Author: Olly

And as if by magic, that spark that i have lacked to ignite my enthusiasm and passion for my cars has been re lit! I am SO looking forward to thursday, going straight down there with my wire brush and spray paint and im gonna sort out that underneath!

Im gonna clean it too, and the exhaust – its ditched! I think i need to do a list, yes lists help..

1. Wire brush crap/rust from under caddy (there isnt much)
2. Clean underside of caddy
3. Clean exhaust
4. Paint underneath

Right, i need a list of stuff to do after that, when i can get certain people and certian tools there.

1. Cut old exhaust off
2. Weld right hand bracket onto chassis
3. Fit new exhaust
4. De-rust the bit under the tailgate, and fit fiberglass thing
5. buy and fit new petrol tank and pipes
6. Buy and fit new compressor and tank.
7. Buy and fit bigger blocks under back leaf spring
8. Wire air suspension back up
9. Fit remote to air suspension
10. Test everything

Then im sorted for a bit! I need to buy a few things tho – might of already sourced my tank, and daz can make me some new blocks for the rear suspension.

Fuck yeah!

Oh, and wordpress is REALLLY clever.. It tells me when someone links to my blog! And apparently my blog is

“Strange in some parts but definitely worth reading”

I guess thats a good thing! 😉

🙂 cool word innit! I have invented it to describe the state i have been in today. Its been so humid in my office that i havent been able to keep myself focused on one thing for more than about 5 minutes. I do something, get a drink, sit there gasping for air, try and remember what i was doing before i got a drink, then start doing something totally different.

Its times like this im glad im not totally self employed. As if i was id blatently of had the day off today – meaning no money! At least i am being paid for being here today, dispite the fact i may not of successfully completed one iota of work. Bossman has to see our point tho, its UNBEARABLE in my part of the office. Weve had a new aircon unit, and i belive they are moving the shit old ones to where i sit. I hope they actuallly do something! 🙂

And im going as soon as the clock strikes 5. I dont care if craig moans, im falling alsleep, im nackered, hot, and sweaty and i have to walk home yet!!

Peeeeceee..

Hot. Hot. Hot. – 3 words that describe what the weathers like! 🙂 Everyone is complaining about how unbearably hot it is, but to be fair its alright. Its just the humidity thats a killer. I think about everyone in our office has got an aircon unit within a few meters of them – except of course me. So while they moan about how hot it is, i get to feel the heat and suffocate as well.

Scott came up to my caddy last night, he took my tank off for me, and the spare wheel well housing, so that i can wire brush the underside of my caddy and paint it. I couldnt belive that a 1989 Vw Caddy Pickup would be in such brilliant condition underneath! Its pretty much rust free bar about 5 small patches. Ill get that sorted, get my ehaust fitted and then fit a new fuel tank, that im gonna have to buy. In fact im gonna make a list of stuff i need so far for caddy.

1. New Fuel Tank < expensive!
2. Rear Sliding Window < expensive!
   
3. Electric Fuel Pump
4. New Piping from tank to engine, and back
5. New Fuel Filter

Then i think im sorted! Well, thats stage one anyway – stage 2,3, and 4 may never happen. I guess it all depends on money. Im finally glad to of got some motivation to do work on the cad, im at a stage now where i can go down and spend a few hours on it – whereas before i was wating for shit to be done.

Nothings stopping me now except this clio. I need to sell it to fund the new parts for cad. I need cad MOT’d n wokring so i can transfer plate across to it, and cad wont be MOT’d and working until i have the new parts – cant get parts till clio is sold, cant sel clio till plate is off it…! Catch 22!

I saw that stu had visited a plce called gotham, so when i was on my way home from work on saturday and saw a sign for it, i HAD to stop and get a photo, and there was a place called T’ollerton on the same sign! Hahaha..

I went to thoresby hall with helen for a wander about on the sunday, and saw some cool statues and lots of very neat gardening! I think the place used to be a hall belonging to some lord, but i also belive it was home to some monks at one time too, as there were plaques up showing the3 areas in which the monks were allowed to talk.

Imagine inheriting an “Estate” from your father tho.. Lord Oliver.. Hmm 🙂

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