"Star Brand" Replica Retro Fuel Pump Build.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Love the truck and trailer and the pump is looking awesome ,keep the updates coming .

Thanks buddy. Will do.


Got home on Monday evening, and there was a parcel from the USA in the parcel box outside the house.

Started making dinner as I was in first, and actually "forgot" about the parcel.

25 minutes later Nicola walked in and we chatted for a minute before she asked "what's in the parcel?" To which i replied..... "Oooopps, forgot about it with starting the dinner, probably from Don in Arkansas, please open it for me"

Of course, she opened it while I maintained focus on the stove, next up she said..... "Oh look, he sent you a T-shirt and a Bandanna for me" which of course in this house is fact, everywhere else, she would have been sent to bed without dinner.

So after dinner she already had her bandanna on (while we were eating) I tried my T-Shirt for size and we took a quick pic for Don to "Thank you mate"



Last night I came home before her and when I put my work shirt in the laundry basket, which is in her "walk in wardrobe" I saw the bandanna proudly hanging with her other hats (she is one of very few women I know that can wear a hat and look good in it) so I reclaimed it and went to the garage with it hidden in my pocket, to get on with the petrol pump build.

When I cam up to the house later to cook dinner ( I do a mean stirfry chicken) I put the bandanna on.

She saw it and took a sneaky pic before plucking it from my head and tucking it in under her clothes saying "MIIIIIINE !"




After work I managed to cut and sand, prep and undercoat the backing to the pump dial, as well as cutting and prepping the clear perspex for the front.

Now in two minds between mounting it outside the front or cutting a hole and fitting it from the inside, which is probably the better way.

Paint booth on the work bench: