WE'RE ON THE ROAD!!!

Took the Daimler in for inspection today and she passed! Picked up and fitted plates and got all excited so did a very bad job of adding stickers

Still a good few niggly things to deal with but no running problems in the 50km round trip in heat so pretty happy.

Will start adding names to the car over christmas so if you have any loved ones who have battled cancer who you would like to see on the car let me know.

Proof!

 

Made a detour on the way home from work today so I could have a bit of fun on the Daimler when I got home (I actually drove the Daimler to work which was great to be able to do!)

Hotrodders and Kustomisers should be able to see where this is going



No expense spared


If this doesn't work it's going to be REAL hard to undo...



SUCCESS! Wrapped with the results, especially as it all took less than 20min

 

around 40 degrees here today in Melbourne, what better time to be painting a car?

First up was to finish the lacework. A little masking uP


Being so hot the paint was dry almost as it came out of the car so I could unmask nice and quick to check the results


SUCCESS! The Suus Cruising 2013 Shitbox Rally 2013 car has now been SUUSed



While I was on a roll I decided to get the markers out and start preparing to add names to the car. First the paper template:


Then about half an hour with the marker on each side of the car:

 

With a few days left in 2012 we are less than $10 off reaching $1,000 in donations and fundraising, which we are very proud of. We will hopefully have a few major sponsors locked in who we can announce fairly shortly too.
If you would like to add a couple of dollars the link as always is Everyday Hero Australia: SHITBOX RALLY 2013

Making the most of the Christmas/New Years break we began to add some names to the car. Earlier this year we asked for people to provide the names of loved ones who have fought cancer who they would like remembered on the car. We have received nearly 40 names so far, and we added every one of them today.

As you can see there is still space in the Jaguar, and we have not even started to add any names to the second side of the car. We are happy to add as many names as are given to us right up until the rally, so if there is someone you would like included please let me know.

 

And in a matter of hours not only have we reached our target for 2012, but we've doubled it! Over $2100 is very exciting. We've still got around $6,000 to raise to reach our overall target for entry this year but we are excited to be this far so early. Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far, it is greatly appreciated.

 

A big patch of dead grass on the front lawn indicates the replacement left fuel tank is no better than the original, so rather than go hunting for another replacement I decided to have a go at patching the original. You can certainly see why this one was leaking!





2 tubes of repair putty later and I chucked a quick coat of left over purple over everything so that when the tank is test-filled I will hopefully be able to see the leak from the bleeding paint



CB radio is in (just need to buy an antenna)


Exciting toy is in also, will hopefully become a handset for the CB


And we are now at near 50 names. If I have forgotten any please let me know.

 

Finally got the tank to hold fuel on Friday night


And just in time too, as we had the Daimler's public debut on Saturday at Kustom Nats! Was a great day out. the car travelled the farthest it has in the time we've owned it (I covered close to 300km all up in the day, about half the distance we will be covering each day of the rally), returning 15L/100km 'economy'. Only issues to report are an overly enthusiastic alternator, a sticky fueltank switch and a wire connector broken to the left hand fuel pump, so not too bad at all!

Was a great day out, we added about 10 names to the car, filling the left hand side leaper and beginning on the right. We also raised a fair bit of awareness and around $140 in donations. Was a great event as always and we really appreciate the organisers allowing us in.

 

If anyone is interested to see more of Kustom Nats I have plenty of pics here:

SUUS: Kustom Nats 2013

 

Finally got around to splicing my test gopro video from KustomNats together. Shot mostly from the Shitbox Daimler's bonnet, take a little look at a great day out:

Kustom Nationals 2013 SUUS Shitbox style - YouTube

We're not too far off hitting $3,000 in donations now, very happy with that result with several months to go!
Everyday Hero Australia: SHITBOX RALLY 2013

 

Well done on a great job with the Daimler! Really impressed (and a little jealous) with how much work you get done each weekend! Best of luck with the event and have a great time while you're there!

Cheers,

Tony.

 

Yeah good on ya, I love the spray painting on the roof and boot. And the leaping cat turned out awesome!

All the best and keep the updates coming.

 

A fantastic effort, well done. I'm surprised at how well the roof turned out!

I think you'll have a ball on the rally itself.

 

Thanks Guys!

Had a lazy long weekend when it comes to the Daimler but still got a little done. Had a bit of fun with a spare badge I had kicking around to confuse some people and added a little housepaint to the tyres (How could we not when they have a brand name like that?!)






In very exciting news we have a fundraising event coming up with the South Sea Roller Derby league in March. We are wrapped with the opportunity and will provide more details shortly. South Sea Roller Derby | Roller Derby Melbourne

 

Haha that's gold, I love it.

 

Great work. I wish you all success.

Keep posting pictures and video.

The Phillip Island test run looks to have been a blast.

 

Phillip Island track is always amazing to drive around.

Had a bit of fun with the Daimler this week. We'll be attending a couple of club events during the coming week so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to finish off the cars from the 2012 rally drawn on the passenger side of the car. Also did a matching set on the drivers side of known cars of the 2013 rally
Feeling all motivated I painted whitewalls onto the front tyres to match the rears, but sadly rain from this week washed them all off Anyone know if you can use enamel or other oil based paints on tyres without doing damage? Keen to paint them on again in something more permanent!

On the practical side I replaced all the remaining fuel lines front to rear to eliminate any chance of a leak in the vicinity of Lucas electrics. Even more important now that I've noticed the Alternator is a Lucas unit!

 

What an amazing week!

Wednesday night we had the pleasure of joining the Jaguar Club of Victoria for their first meeting of the year. We made a small presentation on the rally and our participation to an overwhelmingly positive crowd, we were nearly nudging club members out of the way with the car to leave the venue at 11pm. The response was overwhelming, with plenty of recommendations and suggestions for modifications and preparations to make. We are very proud to announce the Jaguar Club of Victoria as our first official sponsors of 2013! Their support will bring us up over $3000 in fundraising so far which is very exciting with 3 months to go.
Jaguar Car Club of Victoria Ltd

We were pretty tied up over the weekend but still managed to progress the artwork somewhat.

 

What a hot week it has been here in Melbourne! took the Daimler for a quick test run today since it's been a week or 2, still driving beautifully. Going to start on a bash plate soon, anyone know if it is possible to easily raise the front suspension a little on these? Theresa had some friends over and we got plenty of drawing done!

 

This car is coming along awesome, keep up the good work!

 

Thanks Timmeh!

Any Roller Derby fans out there?

Saturday March 23rd the South Sea Roller Derby is holding a Bruise Cruise bout against the WA Roller Derby, and $1 from every ticket goes to our Shitbox Rally fundraising! So get along to see a great bout if you can get to Keysborough on the day.



Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/346113275498735/

And our direct fundraising page as always:
Everyday Hero Australia: SHITBOX RALLY 2013