The V8 Owners Forum -

Horses for courses, blasting is air hungry so need a decent comp. Small ones Ok for other things, but if you need more air it's money wasted cos you'll need to upgrade or join comps. Have to take a longer term view on it. My last one was £280 delivered, used.

I got me an airfed setup: extra comp, reg/filter > triple pack of filters > carbon filter > mask. Wasn't cheap! Has paid for itself though. Nasty stuff, not just the iso's but the sodding great cloud of solvent fumes

Mike, waterbase only applies to colour - needs a clearcoat over them and those are 2k.
Don't know what they use for primers in production, but the rest most use 2k epoxy (which are mostly non-iso), some use etch (not sure of the 2k variants and iso's).

Gary at Shiremoor is worth a call. Sells good ...

^ that's the essence of the MIG thread, stories of ending up in A&E. I know one bloke who's wife found him passed out and have heard of a few others.

One other thing - duty cycle. Cheaper comp, lower cycle - less run time between waits. If you run all the time the comp will be overworked, get hot 'n bothered and make hot wet air.

Personally I wouldn't consider anything less than a good 3hp / 150 litre. The nozzle size you can run is directly proportional to the pump. That one might work, but with a very small nozzle. If using the suction gun type things, match the approx cfm they need vs the comp, to get an idea if it'll ...

To get anything done really needs a big compressor. Even with a quality 3hp / 150 litre comp the biggest nozzle you can run is about 2.5 or 3mm, and the comp will be worked hard. It's great for small things, but axles etc would be like colouring in with a felt pen.. :)

Pressure pots are better ...

Welcome Matt, don't be shy with the pics
Bill

Welcome mate

They painted their 4-pot Landy engines that colour too... my Lightweight motor was s'posed to be that colour but I couldn't hack it The clash with NATO or Olive Green is something only a colourblind bloke should have to witness

Welcome mate.

Have you contacted Bowler themselves? They might have records etc.

Welcome mate. There's a few fellow Landy sufferers... I mean, owners here Just thinking about another one myself.

My mate's fitting one into a Beetle..

I've got a '59 Renault estate sat on the drive, but has been in a barn for 25 yrs and is a tad crusty.

I think the UK people that did kits were called Thor something or other.. in case it's any use... seem to recall £1500 but this was 4 yrs ago ish. Memory could be dodge - "new stuff has come in and pushed the old stuff out" as Homer says....