Week 11 Compression Testing and Cleaning
Week 11 was a good week, Although in the grand scheme of things not much physically visible was achieved quite a bit was found out and a little bit of progress was made inside the vehicle. So lets start. We…
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Week 10 – Some progress has been made.
Welcome to this post for week 10. This week was a frustrating one as we continued to grapple with the starting issues of our Cummins 6BT engine. Despite replacing a fuel line, the engine remained difficult to start and struggled…
Week 9 – Proper Progress Made
Hi Everyone, In week 9 Jordan took the now fully charged batteries back to the bus and with a small list of jobs that he could do in the bag. This week he decided to tackle the engine again as…
Week 6,7 and 8 Progress is Slow
Welcome back everyone to this blog, Some weeks has passed now since we last posted about the progress with the restoration. There has been a gap of around 3 weeks in the weeks, This has been a tricky time for…
Week 5 of 104 – We have found all the Rot
This week Jordan did some prep work by cutting all the screws that was left over from the previous weeks floor removal leaving the bars a little smoother than they was ready for a grinding and making back into shiny…
Week 4 – Pretty much Gone
Well week 4 has come and gone, This week Jordan and Natalie worked hard once again in removing a bit more floor and taking more items to the storage locker that the Storage Works has provided for us. That is…
Week 3 – What have we done?
Well week 3 is here and we had a moment where we look at the work we have done so far and wonder what on earth have we done. Never have we ever gone to this level of restoration we…
Week 2 – Destruction Carries On
Welcome to week 2 of the Major Restoration. This week Jordan and Natalie carried on with the removal of the floor. However before we do that we had something in the way of the floor removal and that is a…
Week 1 – Rip out Starts
Week 1 of the Major restoration has been done. This week Jordan was joined by the family who help get this underway, We started with the removal of the first few seats at the front of the bus giving us…
The Major Restoration and Plans
Well the time has come to admit a little bit of defeat. This is in no way the end of the dart or the project if anything this is a new beginning and a new lease of life for our…