Chuffer
CCCUK Member
All sounds very entertaining !! Seems like your buddy was in the forefront of the `Low Rider` custom craze , he wasn`t of Hispanic decent by any chance ?
What have you done today
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Roscobbc
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Oddly Chuffer he is a steam 'freak'. Owns steam roller and traction engine too. Used to be a Essex member of CCCUK when he bought a '71 C3. His 'steam' related logic showed when he decided to make his own exhaust system for the C3....... from scaffold tube!All sounds very entertaining !! Seems like your buddy was in the forefront of the `Low Rider` custom craze , he wasn`t of Hispanic decent by any chance ?
Not a great success!
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Being a `Steam Freak` marks him out as being totally mad then !
He made a fundamental error with his exhaust : if he had used a length of old boiler flue tube it would have worked fine !
Roscobbc
Moderator
Forgot to mention that he turned-up at a club meet one evening in his 1898 Locomobile steam car with his missus driving. The description 'Car' is perhaps rather generous......more of a dog-cart perhaps.......fun to be in though. Only a 15/20 mile drive perhaps for him.......but one that needed careful planning. This was a genuine vehicle (albeit with updated boiler and fueling system). He also has a very recent replica Locomobile.....known as a Likamobile.Being a `Steam Freak` marks him out as being totally mad then !
He made a fundamental error with his exhaust : if he had used a length of old boiler flue tube it would have worked fine !
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Sounds a real character . Certainly a great way to make a grand arrival at a club meet !
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Had another day in the BIG TOY BOX today and even though I hoped to be done with the diesel by now and back to some serious `steam bashing ` , it was a very theraputic day spent wielding a paintbrush . The task was flatting off the undercoat on the steel frames to the 14 roof grills that ventilate D6535`s engine room and cover the exhaust outlets and cold air intakes then applying the first of two coats of Craftmaster Enamel Coach Paint in the late 1970`s British Railways period blue livery . This paint is superb stuff and a joy to work with and made even my artistic skills look professional ! Just proves the point that quality products produce the best job . Whilst I painted the grills my mate and Chairman of our loco association was operating at a much higher level befitting his status glossing the roof panel apertures where the grills will be bolted to .
We had not had time complete these jobs in the rush to get the loco in service for the Diesel Gala three weeks ago and is still only in blue undercoat . That`s not patches of white on the frames in the first photo
, it`s the reflection of the workshop lights in the high gloss finish !
We had not had time complete these jobs in the rush to get the loco in service for the Diesel Gala three weeks ago and is still only in blue undercoat . That`s not patches of white on the frames in the first photo
, it`s the reflection of the workshop lights in the high gloss finish !
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Some really cool motors , love that T Bird .
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Went out for a spin in the Vette up the Watling Street today as my good lady expressed a desire to browse the large second hand book shop that is one of the many outlets contained within the old Military Ordnance Depot in Weedon Bec that dates back to the Napolionic Wars . It still retains its original canal connection protected by a gate house and port cullis ! I didn`t need much encouragement as apart from housing a Real Ale brewery , the huge buildings house Gasoline Juice car enthusiast hub and design centre and Ministry & Supply which is a bikers regular hang out cafe and bike regalia shop . Not to mention two large antique shops to browse .So there is always something interesting to see . At the bikers end of the block there were Harley`s galore plus a great assortment of restored early Honda`s and Yamaha`s and the odd vintage bike .
At the Gasoline Juice end the standout cars were an Offenhauser powered `special` an immaculate Lancia Integrale and Triumph TR3
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At the Gasoline Juice end the standout cars were an Offenhauser powered `special` an immaculate Lancia Integrale and Triumph TR3
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Roscobbc
Moderator
Well.........the plan early this morning was to meet-up with 15/16 other Essex regional members and cruise over to the annual Stow Maries WW1 historic aerodrome's 'Wings and Wheels' event and be part of the classic car display (organised by joint reps Andy and Mark) in deepest Essex.
However, I didn't actually get there after this occured to the drivers-side front tyre. Seems that I may have picked-up a nail or something and its gradual deflation went un-noticed until the smell of burning rubber in the cabin gave a clue. Perhaps a hazard of using modern lower profile tyres.
Made worse with zero hard shoulder on the A12, few lay-bys to pull onto and soft gravel/turf verges. I had to exit a few miles further on an already wrecked tyre. Amazing thewheel only has a few scratches and digs which should hopefully dress-out ok.
However, I didn't actually get there after this occured to the drivers-side front tyre. Seems that I may have picked-up a nail or something and its gradual deflation went un-noticed until the smell of burning rubber in the cabin gave a clue. Perhaps a hazard of using modern lower profile tyres.
Made worse with zero hard shoulder on the A12, few lay-bys to pull onto and soft gravel/turf verges. I had to exit a few miles further on an already wrecked tyre. Amazing thewheel only has a few scratches and digs which should hopefully dress-out ok.
Forrest Gump
CCCUK regional rep
That’s such bad luck Ross. Glad the wheel has survived with only a couple of grazes.
Roscobbc
Moderator
Yes, wheel arch is OK. Recalling the chain of events and I was certainly lucky in terms of what could have transpired - problem being by the time you've realised what is happening.........its already too late to pull-over and 'save' the tyre. Accept you're 'sacrificing' the tyre (and possibly a wheel) and get to a safe place off the main drag!.
Chevrolet
CCCUK Member
Those hard shoulders can come in handy. There was a lorry crash on the M25 last week, with animals and fuel spillage on the road. There was also a load of onions on the lorry that spilt out onto the carriage ways. Police were asking drivers caught/stationary in the ensuing queues, to cry on the hard shoulder.
CaptainK
CCCUK Member
I found a an old railway bridge on from the abandoned Taunton to Barnstaple line. About 1/2 a mile West of Venn Cross Station. If you look down over the bridge, you can see where the rails would have been and seems to be being used as a farm track now as there are some "wheeled" ruts in the soil.
Roscobbc
Moderator
Recall some years back when driving a company Honda local to home (with the car stereo on full blast) why, (and over the top of the music) I could hear the sound of beating helicopter blades from a police or hospital ambulance attending (presumably) a local incident.
Turning the stereo down to get an idea where the 'chopper' was flying I only then realised it was the sound of a totally flat rear tyre beating itself to death!