Bobbie the builder

[FredTransit]

So I had to wake up Bobbie the builder, she's been off the road in storage quite a while. Had a Bollywood shoot for her, and it was time for her to go back to work! My mate Muttley towed her home, she did have a bumper but it was bent so it had to go!

 

 

 

Yes that's a nasty hole in the wing, and the pics above were after a wash! Stuff was growing in the bed, and the greedy boards were rotting. After working on her all afternoon and well into the night (replacing the bumper, mirror head, wipers, one of the wheel nuts - where the fook did that go - and stripping the wood off the bed) I got this

 

 

Now I know that's not mint, but that wasn't the effect I was after. She's a working truck, and even in the 80s she would not be 100% minty fresh, so I left the rust on the bed alone. TBH I think the body's had it's day and it might be time to be looking for another pick up bed.

 

Anyway, we were only home from work a couple of hours, and the terriers kicked off. Experience tells me now that that's the pikey alarm! Bobbie was parked outside, and behind that was a Mk6, you know what comes next. After the usual crap about asking if there was any scrap going, they subject got round to the tipper.

 

"That's a tidy looking pick up, is it for sale?"

"NO"

 

After taking the reg number down, we re arranged the vans so she was blocked in.....

Two more days and sadly she'll be tucked up in the storage again. Well maybe via the tip, it's about time she did some proper work!

[boobydoo]

That looks much better! Do I detect a little refurb to the wheels aswell?

[FredTransit]

Yeah, silver Hammeright!

[Torsten2001]

Cracking Tranny!

[FredTransit]

TA! Actually she's a lot of fun to drive, cos there's hardly any bodywork there's no wind resistance. Must get the cam done soon, sounds like a woodpecker on top of the engine