Mercedes vario 814 self build bus to FLT palace
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108 holes per panel x 2 for pilot then 7.5mm ....3 panels done today and another 2 windows out and paint etc removed ...will get the 3rd one prepped tomorrow ...then hopefully get all 3 tacked in monday morning when i can borrow the neighbor again ..
Drilling those holes is one time consuming monotonous job ...but needs must.
Drilling those holes is one time consuming monotonous job ...but needs must.
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Yes quite a few busses with autoboxes
Yes there are Vario's with auto boxes.
Please tell me you are using a pillar drill for all those holes.
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Doing a grand job Tam. 
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Ha i wish ...its just a hand drill
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I was just going to say he should have brought a cheap pillar drill.
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No place to put one anywayI was just going to say he should have brought a cheap pillar drill.
and only 4 more panels to go lol .... what's another 800 and odd holes 
I do wish the scouts still did bob a job though ....you just can't find kids to exploit these days
The local shop used to oay me £0.80p an hour as a kid to do all sorts of jobs including washing his van.....
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When we had to fit 1000 3m x 2m stainless steel panels to a factorys inside walls we used to square them up on the pallet ,clamp them all ,mark the top one & drill through the whole lot with an electric drill. If same size can't you do that?
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Just get John Wayne round!No place to put one anyway
I do wish the scouts still did bob a job though ....you just can't find kids to exploit these days
The local shop used to oay me £0.80p an hour as a kid to do all sorts of jobs including washing his van.....
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Why did I know that was coming. You deserve a medal, or sectioning...
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How many drill bits have you used lol, a lot of patience required! I liked the curved ply ceiling btw in one of the you tube couple you recommended.
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Im using the same 2 bits i started with ...1 3mm and one 7.5mm
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I love auto boxes, would not go without, do you know what they are? Old fashioned ZF stuff? How many stepped gears? As it is commercial and heavy it might be serious stuff, currently got 12 speed auto in truck and 8 speed auto in my BMW, which I have to say is the best autobox I have used, in HGV’s the king of auto boxes is the Volvo I -shift , it has no rival !
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Im using the same 2 bits ...
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You’re a better man then me lol, I would have used fresh drill bits on a continuous conveyer belt
, there is me thinking only Yorkshire man have short arms and very deep pockets 
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If you haven't had a Scammel with a Gate Change you haven't driven or an Eaton twin split.BUSBY.
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Hmmm I might be a youngster compared to many
, but I have driven some nice old stuff in the Dutch army, DAF 314, 328 616, double clutch, gear-lever behind the seat, no power steering , petrol engine, trucks for real man lol, done some playing with a leopard 2 also, no wheels,all the fun, ear protection required, bone shaking loud, but nowadays give me an autobox any day , traffic is just mad these days. My knees are great full to the inventor of auto boxes.Subscribers do not see these advertisements
Haven't you heard of Allison ?
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I like autos in big engined comfy cars ...but in a van i like to be able to drop gears for hillclimbing etc ...and autoboxes can be expensive to repair
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Loved my Eaton twin split, top gearbox.
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Auto boxes are for those who cannot drive. Which is why if one passes one’s test in an automatic one can only drive automatic but if one passes in a manual one can drive either.
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Not a fan are you? Enjoy your manual, we can’t all like sophisticated technology, some don’t like smartphones either, they still have a Nokia
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You do realise that formula 1 is done with auto boxes yes?
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No need to change them when still working fine. But they are good quality bits and a wee spray of wd40 every so often helpsYou’re a better man then me lol, I would have used fresh drill bits on a continuous conveyer belt
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Perhaps you can explain why one needs to pass another test to drive a manual if one only has a automatic licence but not the other way round?
To me it suggests a greater degree of skill, ability is required to drive the manual. It would also appear the DVSA agree.
A few at our work can only drive automatics it makes it difficult as they can’t drive service user cars.
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Not for LGV's these days, full licence granted if test taken in automatic truck but with manual car licence.
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