The "66 El Camino that I finally own" Thread

[99t]

[Forrest Gump] and that is all I have to say about that! [/Forrest Gump]

[v8.jimmy]

I see on Marine Traffic, the boat isn't due G/Mouth till Tuesday morning, but that wont make any difference to us unloading Friday.

[lestiq]

I'm looking at getting a 68 El Camino at some point in the future, I was going to offer to drive it up for you if it saved a lot of money! looks like you already have it sorted thankfully, such awesome cars!

[99t]

And we're on final approach!!

[Koosh-m]

totally strange coincidence in that i opened this thread and read the first page and skipped to the last to see where it was.... noticed its location on the map and i can almost see the ship from my workshop window....

hope it wasnt in that red container that just fell off the side of the ship....

Edited by Koosh-m on Tuesday 28th July 10:42

[99t]

Koosh-m said:

hope it wasnt in that red container that just fell off the side of the ship....

Now that's just plain evil!!

[iva cosworth]

Koosh-m said:

hope it wasnt in that red container that just fell off the side of the ship....

No that was mine with the Ming vases.....

[djdest]

You can't say you can see the ship from your window and not post a photo!

[Hooli]

99t said:

Koosh-m said:

hope it wasnt in that red container that just fell off the side of the ship....

Now that's just plain evil!!

Good though

[v8.jimmy]

Koosh-m said:

totally strange coincidence in that i opened this thread and read the first page and skipped to the last to see where it was.... noticed its location on the map and i can almost see the ship from my workshop window....

hope it wasnt in that red container that just fell off the side of the ship....

Edited by Koosh-m on Tuesday 28th July 10:42

where is your workshop then? I'm heading to the docks just now to see if I can get a photo.

[v8.jimmy]

bugger, just checked marine traffic and if it's in that position, literally no chance of getting a pic. If it had been to the right end of the berth I can get pics from around Ferguson's yard area, but that position is behind the toungue and out of sight of the camera.

[Koosh-m]

99t said:

Koosh-m said:

hope it wasnt in that red container that just fell off the side of the ship....

Now that's just plain evil!!

hahah my appologies :P had to do it though haha!

djdest said:

You can't say you can see the ship from your window and not post a photo!

i aint allowed my photo or any other camera device in work unfortunately soi cant get one! shame!

v8.jimmy said:

where is your workshop then? I'm heading to the docks just now to see if I can get a photo.

i work in the refinery attatched to the dock... as above i cant have any camera device so couldnt even have nipped down and taken one yesterday on its final approach!

[v8.jimmy]

Koosh-m said:

i work in the refinery attatched to the dock... as above i cant have any camera device so couldnt even have nipped down and taken one yesterday on its final approach!

Do you work for M.A.N. then? I know a couple of guys who work there. I drive tankers, sometimes loading there and sometimes unloading ethanol right up past the M.A.N. workshop

[Koosh-m]

v8.jimmy said:

Do you work for M.A.N. then? I know a couple of guys who work there. I drive tankers, sometimes loading there and sometimes unloading ethanol right up past the M.A.N. workshop

nah i work in the actual refinary itself as an electrician. i do work on the ethanol unloading area from time to time aswell as the petrol/diesel loading area as its in my work area and only a couple weeks ago was up on top of the ethanol unloading gantry you will unload at :P
small world!

[v8.jimmy]

here's the ship in dock on 18 berth, Grangemouth

[v8.jimmy]

Koosh-m said:

nah i work in the actual refinary itself as an electrician. i do work on the ethanol unloading area from time to time aswell as the petrol/diesel loading area as its in my work area and only a couple weeks ago was up on top of the ethanol unloading gantry you will unload at :P
small world!

ah, you were up changing valve 1717 then? Only prob was it worked back to front when I hooked up to off load. James came and rectified it and said a different guy took it off than put it back on. LOL

[v8.jimmy]

Koosh-m said:

nah i work in the actual refinary itself as an electrician. i do work on the ethanol unloading area from time to time aswell as the petrol/diesel loading area as its in my work area and only a couple weeks ago was up on top of the ethanol unloading gantry you will unload at :P
small world!

do you use the Ineos canteen/coffee shop at all? If so, you've met my wife, she's the one using a '57 Chevy to work daily just now.

[v8.jimmy]

the Seaboard Patriot has left the building!..........well dock LOL. The container is now on the deck awaiting haulage by John Mitchell Thursday afternoon so we can access it Friday morning. Fingers crossed................

[99t]

I have to say, this week has been the longest week of waiting yet!!!

Things were so bad yesterday I had to get off the internet and do some work, just to take my mind off things...

Good luck tomorrow Jim, will be waiting by my phone like an expectant father!

[Koosh-m]

v8.jimmy said:

ah, you were up changing valve 1717 then? Only prob was it worked back to front when I hooked up to off load. James came and rectified it and said a different guy took it off than put it back on. LOL

hahah yeah it was myself that put it back on... at 3pm on a friday afetrnoon.... big jamesy did the fault finding on the monday and got it going hahah!

v8.jimmy said:

do you use the Ineos canteen/coffee shop at all? If so, you've met my wife, she's the one using a '57 Chevy to work daily just now.

i did use the canteen, you dont happen to be Mr Horn do you? spotted the chevy a couple times now! awesome big thing!