Yesterday was the Kent American car Breakfast Meeting so Sally joined me and we went to Sevenoaks but had to use the Berlingo as the Blazer was parked down at the bottom of the garden, with all the decking boards and furniture blocking it in.
While we were there I was having conversations with @Disasterbus and mate Martin on Messenger.
Disasterbus was a car conversation, nothing unusual there.
Martin, conversely was trying to spend some of the money in my wallet.
He sent a message about an engine hoist for sale.
And it is one of those things I do not own, but have access to, Martin’s is 15 miles away, in the back of a garage behind his house, with bikes, a truck and various other bits blocking it, and @CraigRK has his stored 80 miles from here, so neither ideal.
I will need one to lift the engine and trans back into the frame of the C10 as well as lifting the cab on and off when the time comes to remove it, paint, cut, weld and paint it.
At £70.00 and an hour long back road “road trip” as Sally said, coming back via the Isle of Sheppey and a couple of shops, finally getting an overpriced take away shop coffee that tasted great 😉 it was a fair deal imho.
Also saw these guys on the way back.
And the hoist, used for one job by its owners whe was building a boat, and needed to manage the motor into the hull at some point.
Looks like new.
I also managed to build a large BBQ table to go on the new deck
http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...building-table
So a great weekend all in all.
Just waiting for summer now.