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£1200!!!! That is just fantastic news. Book me in for next year! (work permitting)

I can only second Mark and Johns comments. Excelent, first class, friendly event. Def. hope one next year. Great to meet you John.

Thank you the team that made it happen.

I have allso been having to shut down PC as it froze, every other forum, f/b, banking etc. ok. Found all my last restoration posts gone. But obviously working now! Lol.

Couple of us hope to arrive mid. afternoon Paul. With our Port!

My first and unexpected visit/ display. All I will say is what a cracking weekend all round and met f/book friends not met before. AND picked up a few real gems from the stalls, including a Para smock on Sun. every one had missed.:-D Def. on the list next year.

Had a look, yep I've got a pair. SAS drop loop pouches as the sale info states. Look at the bidders and the bid price at the mo!

I'm M6AJB. But must admit not got round to being very active yet.

Keep posting away! Allways hope you have put up somthing each day, not dissapointed again t'night. Look forward to the book.

From a avid collector.

What a nice find. Look after it well.

Excelent pics. and thread, so many of your pics. remind me where I was a few months ago. Fantastic that these vehicles are being saved for future owners to such a high std.

Instresing you mention John Richards surplus. Just come back from there with a few more parts! I would have been stuffed with out them for my project.

Welcome to the forum.

Andy.

Thanks, just opened a bottle of Champers. Just to kill the pain, off for more parts tomorrow for the project!

MERLIN report for 54HG12 (CRAB 1)

Stroke of luck I have had is I had forgotten I had complete sets of the head light assys etc! Did take rather a lot of carefull stripping down so no parts were damaged, finished last set today, but need to make up three clip/clamp assy. as old were missing, beyond salvage.

Also lucky a great mate turned up with a few glass lense to complete the set, looks great with them fitted.

Few more pics.

You may gather from these next few pics. most of the project is Traffic White. To be honect I was unsure wether it would look right. Yes it does! Finished satin by the recommendation of the paint supplier, I had never sprayed a vehicle before, the first spray gun a mate picked up for me think about £12 during the top coat ended up kicking it accross the garden. Very lucky there is a farm shop up the road and they had a good quality gun in stock for I think about £40, what a diffrence. You know what they say!! Will find the pics. later of the now white Landi. One more coat needed after more parts fitted.

Today found the other door top is US :cry:. More parts. (need to dig out last parts bills :-( )

Last pic. shows piece of high density foam packed between the heater and bulkhead.

Very sorry I've not been keeping you all up to date, what with dreadful weather spring wise and job.

So try to catch up now.

Now stripped down both doors, cleaned up and refitted. One door top stripped, cleaned and reglazed. windscreen on and half reglazed.

All wings/front light assy/ steering relay panels/underwing panels fitted.

90% of the wiring now all completed after a few probs. with the various relays, lucky I had one or two spare. All lights fitted and working (except the headlights being rebuilt at the mo.) All the loom clipped into place and routed to be tidy.

The very cheep new fuel tank that had a faulty neck I cut out and resoldered (high melt) spare filler neck I had. Job worked a treat. Tank refitted. The last pic. shows me fitting a lenght of pipe lagging with the loom passing through before I inserted into the top of the bulkhead as recommended here, did same on the other side. 22mm lag was spot on for a tight fit.

Add a few pics now.

Hi Steve, welcome to the forum.

Collection of rather nice ferrets at Smallwood, Ches. this last w'end.

CRAB 1 this last weekend at the Smallwood vintage rally.

Must admit I wondered who/where our marshalls were. I only happened to jump into my Landi and head off after running to a mate and asking if we had been called.

Like wise Mark, great event.

Was a great event, myself and CRAB 1 made the ring circuit. Good to meet you Brooky.

Welcome to the forum. You never know what info. will turn up here!

Data plate and key ring that came with CRAB 1.

Allso recent photo.

Hope to be. (Will give you a bell Mark)

I'm speechless. I mean it. Will add a current pic. or two when I have got over the shock of this history coming to life.

Andy.

Back home now, nother bril pic. Thanks. Crab 1 from now on. Loads and loads of intrest this w'end in Her. Start the thread when chance.