Sandblaster

Thurs.02.10.08. Back to the mundane task of fitting the final piece of leather trim, with the aid of the broom handle this was accomplished during the morning. Later I was back to Thunderdome part Deux to collect the springs. Stuart Causey is the son of the owner, who still possesses some marbles but is destined to join the rest of the sand blasters on Mars, in a later or parallel existence, explained in great detail how the company has been transformed from a desolate, puddle ridden, exposed yard to the state of the art collection of tin clad warehouses; no doubt with the assistance of a direct grant from the department of commerce and industry from the coffers of the ‘Inter-galactic EU’. The springs had been added to a batch of garden gates, which had been propped up in the centre of one of these vast warehouses. At first it seemed as if the cloud of smoke or mist that enveloped the interior of the building, odourless yet dense was difficult at first to instinctively recognise. It was sand; the finest atomised particles that had been continuously re-cycled morphing into a floating ochre mist that hovered at some predetermined height inside the shed. A rough and ready ‘suited up’ operator appeared from the mist gripping an oversized petrol pump aiming the barrel as if it was a shotgun. After releasing the jet of sand he immediately disappeared within the sinister fog. Five minutes later the same guy, this time normally clad, materialized in the yard carrying the two freshly blasted springs. I exchanged 10 quid, entered the ‘transporter chamber’ to be dispatched directly back to planet earth.

A couple of layers of Hammerite and the front springs have been transformed into brand new units. I also suspect as well as hope that because of their ‘age’ and undisclosed provenance they may be slightly softer than present day replacements, as such should be a better alternative. They may be the answer, but only after the car is corner weighed can the true suitability of the complete suspension unit be properly assessed.