I bought a big and joined the circus.

[Shandylegs]

Looks a decent spec bus that, for a bargain price.

[Floatylight]

If you are buying are you interested in this?

Sure there's a deal to be done...

 

[puddlethumper]

4 hours ago, Floatylight said:

If you are buying are you interested in this?

Sure there's a deal to be done...

 

I'll have a word when Jeffs back.

[puddlethumper]

The Custom Freightliner was bought and low loadered to the yard. I think it looks well cool. (Buckets to keep the water out of the stacks.) Cummins 8.2 with Allison automatic box.

[puddlethumper]

Some more pics of the freightliner. We are absolutely sure this is the only one in the country and very possibly in Europe.

These are before the clean up pics. The back seat is a bit, erm, manky. Going to get the wet and dry on to it and see how it comes up. The material seems pretty good quality and there are no rips in it. 

 

[puddlethumper]

The murals, which look quite well done, and a belt buckle, which is, obviously, the Australian version.

[puddlethumper]

Progress has been made on the fifth wheeler. New panel in and most of it straightened out. A new sheet of metal is arriving tomorrow which we are going to have to roll to get the shape for the bottom panel. Then it's spray it and fit all the trim bits. Will be finished this week.

[puddlethumper]

Looks like I'm not totally finished with the circus as I was asked to drive a truck from Cardiff to Glasgow last week for them. It was good to see everyone again. Many hugs from the ladies and all asking when I was coming back to which I had to inform them that I wasn't. Much disappoint.

[paulplom]

That's a bit sad Paul. 

The velour in the cab of the freightliner looks a bit worn..

[puddlethumper]

23 minutes ago, paulplom said:

That's a bit sad Paul. 

The velour in the cab of the freightliner looks a bit worn..

The velour does look worn but it's actually the pattern that makes it look that way. The truck has only done 33,000 miles.

[puddlethumper]

We had to make a new panel for the fifth wheeler so a sheet of ally was bought. The bottom edge had to be rolled so a bit of ingenuity was used. First pic is the trial effort which turned out better than we thought. Second pic is the design of our rolling machine* made from a length of truck exhaust pipe with an arm welded on each end and a piece of flat metal spot welded on to sandwich the sheet into. Third pic is the roller on the sheet ready to be rolled. One of us on each end and leverage did the rest. Fourth is after it was sprayed. Last is of it fitted before all the trim is fitted.

[puddlethumper]

And here it is all trimmed up.

[High Jetter]

That'll do