Monday, 30 November 2009
Ally's brakes failed on the way to Vanfest. Mark went up for the day on the sunday and fitted a new rear wheel cylinder and shoes, then it came in for a full brake checkup on it's return and a new MOT.
Matthew drove over from his home in northern France for a one day lowering and left delighted a few hours later.John's bus came in with a narrowed beam that had not been thought out properly, so the front shocks wouldn't fit! We fitted some of our extended upper shock mounts (our endplates come with them as standard!) and this sorted the problem out.
The replacement for our '58 Mango bus arrived in the form of a rust free '66 walkthru in original paint.
This will be a dream project. Mark headed up to Felixstowe to collect it. There was the usual array of interesting old metal at the warehouse...
Including Dave's 'new' '65 project, which will be getting some suspension surgery. and a little metal repair/paint blending.
Work has already begun on the walkthru, buffing out the paint and getting it dropped and ready for an MOT.
Brighton Breeze followed another early start and a 5 car cruise along the coast. What a great day out once again and a good swap session.
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
After SPA, Rod's single cab came in for a 4" narrowed beam, drop spindles and a raised steering box. We also did a dual circuit and CSP discs on the front.
On the ground just needing the height set.
We also managed to fit in a mild front end drop on Alice and Adam's 71 Moonraker before leaving the same afternoon for a 2 week holiday to Biarritz.
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On the way to Biarritz we took in a show in 30 degree heat at the coastal town of Soustons. Lots of cool and very different cars on display.
This loverly RHD camper also came in for an MOT, which it passed with no problems.
Thursday, 3 September 2009
SPA 2009


