining to go to the Mic-Mac Rotary (roundabout, traffic circle) on a spur off the Trans-Canada Highway and look for visitors who...
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General Chat
11-06-2015, 02:55 PM
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Trailer Road Restrictions
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Andrew Gibbens
Let me introduce you to a junction that's only on...
Let me introduce you to a junction that's only on one level, but is impressively complex. It does have a proper name but even the local council have accepted that it is known as the 'Magic...
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General Chat
11-06-2015, 09:10 AM
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Vintage Euro RV's
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Andrew Gibbens
If you want to lose a day or two of your life in...
If you want to lose a day or two of your life in a black hole of old Euro trailers, visit:
Caravan-Museum.de (https://www.oldiecaravan.de/)
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General Chat
11-06-2015, 09:06 AM
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Trailer Road Restrictions
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Andrew Gibbens
Believe it or not, I'm trying to avoid getting...
Believe it or not, I'm trying to avoid getting into a "my dad's bigger than your dad" bragging competition, but you might like Britain's Gravelly Hill Interchange, known to everyone as 'Spaghetti...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
10-21-2015, 02:28 PM
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Towing with a Kia Soul?
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Andrew Gibbens
I guess the singer Billy Bragg is not well known...
I guess the singer Billy Bragg is not well known in North America but a couple of lines of lyrics from one of his songs ("She's got a new spell") is relevant:
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
10-17-2015, 09:32 AM
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Biggest widow ever?
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Andrew Gibbens
Gerard Hoffnung was an artist and musician who...
Gerard Hoffnung was an artist and musician who did some excellent comic speeches. From one of his most famous is a supposed letter from a European hotel owner containing the immortal mis-translation...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
10-10-2015, 12:47 PM
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Tie down bolts and frame - old Trillium
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Andrew Gibbens
May I, ever so politely, be devil's advocate and...
May I, ever so politely, be devil's advocate and ask why the frame bolts are such a concern? Has an egg ever come off its frame due to bolt failure? I can see that bolt failure might encourage...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
10-08-2015, 12:24 PM
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axle on amerigo
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Andrew Gibbens
I'm no expert but these photos of a member's 1974...
I'm no expert but these photos of a member's 1974 Amerigo frame before and after restoration shows it steps up just in front of the axle - in that sense, the bump is because of the axle.
...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
10-06-2015, 02:24 AM
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Tie down bolts and frame - old Trillium
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Andrew Gibbens
Having worked in the marine industry, I think...
Having worked in the marine industry, I think galvanic corrosion is often overstated as a risk - it does assume the parts are sitting in an electrolyte all or most of the time. That may be true on a...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
09-30-2015, 09:40 AM
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Moving Fresh Water Tank to Outside of 16' Scamp
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4,357
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Andrew Gibbens
How could it be pseudo-Latin if it's from the Red...
How could it be pseudo-Latin if it's from the Red Green show? Didn't he invent Latin?
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General Chat
09-30-2015, 09:23 AM
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VW Diesel Cheating
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Andrew Gibbens
I see that Martin Winterkorn, VW's former chief...
I see that Martin Winterkorn, VW's former chief executive is now under investigation by German prosecutors for "allegations of fraud in the sale of cars with manipulated emissions data".
The...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
09-25-2015, 10:27 AM
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Towing with a Subaru Forester
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Andrew Gibbens
When North Americans describe how much better...
When North Americans describe how much better electric brakes with a brake controller in the tow vehicle are, compared to the mechanical overrun brakes used in Europe, I think of these 'do I need to...
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General Chat
09-20-2015, 12:00 PM
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VW Diesel Cheating
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Andrew Gibbens
Maybe it happened becasue VW are so familiar with...
Maybe it happened becasue VW are so familiar with the European fuel economy tests which the manufacturers helped to write, so they are loopholes held together with good intentions. For example, the...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
09-04-2015, 03:51 PM
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Cutting Fiberglass?
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9,540
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Andrew Gibbens
The thing I haven't tired yet, but would like to,...
The thing I haven't tired yet, but would like to, is a grit-edged cutting blade in a multi-tool - it might be good for delicate jobs, though not so good to getting into tight spaces.
...
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Modifications, Alterations and Updates
09-03-2015, 12:49 PM
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Cutting Fiberglass?
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Andrew Gibbens
The nicest tool to use is a jigsaw with a RIFF...
The nicest tool to use is a jigsaw with a RIFF blade in it.
This may be sold as a tile cutting blade and has a grit-coated cutting edge.
Regular fine jigsaw blades won't last long cutting...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-27-2015, 03:58 PM
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new boler with custom frame, axle mount issue
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Andrew Gibbens
The basic principles of that frame look fine. ...
The basic principles of that frame look fine. The problem is that it looks like an axle of the wrong length (width over mounting brackets) was purchased and then the mount was butchered to connect...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-26-2015, 03:18 PM
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Brain picking: deciding the future of our '74 Trillium
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Andrew Gibbens
Slice the onions just a little finer, maybe?
Slice the onions just a little finer, maybe?
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-17-2015, 11:54 AM
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After-market light bar, visible brake light above rear window
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Andrew Gibbens
I would question whether it really helps, other...
I would question whether it really helps, other than the driver's peace of mind. It's not like any fiberglass trailer is too small to see and I would question if brake lights really have that much...
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Hi, I am....
08-16-2015, 02:39 AM
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Willerby Vogue to be restored.
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Andrew Gibbens
Hi, I'm in Newcastle so I would love to see this...
Hi, I'm in Newcastle so I would love to see this Willerby one day.
If you need any fiberglass supplies (though of course you will want fibreglass supplies), East Coast Fibreglass in South Shields...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-16-2015, 02:34 AM
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Volvo European 7-pin to US 7-pin
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17,504
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Andrew Gibbens
So impossible, too. Since they do not contain...
So impossible, too. Since they do not contain the same circuits, no amount of rewiring will make this work. Euro 7-pin car to US 4-pin trailer is doable because the Euro 7-pin has (most of) the...
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Hobbies & Passions
08-15-2015, 12:13 PM
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Vintage sewing machines and curtain rods
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Andrew Gibbens
I don't understand hand crank machines as I have...
I don't understand hand crank machines as I have enough trouble sewing with my 1896 Model 15 treadle - my mother used a hand crank all her life so even having seen one used, I still don't get it.
...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-15-2015, 08:19 AM
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Volvo European 7-pin to US 7-pin
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Andrew Gibbens
That makes good sense and a competent hitch...
That makes good sense and a competent hitch installer should be able to achieve that - adapting the Volvo wiring as necessary.
E-trailer do indeed list a 7-pin converter - but it appears to...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-14-2015, 03:32 PM
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uncured gelcoat inside closet
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3,763
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Andrew Gibbens
The norm for cosmetically finishing the reverse...
The norm for cosmetically finishing the reverse side of a fiberglass molding is to apply 'flowcoat' (sometimes called 'topcoat'), which is regular gelcoat resin with about 2% wax in styrene added to...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-14-2015, 03:19 PM
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Volvo European 7-pin to US 7-pin
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Andrew Gibbens
If anyone can sell you a European 7-pin to...
If anyone can sell you a European 7-pin to American 7-pin connector, be sure to stock up on snake oil at the same time. They aren't just different shapes, they have different conductors too - for...
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General Chat
08-12-2015, 02:42 PM
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Part Fiberglass ??
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1,504
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Andrew Gibbens
A 1960s Constructam Condor Constructam...
A 1960s Constructam Condor
Constructam (https://www.oldiecaravan.de/Hersteller_A_-_Z/Constructam_/constructam_.html)
They made these half-and-half trailers for a while before switching to...
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Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners
08-11-2015, 10:30 AM
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uncured gelcoat inside closet
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Andrew Gibbens
The professional's cures for uncured gel coat...
The professional's cures for uncured gel coat are:
1) Enclose the area and apply as much heat as possible without starting a fire. Heat sources might be a fan heater or, better still, a radiant...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-07-2015, 04:01 PM
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Latest Electric Tow Vehicle
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2,127
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Andrew Gibbens
I noticed the sly use of the word 'driven' in...
I noticed the sly use of the word 'driven' in there. Anything containing a 3500+hp diesel engine isn't exactly a pure electric vehicle....:hmm
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-05-2015, 05:12 AM
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Latest Electric Tow Vehicle
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2,127
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Andrew Gibbens
No, the Smart car is European, built in France,...
No, the Smart car is European, built in France, and so it is not possible to find a trailer over its towing capacity.....
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-02-2015, 08:34 AM
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Tongue weight problem
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Andrew Gibbens
That looks very much like the European towing...
That looks very much like the European towing rating for the V70 with a low hitch weight (5% of trailer) which is safe for the low towing speeds allowed in Europe. If those are Volvo's official...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
08-01-2015, 03:07 AM
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Not a happy camper....crash while towing
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Andrew Gibbens
Sensible preparation and a great description. ...
Sensible preparation and a great description.
It's when the frequency of the wobble gets towards zero when trouble strikes - shimmy several times a second isn't a threat, but sway that takes two...
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General Chat
07-31-2015, 12:47 PM
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Gaming the Crash Tests?
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Andrew Gibbens
Any other techno nerds such as myself might like...
Any other techno nerds such as myself might like to see the extent (in yellow) of the bits Ford fit to only some body styles:
...
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Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear
07-31-2015, 12:44 PM
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Not a happy camper....crash while towing
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6,597
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Andrew Gibbens
I think aerodynamics play a big part in that. ...
I think aerodynamics play a big part in that. European wind tunnel tests on trailers (not fifth-wheels) towed behind cars showed that all lost tongue weight due to aerodynamic lift on the front of...
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