jimmy Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Ike the only way I found to get around it is by ignoring the 'choose files' part and going down the 'insert other media' then 'insert image from url' This url I have already copied from my photobucket account (suppose other photohosting sites are available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 OK, thanks Jimmy - I'll give that a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hi Jimmy, tried via Photoshop but although it goes through the motions the image doesn't appear. I use an iPad and have just upgraded to ios9 so there might be something needs tweaking in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Earlier readers may remember that I was having a problem with multi-coats of lacquer on the final drive hub, so here's an update...I slapped on some Nitromores then used a plastic scraper to remove the bubbled up lacquer (Health & Safety precautions - blah blah blah). I used one of those black nylon scrubbing/scouring pads lubricated with WD40 to remove the dried excess on the large flat areas. This worked well but I needed to use my Dremmel to get into those tight corners. I bought a couple of Dremmel scouring wheels (2 in a pack for around £5) but these were soon worn out so I sourced a pack of 40 from Hong Kong for around £10. These wore out just as quickly but at least I had a large stock of them. As the grunge was removed, I saw that there were lots of spanner/hammer dings so I decided that a mirror finish would not be possible without removing a fair amount of alluminium. A final clean with some alloy cleaner and a buff up seems to have produced an acceptable finish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 That looks great Ike, hard to clean and polish as those little bumps lumps and edges are a pain to get at, well done you on your perseverance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thanks Slice, next job is to fit the hub to the swinging arm and then get the rear wheel on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Hi Ike , great thread , nice work . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks Kev. Progress is slow but great fun and, hopefully, I'm saving this old girl from the breakers yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted September 22, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thanks Kev. Progress is slow but great fun and, hopefully, I'm saving this old girl from the breakers yard. whats with the image tags Ike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) No idea Drewpy. They have just appeared with my last photos and seem to go with all my posts now. I can't even edit and delete them away. I think I have followed the normal procedure to post images - after an earlier "senior moment", but not sure what's causing these. I've updated my iPad to iOS 9 so there might be a bug in there somewhere. Edited September 24, 2015 by IKE Managed to remove one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Hi everyone, here's an update of my progress this summer. I know it's slow but I'm also building a dry-stone wall and deep into other DIY stuff. Anyway, I've now got the swinging arm (new bearings), rear suspension, steering head (new bearings) and both wheels (new oil seals) all fitted and she is standing on her wheels again. Next jobs on the list are grinding in the valves and rebuilding the rear brake callipers and system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 sweet mate well done you! No where near the end but a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKE Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thanks Slice. The way I see it is "every job done is one less to do" ha ha. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Now this is what I keep telling my mate he needs to do to his XJ!! Cracking job buddy she's gunna look fab when finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Well done Ike ! I would try and get new Diaphragms though . Fair play to you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr bignal Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 great thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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