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signs of wear & tear

Postby wilcox » Sun 26.12.2004, 11:28

Sometimes you come across extraordinary signs of wear after 13 years of service. this fan refused to work properly after the fanholder disappeared slowly......<br>Image<br><br>
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Stef » Sun 26.12.2004, 18:27

I can see a lot of air there! ::)
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Rambo » Sun 02.01.2005, 20:00

Wilcox,<br><br>I bet that most of our fan housings look like that ?  My left hand one certainly does !!   Still hanging on, but only just.<br><br>Mild steel + salt + water + O2 = rust<br><br>Trust me - I'm a chemist !!<br>
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby wilcox » Sun 02.01.2005, 20:10

UR right rambo.<br><br>I only discovered  :owhen the other fan left it's housing, which made a particular sound. Any average fanholder in a french car wouldn't look better after 14 years.<br>Other advantage: Brand new cooling system! 8)<br><br><br>wilco
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Darren » Tue 04.01.2005, 17:57

Now that is scary  ??? as I bought two fans from a parts stall at Stoneleigh and one of them had exactly the same level of 'wear' as the one in picture.<br><br>If I didn' know better, I'd have put money on the fact that the fan in the picture is my fan out of the garage.<br><br>So it doesn't boad well for the rest of our 'fleet', as he reaches for a tin of trusty hammerite (silver smooth).
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Michael » Wed 23.03.2005, 19:47

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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Monty » Wed 23.03.2005, 20:30

:o Gulp, i nearly ended up there  :-/
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Michael » Wed 23.03.2005, 20:31

Lucky you didn't mate  :-*
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Re: signs of wear & tear

Postby Stef » Thu 24.03.2005, 22:39

Of the Elan Memorial Park?!!  :o<br><br>Thinking of setting aside some garden for an Elan cemetary where we can bury a part of a decesed M100? ;D
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Postby Dico » Wed 01.02.2006, 16:23

Signs of wear and tear :-D
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Postby Dico » Wed 01.02.2006, 16:25

Kin ell! Is my nose really that big?
Must be the camera angle :shock:
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Postby Gazza » Wed 01.02.2006, 16:55

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What's Phil Tufnell doing driving your Elan? :-D
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Postby Monty » Wed 01.02.2006, 18:07

:smt046

:smt044 :smt082

U think u`ve got wear and tear now, wait until u get stuck in to the Beast :-D



















ps u`r not very photojenic are u :smt031
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