The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

I wish I had a garage

 

You've maximised your space remarkably well I reckon. We're all the same: create space, fill it up with stuff. Make more space, get more stuff etc.

 

Me too , but this'll have do for now ...



Had a day at the man shed and used the hoist for the first time , replacing 2 year old fuel pipe ..

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Last weeks job was to fit an optically triggered Lumenition ignition I bought from @Zebedee and a proper Bosch dizzy kindly donated by @Valveandy.

Sweet as

 

That's a handy place to know

 

No storage and you can't leave anything overnight or outside but it's been a revelation as I've nowhere to work on the van otherwise - a great find

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Intriguing.
Where is it?
Or keeping that a secret?


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Well I can see it’s at a church...that’s narrowed it down to one of the 16,000 in England


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But that's where you're wrong ...

No big secret , it's the local man shed in Isleworth - and it ain't a church ....


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If you zoom in under the van and look beyond the scabby car trailer all will be revealed

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I’ll shut down my Sleuth Services enterprise!
Cool. Good find.


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What do you do when the funeral courtage arrives....and have you ever worked there after dark?

 

If a funeral corteige showed up i would REALLY freak out as they were last used for services in the mid 70s
Everything was derelict up to about 4 years ago when the man shed got the go ahead to clear and repair the overgrown chapels and mortuary. They've made an amazing transformation into 2 workshoppes with lathes , pillar drills and all that gubbins . For me it's become an amazing place to chill out and work on the van a couple of days a week during these last 6 months of weirdness.
Must admit I was a bit twitchy about being in the middle of a graveyard at first but you get used to it and I often pop in a Glenn Miller cassette for the lads in the commonwealth graves behind the van - I'm sure they'd approve ....


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...I often play some Glenn Miller for the lads in the commonwealth graves behind the van - I'm sure they'd approve ....


Grateful Dead



Sorry


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The prospect of doing 90 rivets today didn’t daunt me...until I started and the gun broke on #1!

Bought a new, more expensive gun...turns out that barely makes a difference with 5mm stainless steel rivets


Some punch through with a hammer. Others are meeting the grinder - but that destroys my desire for everything to be neat and consistent My only solace is likely I will be the only one to see and know of the monstrosity.

Meanwhile...minion is doing a good job of removing glue from a rubber seal:


Must dedicate more time to making minions!


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Lazy tongs rivet gun ... the only way really to do Monel pop rivets without hurting yourself...

 

Successfully mated a Sealy bleeder with an Eezibleed, as part of my breeding plan. After much faff, actually holds pressure.

 

What a monster!

 

I hate the thing, but useful as an air pump now I've actually got it to seal. Better than humping the spare tyre up into the cab.