...famous words of Hannibal from the A-Team after sitting in a shed for an afternoon with various power tools and making a beast of a machine out of a pile of scrap. Could we emulate this with the Chevy van? Maybe...just maybe.
The boys worked hard on it over the weekend, and while it's a long way off roadworthy, it's also a long way off the scrap heap. Jon and Tim have managed to source some professional mechanical help and even managed to blag a free MOT from Ricky Service Station. Whether they can get it through...another matter. Watch this space.
The wheels I bought for the Jag, although very nice, don't actually fit. Bugger. Back to square one and spending hours on eBay looking for 'metric' tyres. They're as rare as rocking horse poo, and more expensive (I guess). A glimmer of hope in that the local tyre dealer in Ricky has said that all the tyres are actually ok, but also confirmed that if we need a replacement in Europe we'd have better luck hitching a ride to the moon. The search continues. (Size 220 65 390 in case you happen to have a couple lying around your shed/garage.)
The good news is that we have another meeting tonight. Not sure if we'll have full attendance, but we're getting down to business now, so after tonight we should all be busy little bunnies with a long list of jobs we should have done several weeks ago.
Another update in the next couple of days.
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Have checked through all our spare tyres and I'm afraid we're right out of your size, Sir.
Can't that same local garage "lend" you some metric tyres, on a sale or return basis? Worth an ask..
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