Who's for Shafto's

[minimax]

tvrbob said:

minimax said: me! I can come! Are you planning to stay over, or do muchly driving?

If I work saturdays then I get a lieu day during the week so I'll try and plan it for then. otherwise i'll probably have to do much driving!

[docevi1]

Cheers, but I'm adament that my car will be sorted - I was initially told I could collect it tommorrow night

[bomb]

tvrbob said:

....and hurricanes to you sir.

Oh don't worry,...... I'll be thinking of you Bob ! and no doubt trying to find somewhere that serves decent beer.
It'll be something like this.........

[pbirkett]

Pardon my obvious ignorance, but whats Shafto's?

[minimax]

pbirkett said:

Pardon my obvious ignorance, but whats Shafto's?

a hostelry, good sir

[docevi1]

Shafto's is a pub just outside Spennymoor, about 10mins drive from Junction 61 of the A1.

Meet up for a chat/drink

[tvrbob]

pbirkett said:

Pardon my obvious ignorance, but whats Shafto's?

Shafto's is a pub in the grounds of Whitworth Hall Country Park

www.whitworthhall.co.uk/

[dexy]

you better print that map out bob for the 18th so we carnt get lost or shall i bring the sat nav with me ! count me n rach in, sod work been there to much last couple of weeks .no time even to look on ph
cheers neil

[docevi1]

The Marlin is back in my garage in all it's splendid glory!

>> Edited by docevi1 on Saturday 6th November 13:38

[tvrbob]

From the A1 Motorway

At junction 61 take the A688 "Spennymoor".

After joining it, follow A688 "Spennymoor" over 4 roundabouts.

At the 5th roundabout, take the 4th exit, right, "Spennymoor Town Centre".

At the next major roundabout turn left, first exit, "A688 Bishop Auckland"

After ¾ mile turn right at the traffic lights following brown signs "Whitworth Hall Hotel" which is on the right after 1½ miles.

From Durham

From the A690 towards Crook take the first left after Brancepeth Village.

Following the brown signs "Whitworth Hall Hotel" which is on the left after 2 miles.

[MickC]

docevi1 said:

The Marlin is back in my garage in all it's splendid glory! I fully recommend speaking to Alan Connelly of Wylam Garage!

So what colour did it turn out to be? My car is black, but officially it's either 'Anthracyte' or even 'adriatic blue' if I'm feeling posh....

[docevi1]

They don't know, apparently the colour thats on there isn't a "colour" but simply a mixture the original sprayer made up - it will be impossible to get the same colour again cheaply.

So it has a Mercedes dark blue on as that was the nearest match, I'm yet to see in the light mind

[MickC]

Well I trust is matches then. What else did you have done?

[hijack]
ps if ChrisJ is watching, how is your engine? I know you do other things on thursday, but from someone who's seen it in the flesh, would be nice to see the marcos on the road again. Any progress?
[/hijack]

Shall I invite all the lotus owners from work??

[docevi1]

I got the bonnet fixed, replaced the running board, and had the windscreen surround de-rusted and resprayed (it would appear they forgot to spray underneath after they had prepped it mind).

Next job for me is to jack the back of the car up, clean up all the metal by removing the flaky rust and coat the whole lot in POR 15 to make it good for the Winter, Re-stick the roof and generaly fiddle on

[docevi1]

Sigh, it's always too good to be true isn't it

[WildfireS3]

I'm definitely out for next Thursday. I'm off to London on business for the weekend. Train or TVR, not sure which yet.

[tvrbob]

tvrbob said:

I'm putting mine up on stands this weekend to hammerite and waxoil.

Rear end and off side front done. Should finish front near side today. Looks like I'll be there in my p&j and I won't be worried about wet roads and TVR outriggers. I wish TVR would use something more flexible to paint the wheel arch framework. Hammerite and stone chips don't mix.

I'll be there around 19:30 provided I don't get lost again.

[docevi1]

Bob, get hold of some Por 15, I'm told it's be bee's nonexistent knees when it comes to protecting against rust and stone-chips et al.

I'm going to be doing the same with mine in a couple of weeks (when I get some spare time)

[WildfireS3]

Don't you have to wash off the Waxoyl first if using POR15?

[docevi1]

you have to wash off the Waxoil, and scrub back any hammerite already applied before you put the Por 15 on. But it unlike Hamerite it is chip resistent & binds to rust.