Show Me Heaven...

The Lincoln Steam and Vintage Show proved to be a great weekend and a good place for the first solo show outing for 32.

As it was originally purchased from the RAF Firefighting Museum, the team there who had a good presence at the show (including the unique TNT 'lime green' goddess) were pleased to see it back and looking good.

Anyway, a nice weekend and 32 ran well overall, covering 150 miles over the two days but it is still running a little rich, although the air mixture screw on the carb is now all the way in. Perhaps the timing is out a little? Sadly, my socket set didn't survive the weekend. The locker floor on the small, rear, near side locker where the hinges attach as collapsed allowing the door to sag - and open. So, on the way home yestedray, going around a right hand bend somewhere..... If you find a socket set on the A46 or A1, it's probably mine!

Anyway, it's now safely tucked up in bed again with the special anti bird poo gaurds fitted.....

Ready For Your Love...

So, a good day of cleaning and sorting things prior to the Lincoln Show this weekend - what will be 32's second show of recent years.

A flat battery and the usual reluctance to start saw the battery from the Goddess connected and even then, it proved difficult to get spinning. Once it was going, the pipe bridge paraphernalia that is usually sat on the back was unloaded and washing commenced. As ever, only one bit can be washed as a time because it has to be chamoised off otherwise the very hard water in the Grantham area leaves large calcium marks!

Why the column number 42? That's a) correct for a petrol carrier and b) the meaning of life.

Time for a fiddle, too, with the extinguisher holders at the front. Expertly made by Tony, they do however allow the retro look foam extinguishers to rattle a bit taking the paint off. So, a pack of 50p foam spot things from Wilkinson did the job and they're now rock solid!

With the sidelight re-fitted - Tony replaced the two pole socket on its Suffolk spa holiday - it was time for a spin and to get some fuel (another £100 or so). With 25 miles done, it still is prone to running rich and running a little roughly but I'm sure the weekend will leave time to tinker and adjust this. Still, irritating - why doesn't it just want to run? This is a vehicle you always seem to have to fight.....

Anyway - the Lincoln show beckons....

Sit Down...

A chance visit to see Brian Whiteside, a prolific Bedford owner and restorer based just outside of Poole, netted a chance purchase of some more goodies to make the petrol carrier even more original.

I had popped in to grab a couple of wings for the goddess to have in stock, however, gazing into his store of goodies revealed a stack of original 'new old stock' Bedford RL seat bases! Apparently, these returned recently to the UK as packing in a box of Land Rover spares from India for someone.

Anyway, once they've had a wipe, they will be fitted in time for the Lincoln show this coming weekend - which will be the first proper show outing for the petrol carrier.

http://www.lsvr.org/

Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2014

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August 2014

County Showground A15 Lincoln LN2 2NA