The Big Pink, Foamie !

[tac422]

It's spring time !! Yay !!
So I pulled the Big Pink out a week or so ago...

Only some minor details needed done. I sanded and sealed the bottom of the door with the "mix". Water sits under the door during heavy rain, but doesn't run inside. I also redid the hinges and changed to solid brass screws since they were rusting a little bit.

I found a Model "T" bumper at a car swap meet a while back for 10 bucks, a little paint, some tinkering and fabbed up some taillight brackets.
It fit nicely just inside the outer walls.

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[eaglesdare]

Sorry I am not able to get down to VA BCH to camp out with you all this weekend. I was so looking forward to seeing The Big Pink in person. Hope you all are having a great time.

[tac422]

The Big Pink's first outing of the year was a great success.
We met up with fellow Tear Jerkers in Va. Beach. The weather was perfect, there were some awesome campers, and a lot of really nice people. (we missed you not being there, Louella !)

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[KCStudly]

Nice touch with the color coordinated chairs!

[eaglesdare]

Glad you had a good time. I love that park. I was thinking this would be my camping year, but its looking like another year of the (or for the) horse.

Do you have other pics to share of the weekend? How far do you live from VA BCH?

[tac422]

Louella,
There are some pix posted here:
http://www.tearjerkers.net/new_forum/vi ... 7&start=90

Thanks KC !

[tac422]

Just spent a GREAT weekend in the TD visiting with some awesome people!



Drove 5 hours mostly in the rain,but it cleared up in the afternoon.
But shortly after dark it started to come down hard and got pretty cold.
We just smiled at each other, and turned the heater on
So glad we weren't in a tent !

[Spotman]

Hey, don't damage the Big Pink! I think about it all the time, and you can think about my CT if you want to!

Where was your last rip, no bike time?




Bob

[tac422]

HI Bob,
Don't worry, We never came close to any type of damage. (Even had a license plate made while we were there.)

We thoroughly enjoyed the long weekend.
No bicycling this time, but motorcycling instead.
The downside was we had take 2 tow vehicles. Used 1 TV to tow the Big Pink, and anther to tow the sidecar rig.

Our group rented the whole place. (just realized, this would be a awesome place for a Tear Drop weekend !!! We should talk ) They have water and electrical hookups at the campsites. A Park Kitchen and covered seating, etc...
The park has antique steam and gas engine shows a couple times a year. So there's lot of things to see on the grounds, including their own antique sawmill and a onsite pottery.
There's a show coming up May16-17 if you're interested .
We highly recommend it if you're in the area.
http://www.olegilliammill.org/

http://www.olegilliammill.org/more-cran ... tures.html

[Spotman]

What was the name of the campground? Looks nice there to.

[tac422]

What was the name of the campground? Looks nice there to.

Bob,
The campground isn't a normal campground.
You can rent the whole park....(all 15 acres including everything) for events.
It'd make an great teardrop gathering ! I'll call you to talk about it.

Look here .... http://www.olegilliammill.org/

[tac422]

I was worried that my circuitry was too simple, so I added a voltmeter to monitor the 12v system.
There are 3 different ways to power my 12v devices,
1. a built in 12v power supply (115v)
2. tow vehicle power
3. a small 12v battery.
My buddy gave me the meter, it came from eBay and cost about $1.50

[tac422]

The Big Pink has 2 storage compartments under the bed. They are in the very back, so It's a little hard to access, and was used for seldom used items.


So I thought I'd fix that .... and added an outside access door. There are 2 layers of 2" foam , so I had to cut through 4" of foam.
There was canvas on the inside, outside, and in the middle. The adhesion everywhere was very good.



almost finished .... just have to finish cleaning up. I used 4" angle sheet metal, and screwed into the door frame to provide a solid mount


The door is right next to the power input connector, and I'll keep the jack stands in there, since they get used at the back.

[GPW]

Storage problem solved ...

[mikeschn]

Nice feature. I'll have to keep that in mind!

Mike...