Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT Mixed Grill - From London , England - GRIZZMAKES world

Hi all, I guess most of what is here has been in other threads as bits and pieces and replies.

Oh, and as many have mentioned, this is a great site, and the sharing that goes on here, is great to see. The site I kinda live on www.retrorides-proboards.com is a lot like that, where diversity rules.

Thought it would be OK to post both my current and future garage.

Comments and questions welcome.

Sorry about the randomness of the pics and links.


I moved to England in August 2002 , in a work related move or transfer.

This is my current garage, which has seen a few projects emerge , and is currently filled to the brim with timber, a R1200GS BMW, a spare trailer and loads of other stuff.

To put things in perspective, in the United Kingdom or England, space is at a premium, and even a single garage is a treasured space.

This is what I got when I bought my house 5 years ago..... Double garage, with single door. I also broke out the original rear door and window, and replaced it with a door that I can still drive my motorbike through.

Mine is the lefthand door and corner. Behind the trailer which has a self build 7x5 foot shed on it. That was to house my spares for the Transit bus which I will show later in.



This was the trailer being turned into a "Sinclair Oil" trailer to go with the bus.
Shed stacked up behind.



Self Portrait, while cutting brackets smaller with the angle grinder.... not safe or clever, but needs must.



An idea of the size and layout. In UK terms I am a rich man for space..... nothing compared to you guys on here though.



Pinstripes going down in a straight line.






Trailer done. It has worked very hard on many jobs the last few years.


This had many people laughing, but if you build single handedly, then you need to be resourcefull and safe.


This is my 1963 Ford Taunus Transit , The shed is for pretty much all the mechanical and running parts from a spare one that I have, my bus is one of 4 in England today, imported from Germany, at the time it was the only one.
It is also the only one on the road and licensed.

Currently undergoing a Ford Zetec 1800cc engine conversion.



SHED LOAD(ing)








Sinclair Racing Shed [size=5 ]No:[/size]63 !!





I am currently building a Teardrop trailer in the garage and out back, again, looking at the pics you will see that space is an issue here.

I bought this old trailer for £20.00 ($30.00)



My garage from upstairs, as well as the build space.
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Backyard looks like this at the moment.



While the weather was good I got it as far as this.



Fortunately I have a good looking helper, who is more of a petrol head than me.
More of the cars in a moment.

She also helps with some of my work, but hates the safety boots and overall I make her wear.







Right, last bit for those of you who are still awake at this point.

I have copied and will paste from another site the last bit, which includes our current retro rides, and the links to their full threads where you can check them out.

Thanks for looking.

My true love is a 1963 Ford Taunus Transit FK1250 which I imported from Germany on 27th December 2007. The bus has a 4cyl 1500cc petrol engine which produces 55bhp in original form, so who knows how many horses are left today ?

LINK: http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37192



I also have a 1956 Ford Anglia 100E , which I bought for Nicola, my best half, who I will marry in August 2010 as she is a petrol head too (Lucky me)

LINK:http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=60718




Here they are both in front of Nicola's place on the way to the www.medwaymonkeys.co.uk get together. Medway Monkeys is an ofshoot of Oldskool Ford and local, with great and helpfull people.




During 2009 we have just enjoyed the Transit bus and the Anglia.
Camping at various venues, including Santa Pod Raceway, at the Classic Ford weekend, and also at the Haynes Museum at the Retro Rides Gathering '09 , which is our prime weekend with the old cars every year, its a small intimate gathering of good friends.

We have found that even though the bus is better than a tent, a trailer will be better than the bus, so I have decided to build us a Teardrop over winter, as the Bus is going to a friends place for a Ford Zetec transplant, which should see power up to around 105bhp from 1800cc. Thus leaving me with both space and time to build the trailer. Zetec is in the hole at present, but still awaits solution of certain typical "little problems"


I am currently building the Teardrop trailer in the space usually taken up by the bus, for us to use in the new year.

Thread here.....

http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=othrmod&action=display&thread=67389



PS: My current bike, had it a few years now, 2006 1200GS, loaded with a webber BBQ.


So that is me.

I guess I am here to learn and find out what not to do, rather than making out I know anything.

OK, thought I would show you the future, fingers crossed.

When Nicola and I get married in August, we hope to buy this house, with a 30x30 garage. Enough space I guess to shoehorn about 6 mk2 VW Golfs into.

The garage is down the bottom of the garden, with wheatfields behind, and in front of the house it is the same, very rural , which is what we want.

Behind the bush is a garage.



Currently the owners have a trampoline for their daughter in front of the one side......



There is another door on the other half, behind the overgrowth, and trampoline..... SPACE !!
Current owners use this space as a afternoon sun spot, and it is very private too, which helps keep eyes away from toys and projects.



Lastly, to give an idea of the size, this is a view of the rear of the building seen from the wheatfields.

Awesome pictures!!! Thanks for sharaing!

Love the pictures. The teardrop trailer in particular caught my eye. I would love to build one myself after I get a few automotive projects taken care of. Just wondering, are you working from existing plans or winging it as you go? Keep the pictures coming on the progress of the trailer. I'm also impressed with you utilization of space. Anyone can work in an airplane hanger ;-)

British Car Nut said:

Love the pictures. The teardrop trailer in particular caught my eye. I would love to build one myself after I get a few automotive projects taken care of. Just wondering, are you working from existing plans or winging it as you go? Keep the pictures coming on the progress of the trailer. I'm also impressed with you utilization of space. Anyone can work in an airplane hanger ;-)

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Thanks mate.

I have a set of plans, and basic direction, but to be honest, 90% of what I do is made up from a combo of logic and a vision af what I would like in the end. Did you get the feeling that I am making it up as I go allong ?

This site is awesome, look at the header of the page at the "design library" loads of different designs.

http://www.mikenchell.com/forums/index.php

OK, it's almost 11.30 and I have an awards dinner to go to tomorrow night at "The Ace Cafe" in North London tomorrow night, and its about 65 miles from here, and should finish late, so I need to get some sleep.

Thought it sensible to post a bit of my history on here too.

First bunch of pics are scanned, so sorry about the quality.

Having grown up in South Africa, with space and sunshine, living in England the last 7 plus years, I have come to appreciate space, and especially Man Cave space even more.

Originaly after school I spent a few years in the military in special forces, then went nursing on my late dads recommendation, did that for 8 years, and became a Drug rep about 18 years ago.

Growing up in a small village, we were allowed to use powertools from the time we could manage them "safely" Both my brother who is still in the military and I are able to do the basics, and I just learn by reading, or watching other people do stuff.

Weird as it may sound, even nursing teaches you problem solving and logical thought. My speciality after completing general, midwifery , audiometry and occupational health diplomas was actually Psychiatry, where I work as a salesman today, for a multinational drug company.

I will post a few pics of projects and garages from the past, and then the place Nicola and I plan to buy in August this year when we get married, and have sold both our homes we have now.

This was my first "grown up" project, 1963 VW Beetle.
I was still nursing, and married to a lovely Scottish girl, this was just before starting work as a drug rep.

At this point, I had never done any body work, and painting was limited to rattle can painting a crash helmet at school.





About 10 years ago I built this.

My mate who encouraged me to chop it, and was there when the angle grinder sparked up was also the guy who bought it from me when I left South Africa almost 8 years ago.

He has subsequently restored it back to standard spec, using the bits I fabricated on a 450cc BMW to create a new "Thunderchild"

At this point I had a single garage, which I then enlarged to a 7 car garage, with carport and concrete hard standing behind.

I always like the look of chopped, redesigned bikes and cars, hence my addiction to RR's

I took a BMW R80/7 and turned it from this..... to this....







Great fun, and feeling of achievement.

Straight through pipes etc.... was loud and reasonably fast.

This was the 7 car garage I had at the time. Not a great pic. It also had a large carport and more parking through the door to the left at the rear.

Grizz! Glad to see you on here. I am liking your choice of the new house, looks like a good place to settle. I hope it works out and you get the place.

It's good to see more and more people from Retro rides on here.

I love the sign on the walkthrough door...!!!!

Curt_pnw said:

Grizz! Glad to see you on here. I am liking your choice of the new house, looks like a good place to settle. I hope it works out and you get the place.

It's good to see more and more people from Retro rides on here.

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Hi Curt, small world this on the internet forums ehh?

Thanks, I think the culture on here is similar to Retro Rides.

I just came home from the Ace Cafe, and the RR's Award night.

Look out for reports and feedback tomorrow on the board.

Thumper said:

I love the sign on the walkthrough door...!!!!

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LOL, Yes, I love it too.

Brought here by Nicola to intimidate any skinny birds that may want to nest here....

Grizzzzzzzzzzzzz !
Need I say more ?

chevazon said:

Grizzzzzzzzzzzzz !
Need I say more ?

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Hallo Mate.

Yep, I am here.

Loads of clever stuff to learn from these Americans

Great site as mentioned before, and if guys like you pop up here, then its all the better for it.

Off to bed now methinks.

Love that 56 Anglia.
Lin and I had a 68 Cortina that we had a great time in. Also had a 48 Thames quarter ton panel and would like to find another one. Love those English Fords.

NASMAN said:

Love that 56 Anglia.
Lin and I had a 68 Cortina that we had a great time in. Also had a 48 Thames quarter ton panel and would like to find another one. Love those English Fords.

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Thanks, Nicola is a bit obsessed with "Myrtle"

I guess we alway like stuff thats not part of our world, which is why I imported what was the only Taunus Transit in the UK , 2 years ago in 2007.

Cortinas make very good money here in the UK.

As mentioned, I love your grit, that you two are building at your age, hope I have the guts, stamina and skills to do that when I get to be a bit older.

looking good is the transit sitting on vw running gear as look like its got radars on it

miggs said:

looking good is the transit sitting on vw running gear as look like its got radars on it

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Hallo Miggs,

The bus is 100% German Ford engineering.

No, I had adaptors made by an engineer in Germany at too high a price, but had no option at the time, subsequently found a guy who did me a pai, down in Wales for £40 plus postage, which was £18 due to the weight, but beat the £330 I paid for the 4 for the bus.

The stud patern is now VW 2x205 and the Radars are usually seen on VW's.

I like stuff thats a bit different, or outside the normal scope, so went this route.

cool liking it a lot

I always enjoy seeing more of the "real" parts of London like that - I've been over there a couple of times on business, but rarely get to see much beyond the "Square Mile" area. It's too easy to forget that there are actual houses and yards there

travisd said:

I always enjoy seeing more of the "real" parts of London like that - I've been over there a couple of times on business, but rarely get to see much beyond the "Square Mile" area. It's too easy to forget that there are actual houses and yards there

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Very true.

It is amazing how on top of each other people live here too.
Space is at a premium, and weirdly, even new developments still use 1940's sizes, so garages are single if you get one, or you get sold a house with description : "Comes with off street parking" that means you can squeeze a car in front of the house.

No one in a normal day job really has a home with loads of space.
Imagine 6 homes plonked together attached. I bought an "End of terrace" house, which means I can at least access the side of the property, kinda maximising my space.

This is a pic I took about 3 years ago when I redid my side entrance, and laid a bit of paving to have space to park my project car, behind the garage.
Look at every brick deviding column down the row of houses, it demarcates a new home. Priced at about £150k each in the current market with a small single garage.... should give you an idea. Garage door leads straight onto the street.

Copied from the original posting in 2006 to give an idea of what we have here.



Starting with the inside, clearing and breaking up concrete, then driving it away to the tip in the back of a brand new Mercedes Benz is not every ones idea of fun, but it needed to be done.



Progress.



The old fence is down, new fence , gates and posts up, now I can get a trailer or an old car for restoration etc into the back yard.

As has become customary the Fairy Bird was on hand to bring tea, criticism, fetch materials from B&Q and Homebase as needed, as well as to hand me nails and be general dogs body..... Thanks Claire, you are a great help.

PS: She also did some ironing, which makes me very nervous...... I am so used to just doing my own thing, and getting along without help, that this is strange, but sort of nice..... being lazy on the domestic front.

Here's the pics.

Old Fence, and single gate.



Taking shape......





The old patio paving will be removed and replaced with red pavers, and then some re=cycled to the outside on the pavement, and the rest goes to the neigbour accross the common to do his front garden.
I also have council style 600 x 600 x 50mm slabs for the bottom part of the garden, to be used as trailer or carpark behind the gates..... any volunteers to come help me lay them ?



Next up, level the strip I cleared outside the fence and re-lay 28 of the red and white slabs that make the patio at the moment, then re-do the inside up to the little retaining wall with the new slabs, and council style slabs behind the gate for carparking.





Note the special "toeteckters" my contribution to safety African style





After concreting my ILLEGAL side entrance drive way in.
To get there, I have to cross a pavement, drive between a set of bollards, and do about 5metres over public open space to get into the yard. In this country, that is a serious Taboo.

So appreciate the space you have




The other side of the house looked like this when I bought it, so cleared and put a new garden down.









Just seen this in another thread...... would love to have one outside
my garage at the new house, in Sinclair colours.

Nice trannie havn't seen 1 of them in years. So you like going to Santa Pod too then for the classic ford shows thats always a good show especially when the suns shining. Shame it ends up being costly when you find parts on the jumbles.

Brookesy said:

Nice trannie havn't seen 1 of them in years. So you like going to Santa Pod too then for the classic ford shows thats always a good show especially when the suns shining. Shame it ends up being costly when you find parts on the jumbles.

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Hi Brookesy, I guess part of the allure of Sant Pod is just getting there.

With the bus it is always a challenge.

Speaking of bus, here is a link to the latest update on it.

Go take a look at what he has been doing, or even done before the latest update.

I have to say, I love Edd, the guy doing the conversion's thinking.

LINK:
http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=37192&page=32


Hope it all makes sense to you.

Cheers, off to bed early tonight.

Hey Grizz,

Great to see there are some crazy nuts across the pond. It looks like you are using your space very efficiently. Good luck with current projects and the future ones I'm sure you have planned. It's always interesting to see how people from other parts of the world work on their projects. Keep the pictures coming and welcome to the forum.

Shopnut

Great to see some more Brits on here

The new garage looks the absolute nuts... just the sort of thing I'm after next with massive floor and loft space out in the sticks overlooking fields... Perfect

Best of luck with the purchase mate : )

vw_matt said:

Great to see some more Brits on here

The new garage looks the absolute nuts... just the sort of thing I'm after next with massive floor and loft space out in the sticks overlooking fields... Perfect

Best of luck with the purchase mate : )

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Thanks guys, I guess here in England people make the most of what they have .

Grizz1963 said:

Thanks guys, I guess here in England people make the most of what they have .

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We sure do!!

My first house was end of terrace & had a lean to garage -timber frame, asbestos panels & corrugated steel roof. Yep I did say Asbestos ..........

I tore that down & replaced it with brick walls, a proper tiled roof and extended it to the full depth of the house-gave me an extra 5ft of working space and storage. BY UK standards, I had a big garage!

The sad thing is I have very few photos of that garage.

The new place has a detached (small) garage but has the potential for something a lot bigger & nicer. I've outlined my plans on the into page.

shopnut said:

Hey Grizz,

Great to see there are some crazy nuts across the pond. It looks like you are using your space very efficiently. Good luck with current projects and the future ones I'm sure you have planned. It's always interesting to see how people from other parts of the world work on their projects. Keep the pictures coming and welcome to the forum.

Shopnut

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Couple of pics in the link I will post below.... just made two very small rooms into a decent sized "Study" ( 3.3m x 2.0m ) as the house is now in the market, so that we can buy the house with the much larger garage, and space for Nicola's 2 kids, 3 cats and hopefully a dog I want to get.
Then there will be the projects and toys too

51rider said:

We sure do!!

My first house was end of terrace & had a lean to garage -timber frame, asbestos panels & corrugated steel roof. Yep I did say Asbestos ..........

I tore that down & replaced it with brick walls, a proper tiled roof and extended it to the full depth of the house-gave me an extra 5ft of working space and storage. BY UK standards, I had a big garage!

The sad thing is I have very few photos of that garage.

The new place has a detached (small) garage but has the potential for something a lot bigger & nicer. I've outlined my plans on the intro page.

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My last house I sold in South Africa before I came here had a single garage, and I saw the potential..... when I was done, I had a 7 car garage, and a carport plus loads of hardstanding on concrete.

This is the link to the changes that have gone on here the last 2 weeks.

Painted all the facia's , removed the lower level gutters and fixed the brackets back propperly today, then got my pressure cleaner out and cleaned all the concrete and walkways around the house as well as the concrete in front of the garage where I normaly park, as it looks so much better for prospective buyers


Link to work done:

http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=othrmod&action=display&thread=75465

Great news tonight.

The bus is alive, with it's 16Valve Zetec engine.

VIDEO CLIPS:



IT'S ALIVE.

16V Transit :

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d171/arthurdaley/?action=view&current=MOV00175.flv


Now the tidy up next.

Rock on Griz...work with what ya got!!

Have fun at Ace's

Mustanger said:

Rock on Grizz...work with what ya got!!

Have fun at Ace's

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Thanks Mustanger.

This is the last interior job done.

Started with this....



Angle grinder, and 20lb sledge hammer later....


2 trips to the tip.


Plaster board and insulation in, and the one original rooms floor raised and filled by 50mm concrete infill screed., followed by plaster the next day.





Finished off, painted and new carpet, followed by packing stuff back in there.
Lets hope it helps sell the house.





Was outside yesterday up a 2 storey ladder to wash the sides and clear the gutters on the top of the house, and to slap some paint onto the facia boards.
All part of the cleaning up process to get the house looking good for a potential buyer.

I also spent 2 hours in the wind at 3'C with the pressure cleaner, cleaning the back yard paving, which now looks lovely.
Will take a pic in the next day or two if I remember.

looking GREAT
just dont know how you deal with the cold, especially while steam cleaning

Atomatic said:

looking GREAT
just dont know how you deal with the cold, especially while steam cleaning

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Not just col, but working in open sandals


Anyway, here is a photo of what it looks like after the clean, and I must say, I am happy.
Now just need to start on the caravan build again.

Outch, but it does look great, must be quite an adjustment coming from S.A with our wide open spaces, to england with no space at all

Atomatic said:

Outch, but it does look great, must be quite an adjustment coming from S.A with our wide open spaces, to england with no space at all

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Just seen your posting, sorry.

Yes, it was a huge adjustment.
Space, driving and riding at speeds worth a few years inside etc...

I had a 4 bed, 2 bath, house with 7 car garage and a carport, plus loads of concrete hardstanding, and a 9m x 5m swimming pool..... hell, yes I miss it all.
But England has given me different things to enjoy, and cheap retro cars.

But every motorvehicle has to be road worthy tested every year, and some pretty silly things can be failed.

In an effort to regain "control" of my garage, I saw the Easter weekend as the perfect time to get started working at emptying the materials inside, onto the project outside.

Classic Ford meeting at Santa Pod Raceway is my optimistic goal to get the trailer out on the road.

MOJO RETURN ! ! !

And about time too.

Been 4 months with various interuptions, weather, snow, rain, chest infections and other poop that got in the way.

Started early yesterday morning, thinking I would just try figure out what I remembered from the last time I had worked on this project.

Rain, cold and more shite weather ensued as it seems to be customary for Easter weekend.
In the end I tried to do some plasma cutting, blew the fuse in the garage, uprated that from 15 to 30 amp, only to be completely bolloxed by more serious rain.
Threw the lot back in the garage, showered, and went to Nicola's place for the rest of the day and last night.
Today her son was off to the USA, so we only got away at 10am, but that did not stop the weather continueing to be challenging.
In the end I cut the four Ford Capri steel wheel centres out with the plasma cutter, they will be united with the centres from a set of 100E wheels so that we can get wider, modern tyres on the Anglia. Thread here: http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=60718&page=1






In the mean time the weather had cleared sufficiently that I could drag the floor frame out of the hibernation it had been in since before winter.
You may recall I had to weld a tear in the frame, from the distortion caused by the tension I placed on it all when I shortened the front and rear of the frame.... now everything had gone completely **** up after that session, the floor frame and the chassis have about 25mm diagonal distortion.... Nicola was on hand to tell me to stop worrying about that, and get on with the build, as the Grizz-Pod body will be on top of the floor frame which is true, and most people are not as **** as what I am, so I have fixed the floor to the chassis without correcting the distortion. She also gets the extra 25mm on her side ;D ;D ;D

I have also fitted the spare wheel carrier now as once the floor frame is bolted in, I do not want to get back in there to fix it all in.



The floor feels "small" when I lie on it, but then it is a Teardrop, not an 8 berth


Because I only started on the trailer after lunch at about 1.30pm, I took it easy, not starting any big jobs.

My cook, chief bottlewasher and general helper was sitting out like Little Red Riding Hood with her E-Book that I got for her for her birthday, (Best prezzie I ever gave, she uses it every day wherever she goes) reading while I worked and popped up when I needed a hand. To me this is great, sharing the time together, while I build.



OK.... back to the present.

Remember this half door I bought last year ?
Clad in patterned ally.


Today I looked at dismantling it, as I do not want it to look different from the rest of the smooth painted plywood sides of the trailer when it is done.
Initially it seemed like a potential fail, then I got a small crowbar, and a large flat screwdriver.

Nicola cleaned out the old glue and grot in the frame while I cut a thin veneer of plywood, beltsanded both the old and new sides, and got the edges down a bit, so that everything will fit inside the ally edgeing.





Nothing like a tight fit ;D



Couple of coats of varnish, then reassemble tomorrow morning.

Oh, and first Bootfair of the year tomorrow morning... Woohoooo ! Bargain hunting.

Grizz,

Your thread has been very enjoyable! Its like reading a story with great pictures to go along with it. Looking forward to more.

Scott

Scout Driver said:

Grizz,

Your thread has been very enjoyable! Its like reading a story with great pictures to go along with it. Looking forward to more.

Scott

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Thanks Scott, I do like telling a story, some people are 100 times better, and I only aspire to be like them in the smallest way.

Finished the door this morning with some silicone between the two layers, and on the edge, should help keep the wood waterproof too.

Started the day by driving 30 miles around the Medway, looking for bootfairs, then off to see Nicola's mum and dad.

Carried on with the rims when we got back.

One of the 100E rims were riveted together, so relatively easy to do.... grind 12 rivets, bolster and hammer, then whack a few times to get centre released.

Then on to the Capri rims.... loads of cross cuts to get most of the centre bands out, then grind down the welds individually, and try cammo the places I had gone through with the cross cut.

Finally mock assemble..... 4mm to spare , so 2mm loose on all sides.







Grinding smooth the inside.
Now the inverse needs to be done with the 3 100E rims I have left.







May take a while before I do the next set.

It also makes sense why works on wheels cost so much.
It is not difficult, just takes time.

Today I was again doing things that one cannot see in a report, like driving 7 miles to a hardware shop that I know keeps belts for my beltsander, they are 560mm , and most big places like B&Q and Homebase do not keep them.

I also had the bulkhead cut, which I decided to do in 18mm Ply. As it is a structural member in my view.
Toward afternoon I started getting things done.
The hole in the floor for underfloor storage is now cut, and sealed from the outside, and the floor is screwed down on the frame, so it means the build now has to just be done at whatever pace I can get on with it.

Bigger news is that all the fillets for the cabin are now cut, we have visitors over tonight so I stopped a bit earleir than planned, but at least I can sand and prep them tomorrow, and then glue and clamp them all in place.
WOOHOOO !!
I feel that this is a pivotal point, because next up will be the bulkhead and spars fitted.




Nicola took a photo of my health and safety defying woodwork..... cutting the fillets down.





Tomorrow morning it is bootfairs to look for bargains and stuff....

Then in the afternoon, back to the teardrop.


Anyway, back to today.

Had friends over last night till after midnight.
I was up at 5am again, as my back was protesting to the fact that I had spent yesterday on the teardrop.

By 7am I was off to a couple of bootfairs , in search of bargains.
I was home by 10am and feel that I had done pretty will.

There was a guy with a bunch of stuff, and no idea what it was worth, suits me.

The paint brushes were £1 and £2 respectively, and will be painting the teardrop when I get to painting it.

There were a bunch of single 12V LED's, they should work well as mini downlighters. Some gearknobs , one which I will be modifying to be the handle on the galley hatch , the other for my mate Brian Box for his 1957 Splitty.
The red gearknob will be used on my Transit, which of course has a collumn shift.

I also got 4 sets of "Blue Dots" for tail lights, which I will be sharing with mates for the old "HotRod" look.

Lastly I got a speaker grille, heavy, and metal with chrome, guess it could be vintage VW , which will be making its way into the inside of the Teardrop as part of the entertainment centre, maybe a speaker grille.
All this stuff came to £7.00 which felt like a bargain.



The set of clips will probably hold back the cooker or a shelf front.

The gearshifter handle which will be modified to be Galley Hatch opening handle. The one end of it unscrews and has a small space in there... who knows why ? I will add a bit of silicone to the thread when fitted to make sure it stays neatly in place.
The guy was selling them @ 2 for £1 ($1.40 - ish) So 50p for a machined ally handle.





My personal favourite of the day was a "Record Vice grip , no83 " which came in at a whole £5.00. Perfect for the new house, imagine it mounted on a length of RSJ, concreted into the ground, being able to manage the forceful leverage on sometimes needs to use.



Back home Nicola and I had tea and toast, as she chose to stay home in bed while I went bargain hunting.
Then it was back to the tear, I tidied up the rebates I had cut last night, also belt sanded the flat surfaces, and then started fitting them as "fillets" to the profile. I also added about 3 or 4 screws to each of the pieces of wood, despite the clamps and wood glue.



Later I unpacked the small table saw I bought off EBay about 5 months ago, and assembled it.
I then used it to trim the 38mm timber strips to 20mm, as this is the thickness I am going to insulate at.

What a bargain at £75.00 on Ebay.
I also cleaned up the Oak bannisters I had picked up from one of the hospitals I work at when they were doing a refurb. Most were loaded with brass screws which had their heads break off if you tried to undo them, but at least I got to save some of it.



Self Portrait, as Nicola had gone to her place to work in the garden.



The recycled Oak..... one of these strips will be the carrier for the Galley hatch as it can carry so much load.




Well, after returning the sides to the garage , I added screws to the 2nd side of the trailer's fillets. The weather had suddenly started threatening and went very dark.

I would hope to get back to this next weekend, and maybe even have it standing up on its own.

I really have my building MOJO back now, Thankfully.

Grizz - I cannot believe you got that much stuff for £7 ! The car boot sales around here are just full of **** amd fake/stolen stuff.
Good to see your mojo return. Dyslexic RR`s lure !

Thank you for posting..I just love reading ..how you word stuff ! I get the biggest kick out of it !

chevazon said:

Grizz - I cannot believe you got that much stuff for £7 ! The car boot sales around here are just full of **** amd fake/stolen stuff.
Good to see your mojo return. Dyslexic RR`s lure !

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Hi Mate, Problem with this keypad is that it is wirelass, and sometimes does not operate at the same speed as my fingers, or goes into a "hanging mode"

I have bought some amazing stuff at carboots sales, often house and garage clearances.... Once got 6 cans of white spraypaint, brand new for £2.00. Duct tape - Large rolls 3 for £5.00
The underseal I used for the woodwork on the trailer frame and floor was another 50p bargain last year.

I buy a lot of hand tools like the vice, and spanners there too, nothing a bit of steelwool cannot fix.
Allows you to bend and weld, and remake spanners to fit specific jobs for 50p or £1.00.

Got Nicola a small wooden carved ornament of Japanese origin yesterday - Netsuke .... usually around £20.00 to £25.00 for a signed one, paid £3.00 for it, as it was clearly a house clearout.