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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
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« Reply #7725 on: October 21, 2014, 05:52:00 AM » |
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« Reply #7726 on: October 21, 2014, 07:25:01 AM » |
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If you wait for the tax reminder there's a direct debit mandate on the back now, just fill it in and take it to the post office, job done. You get a reciept in case you get pulled by plod.
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« Reply #7727 on: October 21, 2014, 10:54:01 AM » |
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #7728 on: October 21, 2014, 08:48:56 PM » |
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« Reply #7729 on: October 22, 2014, 06:44:13 PM » |
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Bit of a panic this morning -I woke up suddenly convinced the insurance had run out on the Pop. Couldn't remember renewing it back in February, (damn my goldfish memory), & don't have any paperwork as it's all done online. Just spent the last hour frantically searching through hundreds of emails. Eventually found it -phew! 270 quid, fully comp' if you're interested.
I haven't got a printer but will get it printed out, along with the e-ticket for the ferry etc, before we head to Holland.
Off to the workshop now in a more peaceful state of mind!
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« Reply #7730 on: October 22, 2014, 07:25:13 PM » |
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If I can figure out how to do that, I will! Mr Loon blew a coat of 2 pack high build primer over the bulkhead, A panels & windscreen surround this morning. I'm still messing about with filler on the back edge of the roof, so will spray that in grey aerosol primer. My day off tomorrow, so if the weather's O.K, hopefully I can flat back the 2 pack & Loon can spray the top coat on. It won't be perfect, show quality, but will do until the eventual full strip down & body-off paint job. Had a visit at the workshop this afternoon from a very old mate from my bike club days. Mr Rob Angell, on his Harley. I haven't seen him since before Mr Loon was born! (about 35 years ago to be precise). We may both have grey hair, middle age spread & fading memories, but it's good to know we're both still out there, building stuff & following the road. Good to see you Rob.  |
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« Reply #7731 on: October 23, 2014, 06:48:21 PM » |
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Flatted the high build primer down this morning, then added a bit more filler to the back edge of the roof. It's not massively thick, (about a 1/4 of an inch at the deepest point), but is spread quite wide to try & keep the double curvature flowing. Not quite there yet, but getting close.
I can play with the roofline at my leisure once we're roadworthy -the bulkhead's the important bit at the moment, so we can get the motor in. So after flatting back the first coat with 400 wet n dry & filling a few pin holes, Mr Loon blew a second coat over the lot, including the roof so I can get a better idea of where I'm going with it.
That's Chris's, ("Forgotten")s, V8 Morris Minor project outside.
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« Reply #7732 on: October 23, 2014, 06:50:12 PM » |
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The tarpaulin I cover the Pop with, clamped to the roller shutter, to give me somewhere dry to work & to form a temporary spray booth.
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« Reply #7733 on: October 23, 2014, 06:53:18 PM » |
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Loony blows on the second coat. This is basically liquid filler, gunned on thick enough to lose a lot of small imperfections. It dries to an orange peely finish though, so I need to flat it back smooth once it's properly dried.
Who is that masked man?
The replacement Rover V8 engine's under that blue tarp' on the right.
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« Reply #7734 on: October 23, 2014, 06:56:04 PM » |
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« Reply #7735 on: October 23, 2014, 07:00:32 PM » |
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Done, but not quite as smooth in real life as it looks in photos. The bulkhead's fine & I'm pleased with the front edge of the roof, (where the Pop body blends into the Rover P6 centre section), but as I said, the back of the roof, (where it meets the Moggy Minor cab back panel), & gutter rails still need some work. The bottom edges of the A panels are still a little wobbly too. It's getting there, but we can't spend too much time on this cos there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #7736 on: October 23, 2014, 07:05:52 PM » |
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A nice lemon yellow paint job? -nah, I'm sticking with green.
I plan to take the doors off one at a time over the worst of the Winter, take 'em inside & work on them. At the moment, the windows don't open properly, the latches stick a bit & the window frames need a lot of smoothing out. I also want to fit the stainless exhaust system I started back in the Spring.
I've built a lot of vehicles over the years, but this will be my only hotrod. Always wanted a Pop & now I've got one. It's a keeper, so I'll just keep fettling & fine tuning till it's perfect ...yeah, that might take a while!
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« Reply #7737 on: October 23, 2014, 07:08:46 PM » |
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3 weeks today we need to be on the ferry to Holland!
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« Reply #7738 on: October 23, 2014, 07:32:51 PM » |
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3 weeks today we need to be on the ferry to Holland!
Absolutely no pressure then ! |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #7739 on: October 23, 2014, 08:41:42 PM » |
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What could possibly go wrong?!
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