Used the stuff yesterday for cleaning the grease off the defective alloy hubs for the Spitfire. Localised cleaning is about the only thing I do use it for

Not getting burned is a definite improvement. Big job. Just getting the bloody thing out is only the start.

Not that exciting, but on topic. New (to us) house came with a 10+ year old inbuilt Bosch oven, which works okay, however, annoyingly the rack/shelves are unstable and constantly falling down. The reason for this is that the side brackets for the racks are removable for cleaning, but the mounts that hold them to the side of the oven were all broken or missing. Since this instability has already nearly caused several burns I thought I should fix it... The originals are basically spring clips with a figure 8 retainer to lock against a flat on the rack bracket. Some searching online revealed this is a common issue with Bosch ovens of the era, so much so that upgraded parts are readily available from Bosch. Down side is they seem extortionately priced (£60+P&P for the 4 required), and unlike the originals can not be inserted from the inside. More searching revealed a good copy of the upgraded parts on Aliexpress at a slightly more agreeable £32 for the set. Once they eventually came in the post, apart it came, which due to my intolerance of fiberglass insulation wasn't that pleasant. It also was quite major surgery (all the cover panels are interlocked, so all have to be removed), and I imagine a majority of the population would rather throw out the oven. Here is the original clip against the rather more substantial copies of the upgraded part. Another battle won...

Aligning the panels on my Vitesse was a pig. The panel gaps changed when or four wheels were on the ground after getting the gaps pretty good when on stands, not helped by the straight six boat anchor hanging out at the front. You maybe ok with the four cylinder, but gaps could change when sat on the ground.

Front of doors is excellent. Rear….. challenging!

Thanks for posting that Andy, I did have a copy yonks ago but couldn't find it again. It probably was fairly simple when bits were straight off the production line, but after 50 years of aging getting stuff aligned ain't easy. Todays task is to align the rear tub with the doors. Front is as good as I'm gonna get it, and there's only a tiny gap at the back!

Have you ever seen this.  It sounds so simple... bodynotes.pdf

They are doing well to keep that thing running cool in the temps you guys have

Day 21 Thats a new one.  Ugh.

Day 20 Custom headset disassembly time.  Not fun.