Bootfair, then cut grass, followed by clearing some stuff around the garage.
This was followed by cleaning out the blasting cabinet and selectively removing the good part of the glass media from two oil contaminated bags. And then adding a sealed bag into the cabinet....... Ohhh Bollo## !!!
The clean up contaminated bag ended up damp, so now I will have to drain the lot and lay it out on a sunny day to dry and then refit to the cabinet.
Plan was to find my brake hub rebuild kits (which I now have) and to start on them today, but time caught me out.
I have been waiting for a few weeks for some of the guys off Retro Rides down in the Medway Kent area to come around to visit and today was the day, so the plan was a small BBQ and general car related chat.
So by 2.30 Darrenh and Sweetpea (James) got here and we had a great afternoon, the company was very welcome.
By 6pm they left again to get to their own homes and lives.
James in his Toyota.
And Darren in his restored Land Rover. Lovely tool it is too.
And off they went.
Earlier this week I was looking at one of the trucks Clem at
www.tubatrucks.com is restoring and realised my truck was not fitted with some parts around the radiator support.
THREAD HERE:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648457
I commented and asked if they were standard fitment or custom addition, seems they were standard so in the past those from my truck must have been discarded.
The next day there was a PM from Clem in Fayetteville, Arkansas to say that I could stop looking for the parts as he had a pair set aside for me. Thank you Clem.
My truck without the parts.
And the pair painted blue on the restored truck. Usually they are black it seems, but body colour looks rather smart.
On Thursday evening I got a message from Bret in Austin,Texas to say he has found me a pair of panels with the fasteners for $8.00 which I was happy with too, as he was not aware that Clem had also offered me a set.
Life certainly still is good.
With friends and support coming from the four corners of the globe, my cocked up life certainly feels a lot more manageable.
Weekend over.