f100 revival

[will and Lyn]

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hi to our Italian and Cornish contributors and regular members
I havent been on lately because im to stuffed when I get home to even scratch myself unfortunately there is a labour shortage in W.A due to the boom
and unfortunately I am the soul provider of labour for my business plus a part timer
the Ol Black Betty has just recieved a transplant
A newly reconditioned 351 fitted with full gas valves and caps
the new aircon / heater goes in next week for our trip back to Queensland
Lyn and I will be heading back to Queensland late january to renovate the house we purchased it settles soon so hard work and plenty of it have been saving to renovate the house
every thing worked out fine leaving JFK there because we can set the kennedy up in the backyard and stay in it for the month while we are renovating the house then tow it home when we are finished
we were extremely fortunate in three respects last year being able to attend Reddos run and Coledale then head of to Hervey Bay where we had wanted to visit for a long time
and fortunate to find our house
because the place is so big 7 bedrooms two bathroom two kitchens etc we are going to set it up as a short stay for families and large groups
we will supply a four wheel drive
a tinnie and outboard and a catamaran for the occupants
if any parties are interested discount for members of our group
I saw a piece on A current affair where Hervey Bay was voted Australias happiest Town ( Interesting )
Lyn and I are happy I guess thats a start
We loved Jailbar and Sues part of the world would have loved to stayed there too
thanks again for the great stay JB and Sue Reddo and Trish
and all the other great people we met and the offers to stay with them however Ol Black Betty was on tender hooks a bit and we were lucky to drive home without any trouble so we drove straight home
the RACQ did some work on the effy and said dont drive it to far or we would be calling for a tow
got us home no probs ran on all 8 cylinders to WA from Queensland then the very next day I went out to start the car and did exactly the same thingas it did at the RACQ ran on 5 cylinders
OL Black Betty got us home and then carked it
how good is that
betty and JFK should be in januarys Aussie ute mag if not February
hope to catch up with some members while we are in Queensland and on the way home
all are welcome to come up and help us renovate if youve got a spare couple of weeks (chuckle chuckle)
free food and accomodation

5 minutes to the beach two streets back




Will and Lyn

[Roehm3108]

Hi Guys Was starting to wonder what had happened to you 2!! Good luck with the resto guys - sounds like a HUGE house. WHat suburb of Hervey Bay is the house located?? I used to live in Toogoom, just north of the Bay
Cheers
Ray

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Hi will and lyn
good to hear from U2 again.
You pair deserve everything that your new house has to offer. By the sound of it you have worked hard for your rewards.

Free food and accomodation sounds good. what a pity i go back to work about the time that you are planiing coming over. Would have been good to see yas swing in through here on the Motorfest weekend .. thats australia day weekend. do you reckon yas might be able to make it into newcastle for a Friday or saturday overnighter

The idea of a tinny and a 4X4 at the house is a great . fraser island is only 20 minutes away and i will definitely plan another holiday to include a few days in your "shack; and a 2 or 3 dayer on fraser. would love to get back up there for my 6th visit sometime in August or september and hook into those monster tailor that run past there at that time of year. Bit of a gamble letting people drive four wheel drives that have never used one ... or worse still are the type who know how to use it and flog the thing through salt water and up moinsterous sand hills. gunna have to be a bit chossey about who ya give the keys to.



Also good to hear Black betty is feelin' much better as well.
glad you are lookin after my truck.

Any mate. hope we can catch up when you are over here. either on the way up or on the way home. Plenty of accomodation ( and beer) here if ya wanna stay.

Reddo , Trish and the boys.

[will and Lyn]

hey there Ray for the thought
the suburb is Scarness thanks
hows jack goin hope all is well with you two
catch up next year

Gidday Reddo and JB
your not getting rid of me that easy we will be calling in to see you guys on the way through hervey Bay

We dont have any time table planned when we get there
I just want to start at the top and work my way through each stage first will be total kitchen and bathroom renovations
acid stain the concrete downstairs (thats an american system that makes concrete look like marble at a very low cost )
there is very few people doing it in Australia (look up acid stain on google and you will see how nice it looks or www.elitecrete.com
we plan to use a spray system called multifleck that originated in new Zealand to create some great effects on the upstairs floors
as well as the bench tops (Granite type effects)
render the outside walls with a limestone block effect
add some decking and outdoor areas
hopefully add value
build a small short term rental thing for retirement and move here permanently
I think the neck swollen hands and lower back are probably good for another two years after that the easy life may be were its at and what better place to spend it in
the only reason we are not going there to stay now is our daughter is having a baby in May and Lyn is going no where until after the baby is born except hervey bay to help me shes the house Painter(Im a registered painter and she paints better than me)
check our website www.theroofman.com.au

caravan caravan caravan

see you all soon

Will and lyn

[will and lyn]

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Hi v vanners

Saw the Australian ute story on JFK and black betty
came out extremely well got the vintage van website adress in there as well
Page 86 and 87 Jan and feb Australian ute released this week

We will be in Hervey bay in late january till mid february wrecking and putting the house back together
Im trying to think of a way to stay another4 weeks so we can go to the Queensland run


thinking ! thinking ! thinking !

if I can pick up some work in hervey Bay for a month maybe it could come to fruition
Thinking!

You all are a great bunch of people over there like Reddo said it has been a big year
lyn and I crossed the continent twice and carried out numerous runs including the full two week tours 5000 kilometres apart
Coledale was an experience no Vintage Vanner should ever miss
so when it comes around again make a point of going But ( Book Early )
and we loved every minute of it and wouldnt change it in any way it was fantastic
Ol black betty now runs like a new Lady should with the new 351 gas motor
so really it was a good thing she started missing before we come back over in january
got the air con going in soon so we are on our way again

hope to see you all soon
so keep good health and
remember newcastle at christmas is not a safe place to be if you look like father christmas

Will and Lyn

[Thierry]

Hi,
i am appologising inadvance on highjacking the thread, i left another thread about your van, i saw it in the aussie ute mag, could you contact me or leave a message on my phone as i would like to talk to you about the van, 0427124233, i see you are coming to the sunshine state soon, i hope you are bringing the van, could you contact me thank you.
Thierry

[will and lyn]

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Gidday thiery
sorry I missed your posting re Aussie ute mag
I will ring you on monday re the van
Will
ps
Even with the new last 20 posts they go through quick