Basilbear Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Well Skippy was woken up today and fired up straight away. Seemed he was egar to get out of his nest! ha! ha! And tonight he had his new hubs and carriers fitted and the refurb powder coated wheels. Then Friday the new metering hoses......cant wait! So I thought I'd take some piccies as he had just come out of the garage, although not sure he likes the cold much. He has never been up this early in the year before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 morning skippy have fun with the new parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vinnyvangough Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hey ho Skippy Looking gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shaun Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Bet skippy couldnt wait to get up and out to strech his legs and show off his new bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Welcome to the cold skippy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mossop1 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 hehe its that cold he turned blue lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Happy new year Skippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) hehe its that cold he turned blue lol lol that was quite good! skippy-the most spoilt cab in the club??? Edited March 4, 2010 by gingergman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cabbytech Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 lmao, Skippy the most spoilt cab in the world, Why is Skippy out so early Av, has he wet his bed he he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hibernation is good for all cabs during the winter, skippy is looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilbear Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 Thanks all for your comments! He had made a mess of his nest Tony! ha! and was getting restless so had to come out early so he can be driven about a bit before the shows start. He's very unhappy tonight though as its feezing and he has ice on him. Also we fitted his rear drums and things tonight an found that his rear brakes are not so happy as the brake fluid wasn't bleeding through so after they did some tests it looks like a new master cylinder is needed! So hopefully by tomorrow night he should be happy again. Thanks Avril x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hope he gets better soon lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allblue Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hiya I like your cab - colour, bodykit, condition and standard orange indicators too! Nice to hear skippy started first time, how long was she hibernating for? I going to be waking mine up too later this month when the weather warms up a little. She has not been driven for almost four years. Have to see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hiya I like your cab - colour, bodykit, condition and standard orange indicators too! Nice to hear skippy started first time, how long was she hibernating for? I going to be waking mine up too later this month when the weather warms up a little. She has not been driven for almost four years. Have to see how it goes Your not hibernating mate, more like sleeping beauty. ENJOY HER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hiya I like your cab - colour, bodykit, condition and standard orange indicators too! Nice to hear skippy started first time, how long was she hibernating for? I going to be waking mine up too later this month when the weather warms up a little. She has not been driven for almost four years. Have to see how it goes keep us up to date how she is mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilbear Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hiya I like your cab - colour, bodykit, condition and standard orange indicators too! Nice to hear skippy started first time, how long was she hibernating for? I going to be waking mine up too later this month when the weather warms up a little. She has not been driven for almost four years. Have to see how it goes Thanks Allblue, Skippy was only hibernating since November as he was kept out a bit longer last year. Normally he goes to bed in October and comes out in April. He has always fired up first time when he comes out but does take a couple of weeks of driving about to blow the cob webs off so to speak and get him back to normal. I hope yours goes well when you get her out Allblue, and how to see you at some of the shows this year. Thanks Avril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilbear Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Well I thought I better update the post on Skippy's master cylinder problem. It seems that the master cylinder wasn't broken in the end. He had his metering hoses fitted yesterday morning and whilst he was running they checked his brakes again and the fluid was flowing so they bled them and all seems well now. So he's been for his first drive out and went well. As for his shaking problem thats some will know about( his steering wheel used to shake like mad when braking but only between 40-30mph), that he has had for about 4 years now, it seems it must have been related to the hubs or hub carriers as he had his new ones fitted last week and when I drove him yesterday for the first run out it seems the shaking has gone! At last! I will put somemore piccies up of his new metering hoses fitted and his seats once I get them fitted today. Its a lovely sunny day today so hope everyone is out having fun in they cabbies! Thanks Avril x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggy Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 good to hear skippy is all good and getting ready for the open road! bet he will look very smart with the new seats in making me VERY jealous lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xr2madman Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 hi skiipy your looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 looking forward to the pics glad skippy is feeling better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 four years of shaking, it must be glourious now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilbear Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Well what a great day! I have managed to fit Skippy's new seats, although haven't done the door cards yet as needed to go for a drive before it got dark. So here are some piccies of Skippy complete with his new seats fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilbear Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 and some more piccies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeMcCarthy Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 them seats are really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilbear Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 four years of shaking, it must be glourious now lol Yes Stuart it was a nightmare, although he only did it when braking between 40-30mph, above and below he was fine, but it did grate on me! ha! So had a mission starting last year to cure it, and finally the new hubs, carriers, and rear drums see to have done the trick. So I'm well pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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