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by BigPanzer
Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:48 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Front door insulation
Replies: 23
Views: 8578

Re: Front door insulation

A very interesting and informative thread. My soundproofing is much more basic, with bitumen pads stuck in the doors & rear panels, but even that is well worth doing and I'm convinced the stereo sounds better. One problem is though, you get used to a quieter Bongo and after a couple of thousand ...
by BigPanzer
Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:31 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Sound insulation
Replies: 13
Views: 6192

Re: Sound insulation

Hi, You will find it almost impossible to access parts of the door interiors, but will be able to get enough in there to do the job. I found a stick and a very small diameter paint roller useful, but don't press too hard - the tinwork is very thin! While you have the trim panels off it might be wort...
by BigPanzer
Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:19 am
Forum: Off Message
Topic: Not Poop
Replies: 20
Views: 8605

Re: Not Poop

Hi,

I'm afraid I don't have the faintest idea of what is going on with this thread, but I do have 2 questions:

1. What are you lot smoking?
2. Please could you send me some?

Peter
by BigPanzer
Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:09 am
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: Bongo virgin
Replies: 5
Views: 2207

Re: Bongo virgin

Hi, If you are buying a fresh import then everything required to have it UK road legal will be done for you and when you collect you just check it out, pay the money over, sign on the dotted line and drive it away. There is one exception to this, an import scheme where you are basically responsible ...
by BigPanzer
Fri Jul 28, 2017 1:27 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Sound insulation
Replies: 13
Views: 6192

Re: Sound insulation

Hi, I did the door panels & rear panels up to window level in the sticky aluminium faced stuff and found that it did have the effect of reducing the panel resonance. It also made the standard speakers sound better, but the most startling effect was the absence of the horrible tinny "sounds ...
by BigPanzer
Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:16 pm
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: Not an owner....yet....
Replies: 8
Views: 3548

Re: Not an owner....yet....

Hi, One thing that has not been mentioned is what a wonderful vehicle a Bongo is for photographers. You can pop up the AFT, lift the front canvas and sit up there very comfortably and discretely with your camera on a tripod while an ample supply of bacon butties and your favourite beverage is suppli...
by BigPanzer
Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:44 pm
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: Hello! Keen potential Bongo owner seeking engine advice
Replies: 27
Views: 8760

Re: Hello! Keen potential Bongo owner seeking engine advice

Rita - Purely out of interest, have you heard of anybody taking the supercharger route on this engine, rather than turbocharging? I once had a car I fitted a blower to and the difference it made was startling, particularly if booted on hills.

Peter
by BigPanzer
Tue May 30, 2017 10:50 pm
Forum: Off Message
Topic: RIP John Noakes
Replies: 3
Views: 2020

Re: RIP John Noakes

And mine

Peter
by BigPanzer
Mon May 29, 2017 2:22 am
Forum: Pimp My Bongo
Topic: Rustoleum Touch Up Job
Replies: 4
Views: 3247

Re: Rustoleum Touch Up Job

Hi,

Thanks, there seems to be quite a bit of info out there

Peter
by BigPanzer
Mon May 29, 2017 2:14 am
Forum: Pimp My Bongo
Topic: Wrapping the AFT
Replies: 5
Views: 3577

Re: Wrapping the AFT

Hi, I thought about getting my Bongo AFT wrapped, but decided against it - the lifespan of wraps is limited, some more so than others. While I have no experience of having a wrapped vehicle I think the detrimental effects because the roof is in sunlight much longer than the sides could shorten its l...
by BigPanzer
Fri May 26, 2017 2:33 pm
Forum: Pimp My Bongo
Topic: Rustoleum Touch Up Job
Replies: 4
Views: 3247

Re: Rustoleum Touch Up Job

Hi, Many thanks for the heads up on this - I've been following your threads with interest because I have a paint problem too, but in my case it is a very faded, tatty AFT top. The van is indigo blue over silent silver with the roof in blue and I was thinking of changing the roof colour to silver so ...
by BigPanzer
Sun May 14, 2017 11:18 pm
Forum: Off Message
Topic: Somerset Day
Replies: 8
Views: 3382

Re: Somerset Day

Hi Bob, As promised I'm raising my glass to Somerset, though its actually a rather pleasant dark beer and I'm afraid the cheese is Camembert. There is an orchard just round the corner from us, where we run the dogs most days. There are only 3 trees left there now, but they are very old, massive and ...
by BigPanzer
Sat May 13, 2017 11:09 pm
Forum: Off Message
Topic: Somerset Day
Replies: 8
Views: 3382

Re: Somerset Day

Hi Bob, Sh!t! I missed it. however I will raise a glass or two to my adopted county tomorrow night. Told to me by an old Devon farmhand years ago - if you want Real cider, not the stuff that gets sold as such, get 5 gallons of new pressings in the autumn, throw in a pound of cheapest minced beef, a ...
by BigPanzer
Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:42 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: AFT lifting speed
Replies: 15
Views: 3892

Re: AFT lifting speed

But surely the way to tell if your erectile equipment is working satisfactorily is to also time it on deflation and see how this time compares to the time taken to get it up. If it flops down much quicker than it goes up then you might need the same type of surgery Geoff has had. If the times taken ...
by BigPanzer
Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:12 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: AFT roof question
Replies: 14
Views: 4183

Re: AFT roof question

Hi,

Not that I'm currently suffering from loose screws (?), but from what I've read on the subject, I think Araldite or some other good quality 2-part epoxy seems to be favourite.

Peter

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