Manky Monkey Motors

I think this is one of the subjects we lost when the forum crashed.
My brother Steve bought himself a bloomin' great mobile library van for 1800 quid from Ebay. He's converting it into a transporter for his drag car.  This weekend's job is cutting the arse end out & fitting a drop down ramp so he can drive the car up into it Italian Job style. The thing's hooge -about twice the size of my flat & will be kitted out with workshop & living space as well. Hope he's going to get it sprayed up with his race logo down the sides. It'll look awsome thundering along the motorways to race meets.
Looks like something out of ThunderBirds doesn't it!

Mobile libraries dont thunder anywhere, they sort of chug ;D

 ;D
Especially when they're lugging a car inside 'em!

Um, with all due respect to Steve, no. It looks like a mobile library.  8)

Hello young Wizz. I've missed you. Where you been?
Doesn't really show in that piccie, but that thing's absolutely enormous. Steve's due back on the track at the Nostalgia Nationals at Avon Park in a couple of weeks after a top end rebuild on the car. Don't know if the new transporter will be there. I'm sure it'll be easy to spot & no doubt will have a kettle on board should you come across it.

Where have I been? Work-work-work-Shires-ProCustom-work-work-work-Farmyard etc. Got home at 4.30am this morning 'cause I have two features to write before tomorrow.

Not sure when I'm going to be able to get to a meet next (which is galling as the splendid NSRA has invited me to and given me a guest pass for all its events this year), but the next month is booked already.  :(

Ooh, you lucky so & so! Cost me 15 quid last time I went to Avon Park ...sorry, Shakespeare County Raceway -stupid, stupid name. Mind you, I've been late in the day a couple of times when the gate's been deserted & I've just ridden in.
Still doing the Diamond Day do? How was the Farmyard Party?

Here's my transporter.....errrrr......well, it's actually my missus's horsebox, but it's sort of mine too. Had a new sign made to cover "Horses" on the front. It often has an "Iron Horse" in the back.

 ;D
Where'd you get the sign done Chris? Is that printed aluminium or sticky vinyl?
So how's the Indian going then? You pleased with it?

Sticky vinyl on perspex. Mate works for a sign company. I suppose I am quite pleased with the old bike!

Bloody hell, I like it :D

Can I nick your write up for MMMotors please Chris?

Not so much luck as twelve years working in a trade to the point where people are kind enough to issue such invitations.

Yes Hon. I'll shut up then.

Monkeyman, feel free to plunder my site as you wish, as long as you give it a plug. And I'll do the same with yours. f**k all this copyright s**t, eh?

A self governing autonomous collective eh? I always tell everyone to help themselves to my meagre store of site stuff. If they want it they'll nick it anyway  :D Same as you, all I ask is credit for it.
Thanks Chris. I've decided to make a determined effort to learn how to run this show & relieve Yodie of the burden of doing it for me -I'm sure he's heartily fed up of me constantly asking him to post stuff. So, yes I'll borrow the Morris & Indian bits if you don't mind, just as soon as I figure out how!  ;D

Steve's emailed me a progress report on the van. He reads this lot but never posts, which is a shame cos he writes well. He says:

Take one perfectly good truck rear,

carefully measure,

cut a bloody big hole,

knit some sticks together,

et voila, worlds biggest tailgate
 
I am now looking for a hydraulic ram and pump, 12 or 24 volt ( no 48v need apply ) to actuate the ramp system, tipper gear from Transit or Sherpa possibly, check your pockets and behind the sofa, there's one out there somewhere, also looking for gas boiler/instant water heater from a caravan or boat, about twenty pairs of hands to prep the outside for paint, another five or six hours in each day and a modest lotto win
 
                                                       Steve
 
ps, I'd accept a big win if thats all I can get   

Now that's a bit more Thunderbirds...  ;D

Told you.   :D
This is even more Thunderbirds.
Parked up at the Billing funrun a couple of weeks ago. Would suit you Wizz!  :)

That's horrid.

I was poised, fingers about to type "Precisely", but thought better of it!! JOKING HON!!!   ;D