Re: HEC updates
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:06 pm
WOW what a day! although good it was a long one for me and even longer for the navYboz who had a ride down from Leeds to give me a hand and pick up part's. Chris the father set to and made up two strengthening support's from my drop plate which was the ladder type to a good anchor point a good 18 inches or may be more further up the chassis rail's.
I have always been a bit worried that the chassis might not have been strong enough when towing heavy gear, this only started to bother me after seeing a 109 stopped with his drop plate at a right angle to his chassis and the trailer in the ditch with a scrap car on it.
Although i had inspected the cross member and the welding having had a replacement fitted, thinking back it was a very long time ago so while the floor is out along with the loom from inside the chassis i had asked Chris for help.
Bless them, although a car pulled up at 08-50 while i was on my computer incase of any messages i didn't twig it was them, eager was not the word but a brew was made while discussion's were had about what i had in mind and why.
I know now i was worrying about nothing , but for me that is nothing unusual because my memory is not that good unless it was 30 or 40 year's ago which i remember as though it was yesterday .
Anyway to cut a long story short, while Pete and i or should i say Pete moved the heavy stuff around for me he was also looking for what i wanted out that i could not get to, although we stopped for some tucker and a brew time just flew by as usual.
Chris wanted to put the floor back in for me it has to have some paint first, i dug out this anti rust primer that was a tad thick with a very strong smell, bless him it was so strong it gave him a thick head as though he had a cold coming.
Time was getting on now so they tidied up and set off home, from the way they were yawning i think they will sleep well tonight .
All i can say is THANKS lad's it was really appreciated, this mean's i can now go back to tinkering and painting in my own little world with the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter
Catch you later. R-Rose .
I have always been a bit worried that the chassis might not have been strong enough when towing heavy gear, this only started to bother me after seeing a 109 stopped with his drop plate at a right angle to his chassis and the trailer in the ditch with a scrap car on it.
Although i had inspected the cross member and the welding having had a replacement fitted, thinking back it was a very long time ago so while the floor is out along with the loom from inside the chassis i had asked Chris for help.
Bless them, although a car pulled up at 08-50 while i was on my computer incase of any messages i didn't twig it was them, eager was not the word but a brew was made while discussion's were had about what i had in mind and why.
I know now i was worrying about nothing , but for me that is nothing unusual because my memory is not that good unless it was 30 or 40 year's ago which i remember as though it was yesterday .
Anyway to cut a long story short, while Pete and i or should i say Pete moved the heavy stuff around for me he was also looking for what i wanted out that i could not get to, although we stopped for some tucker and a brew time just flew by as usual.
Chris wanted to put the floor back in for me it has to have some paint first, i dug out this anti rust primer that was a tad thick with a very strong smell, bless him it was so strong it gave him a thick head as though he had a cold coming.
Time was getting on now so they tidied up and set off home, from the way they were yawning i think they will sleep well tonight .
All i can say is THANKS lad's it was really appreciated, this mean's i can now go back to tinkering and painting in my own little world with the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter
Catch you later. R-Rose .