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Ultra-sonic bath with vinegar and water, then wire-brush, rust-eater after that then protective coatings.

What on earth is a jiggle-pin?

Thanks, my tyres are still good, so maybe off the old tyre from years ago?

Found this underneath the lannie (mid-section not sure exactly) which is on my drive (so not just some random car off the street). Has something dropped out? Or is it just some random thing?

How many miles are on the engine?

Got the wheels sorted out from their rusty ways:

Took me a while but I finally got the time and the weather window to sort out my rusty wheels. It was a session with the dremel and drill sander, rust treatment and primers etc. But I got there in the end.

Oliver Turner from InsideOut4x4.

I've no idea why there would be any 'encouragement' of rot by having galv. As long as the welding and prep work is good, the rot will be eliminated and it's good as gold. :)

That's what I said, but according to mechanical man it is a better job if it's done this way, then the etch primer, then a normal primer then the base coats. Hmmmm.

My insurer told me, when I mentioned the roof bars that as long as it wasn't engine modifications they weren't bothered. :)

It varies according to the country.

This is like an Miss Marple mechanical mystery hunt... So could it be the lift-pump afterall?

I was being a bit quirky. Not sure if they are cast or forged, probably the former I expect.

Well folks, I made the jump and joined the ranks of the galvanized with my new, freshly forged/cast rear crossmember! :) Took the mechy a while, but I think he did a good job of it. Some issues: The galv. process saw that there were no threads for the towing array to be mounted onto (the part...