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« Reply #10305 on: March 18, 2018, 10:56:26 AM » |
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It's going to get warmer this afternoon by 2 pm. A whole one degree warmer.
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« Reply #10306 on: March 18, 2018, 12:32:30 PM » |
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Oh, that'll make all the difference!
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« Reply #10307 on: March 18, 2018, 12:34:40 PM » |
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singing that old Bing hit " I'm dreaming of a white Easter "
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« Reply #10308 on: March 18, 2018, 12:51:45 PM » |
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Stoopid weather
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« Reply #10309 on: March 18, 2018, 02:22:12 PM » |
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Sometimes you're allowed to be sensible! That's what I told myself last night when I was asked if I'd like to use a spare ticket for a Floyd tribute band gig and it was snowing...................
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« Reply #10310 on: March 18, 2018, 02:38:37 PM » |
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I missed the monthly B/stoke blues club gig last night cos I didn't fancy walking home across town in the snow at midnight afterwards. My life seems to revolve around working on cars & motorcycles, or ferrying parts for them from one place to another. I have to keep reminding myself that it's just a hobby, not a job. If it takes a bit longer, it really doesn't matter.
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« Reply #10311 on: March 22, 2018, 07:51:22 AM » |
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This shot just popped up on FaceBook. Taken at the Hotrod Drags at Shakespeare County Raceway in Stratford on Avon, (now sadly closed down), in 2013.
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« Reply #10312 on: March 24, 2018, 12:20:57 PM » |
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Cool!
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« Reply #10313 on: March 24, 2018, 07:26:19 PM » |
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« Reply #10314 on: March 25, 2018, 06:54:18 PM » |
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First day since the clocks changed & it was pleasantly mild, so time to get back in the garage after a couple of weeks of inactivity. Mr BayChimp called by this afternoon -he's become my motivator, giving me the necessary nudge to get on with it. So while he made a start on wet sanding the paint, ready for the top coats, I stripped everything off the bulkhead so it can be painted at the same time, rubbed down & primed a few bits, then re-made a couple of mounting brackets I wasn't happy with. It'd be nice to get the final coats on this week.
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« Reply #10315 on: April 01, 2018, 10:28:57 AM » |
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Nothing to show at the moment, but spending the Easter weekend in the garage. The bulkhead has a few wobbles in it, (lots of welded thin sheet steel in there & it's distorted in a couple of places), so I used the last of my tin of filler last night to fill the low spots & will sand it this afternoon. There's a couple of unwanted mounting tabs on the chassis, under the gearbox tunnel, that need hacksawing off, then I'll paint some fresh rust killer on before red oxiding the chassis under the cab, which is what I was doing when I got side tracked into painting the body.
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« Reply #10316 on: April 01, 2018, 10:33:49 AM » |
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Mr Lunatic recently posted a couple of photos on FaceBook of the Surrey Street Rodders' Picnic Run, back in 2013, when he & Archie took the Pop. It looks tiny compared to Kapri's model A Ford pick-up.
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« Reply #10317 on: April 01, 2018, 07:20:37 PM » |
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Spent the afternoon in the garage today & had a visit from BayChimp, who rolled his sleeves up & cracked on with flatting back the paint while I faffed about, sanding filler on the bulkhead & a few other odds & ends. Thanks Bob, (he's now Chief Wet Sanding Guy). The bulk of the body's smooth enough for another couple of coats of green now, but the door shuts & interior still need sanding. The bulkhead needs a 2nd application of filler but I've run out & can't buy more till Tuesday. I aim to spend the week prepping the rest of the body, as well as de-rusting the chassis under the cab, ready to spray the last couple of coats on Saturday.
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« Reply #10318 on: April 01, 2018, 08:18:28 PM » |
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The shops will be open tomorrow for some things I'm sure ?
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« Reply #10319 on: April 01, 2018, 08:54:52 PM » |
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Aw. let the poor bloke have a day off Stnkey!
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