TV Detector-More is less!

[paulfordy]

If your lucky chris, poke yer head out of the window and ya might hear the sound of the detector van screaming its way down the strip, the auto box screaming for mercy as Martin tries to tune in his mass assortment of oscilloscopes and tries to develop a photo at the same time as he hits the quarter mile mark!...[}]

 

[commerchris]

lol

 

[martin maltas]

Only took the 'Command Module' this weekend [8D] Was going to take the 'A', but havn't found a new trailer yet. Besides, it rained all day today, so no racing [V]

 

[martin maltas]

It was so cold and wet, they even brought out the mobile heater on Sunday [}]

 

[paulfordy]

I love Santa Pod, used to go to a lot of the VW events there in the late 80's and early 90's..

 

[martin maltas]

Why did you stop [?]

 

[Panky]

Did you go to any of the Mini/Beetle face offs [8D]

 

[paulfordy]

No, i knew about them though..Ill be honest ive never driven a Mini, often thought to try one though..[}]

 

[commerchris]

never tried a mini [:0]you haven't lived criminal [:0][}]mini in the park august,playgirl mini will be there with the mini pick-up

 

[Panky]

Bags of fun, real grin factor If you're very good I might let you watch me drive mine [}]

 

[martin maltas]

Just a few pics of this weekends progress

Off comes the arial structure [:0]

Rear completely stripped

Demisting to every window

Rear spring hanger a bit iffy, now you see it!

Now you don't [!]

 

[paulfordy]

Good to see more work in progress Martin!..

 

[Panky]

Good grief [:0], this has got to be the bravest resto I've ever seen. A lesser man (like me) would have given up a long time ago. Hats of to you [^] At least most of the floor looks OK, or is it [?]

 

[martin maltas]

Appart from the rear corners, floor is great

 

[commerchris]

excellent progress martin [^]is that karen helping again [?]Did you sort the ironing out

 

[martin maltas]

No, left the ironing to karen. She rang me up from the house, I was in the shed and calmly said 'could you please come inside, the dryer is on fire', What?
Somehow dryer fluf had built up around the heater and set alight, made a change from dismantling Commers[}]

 

[commerchris]

lol [}]

 

[woolfy]

mine is going to be just as bad i think,i need to replace every bottom panel on mine from the front to the back,and a lot of the floor area.

 

[admin]

hey martin at least you don't have the kind of tumble drier problems my mate with a veedub has got; i.e. they form part of his van!!!

 

[martin maltas]

Tonights contribution to the effort

Rear spring hanger and chassis leg. long bit courtesy of woolfy, short bit my own effort, note existing bumper mount used as this was the only bit not rotten [}]