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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 27-02-2021

Some days start good.

Today started a lot earlier than I wanted, but hey ho...... sleep when we are dead ehhh.

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So had breakfast then drew the truck down to the shop.

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Battery out.

Wonder why these trays rust so badly.......?

Water access is easy from the front.

And putting a rubber mat under the battery, not ideal I would think.

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Holes and probably more out of sight.

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Old n new(er)

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Battery back in.

Then removed the radiator cowl.

Old vs Replacement 

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While in there, I also noticed the new radiator that I had been told by the lady who owned the truck before, had been fitted.

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I also dismantled the underside of the dash to look at the fog light switch..... completely broken, possibly kicked at some point.

So I just put it all back together. I will fix it another day. 

It was time to head out to the shops for food etc.

Silly grin, and a distinct difference in response since I cleaned up the air filter and breathing system.

Headed home, Sally chuckled and said I looked really happy, which I was.

I have to keep reminding myself not to drive like an idiot, but it feels and sounds so nice.

She somehow sneaked a pic in while I was driving.


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It was a good day.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 28-02-2021

Rubbish, Misty and chilly outside today.

So what can I do to keep busy?

Not a lot as mostly I want to be outside.

So I used a cut off 2 liter milk bottle and some oven degreaser, followed by boiling water, then neat dishwashing soap on a brush and cleaned every wheel nut and cap individually, 20 nuts, 11 caps.

Rinsed them all with more boiling water, followed by a further wash and boiling water rinse for the nuts to ensure they were oil and grease free.

Grubby as can be.

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First wash and rinse.

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Second wash and boiling water rinse. 

Dried.

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Then fetched some foam] from the garage, sliced a couple of slots deeply into it and fitted the nuts in order to protect the external threads.

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Painted a few light coats of satin black.

Happy with the result.

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So I hear a few ask me why ??

Simply put, to fool the eye.

There are only 11 of these wheel nut/centre cap retaining cap screws right now, so visually it should look better if they are all black, than some anodised gold or silvery from damage.

Much effort, but another small visual gain.

PS. Not fitting new wheels till the Poorboys wheel wax from Amazon has been delivered and applied to the wheels while they are off the truck.


Time for another drive now.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 02-03-2021

My SKY internet and WiFi was down for 24 hrs, and where I live, my mobile signal is 2 bars on 3G and intermittently 1 bar of 4G

So a struggle to work from home.

However, by 08.00 I got onto this.........

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Then late afternoon, well, just after 4.00pm I got out the Poorboys wheel wax.

The stuff is sooo frugal.

You hardly use any.

I did both the fronts and rears of the wheels.

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Once it dries, after 10 plus minutes, you buff it all off with a micro fibre cloth.


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Hard to believe it makes a difference, and I tried to feel if it felt any smoother, no idea.

But happy to believe that it will aid maintenance.

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Once I was done, looking at how little of this stuff I had used, and that is on both sides, I was amazed at just how frugal it is.

At £14.00 delivered for the tub, I suspect one could expect to do another 50 wheels or more.

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Another step closer to fitting.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 05-03-2021

This week has been slow for the truck progress.

Went for a walk.

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Postie came as I got home.

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Damaged.

So declined to receive parcel. 

Took pics and sent to seller, he has not replied. 

Let’s hope he does reply and replace as eBay sent a message email to say I had received my item. 

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Lodger continues to be a real problem. 

Scruffy, dirty, disorganised, drunk, and this morning overslept by 2 hrs, then called in sick.

I see tears, and they will not be mine.

I will be brutal.



However, good news last night from Andy in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the first print section of the RUMBLEGRIZZKIN name that he will be using in casting me a set of new side badges for the truck.

Short video of the magic happening.

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Result.

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I am sure the weekend will throw up some jobs to do.

It is Friday.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 06-03-2021

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Quote:Lodger continues to be a real problem. 

Scruffy, dirty, disorganised, drunk, and this morning overslept by 2 hrs, then called in sick.

I see tears, and they will not be mine.

I will be brutal.
Time to get rid, methinks?


Very soon I suspect he will self destruct and play out his own hand.

I do not care what he does to himself.

However, when you leave taps running, all the lights on, leave doors unlocked when you go out to smoke, don’t clean your used crockery etc...... your assss in getting booted.

On Tuesday I gave him a ride to town (7 miles there) and back to ostensibly buy food and toiletries. He is extremely hygiene shy , first lodger ever to be just dirty.

So he bought cookies, crisps, sausage rolls, and two packs of sausages. 

Ohhhh and a bottle of Kooparberg cherry rum, and a bottle of lime Gin that he mentioned he owed someone.

Later the evening this was how I found him....... lights all on, movie on his PC, back door open as he had gone out to smoke during the evening.

He had ordered Chinese take away (I hate food going to the bedroom, and may have to address it) there is a table and chairs in the kitchen. The plate and knife and fork took till yesterday to come down after I had asked him 3 times in the previous days to bring stuff down. 

So this was what I found. Seen from the door.

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Then the night before last, I offered him dinner as I had cooked enough, he had dinner, sat down here talking a load of sh!t about festivals, and his achievements of getting drunk, memory loss and ending up in medical tents etc.... clearly a kid parents are proud of. Yes, I judge them.

He then proceeded to head upstairs intermittently and outside to to smoke. Hell.... he stinks. 

By 9.00pm he had fallen asleep on the couch, a deep sleep, I told him repeatedly to go up to bed, and he kept saying no.

When he did het up, it took three attempts, he could hardly stand and I was waiting for him to fall over on his face.

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When I went upstairs an hour later, again, this was what I found...... 

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Speaking to him yesterday, he claims not to recall anything after dinner......


I see tears ....... 

Not mine.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 07-03-2021

A rare thing happened yesterday. 

Sally came over by 08.30 for tea and toast and to spend some time, I rarely go to her place, as there are no toys, and she prefers to come here..

So we had brekkie together, the watched some recorded telly, and by 12.00 she went home to see her grandson and son, also to allow me to get outside as by then I was feeling very guilty.

I was chuffed though, that I had managed to sit and do nothing for a few hours.

She is a sneaky photographer and waited for me to start looking for a hole in the trucks bulkhead.


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I had two small jobs to do.

Replace the switch on the rear fog light with a metal item and ensure it still worked.

So out with the very broken old red unit. In with the new.

Happy.

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Next job after finding a small man made hole in the bulkhead was to thread a wire through there.

That was a mistake, as I ended up removing it, and enlarging the hole with a step drill, and then running two wires in there, finding them snaking in from under the dash.

I also used some flat 3 core household wire to thread through the face of the dash, so that I could connect it to the two wires and then pull them up through the dash.

These modern cars are so compactly made, and even the threading of wires are a bit more complex as there is so much under the dash, blocking access.

Still, got it through and then got the wires back up out the front.

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Next job inside was to drill a hole to take the new metal push button for the Klaxon horn.

I hate damaging the cars plastics, and mad as it may seem, I will keep an eye out for a replacement piece to stash with all the other unused parts.

Mate Kevin who is moving house soon, also popped around for a looksee, couple of mugs of tea and a chat. 

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Once the internal jobs were done, I needed to find a live to draw current from.

As earning was easy via the mounting bolt, and the pigs tail out the horn. 

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And once fitted, happy with the tidiness achieved.

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I forgot to take pics of the completed switches before dark. So good morning.  

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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 07-03-2021

Went to get milk and bread in the truck earlier.

Stopped and checked in on friend Kevin,who,is building the Deusenberg replica.

It is now in paint.

Thought a few random pics up at his place were in order.

Thames river and Essex, when’re the truck was from in the background.

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Few more pics.

Kevin’s pond.

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Daffodil,time,with the end of winter approaching.

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Looking toward the sunset.

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Pity about the pole, just struggled to compose more 6han that.

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Looks like the weekend is over.

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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 09-03-2021

Decided to spend some cash on the truck 

After the effort and cost put into the wheels, I did not manage to find another 9 used caps needed, and to be honest, new will be a lot nicer.

Interesting, as always the cost of a purchase in the USA doubles by the time it lands here. 

So $19.99 became $41.00 on my driveway.

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Original GM parts are even more costly before taxes and shipping.

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Sally’s sons car got hit in November in a non-fault accident etc. 

The repair was massively delayed and he was unhappy with the finish, so I offered to see if I could trim back some of the runs in the clear (Ended up shaving them back with a sharp blade then hand buffing followed by machine) and also a load of Matt finish, orange peel and overspray. 

Masked as much of the black parts as I could get to, then spent 2 hrs at it after washing and drying the side.


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Not easy to see, but it both looked and felt a lot better after all the runs with the DA Mop and G3 Compound.

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And all that was left when he left was a big grin, and a white stripe.

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Now when wants to buy a mop, going halves wit his brother.

Did I create a monster?


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 10-03-2021

Amazon delivered today.

Lug nut covers ordered on the 8th, extra postage paid for delivery by 12th so delivery by 10th........ great.

Opened and unpacked after completing some online work.

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Can you see anything wrong?

Yup.

Ordered 22mm or 7/8” caps, but delivery was 25mm or 1” items.

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Delivered items

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Ordered items. 

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GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

So onto Amazon Helpdesk for 40 minutes, AI vs Man

Eventually get told they will refund my account, collect the items and no, they cannot resend the correct items.

It is an Amazon “Seller” whatever that means when you are passing the buck.

So I have messaged the seller (Chinese like on EBay) and asked if the can supply the correct item. 

Fingers crossed.


I actually only needed 9 of these caps.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Sol - 11-03-2021

Amazon are mostly a fulfillment centre of other people's items. The items are often wrong but it's mostly the sellers fault for listing wrong details when they added the items. Not defending Amazon, we buy a lot from them and they can be a right bunch of bozos.