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Jun 29, 2016 16:45:11 GMT
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a few of my friends call me the ivy police because i have a folding pruning saw in the back pocket when out on dog walks. regularly seen in bushes hacking through the trunks of well established ivy (like the ones as thick as your wrist, usually strangling a tree so much the canopy is pushed up to a small blob at the top like a cotton bud)
i'm really not an ocd person, or a tree hugger, but it just pisses me off for some reason
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drdick
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Jun 29, 2016 18:30:49 GMT
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Jun 29, 2016 19:06:09 GMT
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Pics are spot on, enjoying the updates !!
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1994 Mercedes e220 petrol estate, daily driver.
1998 Peugeot 406 Coupe 3.0 v6, shopping car.
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Jun 29, 2016 20:31:21 GMT
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Is the grey primer? If so might be a good idea to get it all off and see what is underneath especially as it will add no protection to the body. These really are a nice shape aren't they. Look forward to more updates a more pictures. P.  No, the grey is meant to be top colour, but I think badly applied and very few coats back in the 70's. (See my history update below). The car was originally Battleship Grey. Apparently the respray was in the same colour (I have the left over in a can in the back of the car), but it appears to have faded horribly in the Wyoming sun. I do however plan to strip the roof back surrounding this area to see what's what. History:The the brief history that I was told by the seller, John, is as follows: John acquired the vehicle from the brother of his first wife, who in turn had acquired the car from his father who had bought it new in 1947, so effectively a single family vehicle. The vehicle was last in regular use around 1972 (when I was barely walking). In the mid 70's an attempt was made to recommission the car which involved the car being painted and the the brakes being redone in 1976. Circa 1980 was the last time the car was driven, at which point it was put into storage in a private museum/collection. When this storage was lost in 2000 the car came out of storage and John commissioned a friend to start re-upholstering it. The friend stripped the right hand door panel and got no further before passing away. The car then moved back to John's ranch in Wyoming and spent the last 16 years languishing in the sun until I came along and had it hauled away to the other side of the pond. |
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Jun 29, 2016 20:34:41 GMT
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Enthusiasts are always welcome to have a natter and a look if I'm around. The kettle is always nearby as well. As for taking 4" out of all the pillars, the won't be much more than a letter box to look out of, but I get you. Trying to keep it within reason at this time. Yes, I am aware of those manuals, thanks. |
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Jun 29, 2016 20:37:51 GMT
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a few of my friends call me the ivy police because i have a folding pruning saw in the back pocket when out on dog walks. regularly seen in bushes hacking through the trunks of well established ivy (like the ones as thick as your wrist, usually strangling a tree so much the canopy is pushed up to a small blob at the top like a cotton bud) i'm really not an ocd person, or a tree hugger, but it just pisses me off for some reason I never deny being OCD. Embrace your eccentricities, they make you more fun!! At least that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. On a more serious front. I totally get you. I don't do the folding pruning saw thing, but I would. This kind of thing annoys the heck out of me too. |
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Paul Y
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Paul Y
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Ok well my attempt to insert pictures has completely failed so you will have to click the links. P. |
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have you seen the derelict style in the states? IKON do a lot of cars that way, but they go for $350k when finished.
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Dez
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And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Jun 30, 2016 13:13:55 GMT
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100% this. Reversed daytons with whitebands, extra chrome and accessories, flaked and laced roof, air. |
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Jun 30, 2016 21:40:22 GMT
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Craig, Sounds like an interesting history. I keep coming back to a faded La Bomba style for your beauty.  Sort of like the above but with the roof painted in a strong metalflake silver with panels, lace etc (rather like the XJ Jag on here from a while ago) with the rest of it clear coated, on a set of Daytons or maybe Astro Supremes, with thin wide walls. And Bags....Definitely Bags.... m.retrorides.proboards.com/thread/182374/jaguar-flake-candy-graffiti-paint?page=3I know it is sort of a contradiction in styles but why not mix it up a bit? Or Not. Either way I am excited to see how it progresses. P. Interesting ideas. I love that look, but the budget isn't going that far on the first iteration. Paint is definitely coming later. The first iteration of paint will be to leave it as original as possible without the vehicle deteriorating. Two reasons really, 1) budget, 2) I like the patina (or maybe it's derelict) look. |
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Last Edit: Jul 1, 2016 17:21:25 GMT by craigrk
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Jun 30, 2016 21:42:09 GMT
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have you seen the derelict style in the states? IKON do a lot of cars that way, but they go for $350k when finished. I hadn't, but love it. That's my ideal. Brand new and shiny bottom, original top. Wait till you see the next project (but can't talk about it yet. It's a secret). |
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have you seen the derelict style in the states? IKON do a lot of cars that way, but they go for $350k when finished. I hadn't, but love it. That's my ideal. Brand new and shiny bottom, original top. Wait till you see the next project (but can't talk about it yet. It's a secret). TOP SECRET EHHHHHHHHH  Hmmm, looking forward to this one too. I wonder if anyone on here possibly may have you a lead on where to find 6 of those large plastic pallets for your side project? I will contact the guys down the road from me next week, but maybe someone here can help you find some, or even has some available. I know you are snowed under in jobs right now, but always happy to help, just shout. |
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I hadn't, but love it. That's my ideal. Brand new and shiny bottom, original top. Wait till you see the next project (but can't talk about it yet. It's a secret). TOP SECRET EHHHHHHHHH Shhhhh!!! You never know who's looking!!!! More news in about 4 months or so... I wonder if anyone on here possibly may have you a lead on where to find 6 of those large plastic pallets for your side project? I will contact the guys down the road from me next week, but maybe someone here can help you find some, or even has some available. I know you are snowed under in jobs right now, but always happy to help, just shout. Good point!! Help please guys!!! Anyone know where I can get 6 heavy duty plastic pallets at a knock down (I.e. Close to free) price. Need to create a durable platform and these seem ideal, but any available budget is going on the Chevy right now. I'm in Surrey near M25 Junction 9, happy to do a little driving to collect especially if I can combine it with some car chatting somewhere. |
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This week's epic update... If you've been following along, you will know that removing the Ivy from the garage roof has been stopping me from getting on with the Chevy. The last update showed this pile of garden waste on the drive (looking deceptively small in this picture - there's 5 of those bags under there).  Well, Thursday night after work there was no rain eventually, so the picture changed to this.  And  You might have noted some broken rotten fence panels in the pile, what wasn't clear was that before I could really get cracking, I agreed I would fix the boundary fence, it needed 9 new concrete posts and 8 new panels. At 7am yesterday (Saturday) I went outside, moved the motorhome and hooked up the tow rope between the Chevy and Mercedes ML. Having prepped SWMBO, she duly appeared at 8 am, we managed to extricate the teenager from his slumber as well, and proceeded to tow the Chevy to the top of the drive, leaving this.  The day the proceeded to progress as per the picture that follow, eventually coming back inside at 9:30pm after surviving 2 thunder storms. Heading out to Travis Perkins to hire a petrol powered concrete cutter (they delivered 9 foot posts even though I ordered 8 foot ones), as it was quicker to cut the posts than wait for collection and re-delivery to dig deeper holes. (They waived the hire fee as it was their mistake) With a help from a handyman, the previously mentioned teenage (when he could be dragged away from his Xbox) and SWMBO (tea, lunch, supervising duties) we managed to pull and replace 9 concrete posts. 4 panels are back in, the remaining 7 (obviously had to pull the panels on each side of the 9 posts being replaced). Plant trellises screwed to new panels where relevant, and rubble in skip. First panel out...  Some progress happening...  All posts in and tidied, c.9pm   Today (Sunday) I'll be putting the last panels in and pressure washing the drive and the neighbours patio next to the garage where I got it all muddy. If you're taking note you will see the Chevy's bonnet is open in some of the pics, more on this later, assuming I get some Chevy time today... |
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eternaloptimist
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Good work there. Can't wait to see what you do with this old thing.
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XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten
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Great progress there Craig.
I know what a barsteward those concreted in posts are to pull out, especially when they are 20 plus years old and disintegrating.
Looking forward to your next update on the Sleeping Beauty.
My days has been busy as well, and I am ready for a bath, not a thing I do often, prefer a shower.
Later.
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So following the tantalising view of a slightly open bonnet, what happened to the Chevy yesterday? In anticipation of attempting to fire her up after 36 years of slumber, I took my father's advice (he was a mechanic for over 40 years), tweak it a bit and set to. The advice was to remove the plugs, pour a little diesel into each cylinder and let it soak for a day. My tweak was to use a little Duck Oil instead of diesel, so yesterday, in between pulling and fitting fence posts, I pulled the plugs and squirted some duck oil into each bore using a syringe. After the soaking, then next step would be to crank the engine over using a spanner/ratchet on the crank pulley as much as possible before going anywhere near the starter. This should sort out any surface rust, etc issues gently, instead of going nuts and breaking a ring or something. This stuff...  While waiting for the reluctant teenager to come help with the panels, I figured I could move onto step 2 of Dad's advice, namely, cranking the engine over by hand. Well, luckily the Aero came with this.  Look ma!! It's one of them wind-up cars... This was followed by quickly (3 hours) fitting the final 6 fence panels and pressure washing the neighbours patio and my drive, we hooked up the Chevy behind the ML and "towed" (let) it down the drive again. Motorhome and ML could then squeeze in above. Happy times, Chevy playtime... I proceeded to take it cautiously, re-gapped the plugs, check the points gap.  Decided to remove the US Mid-West Battery clamp. Not sure if it'll fetch anything on Ebay as an original aftermarket accessory.  Connected up the battery and touched the starter... So, the engine turns over, what about fuel. Well, I got one of these, normally used for tuning motorcycles, so rigged that up.  Got the teenager to help crank to the motor over while I kept an eye on the engine bay (fire extinguisher at the ready). No go... Pulled the air-cleaner. Fuel pump is pulling fuel through, the points have power to them and spark if shorted with a screwdriver. The coil has power, but no discernible spark at the plugs. Next thing to try is to double check the points are clean, and to get some new plug leads. The old ones are very bad, so much so, one broke while I was fiddling (hence it is missing in the video above). So, some Chevy eventually and although not entirely a success, at least the engine turns under it's own steam, just need to figure out the spark issue. Could also be the coil of course, so ideally need to see if someone has a 6V coil to lend me to try out before just spending cash... I've got another video and maybe a pic or two that I'll upload later. |
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Usually got plenty of good wooden pallets about on site if they would be any good to you rather than plastic ones? Usually around Surrey area.
I have a cunning plan now for concrete fence posts after much struggling in the past I now use the rear hydraulics of a tractor whenever possible, I have tried with a Hiab previously and we tripped it onto overload safety setting...they are just a pain...
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Usually got plenty of good wooden pallets about on site if they would be any good to you rather than plastic ones? Usually around Surrey area. I have a cunning plan now for concrete fence posts after much struggling in the past I now use the rear hydraulics of a tractor whenever possible, I have tried with a Hiab previously and we tripped it onto overload safety setting...they are just a pain... Thanks for the offer of wooden pallets. I'll bear this in mind, but will wait and see if I can get some plastic ones rather. Past experience has shown that the wooden ones don't last too well in the kind of environment I'll be using them. As for the tractor, I which I could have gotten one down there on Saturday. It was a pain. I saw a guy with a tractor hammering wooden marker posts (about 1 foot square) into the ground at Polesden Lacey one day. It made a big job really simple. |
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Last Edit: Jul 3, 2016 21:13:23 GMT by craigrk
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