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Thank you Retro Rides.luckyseven
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But......but... there's no boobs on here Geez, tough crowd. As above, this is pretty much the only forum I can be fox-pictured with any more. All the others wither and die, but this place actually gets more cool and stronger as time goes by. It's lovely, like putting on an old pair of socks
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Please stop with the Raquel pics*. It's hard enough to concentrate in here as it is * please don't stop with the Raquel picsOr, at least make it relevant. Ms Welch. And a car. Although strictly speaking to be relevant on here, it ought to be a plastic car. Possibly on fire
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I just use an old lectric fire that got relegated from the house. As modelled by a fool friend here. It seems to work OK... well, it makes things warm anyway Fire by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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I've never really done metalwork on anything before; when I used to mess about with cars as a teenager they were the sort of cars that cost fifty quid and a bit of ally mesh and a lot of pug was considered bodywork. Then I had cars that were so bad that bodywork would not have been even as good as polishing a turd. Not even rolling it in glitter. Then I only had two-wheeled transport for ten years before being broken and snowed on too often lost its appeal... and after that it was plastic cars where bodywork wasn't really a thing. But I set to with a will and enthusiasm and learned by doing how to knock dents out, and also learned that Isopon has come on a long way from what I remember it being like Rusty hinges by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I didn't want to bare-metal it because rattlecan primer would presumably not stick as well as the VW stuff that was still obstinately hanging on after 47 years. But I did want to get rid of the primer some Yank fool had covered the OG paint in, because judging by the shading where the badge was, it had been on there a long time and primer absorbs moisture. I didn't want to spray my nice new Dolly blue over soggy primer that was going to peel off on the first damp day Prep inside by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and I didn't especially care what the inside of it looked like; the current engine lid on Dolly was mostly covered with a thin film of oil and grime anyway, and when a Beetle engine lid's open it's just something to bang your head on while trying to diagnose engine faults, not something to look at in its own right. But I did get it as straight and level as possible, because why not since I was there. And cleaned off all the rust, of course Cleaned hinge by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Eventually, it was as good inside and out as I felt it needed to be and it was time to make it beautiful again. Ada came down to snigger help stand around taking photos and offering sage advice and we got stuck in Prepped outside by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Note ingeniously-fabricated spray stand hastily fabricated from a couple of ladders. If wed thought harder about it we might have taken time to clean all the spiders' webs, grass clippings and generalised crud off them first. Too late now, let's go Awesome spray booth by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I started on the inside, as already mentioned, because I didn't care too much if it turned out looking cack. It looked promising, though; although it was smegging tricky getting into all the nooks and crannies of the web reinforcing without runs and blobs happening Primer going on by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And after etch, high build and normal primer coats, it was actually starting to show promise. A fool looking unfeasibly smug with his bodgery; Primed inside by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and once that was dry, we flipped it over and started on the "pretty" side Going one colour by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Amazingly, when it was all done there were no bees or craneflies stuck in it, it was all one uniform(ish) colour and there were no obvious massive dents or dings that had escaped notice at the prep stage. Unlikely as it may sound, it looked OK Everyones a critic by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Although the li'l un doesn't seem quite so convinced so that was that for a few days while a) the primer dried and b)I went back to work for all the hours God sends and a few more besides. Eventually, I got time to start sanding the primer back nice and smooth Primer sanding by Nick Liassides, on Flickr which of course was the point when I started finding imperfections that had made it through. Some I fixed, some I didn't because a) I don't mind stuff not being perfect when it's nearly 50 years old and the rest of the car isn't perfect; 2) there was a dent that to fix would have meant pretty much starting again from scratch and iii) I couldn't be smegging bothered. It looked alright though... Primer sanded by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Time for some colour then. Given that this is the first time I've ever sprayed such a large flat surface and that I was using rattlecans in a dusty garage, it could have gone a lot worse and before long the first coat was drying in my epic and amazingly middle-class paint oven Epic spray oven by Nick Liassides, on Flickr That went fine. The second coat... not so much First coat by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Not sure why (and I'm sure there'll be plenty of painting gurus who can tell me exactly where I went wrong... abject muppetry might be the starting point). But it was mega-hot that day and I think maybe I put the paint on too dry so it formed epic orange peel. And when I say epic, I mean the texture of Katie Price's face sans inch-thick slap. Yep, it was rough Astonishing orange peel by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Oh well, it was done now. Nothing for it but to throw a load of lacquer over it and leave it to cure before coloursanding Cut in half by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And that took forever. Like, seriously hours. I didn't want to use too aggressive a grade of paper and cut right through, so it was just hours of fondling the paint gently through the medium of 1200 grit. And it'd clog, and tear and leave scrapes and generally just be annoying as hell no matter how much water I sprayed on. A proper sanding block helped, and not buying cheap Halfrauds paper helped too Colour sanding begins by Nick Liassides, on Flickr but eventually light could be seen at the end of the tunnel and it didn't seem to be a train Getting smoother by Nick Liassides, on Flickr finally I could switch to 1500 and finally 2000 grit and it all looked rather promising. I managed to go through around some of the boltholes where I simply hadn't flattened the metal wel enough, but they were easy to touch in and would be hidden by the bonnet furniture anyway. Most importantly, I didn't manage to go through in the bits that had been worrying me; the edges and the vent grilles and suchlike Final sanding by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and because I'm sure if I had one I'd find uses for it, I figured I may as well get a mop... albeit the cheapest one I could find. I got a Silverline one with a package of sponges and compounds off eBay, and just went in balls-out. whilst modelling a natty ensemble made from bin liners, which mostly failed completely to keep the compound juice out of anywhere very strategic. Seriously, the stuff goes everywhere! Pretty much ruined my second-best dossing shorts Splattered by Nick Liassides, on Flickr BUT; Finally shiny by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Damn! Shiny! The eagle-eyed will spot the ...errrr...spot where I managed to go through, just to the left and below where the numberplate will mount. I was hopeful the plate might hide it when fitted (it didn't ) but whatever, there was no way I was re-doing the entire thing! But yeah... looks shiny enough doesn't it? Reflection by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and so, after several weeks faffing around on and off, it was time to start transferring all the old bonnet furniture over from the OG engine lid Numberplate light by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and add that badge that was the cause of all these shenanigans. And yes, that spot where I burned through is really annoying Swapping over by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Maybe I only notice it because I know it's there? Trinkets transferred by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Then came the slightly apprehensive moment of actually fitting it to the car. what if the colour was miles out? At this point I realised I'd never even test-fitted the damned thing before I started in on paint and whatnot. It might not even fit! Nahhh.... it's a genuine VW part. Surely teutonic efficiency would mean it'd just drop straight in? surely? Lidded by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Errr. well, yeah. It only smegging did! (Once I'd worked out how to balance it on my head, use one hand to line up the giant bonnet spring, one hand to keep it in place and another one to get the bolt started, then another hand to grab the ratchet and wind the bolts in, all the while trying to avoid the unbelievably strong spring firing the entire lot into orbit via my face There's probably a knack to it, but I don't think I ever want to try fitting a Beetle bonnet (snigger) singlehandedly again. It was not fun Done by Nick Liassides, on Flickr but it fitted... in fact, it fitted better than the OG one had, weirdly. That had needed a lot of faffing around with the latch to get it to engage, and even then it needed a damned good hard slam to latch. This one drops neatly into place with a very satisfying and extremely German snick of self-satisfaction. The colour matched, the badge was aligned to the correct Jericho Trumpet angle and all was right with the world. So next time, we'll be taking the entire car apart in search of something else to utterly knacker. Tune in to the next thrilling instalment, groovers, when we'll be going full mental floor cleaning by Nick Liassides, on Flickr
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Hullo again Well, obvs I couldn't leave my lovely new (old) boot badge like that at a ridiculous angle contrary to ze German dictated correct angle of attack most beauteous alignment. It must be just at the correct angle...oddly, the same one to activate the death wail of a Jericho Trumpet hanging from the undercarriage of a Ju87 Stuka. No more, no less. Pure coincidence, I'm sure. I'd have to fix it. But how? I'd drilled bleedin holes through the bootlid now, hadn't I? So they'd either be... well, holes hanging around in no man's land with no discernible purpose or I'd have to move them. Which would realistically mean welding them up. Which I can't do. So I'd have to pay someone to do it, and then obviously the paint would be knackered so it'd need re-painting. Which wasn't the worst problem; after all, I had almost a litre of colour-matched Dolly Blue already. Soooooo... if I'm resigned to painting it anyway, there's only really one sensible option; arrived outside by Nick Liassides, on Flickr yep, a new engine lid. And what's even better, this one came with free holes drilled in the factory-specified Jericho Trumpet alignment. Yay. Only trouble was, it was in 'Murica. And I've no idea why I couldn't find one I liked in the UK, just couldn't. All the ones on eBay were either rusted beyond belief or stupidly expensive. Or had the wrong vents. Y'see, I don't like the late-model engine lids with the rows of vents right across the width of the lid. I wanted one like this, with the old skool cabriolet-style pair of vents. Because I'm fussy I suppose. Like a lot of the things VW changed throughout the long life of the Beetle, there seems little rhyme or reason as to which models got what and when, but this was definitely off a 1971 so it ought to fit and the vents were in the correct place (and so were the badge holes ) so I don't care whether it's "correct" for my car, I'm having it. And it was cheaper to have it shipped to my door from America than it was to buy some less than a 100 miles away While I was waiting, some other stuff happened. Dolly bobbed up on the VW Heritage facebooky bloggy thing that they do. The only reason I know this is because a mate sent me a screen grab of it... I'm hopeless at social media stuff Web celeb by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I got some photos from one of my mum's old scrapbooks from back in the day... not sure exactly which day, but this is probably sometime early 60s 583EXD i by Nick Liassides, on Flickr The giant Winalot sign makes me laugh more than it should. This was apparently in the days before framing the shot . Anyway, that's my mum with the first family Beetle, that died when I was about five 583EXD ii by Nick Liassides, on Flickr ...and this was her replacement (the Beetle, not my Mum), circa 1975. The little unfeasibly excited fat kid in glasses inappropriately fondling the Beetle's flank is me. Yeah, go on. Get it out of your system. That was the first new car we'd ever had... what sort of maniac bought a new Beetle in the mid-70s? Oh yeah, my old man First new car by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And back to the present. I gave Eeyore a lift to work one morning... about 4 a.m or so. Typically, it was when the gorgeous summer heatwave broke and we were treated to a storm of Biblical proportions. Thunder, lightning and rain so hard you struggled to stand upright in it, let alone see to drive. It was, no exaggeration, appalling. And errr... the windscreen wipers on yon Beetle are not very efficient, despite having two distinct speeds; slow and stop. It didn't matter too much, as it turned out; we hit the roundabout top of Lancing to find it was already properly flooded. A massive bow wave came up over the bonnet, splooshed across the windscreen. And all the lights went out. "Errrrm... perhaps we should get off the bypass and use the Old Shoreham Road?" ventures Eeyore, apparently deciding he had things he still wanted to live for after all. To her credit, Dolly never faltered nor failed to proceed. We just did it on sidelights alone. And when I tried to start her the next day, the battery was stone dead. Not even enough gumption to light the dash ignition lights. This required further investigation. Fuses were all fine, and I had my suspicions about what the cause was. So. Of. With. The. Headlights. AGAIN To be fair, I would have had to do this sooner or later anyway because, yet again BNN312N remnant by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I wonder what happened to BNN 312N. Someone cared enough about their Beetle to etch the headlight glass with the registration number... then nothing. DVLA don't list the car, not even as off the road so I guess it must have been scrapped. And one of those lenses ended up on Dolly and then got broken by a stone or whatever. And then, one morning when God was unhappy with the world and wanted England to drown, it let a load of water in and shrapnel by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Yeah, it didn't take much imagination to work out what happened. The hot/cold stress of halogen bulbs being deluged in puddle water was enough to shatter both bulbs* * yes, I know they're lamps, not bulbsshattered H4 II by Nick Liassides, on Flickr all that was left were headlight bowls full of glass fragments and some random electrode things, one or both of which, I'm presuming, were shorting enough to flatten the battery overnight shattered H4 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Legendary mobile phone photography there This time I went all out and even splurged on new glass-to-bowl seals. It seemed prudent, given how non-waterproof the old ones I'd re-used last time had proved to be. Gave the reflectors a nice clean too, amazing how tarnished they become and how quickly new seals by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And they've worked fine ever since, and more importantly, the battery hasn't gone flat again. Right, that engine lid, then If you were going to post something halfway across the United States of Wiiiiiide 'Murica and then clear across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain, you'd want to give it a fighting chance of arriving in one piece. Or at least, un-mutilated. Not this lad. He put the engine lid in a cardboard box. And that's it. No bubble wrap, no wadded paper, not even a bit of clingfilm. Box. Lid. Bosh. Post. Done So after the abuse of the US Mail, the salty Atlantic air and then a GPO delivery monkey, it arrived in need of a bit of remedial action, it's fair to say Gouges by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Paint damage by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Oh well, at least (as ane fule kno) the advantage of buying from a dry US state is the lack of rust. And the rust that was there was mostly on the damaged bits and surface stuff easily got rid of. It was a bit, odd, though.... the lid was clearly orange originally, but was now in primer (patchily). But then there was the clear impression in faded primer of where the Volkswagen badge had been. So were they running their car about in primer? People are weird. Shadow of the past by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Inside, the hinge plates were rusty (but they all rust there) and it had some random internal engine bay light thing that I've never seen one of before, but again it was basically sound. Just a bit bashed about Arrived inside by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and very, very dirty Rusty hinges by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Half-expecting a black widow to plop out of some corner, extremely grumpy at having been transplanted from its balmy Western home, I got set to on cleaning this mess up
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Peacehaven They could have filmed Texas Chainsaw Massacre there if it hadn't looked too inbred and depressing No-one would have believed it was a real place. The sooner the cliffs give out and the sea takes it back, the better. Even then the locals would swim out to the reef and return every full moon, webbed feet flapping squamously over the fallen rock, to perform *HP Lovecraft voice* nameless rites of the Great Old Ones on any unsuspecting and ill-fated passersby
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I’ve just read this all, got to the end and realised I’d read it before on another forum lol Adam No-one reads anything on "that" other forum . Or if they do, they never let on....
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canned Steak and Kidney pies I think I see what you did wrong there Serves you right, what sort of barbarian eats a pie out of a tin? Oh....yes. As you were
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1971 VW Type 3 Fastbackluckyseven
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Wow. Just wow. So little car left It must be about 30% welding wire by now Much respect to you for saving it, there must have been some very dark days in amongst all that lot
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I haven't yet gone pro... but TBH £50 a year is only 15 more than I was paying to Photobucket, and the quality on Flickr is massively more betterer. I wouldn't begrudge paying that p.s... great (and eclectic!) set of photos, generally01
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How has the front been lowered? If it's dropped spindles then the only way to change it is to swap to stock spindles. If the beam's got Sway-Away adjusters welded in (bit olde worlde nowadays) or is a replacement adjustable beam then you should be able to just wind it back up to the height you want .... might need replacement torsion leaves tho, depending how messed-about with it is.
Pics might help us diagnose
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Oct 31, 2018 22:51:27 GMT
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Last time we were having a Bad Rail Day I got ranted at by a very nice old lady who apologised profusely for telling me how "Shyte" we were, but she was "from t'North and we speak as we find" And she thanked me for smelling of patchouli oil because it reminded her of her youth For the past 18 years on the rails I've encountered thousands of the general public every single day. And they never cease coming up with new ways to amaze me Can't you make a cage out of something like pipe lagging and just paint it silver so it looks like steel? Then you won't hurt yourself even if you crash
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Oct 30, 2018 17:01:27 GMT
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Can I have the GB sticker? Can't buy patina like that
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Oct 30, 2018 16:58:39 GMT
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When I wrote off my first RX-7 the only real injury I received was a dent in the skull from where my steering wheel lock went airborne It wasn't really what I expected, given the car looked like it'd been dropped from a crane
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Oct 30, 2018 13:43:33 GMT
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Don't tell your insurance company*. They'll quadruple your premium * this is the worst advice ever given on the Web. Tell your insurance company everything or they'll cancel you in the case of a crash, you'll lose everything and end up in prison being a lady for Hairy-backed B-Wing Bubba and his posse. Stay safe, kids, stay legal, and stay out of the clutches of Bubba. Public Safety Announcement ends
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Brighton Breeze 2018 PICSluckyseven
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....and I'm back in the room. Damn, T25 doors are BIG. And take a lot of paint. VW lady bumper iron by Nick Liassides, on Flickr signwriting is the new patina, the more worn and grunged up the better. God, d'you remember the days of renting a telly cos they were the third most expensive thing you'd ever buy after your house and your car? And having a man come round and service it? Damn, I'm old. But what the hell ever happened to having a service industry? I suppose post-Brexit when everything we import (which is everything) quadruples in price maybe we'll go back to actually having, like, employment and fixing stuff Kombi yellow 59 Bob Saunders by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Kombi yellow 59 Bob Saunders d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Hmmm, more surf lessons. You'd be an expert by the time you left Brighton Split surf bus yellow by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Split surf bus yellow d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Yep, moar crew-cab. And your problem is....? Crew Cab blue 79 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Cool-Flo's buses are legendary, a word too often over-used but accurate in this case. Any idea just how many hours you'd have to bodywork to get such a vast expanse of flat steel to actually look flat once it's in paint? It's a lot. and don't forget this is a sixty-four year old van! Split van grey 54 Cool Flo d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Split van grey 54 Cool Flo by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I do like a natty cyclops light, too Splitscreen white 67 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Heads three different kinds by Nick Liassides, on Flickr It's that VW lady again Pink lady by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle tombstone by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Nice to see a pair of proto-Boxsters mooching around. The 914 has for too long been the forgotten Porsche, somehow even less highly regarded than the 924. Apparently even an Audi van engine is preferable to a Beetle one. They seemed to only be something of interest so late-model Beetle owners could whisk their wheels away (which is the nastiest part of the car, far as I can see) They seem to be finding their metier in the last few years, and IMHO look great with the wide-arch lowering treatment. If only you could tell which way they were pointed.... 914 green by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 914 silver 74 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Great colour, Porsche wheels, stance. I guess this'll be German-look then Beetle green 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle green 72 wh by Nick Liassides, on Flickr You know you're scene when even your aerial ball has patina Beetle orange 72 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle orange 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr want to live out your Waffen-SS fantasies like that tall, posh, ginger fella from reality TV? You need a Thing, you do Thing by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Thing d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle green 70 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle pale green 61 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr what a great colour combo. Suddenly I really fancy a hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows Split chocobeige 66 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr A rat van. And... a rat. See what they've done there? Split van red 63 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Split van red 63 rat trap by Nick Liassides, on Flickr This maybe should have been my answer to grounding out the front numberplate all the time. Don't bother screwing it to the bumper... just don't bother at all Beetle blue 65ish by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Interesting; obviously this Speedster is a replica, in this case a Pilgrim. But the plate has it as a '70-'71 and the DVLA list it as 2018. Guess it must be registered as whatever the donor car was, but then why wouldn't it list as '70 on the DVLA? Dunno. Nice though, innit? Pilgrim Speedster grey 18 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Pilgrim Speedster grey 18 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr another great colour on a late Beetle. I sooooooo want one of those Vintage Speed roofracks, even though I've nothing to carry on one and they're useless anyway cos they curve in both directions. But they look sooo cool Beetle gold 71 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle gold 71 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Oh, OK, one more cheeky crew cab then. The whole front was a rhapsody of Dove Blue that day! Pickup blue crew 64 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Pickup blue crew 64 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Maybe we should circle the wagons... That building is the Concorde a bar/music venue, with a strange old Victorian lift house on top that took you to the top level of the prom. It's of no real relevance, just thought I'd mention it. I've seen all sorts of eclectic bands there... Chumbawamba (before "that" single), Levellers. Saw Crippled Black Phoenix by accident when they supported New Model Army. Never looked back, they're superb. Also not relevant, just thought I'd add in a bit of local colour Pickup blue 56 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And this was as far as we got. The weather had held off better than we'd feared but it was definitely raining now and getting darker. The kids (despite their pledge) were whining about being hungry and tired and the lure of the chippy was strong. We turned tail and headed back towards civilsation. I guess this guy's a stalwart of the Breeze, then Illustrious past by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Y'see, this is what I needed for when Beryl failed to proceed earlier on; a nubile honey to chuck under the wheels of potential rescuers. Plus you'd always have a pair of stockings handy to fabricate an emergency fan belt from. Anyone else remember that advert? Know the feeling by Nick Liassides, on Flickr It's too orangey fer crows. It's jes' fer me an my dawg Pickup orange 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Bay orange 78 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Kombi greens 65 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr So we're back at that firetruck, then. See, not only as previously mentioned, do they make a good buy, but they add all kinds of other stuff to your life... Split firetruck 61 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr ...like a genuinely humongous horn... Split firetruck 61 massive horn by Nick Liassides, on Flickr ....and amusing f'narr words in foreign on the door. Hah, fox-picture that if you can, swear filter Split firetruck 61 Foching by Nick Liassides, on Flickr And so we made it to the chippy and that lovely graphite grey Beetle. Beetle graphite 56 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr After three attempts the halfwit at the counter got our order right... because, after all it is quite challenging when asked for "plain cheese burgers with nothing in; just a burger, cheese and a bun" to NOT put relish and salad and all kinds of disgusting crud in them that pretty much guarantees no kid alive will put it within ten feet of their mouth Jesus, mate, you had one job to do... Finally, clutching our greasy paper bags of lard, grease and salt, we scurried back through the blow and the rain to snuggle down cosy and warm in Beryl for supper. And d'you know what, she started first time every time, and every time since. Maybe foul language and a really good kick is all it takes to re-educate a recalcitrant motor And despite all the stress and betrayal, we'd had a brilliant day out and seen some epically superb vehicles. It still feels like a special thing when you call up the feeling of waiting for the off in that mist-filled field with a hundred like-minded people drawn in from all walks of life and we'll definitely be doing it again. Maybe next time I'll chose my friends more carefully though Pickup blue 57 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr That's it, that's all I got. You can leave now
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2018 13:39:20 GMT by luckyseven: spelnilg an grammer
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luckyseven
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Brighton Breeze 2018 PICSluckyseven
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Oct 30, 2018 12:17:59 GMT
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Every day's a learning day, thanks tonycocacola . Interestingly, the first Google result for "Kemperink" comes up with "It's sagging & collapsing. I think it may be too far gone to be honest" which doesn't exactly fill you with hope Well, we wandered through the Lanes, pausing to wonder what the giant snails are all about (since found out it's a charity snail trail, but where I grew up a snail trail meant something else entirely and I suggest you don't google it, this is a family show). We bought some nice mosaic hanging plaques for Mrs L7 and a watch in a magnifying ball on a chain (the kids chose these, funnily enough; they're nothing if not eclectic). We made it to Churchill Square and the boy bought plastic weapons, the li'l un bought squashy unicorns. I bought Lego. The painting had all worn off on my Captain America keyring, so I got my two favourite ladies to replace him on Dolly and Beryl's keys Keyring girls by Nick Liassides, on Flickr This time I lacquered them before putting them into use, don't want Black Widow's face rubbing off in my pocket. Aaaaaaaaand... that came out wrong Pausing only to stock up on Krispy Kreme doughnuts.... sorry, donuts... from the weird little glass shack in the square, we headed back to the Breeze. I made another blood pact with the tinies; if we walked all the way to the far end so I could get photos of what we'd missed - without them whingeing - it would result in fish'n'chips for their lunch afterwards. I mean. we're at the seaside, you've got to have fish'n'chips. It's not as if we live 300 yards from the sea, after all. Oh, wait, we do Anyhoo, taking up where we left off and some vehicles may be repeated now as I got to take pics from different angles or whatnot Epic spring plates by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Epic spring plates; belying the scruffy exterior, this van's got some serious engineering going on underneaths! Porsche banjo by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Who doesn't get moist at the sight of a shiny Porsche banjo wheel? Had to take a photo of this otherwise unremarkable Belgian early Bay if only because it's got the ideal numberplate for our abandoning absent traitor mate Ada Bay Belgian white Ada by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Racing camper Bay white 72 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Coolest support truck ever? Split van Brumos Porsche by Nick Liassides, on Flickr This Beetle stood out as awesome a mile away, the only thing baffling me being the wheel caps. But then, maybe Porsche do have a cavalino rampante in the centre of the Stuttgart crest too Beetle graphite 56 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle graphite 56 wh by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and who doesn't like a nice Pumpe? Think that means fire hose in foreign, disappointingly. I remember reading that old VW firetrucks are a great buy into splitties; they're not as desirable as a camper or Samba or whatever so tend to be cheaper, but they're usually immaculately maintained as they tend to be owned by airports or big conglomerates, and they have ridiculously low mileage. Tear out all the pumps and schmutter and you've a blank canvas for whatever you want. Top Tip! Split firetruck 61 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Reflections by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Of course, the well-heeled Beetle driving gentleman about town would never dream of going anywhere without his colour-matched canteen of quality cutlery. Beetle flowers by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Beetle butts by Nick Liassides, on Flickr *ahem* Ooooh, another Kamei spoiler thing. Did I mention I love these? Beetle blue 72 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and another Crew Cab. Superb! Crew Cab brown 58 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Crew Cab brown 58 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr I guess this is another Kemperink then. They do look slightly awkward, to be fair, but I bet they're great for camping Bay box 74 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Built not bought, apparently. Hmmm... it appears to be a brand new van hydrogrille by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Kombi flamed 65 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Simple question with a simple answer... what's better than a T25? Obvs, a four-wheel drive T25 (not "almost everything"... wash your mouth out). Love a nice Syncro, truly go-anywhere off-grid capability. And really crappy fuel mileage T25 Synchro grey 87 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr T25 Synchro grey 87 d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr It would appear the 'Murican "towel-rail" bumpers aren't quite as good at protecting bodywork as the sheer amount of ironmongery would suggest Split camper green 65 by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Nice to see a bare-bones commercial turned into a show-quality boulevard cruiser. Might have mentioned once or twice that I like a nice crew cab, but I absolutely smegging love this Crew Cab beige by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Aha, caught up to those Type 4 things that rolled in from Foreign. 411 easily shows off why many people found the looks...errrm... challenging in the day. Still awkward today! 411 Variant beige by Nick Liassides, on Flickr 411 Variant beige d by Nick Liassides, on Flickr and that 412... well, this is why it's such an unusual thing. I dimly remember seeing this built on the web somewhere, begging the question "why would you!?" To which the answer is almost certainly "why not?" 412 pickup blue 72 r by Nick Liassides, on Flickr Right, got to go throw another coat of paint on Beryl's door so we'll finish up in a bit. Stay tuned, cats
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This was the NAUGHTY CORNERluckyseven
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Oct 30, 2018 11:48:14 GMT
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The train driving mafia has it's tentacles everywhere
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