Owen, Please let me know when you are heading south. Would love to meet and get all steamed up!
TC David. _____ From: Owen Jenkins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 02 July 2012 20:45 To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] chassis at G.E.E. & Grampian SpeedFest Graham, We're looking forward to seeing you up here again, one of these days! Similarly, I'm hoping to get down south again and visit a few more steam railways. The opportunities do not seem to present themselves too often. Cheers, Owen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Graham <mailto:[email protected]> Wright To: mogtalk2 <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] chassis at G.E.E. & Grampian SpeedFest Owen I think the potential of galvanising to crack is more perceived than anything else. My 90 is done, with Waxoyl as an extra coating. Even the body cappings are galvanised now (the traditional look - the workshops wanted to paint them, but I prefer the trad view! :o) ) together with most of the other bits of steelwork. Anyway, I hope the 90's chassis doesn't flex! Sorry to hear of a member's Roadster - but I guess that makes the three, with Lord U's off and Paul decamping from a GG... One year - how long have I been saying this, I'll get there. At least, by a kind of default, I made one of the alternative JockMog noggins last year! Roll on another trip north of the border! Cheers, Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: Owen Jenkins <mailto:[email protected]> To: mogtalk2 <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] chassis at G.E.E. & Grampian SpeedFest Not likely under any circumstances and it would not stop the galvanising working even if it did, as the zinc acts as a sacrificial anode, unless the area of steel exposed is very large and the surface is only intermittently and patchily damp. The factory are Doing The Right Thing. That bit about galvanised roofing looks very familiar! We had a galvanised watering can when I was a lad, which sat out all year round for decades. It never rusted. I think it was still in the back garden when my Mum died. Could still be there! Good quality hot-dip galvanising takes a lot of beating! The only problem is that it is not particularly attractive to look at. Personally, I am not given to staring longingly at car chassis, but there may well be some who do. On Mogtalk, anything is possible! Incidentally, we had a great time at the Alford SpeedFest yesterday, despite drizzle on and off. I had the joy of carrying a charming young blonde around the circuit in the car, together with her giant conductor's baton! Something to do with the 40th. Anniversary of the Aberdeen Youth Festival. Regrettably, one JockMogger bent his Roadster when he had brake failure. He's OK, but the car's a bit of a mess. On the other hand, he demonstrated the efficacy of the improved safety measures (= a lot more bales of straw) we'd put in place this year after there were two prangs last year. Owen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Graham <mailto:[email protected]> Wright To: mogtalk2 <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] chassis at G.E.E. The galvanised coating could, potentially, crack with chassis flexing, allowing in water and subsequent corrosion. The factory have been fitting galv chassis since the late 90s though. You pays your money... ;o) Cheers, Graham W ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: mogtalk2 <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 4:43 PM Subject: [mogtalk2] chassis at G.E.E. Why do they not recommend galvanizing? My 1973 4/4/4 was re-chassied 20+ years ago, and unlike the original ungalvanized one was after about 18 years, is quite sound. That original one had new box cross members fitted and repaired and the rearmost one re-plated. TC David. View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5106 - Release Date: 07/02/12 View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; 186> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5106 - Release Date: 07/02/12 ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
