The place was also a tyre repair service so we were asked many questions by other curious customers.
About 9am we went by taxi with Arthur to the enormous car parts market. Found a good many things & went back to the garage to continue working. Container after container of parts and accessories for all sorts of cars. Tried to buy a radiator similar to Morgan one but nothing close
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| Huge car parts market on the outskirts of Bishkek...every car enthusiast's dream. |
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| Included in the market is a wreckers yard where you can purchase bits from the wrecked cars. |
In the afternoon Johne turned up on his day off & wanted to know whether we needed a hand. He opened the boot of his car and there was a mig welder !! !Later on his brother also came & he did some welding on the front suspension cross bar and radiator bracket ( again ). This really gave me a lift in spirit as Johne was a mechanic for 5 years before being promoted to office job at Estocada. He removed drivers side rear spring, disassembled it and reassembled with the spare top leaf which we were carrying, then refitted same to car. He also lent me a brake line flaring kit which I used to reform the rear line which had been demolished when the drivers side spring eye broke off
Well done to Johne, a person of real empathy and commitment who saw our predicament and decided to help out. Thank you Johne.
Worked until dark then went to Fatboys Restaurant for some soup & bread. ( and a burger for me )
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