Lifting Hoods for Meyers & Bogus Buggies!!

manxdavid · Post by **manxdavid** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:44 pm

Hey Mel, this guy recons he can get bubble tops moulded... http://www.nsra.org.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39264 Oh and I just bought an opening Manx bonnet on eBay if you need to take a mould off it... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1 I've still got to pick it up so don't know what it's like.

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:34 pm

Dave, the guy says it has bubbling,,, if your planning on getting it painted & use it on your buggy,,,, give it a coat of black first,, mat or gloss,, then stand it out in the sun on a hot day,, if that bubbling is due to air between the gel & mat it will blow up in the heat,, every bubble will have to be popped & dug out with a screwdriver or something right down to the mat & filled. No big deal,, just a little tip,,, good price buddy,, you sure find some bargains. Why didn't you say you wanted one,,, sure I could have knocked up a mold on the quick for my ol buddy

Will be mailing you some pics over the weekend of the Veep project,, maybe you will put them on the ''Nelson & Mels other loves'' thread

Im lovin that little vehicle more & more each day,, its kinda bought the kid back in me again,,,, daughter even took me to the military vehicle show at Duxford (for fathers day) last Sunday.

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:52 am

[QUOTE="mel hubbard"]daughter even took me to the military vehicle show at Duxford (for fathers day) last Sunday.[/QUOTE] Not to get this thread off track even farther but I was stationed at Mildenhall 89-92, just a few miles up the A11 from Duxford. There was another magic place nearby you should see. It was on a huge estate near Saffron Walden, called Audley End. There was a small grass airfield and a couple hangars where they just worked on historic aircraft. The smaller hangar was where they rebuilt DeHavilland Chipmunks. In the bigger hangar there were literally a dozen disassembled former gate guardian Spitfires and Hurricanes awaiting restoration. The quality and scope of work they did in those little hangars to get the aircraft better than new was amazing. Actually the quality of work I saw in the UK on vintage motorcycles, cars and aircraft was almost always amazing.

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:39 pm

[QUOTE="CairoManx"]Not to get this thread off track even farther but I was stationed at Mildenhall 89-92, just a few miles up the A11 from Duxford. There was another magic place nearby you should see. It was on a huge estate near Saffron Walden, called Audley End. There was a small grass airfield and a couple hangars where they just worked on historic aircraft. The smaller hangar was where they rebuilt DeHavilland Chipmunks. In the bigger hangar there were literally a dozen disassembled former gate guardian Spitfires and Hurricanes awaiting restoration. The quality and scope of work they did in those little hangars to get the aircraft better than new was amazing. Actually the quality of work I saw in the UK on vintage motorcycles, cars and aircraft was almost always amazing.[/QUOTE] Ive heard of Audley End but never been there,, love the sound of them Rolls Royce Merlin engines in full song,, will look out for that place. Mildenhall is just 30 miles from my home,, often driven the buggy through there. Nelson, if your ever back in UK look me up :drinking:

manxdavid · Post by **manxdavid** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:44 pm

Couldn't find where you wanted those pics posted Mel so I started a new thread under 'Readers Rides'. Hope that's OK.

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:55 pm

Somebody selling a Manx on Craigslist with an opening hood. Doesn't say whether it has a tag, but its about 5 miles from Valley Center. http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/rvs/612033724.html