Diesel Gypsy Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thanks Virgil & Jim I'm sure it'll heal quick enough. Under normal circumstances i'd not be bothered by a little knock, things like that go with the job. But Murphy's Law dictates that if you're going to bash yourself it'll always be in the most tender spot Some pain killers & an ice pack or several & it'll be good to go in a few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 OUCH! Heal quick. Great progress, and what a neat place you work. I'm curious, is there still a lot of call for horse-drawn hearses in England? You'll only see those here for some special funerals, but I can't think of the last time one was done for a run-of-the-mill service outside of perhaps the Amish. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Hey Charlie. I wouldn't say its common to have a horse drawn hearse funeral, more a novelty really,but surprisingly we are averaging one funeral a week so along with the other stuff we do we keep pretty busy. To put it another way we have enough work to keep 8 stallions in full employ. We cover an area South from Birmingham in the Mid-lands over to Redding in the East which is I guess is pretty much the whole of the South West. There are some big outfits in the London area & in the Mid-lands too but apart from a couple of small outfits here in the SW we have the lions share. The company is owned by good friends of mine & when I stopped tramping around the country in a truck I was asked if I would help out & become a "sleeping partner". My love of horses made it a no brainer, so here we are. My work isnt hard, more unsociable really, for instance we started work at 3am this morning to get 4 horses ready to leave the yard at 8am. Thats quite a lot of shampoing, drying & crimping before breakfast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Man, it sounds like you have a very interesting job! But it does sound hard, although it must also be rewarding working with the horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Very cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hey Charlie. I wouldn't say its common to have a horse drawn hearse funeral, more a novelty really,but surprisingly we are averaging one funeral a week so along with the other stuff we do we keep pretty busy. To put it another way we have enough work to keep 8 stallions in full employ. We cover an area South from Birmingham in the Mid-lands over to Redding in the East which is I guess is pretty much the whole of the South West. There are some big outfits in the London area & in the Mid-lands too but apart from a couple of small outfits here in the SW we have the lions share. The company is owned by good friends of mine & when I stopped tramping around the country in a truck I was asked if I would help out & become a "sleeping partner". My love of horses made it a no brainer, so here we are. My work isnt hard, more unsociable really, for instance we started work at 3am this morning to get 4 horses ready to leave the yard at 8am. Thats quite a lot of shampoing, drying & crimping before breakfast Hey Charlie. I wouldn't say its common to have a horse drawn hearse funeral, more a novelty really,but surprisingly we are averaging one funeral a week so along with the other stuff we do we keep pretty busy. To put it another way we have enough work to keep 8 stallions in full employ. We cover an area South from Birmingham in the Mid-lands over to Redding in the East which is I guess is pretty much the whole of the South West. There are some big outfits in the London area & in the Mid-lands too but apart from a couple of small outfits here in the SW we have the lions share. The company is owned by good friends of mine & when I stopped tramping around the country in a truck I was asked if I would help out & become a "sleeping partner". My love of horses made it a no brainer, so here we are. My work isnt hard, more unsociable really, for instance we started work at 3am this morning to get 4 horses ready to leave the yard at 8am. Thats quite a lot of shampoing, drying & crimping before breakfast what breed(s) do you use for it? i love to be around horses all the time even though my mother took it a bit far! (she is now owner/operator of "15 Mile Stables") if you look it up it will give you the facebook page and from there ... there is a link on there to her website which i mod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hey Fella's. I'll make this thet last horsey post, then we must get back on topic. what breed(s) do you use for it? i love to be around horses all the time even though my mother took it a bit far! We use Friesian Stallions from the Friesland reigon of the Netherlands Sean. They bred for light draft work but because of their high leg action & intelligence they make great Dressage horses too. Four of our Stallions are ride & drive and are sometimes used as escorts to the main carriage. The last horsey picture. This is Chip & Dale, At 6 years old they are the oldest out of the eight we have, & my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hey guys. My hand is all mended & I'm back at the bench again. I could use a little advice here fellas. I wondered if the underside of a stock body would have been painted black to match the chassis or would it have remained body colour? Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Dave, my suspicion is that enough of those cars were undercoated, that black would be just fine. Otherwise, it would most likely be primer with a small amount of overspray on the floors and black frames. Coming out nicely either way. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 I,ve not had much bench time recently, but I have managed to build up the engine & do a little detailing. Lots more still to do but at least its a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Looks great Dave , Love that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darquewanderer Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Don't see too many buildups on the old '41. Glad to see this one. The grille treatment is great. As is the color. Looking forward to seeing this one through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Hey fellas, Its been a while since I posted an update but I'm still plodding along at my usual glacial pace. I'm thoroughly enjoying myself with this build. Sure the fit aint great, some mouldings were warped & the detail is a little soft in places, but what the heck I'm having a gas fixing all these irksome little problems. Modern toolings are fantastic & I love shake`n`bake builds but sometimes its nice to touch base & use some of those `ol fettling skills I'd thought I'd forgotton. Interior tub done to the best of my abilities, I'm extremely envious of those among us who can paint convincing dashboards, any tip would be apppreciated as I am hopless at dong this. And a quick look under the hood. Nothing special here, plug wires coil etc. Most of what I did is hidden unfortunately, Some fuel lines wouldn't have gone a miss I agree, nut I didnt thik about them untill after I'd dropped the motor in. The bumpers lights etc are "cooking" in oven cleaner to remove the chrome, so the next task will be to spray these with Alclad Chrome & fit. Oh, I just thought; I'm thinking do modifing the head lighs to make the side lights a little more defined. More on that later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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