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05-04-2006, 12:40 AM
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Chaosmobile goes on Seaquel Diet
Spent a few days with Gav over the weekend. After much consideration; I'd decided to have the floor in my Phantom the traditional 'stepped' way.
(1) on a cradle.....stripdown has started
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05-04-2006, 12:41 AM
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(2) - Crestomer
Dont think Trios had any intention of me seat plynth moving
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05-04-2006, 12:43 AM
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(3) - Gavster on the missing
thought he was avin a kip............... infact he was cutting out the bow tank
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05-04-2006, 12:45 AM
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(4) Butcher
top floor all gone to rear bulkhead in front of underfloor tank
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05-04-2006, 12:47 AM
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(5) - Easy Tiger!
I didt say take it ALL out!
bit late now 
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05-04-2006, 12:49 AM
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(6) progress
Chine box floor routed to countersink half-inch ply seat plynth. Custom shifter panel bonded in place.
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05-04-2006, 12:53 AM
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(7) - meanwhile back at the business end
Chaos has been busy hacking all the excess metal off of the trailer (and skin off his fingerz!).
Wanted to drop the boat 6 inches + onto new trailer bunks
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05-04-2006, 12:54 AM
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(8) - time for a Kebab
good job its a 3.5ton trailer 
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05-04-2006, 12:54 AM
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(9) - couple of coats
of oxide primer
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05-04-2006, 12:56 AM
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10 - Grandad does a bunk
TD puts in 20 minutes hard graft, 17 of which where drinkin Tea & eating all my fookin Twix's!
yeh....cheers Tone' 
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05-04-2006, 01:00 AM
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(11) - Glassed-up
All exposed areas have been glassed-over. Rear Seat frame adapted and bonded in place.
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05-04-2006, 01:03 AM
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12 - Go Go Go with the flow
All unwanted areas hav been masked-off, Previous floor finnish painstakingly removed & floor keyed in preparation.
Dust hoovered & all surfaces acetoned before the boy wonder hits the cockpit with the smooth stuff
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05-04-2006, 01:04 AM
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(13) - All white?
base coat all finnished
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05-04-2006, 01:07 AM
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(14) - Handy Technique
A nice (un)even dusting of grey fleck before Gav hits-out with the Post-box red. Really is quite a nice slip-resistant finnish.
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05-04-2006, 01:16 AM
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(15) - Job Done
Trailer has 2 coats of red paint, Bunks are refitted direct to the frame & Ali chequerplate for the steps. A BIG thanks to Jono  for providing some emergency Steel posts......... at 27 I really should know the difference between 25mm & 50mm (fookin putz!)
Another fine Job by Gav, lets load her up & head off home.
Cheers mate 
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05-04-2006, 08:33 AM
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Looks lovely dude.
I see you have copied me, thats a lovely shifter panel
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05-04-2006, 09:34 AM
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Country: uk
Location: Lancaster
Occupation: Ambulance Chaser
Interests: Sailing and going slowly.
Boat make: loser pussycat
Engines: V8
Cruising area: Used to be Windermere!
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Whose is the 2 door mk2 escort in the background on one of the shots?
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05-04-2006, 10:42 AM
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Escort: theres a Mk1 & Mk11 enthusiast opposite Gavs Unit
Burty: dont get lairy!
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05-04-2006, 10:52 AM
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Traveling
Country: UK
Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
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Here is the web site with the escorts on it
Has MkI MkII & Mk III's
http://www.northern-angels.co.uk/bir...ort-andrea.htm
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05-04-2006, 11:27 AM
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She looks like a four door - easier for rear access!
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