#040 – Kian Does some work!
This is our young Kian using the angle grinder for the first time to cut metal and grind which shows, we are working at building his confidence up with the tools and how to use them this does take some…
Category Volvo B10BLE 7176 National Express
With a heavy heart, we announce a decision has been made to sell 7176. Whilst we would love to see 7176 continue to be preserved by ourselves it has come to a point where it is not financially viable to continue with 7176 due to severe, well hidden, structural chassis rot.
As such, we feel the support and income we receive from everyone would be more beneficial and worthwhile to use on our 314 project.
Please note that any income received on 7176 will be re-invested in maintenance and ongoing works on 314.
7176 was our first project and we are grateful for the chance and opportunities to have kept 7176 on the road so long, however, realistically we cannot justify or accept to use supporter’s money in non-viable ways.
On a more positive note, progress is pushing along nicely on 314 and we can’t wait to show you more over the coming months.
From all of us at MancBuses, a huge thanks to everyone for all your support, whether it be Patreon, Teespring, or even watching us on YouTube. It all helps massively to grow and continue all we do in the Preserved Bus Community.
Gladly 7176 has moved on to the STRATFORD UPON HAVEN bus museum where they are willing to finish the job.
#039 – It has got diarrhea – oil change
The much-awaited Gearbox oil change is here. This was overdue even according to the manual it was overdue and in the words of ZF ” Oil level too low = malfunction” and we were getting malfunction so before the gearbox…
#038 – NASCAR meets Mr Bean
The time has come to remove the wheels. As most are aware on a bus the rear wheels are twins. Mancbuses don’t have the tool to crack the nuts off and later in the day, it turned out that it…
#058 – 3 months of standing
Three months after we parked 7176 up as we decided how to tackle the massive rust issue that we had. This made us come across a new issue which was the front wheels wouldn’t come off so we had to…
#046 – Ready for the road
After many months sat on axle stands moving a few feet backwards and forwards we are at the point where we can go out that shed door on a test drive. In this video, we go through what we have…
Average few hours at the shed
This video seems to of been forgotten about. I found this already uploaded to youtube as i am catching up and cleaning up as we swap whom we use to manage the channel and though different people managing different areas.…
#041 – A shocking moment
Well hello everyone, I thought I had posted this but clearly not. With a massive thanks to Leon who provided the funds to buy the tools and the shock to replace this one which was well past it. We…