Back at base some yard juggling occurred.
First up was to stow away my Duuo Plus trailer and move it out of the way next to the shed. Then I moved my trailer tent out onto the front side lawn. After that it was time to shift motors.
My Citroen GS was pushed back to just off the end of my drive. Abby the 343DL was next. Hasn't moved since c.2014. I'd bought a battery in June and after sending Mrs H out with two 5L petrol cans. I chucked 5L in and after a few long cranks she fired up. Despite leaving the handbrake off, some hammerage was required to free off the brakes. Then I was able to move her back and sweep the area underneath.
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Next job was to move the real deal Black Beauty (also not moved in a similar amount of time), but unfortunately this car had no cylinder head fitted and suffered from similar stuck brake woes. Also the tyres needed pumping up. The bike was duly moved into position to provide a portable 12v Hella socket for the electric air pump.
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Then Abby was strapped on and used to pull the BB back.
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More sweeping in the area underneath occurred.
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Abby was then moved onto the front lawn and Mrs H steered while I pushed the BB closer to the wall. After that Mrs H took to the wheel of the GS (while I pushed) to move it in behind the BB.
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Next was to move the other white 340 on the left of the pic out. Another 5L of petrol was lobbed in, tyres inflated, brakes (and clutch) freed off and it was moved to just off the end of the driveway.
The original intention was to just move it over to the left a bit, but the plan changed and instead Abby was moved from the front lawn to the space next to the BB.
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Heavy rain stopped play and I moved the white 340 from just off the end of the driveway to the front lawn to save blocking the footpath. Not the easiest thing to do when access is only via the passenger door due to the driver's side being stuck.
Finally time to reverse the trailer in
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Then I had to think about how I was going to get the cargo off. Further lifting reinforcements required! Out comes the engine crane.
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And a strap was used to lift the loose chassis / body combo up off the deck of the trailer, along with moving it as far as I could to the end as the rear was still sat on the piano dolly. The front was then lowered onto the barrow truck.
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Lifting the rear this way wasn't working, so instead the rear of the chassis was jacked up and placed on axle stands so the trailer could be driven out from underneath.
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