dajwid
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Sept 15, 2013 17:19:10 GMT
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My new toy, OK I know that bright yellow pick ups with CROWN wearing frogs on the seats are not to everones taste but:- I have really only had a chance to give the car a good clean. Will have a full service next week. then time to sort out the tin worm that seems to love these trucks so much :-) Grinding, cutting and welding time. My real plans are to get her up to scratch, as not many really tidy Funs left now.
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dajwid
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Sept 15, 2013 17:20:12 GMT
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dajwid
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Sept 19, 2013 18:38:12 GMT
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Tin worm not as bad as I thought. I attacked it with my trusty wire brush attachment. I was pleased to see nothing was structural only surface rust, so out with the rust converter and P40. There are a number of bits of damage on the bumpers with some big cracks. They were attacked with a Dremmel, held tightly together with cable ties then repaired with fibre glass. Front wings treated with rust converter repaired with glass then filled. Letting dry overnight then out with the sanding blocks before paint.
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Paul
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Sept 19, 2013 18:51:05 GMT
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I'm only in Takeley, will be on the lookout for this - I think they're fab. Loving the number plate too.
For some reason a Skoda Fun is on my bucket list should you...you know...
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Sept 19, 2013 19:45:29 GMT
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amazing cars.....mate of mine had 1 for 3 or so years....that rear bulkhead being movable.....stroke of genius
we only got the yellow.....but they came in a couple of different colour bumpers
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Sept 20, 2013 5:14:00 GMT
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you are lucky with the leather as well...normally it gets scruffy with contact
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dajwid
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Sept 29, 2013 18:22:18 GMT
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I have been busy killing of as much tin worm as I can :-) Surprisingly not as bad as I thought. Car had a good service, long overdue I assume by the state of the oil and plugs. Changed leads cap and rotor just in case. While under the car I discovered it also needs a radiator :sweat: , also a new pipe that runs under the radiator, the leak has dripped on the pipe for a long time and it is corroded really badly. Hopefully one of the clever ones here can tell be what the pipe is called, The steel one seen in the picture below.
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dajwid
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Sept 29, 2013 20:03:28 GMT
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I have been told (briskoda) that it is the power steering pipe. I will take it off to inspect the damage 'fingers crossed'.
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hairymel
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Sept 29, 2013 22:03:24 GMT
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nice new toy dave i won't tell paul (lard44) where you live, as otherwise you might find him camping outside your back door brandishing his wallet
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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dajwid
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Sept 30, 2013 6:16:24 GMT
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nice new toy dave I won't tell paul (lard44) where you live, as otherwise you might find him camping outside your back door brandishing his wallet Was you car stored at the storage units Takeley, nr Hatfield forest??
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hairymel
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Sept 30, 2013 18:06:28 GMT
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unfortunately myself , paul and rich had our cars and tools at the unit - you can se the devastation in my sunbeam thread plans are afoot though
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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Siert
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Sept 30, 2013 18:26:23 GMT
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That's great, can you still use the fold-out rear seat with that hard top fitted?
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Sept 30, 2013 19:11:35 GMT
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Never seen one of these with the bullbar and didn't know they have their own model name!
I'll be watching this with interest
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Sept 30, 2013 21:23:33 GMT
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I think I walked pass this car on holidays back in May when I was at my sisters place walking into Southend-on-Sea and I said to my cousin "Look at that what a wired bright looking Skoda" If its not the same car then there is another one out there
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dajwid
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About 500 were sold in the UK :-)
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dajwid
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New radiator ordered (£20 delivered). I removed the old one today. :think: looks like I need a fan housing now too. The radiator looks rather knackered. Next job today was to spray the strutt brace in yellow (mustard like the bumpers) matching the rest of the car. Slowly coming on.
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nice new toy dave I won't tell paul (lard44) where you live, as otherwise you might find him camping outside your back door brandishing his wallet He's not kidding you know... Looks like it's coming on nicely - had no idea there were only 500 sold in the UK though! UBERMEGAEBAYRAREZ!
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hairymel
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looks like I need a fan housing now too. is the whole housing knackered or is it just the bolt on bracket area at the bottom? if its tricky getting a replacement give me a shout - I still have melty sticks @ work
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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dajwid
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Thank you I am going to have a good look at them tommorow.
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