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tinworm-wheels: February 2008

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Monday, 11 February 2008. Mantis transformed into Rack of Lamb. This bike last night. And feel inspired. Been discussing it with Lori, a friend in Arkansas. I am planning on doing something similar on. On mine there'd be less of the impression that the rider is shagging the skeleton and more the impression of riding on death's back. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). See my other projects -. Flying microlights and making ground handling and navigation aids - at Tinworm-wings. Restoring an Austin 101. Which is o...

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tinworm-wheels: March 2007

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Friday, 16 March 2007. My wife, my car. It was in such circumstances that I wrote secret love poems in very bad Latin, because few would be able to understand them if they were found. Idiotically, I sent them to the girl herself, even though I should have known she wouldn't understand the code either, so that I then had to send incriminating translations. Thursday, 15 March 2007. Spring cleaning 886 UXR. I spent some of this afternoon spring cleaning 886 UXR (is it Spring? Last night I got a cheaper-than...

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tinworm-wheels: Bat-Cave Manoeuvres

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Sunday, 23 March 2008. The turntable (or dolly) was purchased for a miraculous £39 plus postage on ebay and assembled in the bottom garage. I then cut away a step and put in a concrete ramp. I found, initially, that the floor locking mechanism slipped, so put holes in the concrete floor to anchor the dolly with steel bar. Today I tested out the concrete ramp for the first time and the bike launched effortlessly up to the upper workshop and out the door, up the garden and through the new gate. Here is a s...

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Austin 101 Restoration: changing hands

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After many years passionate restoration, and several more when little has happened, I think it is finally time to sell the project. Someone else will have to finish it. Monday, 23 June 2014. A quick selfie showing the old owner handing 3591 NG over to the new owner before he drove his horse box away, loaded up with a front scuttle, the bulkhead, folding doors, panels, wings and boxes of parts; the chassis to go Tuesday morning. Will I be gutted when it is finished? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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tinworm-wheels: January 2008

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Sunday, 6 January 2008. Collected and cleaned Mantis. As planned, I pushed Mantis home today and cleaned her up. It was just as well I took a footpump with me as the tyres were completely flat. She was covered in cobwebs and dust and had lots of rust-spots on the chrome; altogether she was a sorry sight. But by the end of the evening she was looking pretty good. I sat on Mantis this evening and it brought back just how much fun riding her is. John's right, I really must get the chop running again soon.

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tinworm-wheels: June 2008

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Saturday, 28 June 2008. Repaired for the cost of a half hour's labour, though it will have taken a minute to sort it, at most. But it was money well spent because I was paying for expertise.and the man has saved me trying everything else the manual suggested; it didn't suggest this though! Receiving a complimentary email from Tom, who came across my Lambretta Lowrider. By accident and wrote to say it looks fantastic, makes me feel that I really must get it back on the road soon. When the van is finished.

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Austin 101 Restoration: January 2007

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After many years passionate restoration, and several more when little has happened, I think it is finally time to sell the project. Someone else will have to finish it. Thursday, 25 January 2007. Concertina Doors - some thoughts. Nb, I have subsequently played with the doors and think that a mould line could actually be included after all and was probably not done originally just to save time. Click here for more about my plans for the 101. Links to this post. Wednesday, 24 January 2007. When the rust fi...

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tinworm-wheels: De-Cluttering and deals with neighbours

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Sunday, 30 August 2009. De-Cluttering and deals with neighbours. I met Dez first at the Felixstowe Run a couple of years ago, and he realized who I was when he came to look at Lily, having seen her mentioned on a forum contributed to by a friend of a friend from work. Greta and I had a chat yesterday and she is happy with the prospect of another year or two of me going across her garden, on the understanding that I will replace her garden fence panels. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Originally about...