Introduce yourself...

Tim · Subject: Re: Introduce yourself... Fri Jul 24 2009, 13:01

smiffys_chop_shop wrote:

Tim how much welding you gotta do on that bay!?

A lot, front doglegs, valance, cab floor, inner/outers sills, rear arches, rear corners etc. the roof gutter is perfect and so is the lower windscreen surround plus it's an original 69 English Devon so well worth saving...

Topted · Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-09-24

I'm Ted, 35 years old been into Vw's since i was 16 also spent a lot of time riding BMX, currently have a 65 Seablue standard microbus,
my day job is working at the Toyota factory,

max last · Posts: 139 Join date: 2007-10-10 Age: 40 Location: Spalding

Hello Ted. I bet the bus stands out in the works car park. Smile

Topted · Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-09-24

max last wrote:

Hello Ted. I bet the bus stands out in the works car park. Smile

Yeah just a little, in amongst a sea of new Toyota lease cars

Tim · Subject: Re: Introduce yourself... Thu Sep 24 2009, 23:10

Hi Ted and welcome!

What do you do in the factory?

Topted · Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-09-24

Tim wrote:

Hi Ted and welcome!

What do you do in the factory?

i used to be on the production line fitting wire harnesses, alternators and gearboxes etc to engines all day, but i'm currently working for the Assembly engineering dept, looking into parts and tooling issues

Tim · Subject: Re: Introduce yourself... Fri Sep 25 2009, 08:45

That's got to be more interesting than working on the production line, i couldn't do it... i reckon i'd be taken away by men in white coats within a week! Laughing

Topted · Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-09-24

Tim wrote:

That's got to be more interesting than working on the production line, i couldn't do it... i reckon i'd be taken away by men in white coats within a week! Laughing

Ha ha, it's not for everybody watching 300 or so engines roll past you every night can get a bit tedious, many a time i have wondered whether i should be doing it.
a lot better now i'm off line, but still nowhere near a dream job Rolling Eyes

oh well, at least it's the weekend, roll on next weekend and Brighton Breeze Very Happy

UK RUSS 1960 OLDS · Posts: 18 Join date: 2009-09-15 Location: HUNTINGDON CAMBS

Hi Tim and everyone else,

My name is Russell aged 47 living in Huntingdon Cambs.

I first met Tim a couple of months ago at one of the Stamford breakfast meets along with a couple of his mates Ed and Duncan.

I was booked in for the Stamford 2009 show and via a posting Tim had made on the NSRA website i accepted his invitation to park on his stand along with many other friends of his.

Yet another invatation from Tim has now brought me to this forum.

I have been interesed in cars from a very early age and been in/connected to the motor trade all my working life, although i have slowed down a bit now and am not as hands on as i used to be.

I am into Rockabilly music, and try to get around to some of the gigs when i can. I also do a bit of shooting now and again.

I will put a post up in the "cars projects" section with a couple of pics.

I use the same user name on all web sites and can generally be found on the Rods n Sods or NSRA forums.

Thats all for now.

Russ.

Tim · Subject: Re: Introduce yourself... Sat Sep 26 2009, 08:31

Hey Russ

Thanks for joining!

You should come along to some of the No Country for Old Men gigs at Mama liz's in Stamford i'm sure you'd like the bands that play... i'll have a look and see who's playing next and when.

UK RUSS 1960 OLDS · Posts: 18 Join date: 2009-09-15 Location: HUNTINGDON CAMBS

Tim wrote:

Hey Russ

Thanks for joining!

You should come along to some of the No Country for Old Men gigs at Mama liz's in Stamford i'm sure you'd like the bands that play... i'll have a look and see who's playing next and when.

Hi Tim,

If you could let me know of any gigs i would appeciate it. thumbs up

I have got that simon from peterborough (buick roadster at the last breakfast meet) coming over in about an hour to collect some sheet aluminium so i had better get sorted. I will post again fairly soon.

Russ. 07762 - 747643.

webbo · Posts: 2 Join date: 2009-10-12

'Ey up! I'm webbo, 32, live out at goxhill up in that there lincolnshire, i drive a 77 slammed bay (Currently selling), got a 69 bug mid resto and a couple of other slugs about that i'm welding for peeps.

Been into slugs for the last 4 years or so, and getting more into them by the day. I'm a time served industrial sparky with mechanical thrown in. maybe see some of you's at a show soon Smile