Rigsby`s Scavenger 2, Update 9/11/10

[Rigsby]

Thanks for the reply,Its nice to get a bit of feedback and encouragement. Its the bargain buys that keep the build costs down. At the moment im well under the £200 mark and on track to build cheeper than the Scavenger Unfortunately no bargains at the boot fair today
steve

[Rigsby]

Nothing done on the build this shift off, but i did manage to get Scavenger 1 washed off. Took it round the block for a bit of a shakedown and dry off, and managed to get back over an hour later. Everyone i new flagged me down to have a looksy
Any way, today i was karate kid and did a bit of wax on,wax off. four hours solid and very sore arms, i managed to get all but a bit above the hatch polished

The arty no sun in the sunset picture

[jackdaw]

If I bring a pot of autosol to Coventry steve.... Do you fancy doing mine

It's a dirty job, but well worth the effoert Steve. It looks fantastic

[Rigsby]

Bob and no are the only hopes you have got, and BOB is DEAD

[teardrop_focus]

Rigsby

Well ive managed virtually the whole day in the garage today, She who moans and cant even be bothered to even say "Thats nice dear" isnt talking to me, so ive been building

Don't like to see the marital discord... but, what can you do. A man must build!

Rigsby

Then had an hour or two making the cupboards for the love lounge

Rigsby

Up early again today to trawl the carboot sale for bargains. Caught some right numpties out and managed to spend under a tenner

First off, blagged some woman that the hook up cable she had had no pat test label and she could be liable if i died fron electric poisoning = result, 20m cable £5

Rigsby

Next a set of caddies for a quid, didnt haggle cos it was a charity stall. Then 5 litres of undercoat for a quid, and the same price for the box of screws and clamp (well you can never have enough)

sagebrush
I enjoy your shopping expiditions almost as much as your reports!!!!

Indeed. I've been smiling while reading the whole thread; hadn't read it in yonks... sorry, Steve.

Great job so far... The profile is nice. Love the "Frudje" and the cooker!

[Rigsby]

Cheers Chris, its nice to know that im being watched.

Even the smallest comment keeps me motivated and lets me know im not posting for my own reading

[Rigsby]

Not done a lot over the last couple of weeks, and with the possibility of me loosing my job, things might be a bit slow in the future. But, yesterday i recieved a pair of Morris 1100 rear lights in the post, near on perfect, and just right for the back of number 2. And best of all won on the bay for 99p. Just got to figure out where abouts to fit them

[grizz]

Not done a lot over the last couple of weeks, and with the possibility of me loosing my job, things might be a bit slow in the future. But, yesterday i recieved a pair of Morris 1100 rear lights in the post, near on perfect, and just right for the back of number 2. And best of all won on the bay for 99p. Just got to figure out where abouts to fit them

Thats a lot better than the £15 I paid for the pair I got for the Grizz-Pod last year at Battlesbridge show.

Ask dave about polishing the lettering off them, it does make a difference to the look.

Good luck with not losing your job..... we are also looking at redundancies in the medium to short term future.

[Rigsby]

After clearing the garage out to make room for my toolbox, just incase i loose my job tomorrow, i thought i would have an hour or two taking my mind of things
I started of by drilling all the holes and fitting the 10 x 12v LED decking lights into the ceiling, luckily they all plug together, but getting the wire routing took a bit of time


Had to make sure they worked


Then i dropped them back down and gave the ceiling its first lick of paint

[grizz]

Looks pretty and sexy..... I have some LED's to fit as well....

[teardrop_focus]

Steve!

Is it too late to arrange the installation of additional LEDs into your ceiling into the form of a celestial constellation?




Kidding, that. I am actually impressed by your arrangement: Very little amp draw yet a flood of soft light...



I like the tail lights, too. I know they're Morris, yet they remind me of the ones fitted to Type 3 veedubs.

[Rigsby]

Chris, I had thought of making the possitioning of the lights a bit more random, but it would have meant drilling more holes in the roof spars. As it is there is enough light to sit with your back to the headboard locker and be able to read.
I do have a Christmas net light with 120 led`s, but i thought that would be overkill, and one hell of a bitch to lay onto the ceiling

Im keeping an eye on your build too Chris, the frame design is awsome

[Rigsby]

Its been a few months now since my last post. Not a lot has been done on the build due to an unexpected need to get a new job, the starting of a west wing extension to the house, and a general lack of enthusiasm
But now the colder wether is here, and the garage is a bit cleaner i can start again. over the last couple of weeks ive managed to reclaim some plystyrene packaging and lay it into the roof as insulation. Hopefully i will manage to get the ply skin on then
Feel free to comment

steve

[Lookfar]

Good to see you posting again, Steve. Just read through your postings again, it has been a while since you've been able to work.
It is cooling of here also, after mine is mostly done. Look forward to seeing more building, and more finds.

[Rigsby]

Cheers Butch, its nice to get a bit of feedback. There should be a couple mire pics soon, ive started skinning the roof with the ply. Starting in the middle with the 3 sheets, and then trimming and sanding as i reach the outside edges. Found this the easiest way, as one side seems to be in feet and inches, and the other in metric