pics of the Beast on its first outing :D

Post by **stag36587** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:07 am

Big hug to wibble and the van - want to see it in the flesh sometime!

Post by **MarkyB** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:09 am

not sure if they did 14" versions tho?

Like these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOON-DISCS-MOONEY ... 286.c0.m14

I'm not too sure what he means about bolt-on type. They look like they had been held on with self tappers to me.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:48 am

thank you james, you are lovely *hugs you* Nice wheels!

thanks, moggytech, glad you like the paint, and thanks for the message from the fairies

thanks, stag *hugs you back*

Without wanting to tempt fate, it *may* be at the AGM

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:23 am

So the AGM will be held in the car park as everyone will be looking at WP's van! lol

Post by **Judge** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:39 am

Talking of the AGM, I hope that if anyone has something to raise, that they have notified the committee of this.

Post by **polo2k** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:03 pm

typical, i go abroad for a week and you post the pics!

he/she looks fantastic!!!
I had almost solidly decided not to go too wild on the paint for my next project but now im thinking again!!! not too be a copy cat though!

it makes a change to see a paint like this opn somthing apart from a nova/corsa or some other hot hatch.
are you running a standard 1098?

the vid is cracking too but i managed to find somthing

(theres always one lol) the back doors swing open, and more seriously that filler cap will fail the MOT cos it looks like a flexi cap and they dont lock onto the filler neck so in a roll over the foul does a waterfall impression.

but still absolutly fabulous! I know that your planning on using the van as a daily driver but please keep that condition up as best you can cos its a tribute to the van.

And about the comment for the purists who will hate it...

Good on ya!

I think the same way but i should still have my standard 63 to keep them happy and do DIY devils advocate

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:18 am

polo2k wrote:typical, i go abroad for a week and you post the pics!

lol yup i cunningly picked my moment

he/she looks fantastic!!!
I had almost solidly decided not to go too wild on the paint for my next project but now im thinking again!!! not too be a copy cat though!

Glad you like it! It's a he, btw. Go wild!!

are you running a standard 1098?

Yes. Everything is standard late Minor except the paint and disc brakes (and several anti-tealeaf devices).

the back doors swing open, and more seriously that filler cap will fail the MOT cos it looks like a flexi cap and they dont lock onto the filler neck so in a roll over the foul does a waterfall impression.

The doors don't have their fastening latch on yet - if you look you can even see they still have the masking tape round the edges from where aupickup and I fitted them only last Saturday.... Nothing at all is finished yet, the run round the drive was only cos we'd just got the brakes working

and about the comment for the purists who will hate it...

Good on ya!

I think the same way but i should still have my standard 63 to keep them happy and do DIY devils advocate

I do genuinely love all standards of van, from rough-as-you-like to concours, and everything in between

Post by **alex_holden** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:50 am

wibble_puppy wrote:It's a he, btw.

Who cares about sexual stereotypes?

The pink(ish) van (Emrys) is male and the blue car (Fenchurch) is female! ;)

Post by **dunketh** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:20 pm

Blimey.
Last time I was on here the only pics you had were obscure 'teaser' photos of bits of panel.

Looks amazing in its complete state. Any reservations you may have had are surely put to bed now.
Who cares about being 'original' when a modern whacky paint job looks this good.

Post by **aussiemike** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 3:29 pm

when was the last time all types of fans of moggies were nited in thier appreciation and love or a car!!!!! this is excellent. Such a cracking paint job, and to have friends that will drive for 6 hours just to help out speaks volumes for the car/ owner etc.
good stuff. made me smile.
cheers,michael.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:45 pm

aussiemike wrote:when was the last time all types of fans of moggies were nited in thier appreciation and love or a car!!!!! this is excellent. Such a cracking paint job, and to have friends that will drive for 6 hours just to help out speaks volumes for the car/ owner etc.
good stuff. made me smile.

That's so niiiiice!

thank you for your lovely post, michael; it made me smile

(personally i think it says more about the kindness of the person willing to drive for six hours etc, but there you go

)

not forgetting the kindness of the person who has repeatedly driven for an hour or so each way

Thanks for your lovely comments too, dunketh, I'm really glad you like the paint

Post by **dalebrignall** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:09 pm

did you have the van painted proffesionally or did you do it yourself wibble,anyway it looks fantastic,looking forward to seeing it in the flesh keep up the good work

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:28 pm

i handed over to the tender care of a local accident repair specialist. they had detailed instructions from the guy who designed the paint, on how to apply it. So far it seems they have done a good job

It's pretty high-tech stuff and you have to apply it under quite strict conditions - not really a DIY thing, even if I had any experience of spraying

Post by **millerman** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:47 pm

Does the colour match the personality of the owner

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:57 pm

over to those who know me

Post by **alex_holden** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:03 pm

I reserve the right to remain silent. ;)

Post by **morris1970** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:06 pm

nice paint job great colour