Stanced XUD Estate (IT'S ALIVEEEEahahaha)

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Right, dinner? Done.

Here's a wee photo journey through this weekend so far. It all started with a jaunt down to Girvan to a caravan site to pick up the engine. With images of the film Snatch in the back of our minds, Xav and I set sail for the estate's previous home to pick up its organs that were lying round back of a trailer. Upon arrival, we were greeted by no sign of Gav or his car, instead his Uncle appearing to ask "can I help you, lads?". To be fair we were just two random guys turning up at a caravan site looking at an engine and Xav's a poor person so I can understand him thinking we were on a scrap metal scavenge but no, we were waiting for "Gavin" as he was affectionately called. The wee boy with him said he'd be in "after 5" which, given that it was 5.40, was a bit of a Captain Obvious moment. So thank you, Captain Obvious.

Here's the pikey loading up the lump into the back of the little trooper that is the Quiksilver. And Xav looking strangely shocked and impressed at me waving my 12" willy about off camera.







And the lump loaded into the back of the Quiky. Ironic thing is the lump in the back is more powerful than the lump in the front





NB the engine shall now be referred to as the Reggae Reggae Box (or doubleRB for short)



Then back up the road last night by about 9pm, cheeky beer and a sleep ready for today.

So. Today. The day started with a journey to HSS to hire a doubleRB crane as we realised there was no chance we were getting it out ourselves. £40 until Monday seemed reasonable but meant we had to get cracking on with the manifolds, coolant hoses and oil lines so we could get the engine mounted and send the crane back. Started painting things too but the god damn rain started and RUINED it. Argh. Still, the camera made a brief appearance again.





Bit of a fail here, due to the crap design of my driveway and my lack of foresight to get a big sheet of ply, the crane sank into the grass. So we dropped the engine, swung the crane round, lifted the engine and rolled the car underneath it instead

Bit of faffing around later and it's starting to look more complete. Gave it a once over with a wire brush and a drill and it's looking a bit better, paint's taking a back seat for now until the weather clears up.







Few lessons learned from today.

1. Lucas pulleys are made of cheese and this happens when someone over-torques it and you try and tap it off.



2. Paris Hilton perfume bottles are apparently great for blocking unused coolant hoses. Thanks Gav.