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Post by graham on Apr 22, 2008 23:03:23 GMT
hi im posting the pic from ebay (hopefully) from when i bought my 55 as a dry run i intend to post some more at the weekend of the progress and to show how misleeding ebay pcs can be.  i only have a couple of pics but does anyone know the limit i dont want to slow anything down or create DOC meltdown. |
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Post by graham on Apr 22, 2008 23:03:51 GMT
success !!!!
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 22, 2008 23:10:50 GMT
As long as the images are hosted offsite (like on flickr / photobucket or your own web space) they won't affect the DOC, Graham. Basically, when someone opens a thread with pics in, all the forum software does is send a link to where the picture's stored (in your case above at farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2435196238_58ba50c273_m.jpg ). So each picture is just a line or so of text to the DOC. Why lots of pics seem to cause slowdown is because the computer opening the thread then has to get all those pics from elsewhere - and they're usually big files! Best advice to avoid slowdown is to resize any pics you're planning to use on a forum to around 640 pixels wide before you upload them. That makes sure they'll fit on a page, without making it mega-wide, and makes them a lot faster to load as well. Even if you put a lot on a page at that sort of size, people will be looking at the first ones while the others arrive on their screens  |
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 22, 2008 23:14:51 GMT
Oh, and the EBay pics may lie, but it's still a cool car  |
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Post by graham on Apr 22, 2008 23:20:26 GMT
cool thanks for the advice you would never gues i used to work as a programmer you will see soon just how misleading ebay pics are (once the filler falls out) not to mention the welding underneath
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Post by graham on Apr 22, 2008 23:21:48 GMT
looks even worse now john thanks for the advice anyway
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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Apr 23, 2008 7:52:18 GMT
Ooooohh the coupe! Oh why did we lose so many?
Good luck with the resto. As John (Yankee) says, there have been a lot worse to sort - he should know!
And well done for getting pics/pic links up. I still struggle and as mentioned on the 44 thread, it gets me confused and my blood pressure up at times.
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Post by daf44 on Apr 23, 2008 9:55:08 GMT
hi graham,
success...
apart from the missing headlight i have MOT'd cars that look worse than this.
does not look too bad to me.
you should have that driving round in no time. ;D ;D
when can we see more
paul44
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Post by veeruk on Apr 23, 2008 13:10:32 GMT
Everyone is so positive, that gives me hope for my 66. It's got quite some rust which I thought it would get a fail mark for from the MOT.
I MOT'd Little Belter (Simon's old 33) and it passed with flying colours. I think he just wanted it out of his workshop lol. It was driven OVER the brake tester as it is in front of the MOT bay. He tested the brakes outside on his forecourt and it actually skidded. Never expected it to do that.
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Post by graham on Apr 23, 2008 17:26:36 GMT
hi im sure youve seen worse and it looks pretty good in the ebay shot but it looks pretty bad to me considering i have no previous experience, the guy who sold it was fairly honest and it was listed as spares or repairs. however now the filler has dropped out both wings, doors and rear quarters are pretty shot, not to mention all the welding underneath. ive included a pic of one of the wings to give you an idea.  i will post some pics of the progress but i dont want to uncover it today as the weather is a bit bleak |
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Post by daf44 on Apr 23, 2008 19:26:38 GMT
remember graham.
if all else fails- there is always expanding foam. ;D ;D ;D
wonderful stuff (bit naughty though).
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 23, 2008 19:41:15 GMT
Easily fillable on that wing, Graham - just remember to buy the bulk pack  Seriously, are you planning on welding in new metal or filling for the non-structural stuff? If the latter then all those areas will bridge ok with fibreglass (but get woven cloth rather than chopped strand if you can) or mesh and filler. Expanding foam is just nasty ;D |
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Post by daf44 on Apr 23, 2008 19:47:16 GMT
hey. i did say IF ALL ELSE FAILS. paul44 |
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Post by graham on Apr 23, 2008 20:46:27 GMT
hi
i hadnt thought of expanding foam one of my favourite house renovation tools along with gripfill. i will probably fibre glass the two smaller areas as ive done this elsewhere but the pic dosent do justice to how bad the area closest to the door is, i think new metal is they only way forward as the rot goes into the cills as well.
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Post by daf44 on Apr 24, 2008 14:42:16 GMT
don't worry john. you will be pleased to know that i have NOT used expanding foam on my daf. i must admit i have used it on van rear doors before now,  especially the bottom seams where they tend to rot out. good for soundproofing on vans as well. keep up the good work graham. paul44 |
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