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Nice haul. :)
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Hi Rian, I too check in your thread regularly, but never comment. Love seeing all of the progress around your house, boot fair buys, and English country side and city pictures. Very fascinating for those of us who are state-side. The English country side, I find, very beautiful.
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But it will never be America on many levels. I share a lot of my stuff so others will be inspired or have a template to avoid the screw ups I may have made. Some of you may remember the gokart chassis I bought a while ago. Barstool racer is the objective Not shortened as is traditional but full length with a small pickup bed over the motor. So how many horses should I look for in a motor. No need to be a rip snorting turbo NOS driven nutter mobile. But needs to be reasonably capable of drawing around 150kg around a field. I see Briggs and Stratton motors on rotovators with 3.5 hp and bigger on other stuff. Go on……. Don’t kill me. |
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Been a while.
Loads happening, nothing related to the C10 though. And it may be a while still. However, after my back really screwing my life up for a year and stopping all progress on all projects, it seems to be on the mend very slowly. It will not heal in the conventional way, but with a bit of clever use of planning, leverage etc, it is allowing me to do some stuff. The Rezin Rockit, GoKart and a few other things are all awaiting their turn. As is usual here, my first stop when restarting my life, is to take stock of stuff. So a clear up and clear out was in order. The scooter I got from Craig in 2019 found a new name on its V5c when I gave that away. Followed by clearing out two pallets of breeze blocks, given to mate Neil. Amazing how fast stuff moves when you give it away. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(984).HEIC So on Tuesday Neil came with his Transit van and his 13 year old grandson, to whom I had offered the Italjet Scooter. Harley had thought it over and decided he would rather build a car for when he is 17 which is a wise move. So the scooter went onto FB Marketplace and was gone, collected and ownership changed in less than an hour. We loaded all the blocks in. As far as it could go, so Harley and I carried the blocks through, and Neil packed them, his back is also knackered. Nearly 150 of them. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(986).HEIC I tried to make him take some more stuff but he declined mHarley took a very good office chair that was surplus for his own bedroom. Walking around looking at the C10 and other stuff, Neil asked what next, so I said a new pair of fenders needed to be bought and imported…… He looked at the old ones, blasted and primed and said that if I got some patch panels, he would give them a go at repairing. Of course I had the panels and rear supports for years. So as a “Trade” he took the fenders away and will be welding them up for me. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(985).HEIC Pretty good result, even though not planned at all. Next job was clearing more of the alleyway in order to build some storage space for all the lumber in the carport. . |
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Up at 05.00 (old age, sore body, restless mind) showered, shaved, mug of tea, quick scan of internet etc.
Down at the bootfair by 6.15 and field was already full, with the line down the side of the exit route being filled with vendors. Actually not a lot for me, but still had a nice few hours and home before 09.00 for brekkie. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(996).HEIC Total haul. Smalls. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(997).HEIC Glazed plant pot £2.00 3/4 of 12 liter fence paint £3.00 and a nice chat. Firemans helmet, unused, with working speaker £1.00 Another teapot £1.00 Aluminium drain downpipe corner and a gate slider £2.00 King Dick 50p Metal sign 50p for shed. 4x VW Beetle/Baja’s £1.00 Union Jack Mini - Free Small tools all for £2.00 from nice seller with teapot. Includes Oil filter chain spanner, vintage pliers, multi-tool for closed boxes, two very flat spanners, two beautiful vintage drill bits, rawlplug tool (punch) 3 micro drillbits, 2x tyre pressure gauges. So that was the haul, not big but nice to be out and the fence paint alone makes up for the rest. More random reports later. Hot out today. |
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Monday morning.
Yesterday was a hot one. I cut my one side hedge and half of Mickeys yesterday. Not clever on a hot day, but needed to get it done. The last week had been a flurry of random, but focussed action. Lucky the Chevy truck is patient and loyal. Loads happening, nothing related to the C10 though. And it may be a while still. However, after my back really screwing my life up for a year and stopping all progress on all projects, it seems to be on the mend very slowly. It will not heal in the conventional way, but with a bit of clever use of planning, leverage etc, it is allowing me to do some stuff. The Rezin Rockit, GoKart and a few other things are all awaiting their turn. As is usual here, my first stop when restarting my life, is to take stock of stuff. So a clear up and clear out was in order. The scooter I got from Craig in 2019 found a new name on its V5c when I gave that away. Followed by clearing out two pallets of breeze blocks, given to mate Neil. Amazing how fast stuff moves when you give it away. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(984).HEIC So on Tuesday Neil came with his Transit van and his 13 year old grandson, to whom I had offered the Italjet Scooter. Harley had thought it over and decided he would rather build a car for when he is 17 which is a wise move. So the scooter went onto FB Marketplace and was gone, collected and ownership changed in less than an hour. We loaded all the blocks in. As far as it could go, so Harley and I carried the blocks through, and Neil packed them, his back is also knackered. Nearly 150 of them. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(986).HEIC I tried to make him take some more stuff but he declined mHarley took a very good office chair that was surplus for his own bedroom. Walking around looking at the C10 and other stuff, Neil asked what next, so I said a new pair of fenders needed to be bought and imported…… He looked at the old ones, blasted and primed and said that if I got some patch panels, he would give them a go at repairing. Of course I had the panels and rear supports for years. So as a “Favour Trade” he took the fenders away and will be welding them up for me. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(985).HEIC Pretty good result, even though not planned at all, life has it’s own way of keeping the books balanced I guess. Next job was clearing more of the alleyway in order to build some storage space for all the lumber in the carport. New pressure washer worked well, I cleaned the walls (they are not sealed against the garage wall, and a leak in the gutter, blus some weather and rain getting through there, plus all rain off the garage and carport actually flowing down the alleyway and out the back to the farm had left moss on the walls on both sides, of course the spray ends up on the roofing too, so I ended up cleaning all four sides of the alleyway These plus more needed to be processed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(983).HEIC Before cleaning on Tuesday evening after work https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(361).jpg After. I also discovered 5 sheets of nasty/cheap Chinese packing crate ply, all badly rotten on the bottom edge, so stripped all the rot back with the pressure cleaner, as well as both the front and rears. Then let it all dry, and cut the sheets down to remove the rot, as they had a job waiting too. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(991).HEIC I took Friday as a leave day in order for Mickey and I to be able to knock out the shelving and racks. Starting at 8.30 we worked nonstop, just grabbing tea and sodas through the day, finishing by 4.30pm This included feeding a 45 gallon drum incinerator all day with so much of the offcast bits, and wood found to be damaged over the years. I also have a havit of using the worst bits first and then the better. Mickey loves using the bigger longer, pretty bits, so it was bit of a job to stop him grabbing the best bits first, but he got my motivation quickly enough. These upright posts are around £10.00 each if you buy them, they came from a deck that was lifted and you can see, undamaged, the rest if the wood, likewise. We used a load of turbo screws, and the 120mm hex head decking screws used in the heavy stuff was all rescued from the deck that was dismantled by Mick. So a lot of this between us, and with multiple tools, we could both measure, cut and fit. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(990).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(989).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(988).HEIC Two cement mixers tucked into their custom space. All the shelving was planned around the mixers that are bulky and also an aluminium table frame Mick wanted to incorporate as another dry working space outside, as it saves on getting the driveway/garage/carport full of dust and sawdust. So this was Friday afternoon 4.30 and Mick was off to the pub for a well deserved pint. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(987).HEIC Saturday morning by 08.00, Sally was here and the three of us started packing the wood from the carport into the racks and shelves. I have an ability to visualise and calculate in space, which neither Mickey nor Sally can do, and in fact she was stressing. By 11.00 all the wood, some steel etc was out of the carport. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(992).HEIC Mick was already working at the table making a trellis for his sunny corner at the house. Made me grin that he was straight onto using the work table, which has 45mm planks and a sheet of ply on it. Packed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(993).HEIC And the carport filled with toys that all need motors and transmissions found and fitted https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag.../001(994).HEIC . |
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So after clearing the carport, I also removed the solid wrought iron gate that had been there since 2011 between my and Mickeys yards and the shared alley storage.
This left a large hole, 6x4 foot, to be dealt with, mainly to slow the wind down when one works there in winter. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1003).HEIC Looking from Mickeys side after I cut the hedge on his side you can see the odd shaped hole. Nothing is straight as it was never planned to be a doorway. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1000).HEIC When I gathered the wood there were four plywood shelves, all 9 inches wide. Adding them to another sliver of ply have me the width needed. The eagle eyed amongst you will notice the hole differs by 50mm top to bottom as the post originally fitted to create the end of the roofing sheets that hang down from the top of the structure was a twisted piece of lumber. So that means I needed to create a door which fitted the hole, and the post will be modified to compensate for the pi$$ed post. So Monday evening after work I quickly slapped a door together. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1010).HEIC Mickey cannot resist the noise of a circular saw or power drill. So fresh from a shave and shower, smelling like a teenager out to score first base, he was straight aroundf after he had had his dinner. Supervising as always. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1005).HEIC Screws penetrated by about 3mm so I had to cut them all back with the grinder. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1006).HEIC After that I fitted it in the triangulated hole, and realised it needed a bit more work to fit, and with the weight, it needs a small jockey wheel. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1002).HEIC So once that was done I shut shop, made a pizza (disappointing) and a shower. Plans were to get back to it today after work. |
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So my day was mostly spent on the phone or at my desk.
Late afternoon, the weather was still warm and dry. So I quickly painted the front and rears. Amazingly it dried in the time it took to make a coffee and drink it. \ https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(228).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1011).HEIC Sally popped in around 5.30 and helped me lay the stripes…….. Anyone figure what I am doing ?? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(364).jpg Yes, you guessed right. And there is a formula for getting it right. Ratios. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(70).PNG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(71).PNG I used the 1120mm or 42” top width to calculate in order to get the Stars n Stripes ratio as close as possible to perfect. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1009).HEIC Then opened the last of my red Hammerite smooth. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(363).jpg Very tempted to do a distressed flag, but thats more effort than what I felt like. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(227).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1008).HEIC Used the last bit of paint to paint over the damage on my welding trolley. Managing to pour the last of the paint over myself, my one foot and the driveway. Man I cursed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1007).HEIC I went out earlier to check the paint and it is touch dry. So tomorrow I will pull the tape off. Then I just need the 50 stars to complete the job. Coffee time, then I wont sleep. |
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You and Mickey stay busy all the time.
Everything is looking good. |
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Went out for a haircut yesterday early. Our local-ish guy is there from 07.00 for people who need to come and go early.
Walking back to the truck I was again struck by the fact that it always makes me grin. I like this thing. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(362).jpg Last night late I got a message from a South African expatriate living in Rhode Island that he had got me one of the hardest USA state plates to get. Posting it out to me this week for my collection. Pretty pleased to say the least. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(229).JPG Removed the tape from the red bands and masked the blue panel for the stars. It may take a while to get the stars to use on it but pleased so far. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1012).HEIC Last sunny day before the weather swings back to a load of rain. |
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So another long overdue job done after work last night was to fit the Dentists lamp in the carport for inspection of engines and other detailed items when you need a super light source.
Thanks to Paul “Oblertone” who brought it up to me and left it with his daughter in Essex to collect a few weeks ago. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1014).HEIC So I prepared two 100mm x 50mm pieces of wood to fit between the roof beams, and painted and screwed them together. Then found my 65mm drill bit (call it what you want) to drill a hole through for the adjustable hanging post to go through, as well as the wiring from the lamp to mains. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1013).HEIC One of those purchases made years ago from a member on UKGSER who needed to move it on. At £80.00 it was and is a bargain. My other 1950’s drillpress has ceased to function, tripping the power when you turn it on. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1018).HEIC Used the rattle gun to run the coach screws in to hold the mounting plate in place, and cut the excess 10mm off the rear with a cutting disc. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1019).HEIC Mounted with some more free hardware. Its not going anywhere. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1017).HEIC Light fitted. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1022).HEIC Mickey of course came around to check up on me after he had his dinner. He liked it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1021).HEIC Tucked away. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1015).HEIC And seen in perspective. Does not get in the way of headroom. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1020).HEIC Of course I had to go see just how bright it is after sunset as well. I think it works. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1016).HEIC One dentists junk is another mans treasure. Dismantle mobility scooters rear end tonight. |
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Yesterday afternoon I managed to sort one of my treasure piles out.
All the steel “off cuts” that I had stashed in the garage went out to one shelf in the new wood store. After I rearranged some wood and added a few brackets for very long 8 meter lengths of plastic pipe. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(366).jpg Next job was to remove the motor, brackets, controller module and other junk as well as rear axle from the mobility scooter chassis. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(368).jpg The gearbox opened, I removed all the gears and closed that up again. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(367).jpg Cut the centre post off, all other loose tabs and ground it all smooth. Then reassembled the rear axle under the chassis. Rake added. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1023).HEIC Current thinking is to lengthen the chassis. Possibly source a cheap go kart rear axle, narrow it and refit with wide tyres. OR…….. (and I need advice here) Use a regular driven lawnmower rear axle and whatever mechanisms are in it, to fit a mower engine and its bits to make a simple, slow (safe) little ride on. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1024).HEIC Thanks to @forddan68 for picking up a Schwinn kiddies tricycle for me on his way home last night. No, I have no idea, I just like them. They are never cheap, and looking at the condition of this one, they should be cheap. Needs a ton of cleaning up and paint. But hopefully be a nice little side project https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(72).PNG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(365).jpg I am thinking red and Lime green. . |
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Well, going in some direction, just not sure if it is the right one.
Yesterday I had given to Sally for putting up with me. So it was a bit of shopping, lunch and coffee at the Turkish in Chatham. Also some food shopping. My day was made when I found some USA made Cajun spice, I love cooking with it, as does Sally. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1026).HEIC Before we went out, I was looking on Marketplace for a gokart rear axle and some wheels. Found a seller who had a load of plastics and brackets, and messaged him on the off chance that he may have more parts to sell, turns out he has a ton of parts, mini moto engines, quad engines etc. But he also had a rear axle, with sprocket, disc and bearings plus carrier brackets and a spare wheel. Cost? £50.00 which is way out of my cheap ass league, not negotiable, but if you add up the value, I guess it is still a good price for what it is. So he messaged while we were having lunch that I could collect. Went there at 3.00pm after shopping, spent 45 minutes talking to him, Sally sat in the car. Then back home with the bounty. Sally went home to water her garden and do a few things. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(230).JPG Quicky mock up shows I will have to cut about 250mm or 10” out the axle and re~weld it to fit better in proportion to the front end, which I still like. And once the chassis is lengthened it should come into proportion. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(369).jpg While down at the garage, mate Craig started to interfere from 80 miles away. Sallys son was bringing back the mini moto I had given her for the grandson. He had partially dismantled it, as it was not running right according to him, only running well on choke. He had also tried unsuccessfully to “govern” it to slow it down for Harry. Then gave up. So in stead of buying some small used motor, I got given bck some small motor that I paid for already. He brought is back and chatted for a while, then went off again. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1025).HEIC So this is where @craigrk comes in. “Why don't you build it as a TRIKE as you like different, that will be different” he asked me via text. You see, friends……. Always creating havoc. So I will take a look and see what a single rear wheeled creation works like, or else I will remove and add just the motor to the ride, narrowing the gokart axle and going that route. Sally was back by 7.00pm and rather than sit indoors drinking or eating in front of the telly, we did all the cutting and prep for 4 more Blue Tit nests. To be completed today, and when I get more Soudal Crystal adhesive. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(370).jpg Bootfair was cancelled due to weather forecast. |
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No bootfair, so a very lazy, slow start.
I don't think I ever had breakfast at 10.00am and then watched some Olympics with Sally. Eventually made it to the shop. Ad made some more birds next houses for Sally, every screw had to have a 1.5mm pilot hole as it is thin, nasty, IKEA pine bookshelf wood. Once done, I set her off to start varnishing them with the brush she chose 10mm wide. And I made a frame for one of the canvas prints, Anthony the one lodger made for me. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1030).HEIC Done, as happy as I need to be. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1029).HEIC Sally carried on painting. But left at 13.00 to go cook Uncle Bob the hoarders meals for three days, and get ready for a BBQ we were headed to at 3.00pm https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1028).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(371).jpg In the mean time I started to place bits together. Rear wheel covered in a wooly hat. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1027).HEIC Yup, I like that so far. |
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A few random things.
Not everyones interest, but hopefully something for everyone. About 8 years ago I built this double nesting box. Depending on the season, the blackbirds use it every year, and some other birds have built a next in the rear section. Sunday night it came down. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1033).HEIC Note the neat, weaved nest, incorporating moss etc. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1034).HEIC Rebuilt. Blackbird mansion, https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1032).HEIC And the other side, open for pigeons or whatever birds prefer an open, eaves type space. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1031).HEIC Followed by a nice sunset. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1036).HEIC Today I had to pick up an order and an eBay purchase. Soudal Crystal adhesive for the blue tit Teapot nests. On the way home I popped in at Uncle Bob’s to see a couple of motors he has. £50.00 buys a Honda, no centrifugal clutch. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1035).HEIC Or a B&S motor with centrifugal clutch, but V-Belt drive. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1037).HEIC So options for the barstool racer. The other item was 50 vinyl cutout stars to use for the gate. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1041).HEIC Quite challenging to be honest. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(231).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1042).HEIC Really hard rain came down. Nice and dry under the roof too. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(372).jpg And finally a coat of blue enamel. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1043).HEIC Lets hope the stars come off easily enough once dried. And also that the positioning is good enough to look like a cartoon style flag. Not an easy job, placing the stars. |
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Getting questioned about this door I am making, and the orientation of the stars and stripes.
So here are the reasonings. Also remember, it is not a factory made, perfectly proportioned door. The hole is actually irregular, so I needed to just eyeball it and try get it looking a bit cartoonlike. If you then go and look at the protocols for how the flag is flown, draped, or hung in various situations (and many people do not know these things about their own flags, including the Union Jack that has a top and bottom as well) you will find that the Union has to be to the left when applied as I am doing. Hope this helps. There's a right and a wrong way to hang the flag vertically. Don't hang your flag backwards, upside down, or in another inappropriate fashion. If you're hanging your flag vertically (like from a window or against a wall), the Union portion with the stars should go on the observer's left. Never dip the flag to any person or anything. History of the American flag - American flag layout US flag has over 245 years of history. Our flag size calculator presents only one of 44 designs that the official American banner has had over these years. It all started in December 1775, with the very first pattern that incorporated a Union Jack (UKemoji.jpg) into a field full of white and red stripes. The second design in 1777 brought a very anticipated change - a union full of stars each representing a US states (there were only 13 of them at the time!). This US flag design consisted of 13 red & white stripes and the same number of stars. Each flag that followed didn't last long - the US was continually expanding, and new states (and stars!⭐) were constantly being added. 💡 Americans always introduced new flags on the 4th of July! The current flag was created in 1960 after the addition of Hawaii, the only island state located outside of North America. That was when the 50th star was finally placed in the union, creating the everlasting image we know today (which has specified American flag proportions). |
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Quick bunch of pics.
Went down to the garage this morning early. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1045).HEIC Started to pull off the stickers, being that the plywood is as rough as it is, I expected some paint seeping under the stickers. Not much of a problem though, as it is a gate/door in rear of the carport. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1046).HEIC Result. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1044).HEIC Mate Fil “Sparkplug” asked about a handle…… Of course, as removed from a disabled public toilet. We needed it more. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1047).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1049).HEIC And just placed in position. Needs the frame to be made up, then door hung. Plan is to add a small wheel to the underside. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1048).HEIC This afternoon during my lunch break I cleared the deck, and then after work quickly pressure cleaned it. Taken the day off tomorrow, another long weekend, Sally is off too. So plan if it stays dry, is to put a coat of wood sealer and stain on, followed by another coat once dried. |
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Gate came out real nice.
Enjoy your long weekend. |
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Thank you, happy with the gate, once hung, even more so. Weekend will be good too. So taking Friday off as a day vacation, I had thought it may be spent out back, doing stuff in the garage or yard. But being that I know Sally rarely asks for or takes anything from me, I asked her what she would like to do, and suggested a walk in Whitstable and possibly lunch. Of course we would go in the truck. Surprisingly she agreed and was quite excited about Whitstable. Nice drive down, parked up and went for a walk,,charity shops, sight seeing etc. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1064).HEIC Tide was out in the working harbour. Never seen it so low. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1050).HEIC Typically maximised space. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1051).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1060).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1059).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1056).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1052).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1054).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1057).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1061).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1055).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1065).HEIC Sally offered to buy lunch….. Would I say no? Cod and chips £9.00 Guess they see the tourists coming a mile away. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1062).HEIC On the way back the tide had returned somewhat, looked a bit better. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1063).HEIC And one of my favourite stalls. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1058).HEIC Back at the truck Sally got in and I went to pay for parking, and walking back I noticed a mark on the rear bumper corner. Bugggerr !1 Right through the paint layers, being a thick metal bumper it must have done some damage to the other car too. I took a look and feel, and then took a pic. At that, a Chinese (looking) guy and a lady came walking over and he said “That was my fault, I am sorry” Now my responses could range between a tirade, decking him, or losing my dignity in other ways. But the damage was done, he confessed. So I just calmly told him that he really should look where he is driving (as he had managed to cross over the lane and hit the truck) and to maybe be kind to someone else in the next few days. The thing is, if he did an insurance claim, my truck is involved and the way insurance works of course, the next time I renew, I am a risk, regardless of cause. And there are other little marks on both front and rear bumpers, so a respray will happen one day. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1053).HEIC When I got home, I chatted with Dennis and he offered to mix me some paint for a touch up and post it out to me. I declined as the front also needs doing. However, again……… Look at our exchange to realise just how good life is, and how many good people there are in the world. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(73).PNG Have I mentioned, Life is good. |
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LOL. Thank you. Interesting, if you posted pics of wings, brisket and fries…… I would be drooling too. But it was good. The deck we built two years ago has now weathered so I pressure cleaned it, then added two coats of decking protector ( does this stuff really actually work) that cost £42.00 per 5 liters Also used a narrow brush to paint both sides of each board, making for about 160 meters of straight painting. My back certainly protested. Pressure cleaner cut back a lot. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1070).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1071).HEIC First coat done. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1072).HEIC That wrapped up Saturday for me. On to Sunday. Bootfair today……. Thankfully not,cancelled, despite rain overnight. Started with a bang, well lets hope it is not a boat anchor for £5.00 Same seller sold me a bag of nuts, bolts n washers for 50p and threw in some roll of nylon line off either a kite flyer or some other application, maybe someone will know. Free is good, and I will use it to just string out lines in the garden etc. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1069).HEIC 5HP Briggs and Stratton in 4 Stroke flavour, with centrifugal clutch and sprocket. Same seller had a load of site signs, mostly 10mph and one random other that I had to have at 50p each. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1066).HEIC Next up, a Hotwheels car for Craig, VW SP2 at £2.00 not cheap, but possibly not too common. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(374).jpg Later I found this medics Jeep for 50p and had to have it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(373).jpg So other items included 3 more teapots for £2.50 to make Sally more bird nesting boxes. A pair of tyre pressure gauges for £1.00 Two little clamps for Craig £1.00 Novelty mug 50p Snap On toolbag £1.00 Not a lot of stuff, but if the motor runs, a winner of a day. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1068).HEIC Later I got some paint brushes and started to clean the engine. The motor had been stood in a shed for 10 plus years, so my risk was fairly high. First job was to clean the air filter and wash it in petrol, followed by oiling it again. Then cleaned the rest of the motor externally. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1074).HEIC Came with centrifugal clutch and sprocket. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1073).HEIC Fuel tank was not rusted out, thankfully. Then I checked the oil in the crank case…….. Some mayonnaise and very greasy black oil on the two filler caps. So I turned the motor upside down…… OOOOOPPPS, POOP ! Water dribbled out. No oil. So I drained it completely, then poured in about 200ml plus of clean petrol and closed the caps, shook the motor the best I could, and gently turned it over with the starter cord a few times. Followed by draining the fuel, followed by another small rinse. At this point , with the dry sump, I added some fuel into the gas tank, and tried to get it started……. https://youtu.be/w_BqZJv_Wlk Around this time, Mickey popped around. He always seems to pop around, is he a stalker ? Anyway, we carried on and I went to make us a mug of coffee and tea for him. While he fetched a bit of 10w50 oil and a small funnel from his garage. So I filled the crank case. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1075).HEIC Up to the sweet spot. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1076).HEIC Then tried to start it again, with Mickey in charge of filming, just in case I got it going this time. WOOOHOOO…. SUCCESSFUL. https://youtu.be/LDcXvUAuA0Q At this point, once the gloating was over, I put the motor aside and carried on with the bunch of teapot bird nests for Sally who was at work. After which she came for dinner by 5.30pm. And suddenly, long weekend over. Thanks for checking in. |
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Atleast it's paint and No dents! Fish and Chips looked great. Beautiful pics of the Harbor and ships docked in port.
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Yes, food was great, as always. You are right regarding the paint, but still a ball ache. “AT LAST” Gate hung at the rear of the carport. Took a bit of effort to get it right, but happy to say it will close the hole and keep the weather out in winter especially. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1080).HEIC My house is just offset to a road junction, and the last three or four years the rain water has run down the strret, and not under it. This week, after repeated time wasting, a team came in to investigate, dig and rebuild. Micky, typically made mugs of tea and coffee, and I offered cold drinks. Clearly appreciated, as an onlooker I noticed they guys actually working, and the most impressive, is the way they have left the site every night, made safe, clean and swept. Yesterday I did see this from my side gate……. Mickey and 4 guys watching one get on with the job. Made me chuckle https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1079).HEIC Today was the second day I had upped my daily brisk walk to 3.5km Not a lot, but more than I was doing 4 weeks ago. A solitary skip up at the farm already produced me a 2.5 meter length or rainwater gutter pipe. Today I found this, dusty, new and unused hough. Netter than a barstool for the barstool racer. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1081).HEIC Eyes open…… |
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Found this on FB posted by mate Edd, @boddieanddoyle
I really want the screen from @glenanderson and the rollbar I need to still make to create this look. Most important will be finding a rollbar that is a bit thicker than the typical scaffolding tube people use. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(234).JPG . |
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Random small BBQ drum build.
A few months ago a friend who is a pianist and former restaurant owner, asked me if I could cut a damaged beer keg/barrel he had found with holes drilled in it in half for him in a way that he could use it as a small BBQ. Being a pianist, I realised he had no real clue, so asked if it needed a stand as well. Surprised he said yes please, as he had not thought of that. I said. I would create something, using some of the angle iron I have stashed away. So next plan was to figure just how and where to cut it, to avoid the holes someone had drilled in it. Weird, I know. I also planned a very simple X-design stand as a cradle for the barrel. In the mean time, I found two stools in a skip (lots of skip treasures out there) removed the nylon seating. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(376).jpg Mocked up, it looked pretty functional. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1083).HEIC Then three 1mm cutting discs and a flap disc later. It is amazing the tension in various parts of the structure. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1082).HEIC Tabs cut so that it has some support for the old cooker oven grille planned to lay on top. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1084).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1086).HEIC From there, I needed to make a decent grille for the floor on top of which the fire or coals can get lit, so that it can all breathe and create a load of heat. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1090).HEIC With one more section of angle iron my welder called it a day. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(378).jpg Seemed to be the earth, as the trigger feed still worked, wire pushing out. So I removed the earth cable an shoved a large phillips screwdriver in the hole, and triggered the wire to see if it arced…….. Yes. But only once. I will also dismantle the trigger to see if anything is loose in there. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1085).HEIC So I called it a day and asked a neighbour if I could tack the last bar with his welder, he agreed to this morning after 11.00 https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1087).HEIC And completed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1089).HEIC So another small job done and out the way. Today has been slow, a lot of rain, and had to go fetch Sallys Birthday pressent for Monday. Romantic me. |
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Smallest bootfair ever. Well, seen smaller.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(379).jpg One for mate Craig https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1095).HEIC Total. Dinner lap tray £2.00 Teapot 50p Bech buggy 10p https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1094).HEIC Off to the garage to empty out welding caravan that is getting sold today. |
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I think the weather forecast would have put most people off Rian!
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So the welder died. I thought I would check the contacts in thengun but all seems fine. So next step, when I am in the mood (needs to be sooner than later) is to remove all the covers and check out the circuit boars for melt down, or loose connections. If that fails to expose a fault, it will be off to a local repair place to see if cash can fix it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1091).HEIC While on the theme of welding, I decided to unpack the welding caravan, and move my tools and hardware into a cabinet. Thus consigning the caravan to the surplus pile and FB Marketplace for £50.00 Over 40 messages, a bunch of super dumb questions, an offer to gazump the first guy who was headed over to look at it for £75.00 later, it was gone by Sunday 13.00 Sally swept the space it had taken up the last two years and I mentioned that it meant there was space for another car…….. she was not amused. A really useful tool it turned out to be. Next life is a Snug for a 16 year old kid. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1092).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1093).HEIC Sunday in-between all the messages bouncing around about the caravan, Sally had asked me to make more bird nesting boxes, and as she is never shy when it comes to helping me with car or garage duties, it was an easy yes. After all, they won’t go away. And people (her friends) have gone mad for them. So I cut all the wood to size, angles for the roofs etc, and made her drill the holes and screw them together. With some squeaking and squealing she got on with it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(380).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1097).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1099).HEIC One cheap teapot short. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1096).HEIC I have two Blue tit nests that have had families every year since I moved here 10 years ago. But I decided to add one more to the wooden archway I previously put up. My mum was a tea drinker, making her tea with loose tea leaves and always in one of these aluminium teapots that eventually sported a wooden handle and knob that my dad had made for her. Using a license plate as a weather shield and an offcut as a cap over the entrance hole. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1098).HEIC Today is Sally’s Birthday so I have committed the day to her. But further plans for my week include a bit of gokart messing. And if I can get onto it, I wanted to see if I could disconnect steering, dash connections and body from the chassis of the Rezin Rockit. If I can get that done this week, I will chuffed to bits. Rain is not allowing any outside play right now anyway. |
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Some days just don't go according to plan.
Today was a great day like that. At least I got three bolts n 6 nuts undone and removed from the spare wheel carrier on the Rezin Rockit. Update on that later. Mate Sam came to collect the beer keg BBQ, Sally made us coffee and cake while I painted the frame for him as he asked. Painted. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1107).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(386).jpg After getting in from the walk and dinner, I primered and painted one set of rusty car ramps in orange, @50p a can, it is worth painting it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1110).HEIC As Sally left the sun was saying a good night too. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(385).jpg Rum and Pepsi tonight. |
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After the three bolts on the Rezin Rockit, we had got to 3.00pm
So Sally asked if we could go walk down to the Thames river for a walk and scavenge. Photo dump. A lot of water. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(384).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1105).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1109).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1108).HEIC Jelly fish? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1106).HEIC Bumble bees working. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1105).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1101).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1100).HEIC Sally would not let me bring this home in her car. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(383).jpg But this bit of railway sleeper made it into her car. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(382).jpg Good walk, about 2.5 miles. |
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Taking the week off with Sally has given me time to get to loads of little jobs, also spend some “payback time” with Sally who always just gets on with stuff, often stepping back nd letting me get on with stuff, or mucking in and doing jobs I cannot be bothered with, or helping with the ones I am doing.
Of course it was her Birthday on Monday. Yesterday mate Sam brought me two packs of South African style beef sausage “Boerewors” and collected his beer keg BBQ which I ended up then painting the stand of, rattle can takes a bit of time, so two hours of coffee, cake (thanks Sally) and visiting took a chunk if the day. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1107).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(386).jpg I rearranged the carport, helped Mickey with some extra hands at his place. Then I got onto Rezin Rockit business. As it had been a while since I bought the wheel adapters and spacers and I could not remember how it all fitted together, I though it sensible to get them together again. So I have 4x108 hubs and 4x100 wheels that I still really like. There are two different sets, both 20mm thick, and then 5mm spacers. So all the wheel studs will need to be removed and replaced with longer ones. I need to get a set of 8 shallow wheel nuts to attach the one set of adapters as they came without. There are some of these black wheel nuts missing as delivered, so will look for them too. Tyres will be replaced with fresh, wide rubber, none of this silly stretch, that does not suit this build. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1104).HEIC Then up on a ramp in the rear using the jack and a tall block, chocks in place to prevent rolling off them. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1111).HEIC Axle stands under the chassis up front. This should help me a bit, as my back won’t let me crawl and slide around under cars anymore. Seems stable as can be. Jerking and shaking it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1103).HEIC Mickey came around just when we were going to close shop to go for a walk along the Thames river as the tide was headed out. So I used the opportunity to ask him to drive the rattle gun to undo the spare wheel carrier which was double nutted up under the rear of the body. In situations like this you need extremely long, rubber arms, or a spare set of hands. Typically the nuts were rusted well into place, but we managed to get them undone. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1102).HEIC After this closing up shop and going for a walk and flotsam/jetsam scavenge was in order. Loads of nice views and pics taken. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1100).HEIC After dinner I went down and rattle can painted the other set of ramps with a 50p can of spray paint. Looking forward a few more loosened nuts and bolts today. Later. |
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Are you still looking for a roll hoop Rian?
I have the old one out of my 56 when it was dressed up like a street racer siting in my gardening shed. Completely forgot about it until just now. It is a 3 point cage, goes straight up from the drivers shoulder curved at the top above your head and then goes down to attach on the passenger side. Has a belt bar that connect the 2 sides of the triangle. There is then a bar that attaches from the top of the 'hoop' and runs down and back to the rear passenger side. Now. I could take a photo but that would necessitate me clearing the shed out... It is also chrome. And heavy. Let me know if it is of any use. P. :D |
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Yes I am still planning something for both aesthetic and safety reasons. Will chat to you later. |
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Remember George Poteet whose car farm we visited last in 2019?
https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread...g-dennis-kelly Land speed record holder. Good alround guy and philanthropist. Been over 400mph more than 50 times. https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...-speed-record/ Check out the link above. Seems that he is not slowing down, despite little challenges. Amazed. |
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Had to laugh at myself today.
Went shopping in the truck,after osteopath getting my back done. Once a year I eat a pasty, followed by heartburn to remind me not to have it again. So bought these. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1114).HEIC I hate messy food being eaten in my cars. So I could not wait once I got out, and had to give it a go before heading home. Still warm, it was rather delicious. And no heartburn in the end. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1113).HEIC Spent an hour with the Rezin Rockit in the end. |
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So yesterday did not go as planned (but I am on vacation so decide my own schedule)
Eventually opened the garage at 4.00pm and started by taking the hood/bonnet of the Rezin Rockit. While looking for an adapter to go up in sizes with the cordless drill that speeds up nut removal, I rediscovered my long since forgotten about gas soldering iron. Where was that when I needed it to redo the S10 wiring cockups. Have put it back where I found it, hopefully I will find it next time it is needed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(388).jpg So removing the hood was the easiest job. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(236).JPG After this it just got worse and worse. My head may not have been in the right place and I felt really tired, maybe because of the heavy session with the osteopath. She did warn me and I know I asked her to really go for it, because I had been struggling a while but woke feeling great this morning. The biggest problem with any kitcar as mate Dennis and others have told and warned me is rust, and corner cutting. On this car it certainly has become apparent very quickly. And then the things like Phillips head self tapping screws used generously all over are a major pain. Add to that, a load of silicone sealant generously applied on every contact point between the chassis and fibre glass body. It is going to be a nightmare trying to unbuild this thing. The existing brake lines are threaded through the body in places. I was thinking that to try unbuild them from the drums and one calliper (one is missing, as is a rear drum) may be a waste of time, and best just cut them and restart with making up new brake lines as the brake booster etc seems to have seen better days too. Right now, not having much fun. So last night after 90 minutes, a load of Duck Oil in a few places, and about 10 bolts undone and removed, this was the state of play. Today I need to clean house, and Sally has asked me to help Uncle Bob with some trees that need cutting down at his house where the garden has had 14 years of pretty free reign. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1115).HEIC Wish me luck, or come help. |
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Zero garage time.
Insomnia sucks big time. Been awake since 03.00 chatting with Dennis in St Louis who had a power cut, sitting in his truck charging his phone. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(237).JPG |
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So yesterday was planned for nuts, bolts, rusty stuff, side cutters and a grinder
Lazy slow start, then chatted with @pauly about the roll cage or hoop options for the build. I want something chunky looking, and different is a great option. He sent me a pic of the half cage from one of the phases of his 56 Chevy. I think it may work. With a bit or lot of work. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(393).jpg Then Sally called, and all hell broke loose. I got to cut the grass, weed and clean a bit of stuff around the yard. She asked me if I could help her to help Uncle Bob with some trees that had grown too tall, and were interfering with overhead power lines. Of course I had to say yes, no problem. So while she washed her car, I gathered all my bits, went to buy 5 liters of fuel to mix up for the chainsaw, filled the chain oil and fuel reserves, and tried to start it, third pull it took, this after more than 2 years since the last time I used it when building the garden wall, https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1116).HEIC After washing her car, I had to buff back the one fender and bonnet that must have had a paint repair at some point in the past as they always fade away, and if she is selling the Corsa, it needs to be presentable Then off to Uncle Bobs. Unpack, find a double length ladder and get started. Fortunately Uncle Bob was away at his yard, spraying brambles and weeds, so we could get on and just do the job without him supervising. He had shown us on an earlier recce in the morning which trees needed to come down. 9 of them in total, though a lot of other plants needed some serious pruning and cutting back (he stopped looking after the large garden 14 years ago when Sally’s mum died as she used to love the garden and manage it) , certainly more than one days worth of work, having to plan and operate between various structures and abandoned treasure cars etc. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(392).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(389).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(390).jpg Despite a used, somewhat blunted chain, I managed to proceed. Sally drew the cuttings away for me and built a huge pile. I had to cut quite a few branches into smaller manageable sizes too. Two tanks of petrol, and one refill on the chain oil is how long it took me to get the first two trees done. 7 trees to go, a job for another day. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(394).jpg Perfectly timed, for us, Uncle Bob for home just when we had finished cutting the lot down and piled up. He seemed happy, almost 75 now, I guess jobs that were a breeze when he farmed, now are both tiring and dangerous. . https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1117).HEIC Now I need to find a petrol chipper locally to use, or one to buy as there is a load of work left and the other 7 trees to cut down. Having all the cut branches and stumps removed will cost more than the price of a used petrol chipper I suspect. After we finished at Uncle Bobs we went to Sally’s place for her to try out the mower I had got her for her birthday, seems she likes it. Even got a pic this morning from her to say she was happy with the finish, which made me smile. She loves her garden. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(395).jpg Maybe today I will get an hour or two on the Rezin Rockit. After going out with Sally. |
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On a slightly different tack, I had a big grin and chuckle today.
Reading this written by a reader on another forum. Seems I am influencing scavenger culture. Free money is great. Howdy. Catching up here a little bit. I learned something about hanging the flag vertically. Makes sense that the blue stays in the upper left hand corner but I had always thought of that as sort of the back side of the flag since it's opposite side from what usually shows when the flag is oriented horizontally. And I learned it from a South African who lives in England, haha. That little barbecue you made out of the keg was fantastic. What a great idea to utilize the legs from those stools. I don't think it would have occurred to me to upside-down one of them like you did. Came out really nice. Had to chuckle when you talked about picking up stuff out on your walks. In the last week I've come home with a set of driving lights, one with a cracked lens which is replaceable. A hose reel on wheels that I think will store a couple of 50 footers. And a computer desk that's in perfect condition. I could carry the driving lights pretty easily. I had to go back after my walk to get the hose reel and put it in the trunk of my car. But I decided to see if I could carry the computer desk the five blocks home. Had to set it down a couple of times but made it, haha. Added a bit to my workout. I like it when my walks become part exercise / part treasure hunt. So most of today ended up being spent on more domestic chores, house cleaning, garden work, and cleaning up and out the BBQ in preparation for the weekend. So when headed to town to get a few things, Sally clocked this car, she had seen it before, thinking it was another fiber glass replica Turns out it is metal bodied, looks like it has high and low range options. No creature comforts. Could it be a Mahindra, from India? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1132).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1131).HEIC I really liked the zip up padding on the cage, makes it look chunky, a look I am going for. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1130).HEIC Fold down screen. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1129).HEIC Eventually home by 4.30 Coffee, then shop time from 5.00pm . |
Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
So after a coffee, my team leader headed down to the garage.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1124).HEIC This pic is real, she was getting at one of the bolts holding the grille and fender together. I crept in under it to get going on undoing the nuts covered in Duck Oil yesterday. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1128).HEIC One chassis bolt undone. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1126).HEIC One attacked with the spark maker. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1127).HEIC Another job to do was steering to be disconnected. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1125).HEIC QUESTION TIME: Looking at this joint, it does not seem to be removable, or splitable…… How do I replace the rubber joint with fresh rubber? Is it called a rag joint? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1118).HEIC Also cut all the brake lines while in there as they are fed through the body, some are already broken and cut, so remake will be the the way to go. There was a load of thick scabbed rust here too. Mr Hammer made it go away on the vertical plane. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1122).HEIC Next job, remove the self tapping screws holding the grille to the front bumper. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1123).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1121).HEIC Following this, I decided to undo the next set of chassis bolts. Much hammering with the BFH saw the passenger side unscrewing with a visegrip attached. Drivers side looked like this……. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1119).HEIC So Sally held the small LED spotlight torch so I could see what I was doing, getting the cutting disc going on the right spot of what was left of a 11mm bolt and washer. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...001(1120).HEIC After that, I closed shop by 7.30 and came inside. Cooked some bacon, and made bacon and pork sausage paninis, along with a tall,Rum and Pepsi Max Sally poured for me. Tomorrow it is the turn of the handbrake assemble to be disconnected Feeling good so far. Weekend too. |
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