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millers tonka toy
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:32 pm
by mayhemmiller
well bought the truck in september and 1st job was to find a new engine due to a broken con rod and sounding like a bag of spanners
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engine found bought and found it's way to me
with the help of a good freind ed (and some builders with a fork lift ) we had the old engine out and the new one in 5 hrs latter started first try yippee
- my mate ed
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- me
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the pheniox had arisen time for a test drive a few meters round the car park
a few days latter we took it for a proper test drive
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:37 pm
by ferris
Good work buddy. I bet your well pleased to have it up and running again.
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:26 pm
by mayhemmiller
yeah it was such a good feeling it was dark and we were working my torch light to get it finished i had a little while left in the uk so went and found some green lanes locally for a proper test a mate with a defender 90 came along in his words to "rescue" me at the end of that trip it was 6-1 to me
- the morning after the day before
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it was a good trip out with lots of mud and laughter mainly at the defender driver
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- unsuitable yeah right
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a good trip out by all time to clean down pack up and head home to france
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:03 pm
by mayhemmiller
now back in france and my work shops it's time to give her some tlc so i started with some bits fitted new cd player painted light surrounds opps gave her panda eyes
- panda eyes
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so to right this painted the rest of the grill black and add spot lamps
- now 4 eyes
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then painting the wings black and the trim red
- so far so good
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Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:45 pm
by Edweird
Forget everything I said. That black and red looks BRILLIANT!
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:42 pm
by mayhemmiller
i was a bit worried when i first thought of black and red but your right it looks good
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:57 pm
by ScottieJ
Looking
so far, It'll look really good once everything matches
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:03 pm
by mayhemmiller
another productive day in the work shop
bonnet removed rubbed down and painted
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rubbed down front to back over the top and then masked off every thing (2 rolls of masking tape latter)
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then added the red ready for the black tomorrow
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Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:20 pm
by mayhemmiller
other stuff achived whilst waiting for paint to dry
cd player and 3 extra speakers fitted and working
cb radio fitted (just waiting for my ariel to arrive be here in time for christmas they said)
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door strap lenthened
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spot lights wired in and working
- light's camera action
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so a good day in all roll on tomorrow so i can paint what i've preped
Re: millers tonka toy
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:40 pm
by mayhemmiller
a very good day today lots of painting done
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how to up set a flat mate
as i was boiling the kettle she asked you got the kettle on are you making tea
i said no it's to remove the stickers from my truck
she said owe i wanted tea
i said in that case i'll have one when you make one