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Definitely helps, sounds like you're in the spirit. Mind, this life-style takes dedication. Knowing the difference between the Mk4 and the Mk3 is a job that doesn't do itself.

Start with something simple. 1950s Lemonade bottle-tops is a good one. If you really want to do things properly, the defining feature is a near-pathological interest in uncovering archaic and forgotten things/activities/technology from 'yesteryear' and restoring them to their 'former glory', or even creating/selling more.

My knowledge goes to such a depth I just blend into the Farina Owners club and the Vintage Lawnmowers of Britain Association. I'm set to take over and become Chief Beard.

Best of all, if you get it right, you can say any old tosh - and no one can tell. 

Quote from: Adam1958 on May 15, 2024, 05:56 PMMaybe try pangolin 4x4 if you get totally stuck.
can't remember what state they are in, but it's the right continent at least. They might do a trade for the parts you have?

Pangolin are in Springfield Oregon

If anybody is going to Beaulieu tomorrow as opposed to Malvern or any other events, I'll be there trying to offload more stuff. If I can, I'll fly a Series 2 Club banner, but either way, look out for a rental dropside transit and a bunch of shifty looking characters selling their wares. Stop by and say hello.

No danger of missing the tick over on my 300 tdi with straight through exhaust (previous owners work).

Wow! That takes me back. I pioneered the sand-blast kits to do this. There was a time when all you could get was acid-etch kits in car-accessory shops; I smile, in those days, even car-polish had 'turbo' on the bottle.

As a school-boy I'd had tin-pot businesses. This was my first 'real' business. I was sat in a pub back in the late 70s looking at the 'Pint-mark' on my glass,  saw it was sand-balsted. Got to thinking.
 I used aluminium-oxide to blast via compressed-air thru' a stencil.   Started a business selling the kits, sold to insurance companies, the police and windscreen replacement outfits. They were hard to sell to.

Most sales  were via an ad in the 'Business-Opportunities' next to those selling Jacket-potato and hot-dog carts

Bought my first house at 21, had it paid for by 23 with that.

Now.. here's the irony. I've got some kits in the garage now,  not looked at them for 30 years.

Good evening all.
Just a quick note to introduce myself as the newbie James has been helping this past week!  Still to find my trucks engine number but haven't had a moment to myself this week.
Looking forward to meeting club members in time to come and knowing more about my S2a in due course.
KR Neil

I put on the original post.

The RETAINAGROUP scheme is secure and confidential and is backed by law enforcement agencies, who have instant 24/7 access to the International Security Register (ISR)

I suppose you get what you pay for.

Sweated more blood today and managed to load and move 4 engines to my store. Then sweated more blood off loading them.

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1 military grade reconditioned engine still in preservation state, 1 reconditioned civilian engine, 1 normal 24V military engine and a rather nice late Series 3 5Mb engine with 24 Volt electrics. Nice haul...

Just wondered.

Many thanks for all of that Alan.
Graham.