I'd like you to meet... Henry

Discussion in 'Show Us Your Bit On The Side' started by scrooge95, Jul 23, 2022.

  1. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    I used to work at that garage in Mill Hill in my mid teens. Nick the moggy specialist, retired just before Covid. He was 70 something.

    Do you remember the moggy 6 wheel pickup there, that had a fiat twin cam in it.
     
  2. MrF

    MrF

    No, I just remember seeing their adverts in Street Machine, saving up for months for the kit as a impoverished student & it sounded like something really special in the ad copy and being disappointed that I could have just made it myself on the machines at college instead. I think I bought a grp cab back too, and it arrived covered in star crazing and didn't actually fit my moggie and we had to slit it and glass it back together wider, but I cant remember if that was from Mill Hill too.
    I remember the beardmore bro's moggies, but they came much later and I'd long since moved on from minor's by then.
     
  3. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    Garage in Mill Hill only sold second hand parts when I worked there as an apprentice. Part of my job would be to strip them down
     
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  4. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Henry has been a bit neglected recently in the running repairs department... although he's been driven a lot.
    So it's time for a new toy
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    ( wiring yet to be tidied!)

    and some new rubber bits and some varnish....
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    Wood not looking too bad, although the rubber was beginning to let in water on the rear light/brake unit
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  5. vinnyboy

    vinnyboy Supporter

    Love it :thumbsup:
     
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  6. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Getting the chrome trim back round the lights is a PITA... only to find one of the indicators wasn't working. (Should've checked :oops: ).
    Wedged the bulb into the holder as a temporary fix, but I really should get all new ones I think.
    ESM are the go-to supplier of bits... and there's no scene tax, which is a refreshing change! 4 new bulb holders for £22 and £3.50 postage. Happy Days.
     
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  7. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    New bulb holders fitted (so the bulbs actually fit and don't wobble!), and new rubber grommets between the body and the bumper irons. Bumper irons painted, along with numberplate lights. Bumpers polished.
    Shiny shiny shiny.
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  8. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Making the most of the autumnal sun, and giving Henry's woodwork a coat of varnish. I'd love to get a second coat on tomorrow, but I fear the rain is returning. Who on earth thought it would be a good idea to build a car partially of wood?!
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  9. CollyP

    CollyP Moderator

    If only you had a car port or garage!!!!

    oh. You’ve got both.
     
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  10. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    Will it dry, is it not too cold damp outside?
     
  11. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    The sun is shining and it's really quite warm here today. I'll bung him back in the garage when it starts to cool off.
     
  12. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    True, but the garage is so tiny I can barely walk along one side, let alone use a paintbrush. The car port could work, but I think it'll be too damp tomorrow. Ah well, one coat will do for the moment....
     
  13. Razzyh

    Razzyh Supporter

    1 coat is better than none
     
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