Firebobby1's latest activity

I've made a stainless (rustless) steel mudflap bracket to replace the original, I'll have to nut/bolt it instead of the original stud/nut, out of a bit of scrap I had kicking about, one more to do.

More progress: Replaced this old fuel sender, now I have the novelty of a working fuel gauge... Refitted the interior and gave it a good clean... New wipers... Finished rebuilding the Ramsey 6000 winch that came with the truck, needed a bit of...

Gearbox crossmember fitted. I say fitted, fabricated more like. The td5 crossmember was too wide by 3mm, the offside mount has “kissed” a large rock and needed an oxyacetylene torch to reform it. I couldn’t widen the space so, cut the x member...

So, I reported it again online and got a reply saying it checks out electronically, well of course it does! So I rang them up and explained all the differences between a TD5 and a TDI. I also pointed out that of course it checks out...

I remember back in the 90's, knocking on the door of a house in Oxford, just on the northern ring road. There was a S3 SWB safari top being swallowed by a hedge in the garden. The old boy opens the door and I asked if he would consider selling...

I’m sure some sellers have unrealistic expectations of what things are worth.

I don't get the cut ya nose to spite ya face type, I would much rather see a vehicle I own go to a good home if I couldn't be bothered with it. What a lot of these type of owners don't realise is the time/effort & money involved in getting these...