Thread: "Sweetpea" joins the clan.

Originally Posted by zulu Delta 534

It lives!!
037-3.mp4 video by glenpats - Photobucket
Tomorrow is the big day!

Regards
Glen

Well Done Glen can't wait to see it!

Harry has been round this afternoon so now we all know to whom Sweet Pea belongs. There aren't that many young ones out there who will recognise the TCQ.

The headlights do look a bit different but at least they work. I took Onslow out to the MJCQ the other night and as a result I am now about to change his lights over the same way, keep the lenses and replace the reflectors and bulbs and run by relay, as well.

Regards
Glen

Glen your other option is to get the halogen replacement bulbs for the BPF fittings and use the original reflectors. http://www.classicandvintagebulbs.com

The relays are still a good idea though.

WoW she is looking great & i really like the deep bronze green paint too can i ask where did you get your paint from? as i need to start painting the chassis on my 1950 80" restoration.

Originally Posted by Lost Landy

WoW she is looking great & i really like the deep bronze green paint too can i ask where did you get your paint from? as i need to start painting the chassis on my 1950 80" restoration.

Color matched from a panel under the seat, Beenleigh Paint Supplies.

We have the code if need be

Mrs hh

That is magnificent!

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Color matched from a panel under the seat, Beenleigh Paint Supplies.

We have the code if need be

Mrs hh

I was unsure that the paint under the seat was original on Alvin but looking at yours it must be.

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A few more things have happened to Sweet-pea over the past month or so. We attended the gathering at Gleanreagh in September/October in Daisy and our little trailer and whilst there picked up a hardtop that Diana was kind enough to part with in exchange for a couple of cents or so, and also kind enough to deliver.
We temporarily fitted this canopy to Carolyn Ho Har's "Connie Sue" which was in turn being trailered home and 'voila' the transfer was complete.

The sign writing and base "baby dropping" orangey yellowish colour was removed, the old rubber stripped off and out and the canopy in general received a bit of a spruce up and was then eventually refitted.



Glass and all new rubbers around the windows have been refitted as well as mounting rubber between the canopy and the tub and also the top of the windscreen and canopy, and now it is to the stage where it won't leak at all unless it rains!
The winch is still not fitted as the dog clutch section is still under construction and also there is a new bumper bar also under construction so these two should come together one of these days. Until then the number plate still sits in the centre and the eventual position of the blinkers/indicators still remains in limbo.

Sweet-pea has recently been out on her official first outing of any significance, ie a 186mile long run from start to finish (which included a short stint in low range 3rd gear up a steepish incline to the Upper Portals) and turned in a very handsome fuel figure of just over 6 gallons of petrol used for the day. Now that equates to around about 30 miles to the gallon or roughly 9.5litres/100k! I really do think that this is a bit ambitious and I must admit that the fuel readings were done from a home made metered dipstick and may not be extremely accurate, but even so I am pretty happy. I will have to do a bit of bending of the float arm though to get a more realistic reading on the gauge.



Playing with the young ones!



We stopped here at a garage sale which wasn't a very profitable thing to do as I ended up coming home with a length of cordage that will go well with the Capstan winch once it is eventually functional.




Sweet-pea now also has a book on her refurbishment to accompany her on her trips and displays and this has turned out to be a very handy thing to have as it saves a heck of a lot of repetitive discussions, and the kids (big and small alike) like the pictures.


Recently I had the opportunity to have dinner with Digger and his mate whilst they were in the process of picking up his new toy and he remarked that he hadn't seen a photograph of Sweet-pea with her roof on, so I took this last one especially for him.

Regards
Glen