Oops - prototype bay...

I'm pleased with the "look". I really didn't want it to look flash. It's covered with oil already. Laurrie over-filled it. I think he did it for fun (I know him pretty well). Why? Because in his minds eye he saw shiney bits and a stainless exhaust, where I wanted it to look like an unloved, ignored oily piece of poop. I got my wish. lol

Before:


After:

 

that looks very respectable mate 8)

I always like a nice shiney engine in rat look busses personally (not that I'd class yours as 'rat'.....too nice for that )

 

Small tip for you dude... get your filter hoses remade with crimped ends... jubilee clips are notorious for not holding oil lines!!

other than that, top work

 

Are you keeping those tailpipes still dude?

I thought an impreza had pulled up at mine when you arrived lol

 

No ideas off the top of my head but ill have a think

 

The front brake cylinders started to show their age. First one side then the other so they've now been replaced with new and a set of new shoes. The brakes have bedded in and are as good as they're going to get in their present form. :- They stop really well if you press really hard - typical brakes reallly - no problems but hard work and a constant niggle that you wouldn't really want to have to test them for real.

so... Ebay punt...


Comes with M/C actuating rod and one way valve so I just need some pipe and a servo bracket.

If it works... :?

 

Are you going to paint it all up pretty lol

 

One problem I know I'll have is that the pipe from the top-up reservoir in the cab won't reach the reservoir on the servo M/C. It's ali or stainless pipe in the cab, I haven't looked underneath yet. If it's the same it should be easy possible to extend it with some flexible pipe in the middle.

 

Reservoir's in the front panel nr the headlight bowl.
At £45 posted - I couldn't resist the gamble with it being complete. I think most of the cack is underseal and the damp looks like brake fluid that's leaked out when he moved it as he claims. I have a good feeling about it.

Passed MOT a couple of weeks ago.

 

Well you had a good feeling about that exhaust i found and it turned out to be a corker so trust the force young jedi lol

I take it you dont want to relocate the original res then dude?

I only ask because ive seen them mounted on the bulkhead behind the driver or passenger seat before

 

I'll do whatever's easiest - I'm lazy. Bulkhead's a good idea, I've seen them there too.

 

Nice and easy to top up aswell id imagine

 

.......... a bit unsightly on the bulkhead IMHO but if it makes life easier or you can disguise it then all's well