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I simply don't mind anyone making some money for their efforts and I do it myself - I sold a couple of restoration projects earlier this year that I saved out of a collection - took me about 3 days to dig them out, load them to the trailer, drag them back & store them - then advertise them within the club etc - probably about £100 of fuel and I have to lease my storage space + other hidden costs like insurance etc - probably made £500 on each project when I sold them which was enough to cover my time & expenses etc - I am not greed driven - just would prefer to see the projects move on to good homes where they will get restored Which is exactly what happened - Tat vendor on E Bay got £2,499 for the Bradford Pick Up - I appreciate that he has absorbed some costs - probably circa £1,300 which is twice what it's real worth is but gets rewarded another £1,200 for a 10 minute make over and a poor description - madness and they are all at it has they hide behind the fact they use the words 'requires restoration' on which a purchaser has no comeback whatsoever
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hopeso
Part of things
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The Ss1 is a very understated car. In the 1800ti form it's an extremely quick car and even I can work on it.
But they are cheap to buy and when selling one you take what you can for it. One day they will become collectable just as every other car I have sold to move onto a new project.
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Making slow progress around the workshop - particularly up in the loft which has much to my annoyance become a dumping ground - first things first though - I was gifted a load of elm from a neighbours tree that had started to lean about 18 months ago - I had it stacked outside seasoning - I knew that some of the rings would be a nightmare to split so I just split what I could and stacked it The rest of it went over the road to the annual scouts bonfire along with the dead ply that came off the trailer bed and anything else timber wise that justified getting shut of Bonfire was twice this size when they lit it last night Said dumping ground Something had to give after I recently found a 2.5 litre tin of paint that had fallen from its stack and emptied its contents all over the floor After some extensive digging I made a small amount of clear floor space And then erected the first of 4 number 4 shelf racking bays Now have all 4 bays built up and nearly racked out - having a good clear out at the same time so there are a few boxes of auto jumble ready to go along with half a dozen other bits of motors that I no longer have the need for - I still need at least half a day up there to finish the sorting & racking then I can get onto phase 2 and put some power up there, sort some lighting and might even get around to building the workbench that has been in the planning for the last 5 years!
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Last Edit: Nov 4, 2018 20:04:08 GMT by Deleted
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Always the way. "I'll just put it here for a minute",becomes an episode of Hoarders
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glenanderson
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Club RR Member Number: 64
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Always the way. "I'll just put it here for a minute",becomes an episode of Hoarders The back of my Austin looks just as bad as that loft did before the tidy-up started, if that’s any consolation.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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jamesd1972
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Club RR Member Number: 40
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Yes it’s amazing how quickly a 1/2 hour tidy required becomes a ‘I may be some time’ taking emergency rations into the workshop with you. The older I get the more some labels and a sharpie comes in handy though. There is nothing like the triumph of thinking you had something that might solve your current issue, finding it quickly where you remembered you had put it and finding it works. James
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glenanderson
Club Retro Rides Member
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There is nothing like the triumph of thinking you had something that might solve your current issue, finding it quickly where you remembered you had put it and finding it works. Indeed. In fact, I’d say that was pretty much the dictionary definition of “success”. And any workshop shop that can be properly tidied in 1/2 hour simply isn’t untidy in the first place.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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I find that having to walk on rollcage tube to access half the garage, helps with my agility
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I find that having to walk on rollcage tube to access half the garage, helps with my agility Now I've visions of you doing some sort of "It's a knockout!" style log-rolling routine as you hop around the garage!
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2018 15:56:36 GMT by Morris63
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I find that having to walk on rollcage tube to access half the garage, helps with my agility Now I've visions of you doing some sort of "It's a knockout!" style log-rolling routine as you hop around the garage! exactly correct visions !
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Nov 16, 2018 22:34:24 GMT
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good to meet you at NEC @grumpynorthener. i didnt realise until reading it that you were trying to leave exactly when i came round i snapped this photo of the jowett club stand on thursday (what a treat to walk round with no public)
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2018 22:35:32 GMT by darrenh
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Nov 29, 2018 21:18:56 GMT
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So a few hours in the workshop loft has more or less completed phase 1 and got shelves assembled and things racked out more or less in some sort of order I still need to move one set of the racking over to free space up for a sandblast cabinet (that I have yet to order) Phase 2 will see the installation of a few lights, a couple of 13amp sockets above the bench (that I have yet to build at the top of the stairs) and an air line installation for the sandblast cabinet - looks like I will have enough room to then install a metal folder (which again I have yet to purchase) Top of my list yet at the bottom of SWMBO's list is for her to go through boxes of things that have remained untouched since we moved here 5 years ago - in my book it's stuff that we don't need then - she has a six month deadline - if it's not sorted and gone through by then I shall have to implement the special measures policy via a skip ! Meanwhile I managed to do a deal on a R Tech plasma cutter whilst at the NEC show a couple of weeks ago - very good for cutting out in the awkward areas and very good for the thicker materials - will neatly cut steel including stainless along with alloys
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Last Edit: Nov 29, 2018 21:22:38 GMT by Deleted
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Nov 30, 2018 10:55:34 GMT
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That's a nice plasma cutter, always wanted one but cant justify it really, don't you have to be carefull of the fumes when cutting?
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That's a nice plasma cutter, always wanted one but cant justify it really, don't you have to be carefull of the fumes when cutting? It's like any process that heats metal to a melting point - including welding - add in the factor of burning paint / sealer / underseal / sound deadening & rust proof treatments - it should always be done in area that is well ventilated - I have a filtered air intake & filtered air extraction fan fitted to the workshop so that takes care of it - non the less you should always be not intending to choke yourself on the fumes even if it means leaving a door wide open in the depths of winter.
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Last Edit: Dec 1, 2018 7:15:16 GMT by Deleted
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Having aisles in your parts storage, I'm pretty sure thats verging on medical issue 😁
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Having aisles in your parts storage, I'm pretty sure thats verging on medical issue 😁 Yep - That will be the OCD kicking in
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Dec 12, 2018 20:36:26 GMT
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Many distractions getting in the way - firstly this Fiesta ST bumper for a certain RR member Painted Flatted Polished & fitted up Next was the leg shields for a retro Vespa Patina blended paintwork required - paint the repair areas locally then work back to a worn patina look To match / suit this A small business run by a couple of good contacts of mine whom have now turned their hobby into a business 'Wessex Scooters' It's all retro stuff that they deal with I painted the maroon panels for this one about 12months ago and it's just coming to completion Fresh from under a tarpaulin in a garden where it had been stored for the last 35 years is this one Engine builds nearing completion Workshop is packed with work - the blue Vespa is still with it's original one owner from new More distractions on the horizon
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Last Edit: Dec 12, 2018 20:41:15 GMT by Deleted
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Dec 12, 2018 23:02:39 GMT
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Is it a special primer for the bumper? The paint on the lambretta is spot on but I wouldn't have expected anything else. The vespa's are georgous, do you have any more pics of the scooters? Thanks
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Frankenhealey
Club Retro Rides Member
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Club RR Member Number: 15
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Dec 13, 2018 10:43:04 GMT
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Fresh from under a tarpaulin in a garden where it had been stored for the last 35 years is this one WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here
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samta22
Club Retro Rides Member
Stuck in once more...
Posts: 1,272
Club RR Member Number: 32
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Dec 13, 2018 12:20:16 GMT
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Those paint jobs have come out rather well (as if they would be anything else!) A Lambretta was my first restoration after I found it languishing in a barn from when my dad had it with a mate when they were teenagers for thrashing round a field - they bought it for a £1 each. I would've needed a bike licence to ride it and the scene wasn't really me (bit young for it I think), so it soon got moved on for something with four wheels instead. Wierdly I kind of miss it. Glad to see things are still ticking on Chris.
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'37 Austin 7 '56 Austin A35 '58 Austin A35 '65 Triumph Herald 12/50 '69 MGB GT '74 MGB GT V8'73 TA22 Toyota Celica restoration'95 Mercedes SL320 '04 MGTF 135 'Cool Blue' (Mrs' Baby) '05 Land Rover Discovery 3 V8 '67 Abarth 595 (Mrs' runabout) '18 Disco V
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