- Unscrewed old, broken, spare wheel hanger. I was amazed when the bolts turned and came off, unseized and unrusted! Only took about 20 minutes to take off and that was because I was taking my time (turn out, turn back in, repeat, a bit at a time...) expecting them to seize on a rusted part of the bolt... Awaiting Mk4 hanger in post now (cheaper than a Mk 5 one). And once fitted I will 'exercise' the hanger every few weeks to make sure it works!
- Refitted the rooftop aerial I fitted months ago. You can probably just about see it in the avatar pic? Well ... I drove under a tree and camped; then the next day reversed out and broke off the aerial
. Fixing it involved getting one of those 4 section ladders, you know the ones that fold multiple ways, and with 3 sections straight and one bent out at about 110 degrees, it was just perfect height to get to the roof. I tied it to other side of van for safety. I didn't want to cop it like Rod Hull ...
- Brushed off some rust from the back bottom while I was down there. Urgh, messy. I need to figure out what I should do to treat the rust ... and then re-underseal it.
- Tidied the van up a bit. It's still a complete state and needs full tidy and clean after Glasto...