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So a quick photo montage of the Renault Scenic.
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Another quick n dirty video of photos I took at Hawk Classics in Gravesend yesterday.
https://youtu.be/bQTar2Mmgsg?si=kpvVo_TJsbtSJftw Hopefully some entertaining footage or a waste of 5 minutes of your life. |
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A practical car, the Scenic, very spacious.
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Yes the Scenic is a car of many facets. 1.5 diesel also used by Mercedes Benz and many other manufacturers. Frugal, yet practical. Ideal for a daily donkey. Some cosmetic damage but nothing impacting performance. The small meeting is one I would not repeat but I have now done it. |
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Another progression on something that I started and realised needed more, was the go faster stripe covering the paint damage on the 206CC
Captured in Time Lapse. I am ambivalent about the look. I think it looks better plain but thr strip covers damage on the hood, so a case of funtion over form. Also…… The rear deck, trunk lid, bootlid is so complex with humps, bumps, curves and egg shaped to boot that choosing how to lay the 5 stripes, was a challenge. I think the choice I made was correct. https://youtu.be/rXvzj5id9bI?si=x2h-5FObdv6sF56b Judt need someone to buy and enjoy it. |
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No photos because I can’t upload here .
Bit out of sync but here goes. Sooooooooo Today I went to Tesco to look for a bottle of Smirnoff Tamarind Vodka. Dont…!!!! Don't slam it till you try it. Anyway. FAILED on the vodka. I am not a vodka drinker. BUT…….. I saw some Elbow Grease. Brought it home Been polishing the proverbially named turd that is this Scenic yesterday and today Trying to fix as much of the damage the skip truck had managed to do to the one side of this car More of that in my OCD thread In the meantime I eventually found time by 4.00pm to start on the tacky, sticky soft touch plastics Tried cleaning the gearshift section in position Kinda failed So pics below 40 minutes and two thumb nails later I could go reassemble that section I can vouch for the elbow grease results Actually an easy job made easier by the product Mojo boosted, I decided to get on with the door handles and window switches another 30 minutes later I was done The seller posted this elsewhere on another forum: Good to meet you today and thanks for taking that car away, I’ve hated it for years, was so pleased to see the back of it. I think I started hating pretty much when she bought it, I was away on holiday and she’d driven her beautiful (bit much for a Peugeot I know) 307 diesel through floods and killed it, she’d bought it new, I still miss that car, light silvery blue metallic, quick, quiet and economical. She panic bought the scenic from a dealer who (in my opinion) ripped her off because he sensed her desperation at getting a car quick and then when the internal trims got sticky it was the last straw. Having said that, 17 years of relatively trouble free motoring counts for something. Glad it’s gone to a good home. It was actually a high mileage car when she bought! Finger nails work really well but don’t have longevity. So I switched to a teaspoon. Really chuffed this job is done. |
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Another “fault” the car was sold with was “sunroof doesn’t work, don’t open it”
Of course we don’t listen to all that negativity. So when I did the first wash I probably took about 10 minutes to get the hidden rails of the full length glass roofs cleaned. Years worth of leaves, dirt muck accumulated up there, clearly never cleaned out, eventually ran clear of debris. So yesterday my good friend and former lodger, John, a driving instructor found himself with two lessons cancelled through the middle of the day. Leaving him at a loose end between 10.30 and 5.00pm , after which he had two students booked till 9.00pm So he came over to visit and deliver a bottle of Smirnoff Tamarind Vodka. As a non vodka drinker, the stuff is weird but good. While I carried on with a load of jobs to be reported still, he chatted, had coffee etc. At one point his question of “Have you tried the broken sunroof?” Left me quietly ignoring him, so hd asked again and I said no, I had enough to keep me busy. Of course being who he is, he tried opening the sunroof. EUREKA !!!! It opened. THEN IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. Try as he might, I tried too…….it was stuck wide open, with intermittent rain forecast for later. So I went back to polishing body panels, and assembling alloys wheels. More about that later. Once done with my jobs, a coffee and chat followed by more prodding and poking around the roof and its mechanics plus pulling down the controld and lights from the roof……. NO JOY. Then I added some white silicone grease, sprayed in and onto every moving part and rail visible in and on the still open roof. NO JOY So I went off to the school of YouTube and found a Russian demonstration showing that you can reset the roof electronics by pushing and holding the centre power button. NO JOY But this actually started the roof movement and closed it in a very jerky motion. Some repeated use of it had the roof running super smoothly like new. I then added more spray on white silicone grease everywhere I could reach. MORAL OF THE STORY ……… MAINTENANCE. Pretty obvious in both The scuttle area, front drains and the whole roof and glass roof area that 19 years of built up crud would result in some issues. VIDEO. https://youtu.be/RcBqDYa78_k?si=3kpAwD211ZsdJLVD Loads more effort on other parts still to report. drivers door controls for door glass also suspect. With passenger rear glass not working and driver side intermittent and even refusing to drop or rise on demand. Problem for another day. |
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Glad to see you got it working. Like the color of the new ride.
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Colour was a coincidence. I’m still getting to know it. Little details. All add up. The car has never lacked in money being spent on it over the years. Replacement original parts were fitted wherever it was needed by dealers over the last 19 years. HOWEVER…… Despite the new drop links, springs, headlights, and hardly used tyres and a full dealer service history, there is a distinct lack of attention to things that affect simple enjoyment of this 61k mile or 101k km car. Now firstly, we have to keep in mind, different people see cars as very different things. Some see a tool, some see a toy and some, a thing of beauty. So maintenance is approached differently. Unfortunately official dealers are there to make money or of customers. End of story. So I bought the Scenic and drove it home. HAPPY. FRIDAY I started by giving it a first wash. Getting a feel for a car is made easy by running your hands over it, washing it, poking fingers into holes, grooves, every opening. So I found a few things. The sunroof took a while to clear of grit, leaves, detritus from the last 19 years. I was told by the seller the roof did not work. Ultimately it was just that nobody had ever done any cleaning up there. Door handles, trim, window rubbers, door sills, wipers, everything had a load of hard, green and black moss of different kinds attached. Using different brushes to get into every groove I cleaned away most of the moss. Some would not move. I went back a few days later with some Elbow Grease and it easily removed the rest of it. Amazing product. This was my second wash of the car. I also took the Elbow Grease to the alloy wheels and centre caps and sanded back and painted the retaining bolts, painting them silver. Whats amazing is just how much cleaner the already washed Wheels became after washing and scrubbing with the Elbow Grease. I am incredibly happy with the progress so far. Next report will be around what to do with the damage on the passenger side where the skip truck scraped by. Some photos of course. |
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So when I bought the Scenic the seller had told me the remotes were not working and to lock the door you needed to do it manually from the passenger side after popping a cover off and using a key stuck in the remote.
I tried them all when I got home but failed. Also, after testing the batteries fitted to the two remote controls. One problem presented itself. Meant to be 3 Volt, both read 0.3 Volt. So on Saturday I went to the not so local motor parts store and got some correct sized batteries. £7.50 for two so £3.75 per remote control. I also found a small 12ml paint touch up brush and pot. Remember that the passenger side had lost a fight with a skip truck. So the scrapes were a combination of yellow, grey, scuffed paint. With the new batteries the remotes both worked perfectly and the car has a close proximity sensor that allows you to have the keys in your pocket and unlock the doors or tailgate (alone if you are at the rear) so another problem solved. |
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I am spoiling you all.
Way too many pictures for those who don’t read words and way too many words for those who take the time to read them. Still, sitting at Sallys house after delivering the free BBQ I collected and cleaned yesterday and getting a load of her older plastic garden furniture collected after she was given a used hardwood set from her uncle who died……. Using her fast broadband and uploading photos at a decent pace makes sense to catch up on the last weeks activity. So on to the next update. Had the car a week now and its been valeted once, washed once. I always think that washing a car gives you a good feel for the damage and things that need attention. I will be honest here, I did not read the advertisement properly. And I am not one to zoom into pictures like so many people do. Quote from the ad: “Big scratch along the near side where she didn’t quite squeeze through a gap with a skip lorry, inside door handles and dashboard are sticky, it’s a bit scruffy here and there. But well worth £700.00” So when I collected, I realised just how big the scratches and dents were. “Buyer beware“ springs to mind. Seller was 100% upfront in everything they declared. But I didn’t zooooom in. Despite the ugly scratches, yellow skip paint, grey primer and bare metal, the car was worth the money and effort I had put in. In my world cosmetics are less important than mechanical issues. The seller had told me when I bought and paid for the car the day before, that if I was unhappy, he would refund me. I bought the car because I liked them and the car. So on Friday after collecting it, and after washing it the first time I looked at all the damage closer. Varying degrees of damage, from hedge or shrubbery “parking”damage and scuffs through to scrapes, gouging and dents on the passenger side doors, rear wheel arch and lower rear passenger door sill from the dumpster/skip. So I fetched some G3 polishing compound and a coarse rag and set about to polish out as much of the scuffs, scraped etc. Pictures don’t do it justice really. But trust me, an improvement. On the rear arch some surface rust was sanded back and i then used Vactan paintable rust converter on that exposed part. Followed by some paint from the almost colour matching paint. All the gouges and scratches plus worse damage in places were painted over. Drying time 20 minutes and hardened by 24 hours. I will wait a week and then run water paper at about 2000 grit or whatever over the rough patches, followed by G3 compound and finally some of the same polish I used on the Astro and front half of the Scenic. I am not going to repair any dents but if someone has a pair of complete colour matched doors to GIVE me, they can be fitted. The one trim piece on the rear door is deeply gouged too, so needs replacing outright or maybe I will spend £22.00 on a small aerosol can of matched paint to try repair it. Unfortunately some pics will seem out of sync. But they are different as I progressed with the polishing. Sorry. |
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I am spoiling you all.
Way too many pictures for those who don’t read words and way too many words for those who take the time to read them. Still, sitting at Sallys house after delivering the free BBQ I collected and cleaned yesterday and getting a load of her older plastic garden furniture collected after she was given a used hardwood set from her uncle who died……. Using her fast broadband and uploading photos at a decent pace makes sense to catch up on the last weeks activity. So on to the next update. Had the car a week now and its been valeted once, washed once. I always think that washing a car gives you a good feel for the damage and things that need attention. I will be honest here, I did not read the advertisement properly. And I am not one to zoom into pictures like so many people do. Quote from the ad: “Big scratch along the near side where she didn’t quite squeeze through a gap with a skip lorry, inside door handles and dashboard are sticky, it’s a bit scruffy here and there. But well worth £700.00” So when I collected, I realised just how big the scratches and dents were. “Buyer beware“ springs to mind. Seller was 100% upfront in everything they declared. But I didn’t zooooom in. Despite the ugly scratches, yellow skip paint, grey primer and bare metal, the car was worth the money and effort I had put in. In my world cosmetics are less important than mechanical issues. The seller had told me when I bought and paid for the car the day before, that if I was unhappy, he would refund me. I bought the car because I liked them and the car. So on Friday after collecting it, and after washing it the first time I looked at all the damage closer. Varying degrees of damage, from hedge or shrubbery “parking”damage and scuffs through to scrapes, gouging and dents on the passenger side doors, rear wheel arch and lower rear passenger door sill from the dumpster/skip. So I fetched some G3 polishing compound and a coarse rag and set about to polish out as much of the scuffs, scraped etc. Pictures don’t do it justice really. But trust me, an improvement. On the rear arch some surface rust was sanded back and i then used Vactan paintable rust converter on that exposed part. Followed by some paint from the almost colour matching paint. All the gouges and scratches plus worse damage in places were painted over. Drying time 20 minutes and hardened by 24 hours. I will wait a week and then run water paper at about 2000 grit or whatever over the rough patches, followed by G3 compound and finally some of the same polish I used on the Astro and front half of the Scenic. I am not going to repair any dents but if someone has a pair of complete colour matched doors to GIVE me, they can be fitted. The one trim piece on the rear door is deeply gouged too, so needs replacing outright or maybe I will spend £22.00 on a small aerosol can of matched paint to try repair it. Unfortunately some pics will seem out of sync. But they are different as I progressed with the polishing. Sorry. |
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So……..
Next job is a log of smoke and mirrors. But it works for me. And for now……. That’s just fine. Buffing etc over, I proceeded to add two coats of the almost matched color paint. Filling some of the grooves. A weeks wait shoukd see it really hardened enough to go over with water paper, compound and polish to improve the matching. Abra Kadabra !!! MAGICAL DIFFERENCE. NOW ZOOM IN ON THAT……. I am liking it. . |
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You have a good hand for it, even without seeing pictures it will look great.
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Do I like it?
Do I love it? Do I sell it? Do I keep it? Do I need it? Do I want it? NO, I LOVE IT, (for now ��) So two weeks after buying it, £100.00 spent on it, including the train fare and many hours used up fettling damage and cleaning every shut line, the scuttle and engine bay, interior, plus catching up on 19 years of “neglect” in places like the sunroof etc. that had no use or attention since day one. So 400 miles/two weeks later and getting to know it a bit better…… How do I feel about one of the many impulse car buys I have done over the years? Keep in mind, literally a minute before I messaged the seller, I had tried to motivate someone else in Manchester to just get on a train, drive, cycle, hitchhike or walk to buy and collect it before thinking that it really did offer as much and more than Prozac the 2000 1.4 petrol Berlingo I had bought for £250.00 years ago. So the £700.00 advertised price to me was equivalent to what the Berlingo had cost way back. I have a good friend who is paying £760.09 per month for a three year old BMW. Driving and living my first 400 miles with the Scenic has been a really pleasant experience so far. The 106bhp 1.5 liter diesel engine, used in many other brands including Mercedes Benz, is pleasant, quiet and the 6 speed transmission really well designed to compliment the engine. Inside, getting into the car, seats are higher than most sports cars and even things like Ford Focus or Fiesta for comparison. This alongside the raised driving position, large front and side glass makes it awesome to use. Add in the glass sunroof and your feeling of space and openess really increases exponentially. A few things I have noticed about it will not stop my enjoyment or it’s functionality and includes 1.) Aircon- Doesn’t. 2.) Rear windows Don’t work predictably. 3.) Radio occasionally changes stations R2 to R3 (I will not be going any further trying to fix any of these problems) Beyond that, its an awesome car. Just brilliant. Done two small, “van jobs” so far So the reserve light, indicating 62 miles or 100km left to go, came on on Wednesday. I carried on driving it some more and went to fill it at the local serviced Gulf station and insisted the guy fill it after the first click off and it took another 5 liters of diesel. Totalling £86.10 for 57.5 liters diesel. This is a clever car and I am still getting to grips with it’s onboard computer etc. So I zeroed the trip meter and noticed it showed 47.5 mpg for the previous 400 miles. It also showed at the tanks full point, a range of 600 miles or 1000 kilometres. Unlikely for me to reach that as I drive reasonably briskly. But that would have resulted in the indicated 47.5mpg. Does it sound like I have reason to be happy?? I think so. Some pics of course. Next to it’s spiritual predecessor at a bootfair and a sunset pic. . |
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Going down the pan? Or exciting anyone else out there?? Bought some paint yesterday What could go wrong? Colour matching? I always stop to say hi to the staff at the Turkish restaurant. Nice people. Manager offered me a coffee, which I accepted and sat out on the sidewalk with, watching the insane world go by. Did I mention that Life is Good? AI may also have made some suggestions, thanks to a creative member playing around with it Thanks @Dick Longbridge . |
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John, one of my former lodgers was in Cyprus with his son and daughter. He has a high limb amputation but removes the prosthesis when out in the waterpark with the kids. Managed to slip on his crutches when going to use the toilet and broke his humerus (upper arm bone) high next to his shoulder, and damaged his stump badly enough not to even be able to now fit the prosthetic to his stump due to swelling and pain.
Not an ideal situation to be when you live on the first floor once back home. His daughter started driving this year, zero mechanical knowledge except where to put petrol and lock car up. She took the car to a family owned garage about a small puddle of water seen on the floor. The result was a quote below. So John asked me to go look and verify the list. I am not a mechanic. But I went over to where his daughter lives. Looking at everything listed I struggled to find most of these faults that had passed an MOT in February. But, I am not a mechanic. Ultimately I suggested replacing the winter tyres up front as I could not find the quoted Damage after looking twice. But a tyre company will have a better chance to identify it. Also, winter tyres in summer are not ideal. One brake disc was scored. Brakes work fine. The rest of the faults were beyond me. Brake fluid was full, radiator fluid topped up by less than 500ml in the reservoir. On the way out, I stopped at Morrisons to buy John a bottle of Caramel Vodka for John as he likes trying different things. When I got back to my Scenic, I found it had been hit on the rear fender/bumper and the hitman/woman/idiot was parked next to me. The damage to my car doesn’t look like much because plastic bounces back, but it was clearly enough to fold around his bumper. I was parked distinctly centre in my spot. Really pissed off, I left a bunch of PostIt notes on the car including some nasty comments and left. Insurance companies are not interested in paying or settling disputes, and the idiot that must have felt the impact could have been a 6’8” testosterone filled ham head. Just angers me that the whole world has evolved to this. If you recognise the car……. Pass the message on. |
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Still no photos.
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Cracking day out over at Grizz Towers today.
Compressor was loaded and lashed down, and some of the 'Grizz Pile' in the form of Biscoff biscuits which cash and carry had on their 'clearance' shelf. Those that know Rian may know the story, but I always associate these with him. The rest of the Grizz Pile was modest. Some of the carpenter's pencils that I'd bought ten of for £1 at a car boot, and a couple of number plates. Got lucky, they were all new to him so a score. Again, car boot finds at the right price. So off I went on what was a wet day. The official handing over of the goods ceremony was performed. This is a solemn time honoured tradition which we, of course, took with the utmost seriousness Cups of tea and coffee followed along with some good chats and a test drive to listen out for some knocks that had appeared on Prozac II (don't think it's got a name yet?). The bastard only went and took my to Uncle Bob's place. I fell in love with almost everything there and wanted to take it all home and do something with it, but thankfully I don't have space for 34 tractors.... This little beauty however.... Once back at HQ we pooled our pile of compressor odds and sods and managed to fit and seal two new connectors to the manifold and the final testing of the compressor took place. As expected, it fired up and reached pressure without issue. The only other work it required was a tightening of the switch cap as I hadn't done that for whatever reason. One fully working compressor rescued from the tip, cost to fix £0. Value = priceless. Thanks again Mr Bean, it was a generous donation and created a good excuse for a catch up and a natter with Rian :thumb2 Life is, indeed, good. |
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Yes, you always need these things, a compressor is worth its weight in gold.
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So no pictures since June. Is it a photo bucket here on the 67-72 board issue, or photo bucket everywhere you post?
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I use a small photo resize app, where I select the pictures to be resized from my photo gallery and upload the resized pictures to the forum, maybe you want to try it, I do it all with my smartphone.
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Being the preamble to the 2024 trip, I am busy getting a schedule together for @CraigRK and I
We have decided to revisit quite a few friends that hr last saw in 2019 I also have 24 days compared to his two weeks. One of my wishes or dreams is to head down to Louisiana and do some fishing and hunting. Inspired by Keith and Tara Take a look. https://youtu.be/kA4rHhgcXEg?si=G7AZRGgDIQyZwjVk I have never been down there and don’t know anyone but I have an extra week to go and get there. I have spoken to Clem and Kim in Fayetteville and space is booked in their AirBnB Rockhouse205 Spoke to Andy in Terlton Oklahoma, he has new toys and 200 tons of gravel to move down a mountainside to build a swimming pool. JB now has a new oil job in Wichita, Kansas and managed to find a garage for his daily where he is living near work and is waiting for us and may visit us at Dennis’s house for lunch too. Not sure if everyone who reads this know what a Purple Heart Medal means. But I called long time friend Steven Hansen in Jonesboro last night. He was awarded two of them. Now headed toward his mid 80’s this past year has brought him a broken pelvis, Encephalitis, (learning to walk again) falls, sutures and a general slowing down. But he is game for Louisiana. It was great talking to him, his spirit as strong as always,,despite his body saying different things. So a few pics to whet the appetite. I am certainly excited. Craig is too. And Dennis. I made some spicy chicken wings this morning just to warm up for the USA trip. |
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(B) Have you tried the fry/air fry then throw on the grille after method for your wings? Need to make sure you don't dry them out too much, but the char flavor is a nice touch. Definitely missing the pics like the others...... |
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I have a week that could be LA. So it may happen. However, I do prefer to connect and meet up with people when I travel. Hotel/motel is fine but you don’t get a feel for local life like you do when you spend 24/48/72 hours with friends. I never fry foods in deep oil. Don’t have an air fryer. Don’t want one. So I have to wait for Ethyls for twice cooked wings. I have collected number plates for a very long time. Mate Fil @sparkplug knows this and keeps an eye out for cheap/free and unusual plates for me. Last week when he brought the free Compressor the plates that accompanied it included a pair of Thailand plates and my first Utah plate. I have been to Thailand and even then I didn’t manage to find a single plate. SUPER CHUFFED. So a massive win thanks to Fil. Last weekend he texted from a bootfair to ask of a £1.00 UK plate was of interest. Of course it was. Into the Grizz pile. |
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Speaking to Dennis via Messenger over the weekend as we often do, he mentioned that “my truck” was back home waiting for me.
He has been busy rebuilding this car. Friday night fun in Missouri…… Motorway shenanigans. First time @CraigRK visited Dennis took him out to the motorway in this. Perfect introduction to ‘Merica. https://youtu.be/c5S1_2gxv5E?si=PeTfKcf7bByfNixw So currently he is building this car. Loads of new parts, new engine etc. So our chat went like this. Looking forward to this year’s trip. |
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New Orleans is always a place to visit, especially for events like Mardi Gras. It is an experience for sure. Good or bad, but an experience for sure. I'll be up north during your visit, but if I am back while your in Nawlens, Ill drive over to meet ya.
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More chatting with Dennis as we do pretty much chat every day.
Looks like @CraigRK and I are on our way. Hopefully Dennis can join us for part of the trip like we did New Orleans and Oklahoma before. Getting excited already |
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Last year I spent only two out of 22 nights in a motel.
One night on a 1000 mile turn and burn trip to collect a car in a $75.00 motel. Video introduction shows what 800 miles and a terrible night of not sleeping looks like. https://youtu.be/PPX48CXeXfI?si=ON_nc1Gg4UNKjckB Second motel was a $90.00 night iirc and so different. But in the morning when you head out all is forgiven. Some motels also allow a broader clientele. |
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Two rubbish nights of not sleeping much.
Was going to skip bootfair then decided to go. Glad I did. Best buy was a roll of emery cloth for 20p Priceless stuff. Also has an indefinite lifespan. Four different recipients for the stuff. Elefarts VW toys, sign and Stanley bladed knife for Craig. The rest for me and various other people. All the sockets and extensions were 10p each. Perfect to toss in a toolbox. Great therapy again. |
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I have wanted (because I have use one 5 or 6 times for suspension bushes etc) a hydraulic press of my own.
But due to the cost of a new one vs minimal use over time, and also not seeing a cheap enough used one to justify buying and shoving in a corner it’s not happened. Neil had two discarded frames, one is intended for a tall floor press build. The second one I twisted his arm real hard for……. So I have a small 4 ton bottle jack that could possibly be made to work. If I mounted it to the top and make it push down on a bridge and actuator it would probably work. After more time there, I left him and all the amazing dogs and headed to mate Darren who was at his workshop. Some scavenging ensued as always, coffee, notes compared and more therapy consumed, thanks mate. Darren built a V8 beach racing car this year for Pendine Sands. Of course he started it up for me as it was not running the last time I saw it or him. Just awesome. Very short video clip. https://youtu.be/kLzsenSSiYc?si=8SNWwgfPqQG2ckSQ Eventually I headed home and started sanding the crooked cut on the bell housing that I got from Neil. Using my concrete driveway and going on my knees to push and pull it back and forth. It took some effort to get even. Followed by grabbing some industrial thickness ally diamond checker plate. Absolutely horrible stuff. I marked out my plans for the ally plate and fetched some more tools. Do you know what is planned yet? Back once I have created a short video. |
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I seem to be slightly out of sync to real time.
Short video https://youtu.be/0xXXcuwk0bQ?si=fyAk5PmwCVNvoB1w Resulting in some flat surfaces. |
Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Part 2
Carrying on with the bell housing I used a grinder to flatten the inner fin bits and back edges. Followed by a lot of shaping and beating the ally diamond plate to create a flat bottomed curve. Then lastly I opened a new grinder after my 25 year old absolutely abused grinders trigger switch finally refused to engage. I always have a spare, new, boxed grinder on the shelf and keep 4 grinders all set up differently in use. Cutting out the externally marked ally while mate John watched and filmed. Video https://youtu.be/npXVwnMMSf0?si=rL9rzmFOq9z0Nq8H Next job will be tidying up and getting a decent fit established. This is a lot of effort to replace a galvanised bucket. But we do these things. |
Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
After cutting out the diamond plate the next job was to shape it with the flap disc.
Followed by marking and drilling the waste hole. Then matched up, bonded together. Video. https://youtu.be/epKacu6M_64?si=BGuO7776lOl8tqwp Left it alone for 24 hours to cure fully. Then onto the next phase. |
Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
So the next step was to create a base for this to stand on.
I had planned on something super sexy but it meant finding more old engine parts and people are strange. So I fetched an old propane tank out back that I had found on the sidewalk a few years ago. Some cutting, grinding, little bit of swearing and paint. https://youtu.be/Jp2ElzTR_jU?si=IB8Pa4dlzJfC-gow I still had not figured out the reservoir for water. Yet. And a pic of Dennis the older brother that I never had. Beer time with him soon. |
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