Danny & Poste - A Big Couple of Weeks

Week 7 & 8:

Poste sick on Sunday, but resurfaces Monday to start rebuilding engine and cab plates.
Danny blackjacks inside...then strips and bogs the bonnet.



Danny cleans up the stove and they test it and the fridge with our bbq gas bottle.
They both work!
Poste reconfigures the tray in the engine bay for water diversion, while Danny primes the bonnet and tries out some colour combinations. He then starts to strip the doors...

... and Indigo gets a pair of PJs at the Redcliffe Jetty Markets.

Harry's Big Trip To Redcliffe

Week 6: Harry gets on the train and Danny picks him up from Sandgate station about 10:30am. He has brought a few parts in his bag: including head lights, windscreen wipers, front vent and an ashtray.

Danny continues to strip the bonnet and bogs up more of the rust, while Stevie tidies up the wiring (and manages to disconnect something so the motor doesn't start when he leaves!)

Harry makes a surprise visit with a mate and drops off another head light. I think he likes us!

Danny is tired, but still having fun and Poste will be back on the weekend to get stuck into the cab and engine bay again.

Every morning we open the door and there Keith is...waiting.

Bogging and Stripping

Week 5: And Danny jacks up Keith a bit more...

and bogs...

And bogs some more...

And I visit Repco several times for more Karglass, filler, spray putty and a battery charger. It wasn't flat after all, just the connections a bit wonky. But it will be useful down the track.

Also Mitre 10 ( I don't do the B word) for sandpaper and some edge primer.

Next Danny uses his handy restoration skills to paint strip the front of the cab, scrape it back and then hit it with the primer.

My late mother and grandmother were both Mitre 10 women. I proudly uphold this loyalty and tradition.

A LOT of Help From My Friends

Week 4: Having gutted 70% of the interior, what to do next?

Danny and Poste decide to cut out the rust and build metal plates for the rusted spring hanger and inside the floor of the cab.

Looks like the body was originally lime green. This is one of the colours we are considering for the outside of the cab.

Rastas and Clint also lend a hand with welding and advice.

And Stevie drops in with lots of useful info from his days restoring an old Bedford.

Repco offer me a trade card...Yes, they will be seeing a lot more of me.