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Bazaar, Hermanus (Sandbaai), and a little different work.
It is the weekend and time for a little “exhale”, It was a bit of a “festive” start this morning, joining mom to go to the bazaar that the one of the local retirement homes in Ceres arranged in an attempt to raise some money. We delivered some “melkterte”…
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Last day of the week, time to make it count.
Today was earmarked to work on the cooling, ventilation and interior heater system of the car, Dad started by draining the water/coolant before looking at the condition of the water hoses and getting to the thermostat. There were obviously some spots of rust here and there with the thermostat…
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A better day, lots of “completes”.
Yesterday our list just got longer, time to cross stuff off, I learned from an old boss, every morning is a new day with yesterdays problems in the past. So, with my “lets get going” attitude I started the day. I cleaned and polished the body panels and cavities…
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What a day… of distractions mostly.
A textbook example of how a small task can turn into an extensive job, consuming a whole day, There is a clear, distinct difference between working on a car and restoring a vintage car (with your dad)… When working on a vintage model, simple tasks can suddenly morph into…
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More car… and it will continue for a while.
Working on the doors and under the hood, After driving around with dad to a couple of places this morning, looking for brake pads mostly, I started on the doors today. Opening each of them, by removing the interior lock mechanisms, window winder handles and door panels, making sure…
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Back to work, and back to the brakes.
We will have to put in a lot of work this week, no time for holi-days, Top priority this morning was checking everything surrounding the master brake cylinder before fitting it. We inspected the brake pedal play and if the brake booster might potentially be faulty, preventing the cylinder…
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Spring day, and Sunday.
Taking a step back today, sleeping in and lighting the fire, Yes, it is the first of September today and the calendar is sending a clear reminder that time waits for no one. It feel like just yesterday I started this year long sabbatical “thing” and poof, here I…
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