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andyf:
Hi Pete,

I envy you the GT6. My wife had a Spitfire back in the 70's, and I once removed its little engine s with the aid of a scaffold pole and some stepladders to act as a fulcrum. Hired an engine crane to put it back, which took 20 minutes from it sitting on the ground to installed and running. Cars were so much simpler then; when I lift the bonnet (hood) now, I'm baffled by what's under it.

There is a vertical slide sold for use on minilathes; I have one, but don't think that much of it, out of the box: http://andysmachines.weebly.com/the-vertical-milling-slide---criticisms.html . It would be more usable if holes were drilled/tapped into the cross-slide so it could be better positioned.

Some folk have utilised the topslide and its base as a vertical slide for light milling, by bolting its top to an angle plate, so the top becomes the fixed component and the base goes up and down, with some sort of vice fastened to what was its underside. Might be worth considering.

Andy

Brass_Machine:

--- Quote from: Divided he ad on December 02, 2011, 03:55:07 PM ---I need an under the bonnet shot of that most gorgeous GT6.
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P.S.  A few old build pic's of the toylander would be nice in the gallery too  :thumbup:


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Gotta agree with Ralph on both counts. I would love to see more pictures (some engine shots) of the GT6!

Divided he ad:

--- Quote ---Just do what Ralph tells you, and you'll not be far wrong.......  :D
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Sounds like I got the whip out!  :whip: 

I tried to make it sound more like a friendly suggestion!  :poke:   :lol: 





Hope I haven't scared Pete off?!    :wave:



Ralph.

petrol edd:
Well thank you lads for a warm and responsive welcome, and ooopps very  sorry to all about the big photos, I didn't enter my head at all, I have now downloaded and set up fast stone and resized all the photos and will put them in the gallery under mk 1 gt6  for a more pleasant viewing experience, although I do not have to many of my toylander build, the gt6 on the other hand is well documented, but I do not have many pic’s of the engine at the moment though, I must point out that I do not own the gt6 I just did all of the work on it for a long standing friend, as it was to be the last car I did and has great sentimental value to my friend and his family so we pulled the stop's out and went town on it, as you will see it was a total nut and bolt rebuild, now back to the little engines, thank you for the link to john toms engines I had not found that site before and have now seen a few things I would like to have a go at, I think the baldy looks a good starting point, so I  am now going to get a vertical slide, I had a quick look at the one suggested by andyf  but have decided to get the proper job from axminster as it looks to have fairly good flexibility, so I am off this week to source the materials needed, then I will keep you all posted as to how I get on.

pete

doubleboost:
Hi
Pete
Welcome to mad modders
TR6
Happy days
Served my time on them
John

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