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I agree, all the gauges are glorious!

Or in the case of a fair few b9tl's stand on foot brake, engage reverse, nothing, jump up and down footbrake, nothing, get an elephant to sit on footbrake, and we have reverse! It did always seem a bit odd, if the vehicle is moving the ecu won't select reverse anyway so it's not even a useful fail safe in that respect!

It does get rather overwhelming. I should have stuck to my thoughts of getting rid of a lot of it some time ago. But alas, no one wanted it, I can see why. Hopefully I can get a bit more time up there and actually finish some things sooner rather than later

@@adventuresinrust1644 we always start with the best intentions. 😂😂 As you say, fellah, you might get a bit more time! Buses are different... especially as you need a lot of space and everything is so much bigger. 🤔😂 Cars on the other hand are different! What's the plans for the ambulance? I remember the video of you getting it running👍🏼

@willwelch5700 buses used to be quite enjoyable to do, but I've definitely lost the love these days. Although bigger, generally they're easier to work on than cars, access is usually pretty good. The ambulance was next in line after the bus, and I guess it still is. It needs everything doing, but I do want to get it done at some point, it's a delightful, characterful, little thing. Again, much smaller than the bus, but needs more things doing..

I'd definitely have a word with your employer! I had a word with mine, I told me there was nothing I could do about it right now, but I'd review my case in 6 months!

Depressing isn't it. I know I should just live it, but...

I'll do my best dude! No guarantee on the dying thing though

The lance has plenty of danger alarms, all of which now work, I think.

Thank you. Yes, it's a short mk2 national with a pod. One of a small batch I believe

I guess 55mph was considered plenty by most buyers. I'm surprised badgerline paid the extra for the 5hp500, but yeah, they were far nicer to drive. I doubt this one will be finished any time soon. But yeah, we'll see how it goes.

It does rather appear to have slid down my head!

It's literally exactly the same as it was 3 years ago. A decade might be optimistic

Not much of a vid sadly, more rambling nonsense.. I think there's 14 or so lances still about. Mostly phase 2 Verde bodied lances, but there's at least 2 low floor versions, best I know my 2 are the sole remaining phase 1 Verdes, but I'm always happy to be proved wrong!

​@@adventuresinrust1644They where never common round here, mckindless had a few slfs with berkhof bodies, seems pretty modern compared with b10m with Alexander ps bodywork that where everywhere here until 10 years ago

@groeacht8525 funny innit, I still think of b10m's as modern. I'm not sure we'll ever see a preserved N280UD or electric bus, so a b10m and everything of that era could spell the last of the preservation scene for quite a while

Never driven a 4 pot fg, but I'm told they're as loud as they are slow. But I adore my fg. It drinks petrol almost as fast as I can fill it, but it's got so much character. I gather the trucks were rather marmite, love or hate. I really want a thrupenny bit fg truck, maybe one day, but I think I'd stick with the 4 litre petrol donkey over the diesel

The only chance I'd have of finding a better body tub would be to wait for one of the very few well cared for sheerlines to come up for sale, which could be decades, then I'd have to destroy a well cared for car for that body tub. I've looked at a couple of 'barn find' sheerlines, sure, not much money, but they're as rotten as this one.

Given it's age and the life it's had I don't think it's really any worse than I thought it was, although yeah, it would have been nice to see less holes and filler, but hey ho. Once I get the grinders out and chop it all out it'll look better. Probably. Maybe..

Never met a grumpy cow yet, although I've never pulled an ear off a cow so yeah... These doors are known for going out of shape apparently, so I'm inclined to, er, reshape them so they fit the car

I don't sadly, all the guys I knew have long since retired. I'm sure there's plenty about but none with personal recommendations that I know.. I always hate paying someone to do something then being disappointed, hence I usually ruin it myself. I'm just as annoyed, but saved the expense!

@adventuresinrust1644 at least if you bodge it yourself, you know who to look for to give them a stern talking to.🤣

@huwdavies6650 exactly so! And I do, often..

I have been looking around at various inner wings, oddly enough, nearly all commercial stuff given it's grand scale, there may be a few options I've found, not worried about the flat bits that's easy, but yeah, if I can find something with a similar shape for the curved bits that would definitely make life easier!

Tentatively, it begins, yes. Rustival 3 is the aim yeah, this of course assumes there will be a rustival 3, it'll be in March and back at Gaydon of course.. I do have a huge number of parts for it, there are of course more I'll need and some I just can't get but I'm working on solutions for that. A labour of insanity I think, but we'll see how we go!

Yeah, it's pretty much finished now it has all 5 arm rests working, after a fashion. I'm easily pleased, but find the front ones adorable, and clearly rarely used given that some leather still exists on them. Yes, you're quite correct, from what I know they did use a sheerline chassis, imagine it ended up being junked after.. Ooh, Midsomer, got family there, don't go through there often these days, but during my years of bus driving I spent a fair bit of time travelling through

There's many dents in the roof from the tree landing on it. Everything is dented.. Everywhere.. Chassis seems square so far, although I've not actually stuck the lasers on it yet, but I think it's OK. Not sure my girlfriend would want to make the interior frankly, it's not just the covering, the frames all need overhauling too, and the door cards, carpets, headlining.. Although I think I've found a dude that gets what I want to achieve with it so that might be fine. Yes, it'll cost more than the car is worth, but it should be leather, so it will be leather. I'm still hoping to find a wing in better condition, but if I can't I'll have a go myself, where's the fun in paying someone else to ruin it when I can do that myself! I liked the patina the car had some years ago, but it's way beyond patina now, it's a rusty shed, scruffy I'm fine with, rust I am not..

@@adventuresinrust1644 we all behind you Bro. Fix the rust dust it in and polish up. Blacks a hard colour to fake. It has to be perfect or it will look like it’s full of filler every time the sun hits it. I help paint a Ford Capri JPS mk3 in my apprentership . 9 coats of paint we applied. Block sanded every coat. Cellulose paint. It was perfect when finished. It’s the only way with black paint. Best drop that roof lining and apply pressure to the dents. Release tension on back end. Good luck. We following on.

@Doggymcdoggy664 I painted bits of my other black car, the results were not perfect but acceptable for me. A reasonable but not perfect paint job is fine for this car, I don't want it to look restored, and I don't mind the odd ding or dent either, it's had plenty of scrapes over the decades. There's not much roof lining left, most has been missing for years, but yeah I'll get some heat on the roof and give it all a tap once the seats are out and it's in a slightly better position in the shed

@@adventuresinrust1644 you need a flat floor. A four wheel mini Jack and a length of 2x4 . Maybe a square pad and sponge. Jack the middle of dent and tap the outside of the crease from the top and apply a little pressure at a time. Maybe rubber hammer. Think I’d tackle the roof first. A little heat could help . See what happens to rest of body when roof strait. Good luck. Patience is the way. 👍

The body will be strapped to the ramp, I know that's level, unlike the garage floor! I have a man in stock that does dents, I'll let him loose with the hammer and dollies, he knows what he's doing, I'll watch and have a few smokes whilst he works his magic!

The issue with a tour of the buses currently is that they're full of stuff, and a bit buried.. However, it's entirely possible that something might be happening with them at some point, just can't guarantee when sadly. The lance will be next after the car, probably..

@@adventuresinrust1644 ah, fair enough! I shall look forward to seeing the Lance. Eventually... 🤣

@countludwigvonnippeltassel there's a couple of vids on it from way back I think. Although that might be Facebook.. Can't actually remember now.. But yeah, most of the exciting bits are done on it, so it's ripe for the dull bits to feature on the channel given the general awfulness of the stuff I upload!

@@adventuresinrust1644 🤣🤣

If it does turn into a 3 year resto then so be it. I cannot leave it like it is, I want the car to outlast me, it won't like it currently is. The rev counter won't work though, if I were keeping the electronics Mr. Webb added then I'd just leave it where it is, but I'm not, so it will just be a dead screen..

@@adventuresinrust1644 think these vehicles will be outlawed long before you Die. Clean it up and drive it. Fill it full of kitty hair. Have some fun. That car been around a river or the ocean. You need to replace every panel. Good luck my friend.

@Doggymcdoggy664 we have a few historic car clubs that fight our corner pretty well here, no doubt in time what remains will be museum exhibits that occasionally get run to show the youth of tomorrow what was once the norm, and they'll marvel at the noise of an internal combustion engine and wonder what witchcraft makes it happen, but I think we're pretty safe for now. I do hear what you're saying, but I just can't leave it as it is, it's not who I am, I'm no concours restorer by a long shot, but equally I want it to be right, and it's far from that now.

You mean the general populous isn't awake at this hour usually? This is mid afternoon for me! It's 40 odd minutes of dull nonsense as usual but hope not helps you sleep!

​@@adventuresinrust1644 I probably should be asleep, if I'm not up at 6 to let the dog out I'll be the one cleaning the carpet. Have you considered pressure washing the body to find the soft bits and filler, patches on patches are like the layers of an onion. The gasket rubber for the wings is still available for VW's, obviously would be a bit short for a massive limousine

​@groeacht8525 6am? Jeez, I couldn't cope with that! I'll look into the vw piping ta. I had intended to wash it properly but, well, it's going back to bare metal so I didn't bother in the end

Yeah, I always laugh at your bird dropping problem, at least that's outside, try having an elderly dog. VW stuff is available in 25yard rolls, know that's the least of your problems when there's no structure in the body. Are the seats covers genuine animal furs? I swear I saw an ear hanging off one

@groeacht8525 I've had elderly dogs and cats, so I know how it is, but they're all worth it, animals are the best people. I'm trying to assemble everything I need in advance, so if I can get one more thing ticked off the list then that's all good! Ta Edit.. Actually I have no idea what was used for seat coverings, it was leather, the there's, well, something wrapped over it, then there's what looks like sheepskin but could be almost anything, pretty sure they've almost reached sentience so it's likely there's some ears!

Thanks, it's fairly slow going at the moment with other commitments and the weather, but I've done a fair bit behind the scenes and a bit more I did record

Oddly I wish it wasn't me doing it! It's rapidly turning into a fairly ridiculous amount of work! But, it is an absolute beast

@@adventuresinrust1644 I'm toying with buying one Chris! I first wanted one in the early 90's I had a a35 then! 61 now Lol. It will be my final classic car! Look for ward to your next post, loving them!!!

@Cosmicalien-j2j if its the one in south Wales or the one in Thurso you're brave! There was one for sale in Gloucester but the seller never came back with pictures.. A30/35s are lovely little cars, rather less sheet steel than a sheerline, but I can heartily recommend having one, they're awesome cars

@@adventuresinrust1644 Chris i'm seriously looking into it! Like you I'd love a Sheerline! Best, Dave.

@Cosmicalien-j2j I can heartily recommend having one. Even in the state mines in, it brings me joy every time I see it

It's certainly a labour of love, tinged with a little insanity! Routemasters are very popular over here, and go for very big money, I think there's a few in Australia?

Interesting, maybe I should move and see if it improves! Although the bx's don't suffer with constantly failing bearings and tyre scrub. I think it's just this car. This car was a Friday afternoon car they spread out over several Friday afternoons!

Seems that way, from all the work you've put in, and a pain in the arse, defined, me thinks. This one can picture the Citroen workforce just shrugging their shoulders, in THAT French way!

@thisiszaphod ha, I can actually picture some blokes shrugging whilst smoking some roll ups! 'tis for the English market, good enough'.. For the 2 days a year it works as it should it's a fantastic car, but I'm really losing the will to live with it frankly..

Quite fancy a c8.. This thing isn't that heavy, and it's shredding it's tyres because the alignment is all to cock. Despite it spending more time on a hunter than on the road! It's the most infuriating car I've ever owned

@@adventuresinrust1644 Wobs did quite a big mileage in his C8 with minimal grief (aside from someone nicking his catalysts) Ours was the same year / engine / Non FAP but only made it to 80K miles before the DMF started to break up then something electrical went weird and kept throwing up numerous fault codes - wasnt the battery, but it was never the same fault code twice. However it was very much like driving a well appointed living room in terms of comfort and also went pretty quick.

@micrashed did they have bsi units? Probably a bit previous for multiplex I'd guess. Very rare to find an auto version, and I'm lazy, I like autos, but yeah, my neighbour had one and a couple of mates down here had a few over the years, nice comfortable cars you can use as a van but still handled surprisingly well for a big old bus

@@adventuresinrust1644 Oh god aye the stuff we had in the back of ours (and you can sleep in them too). Now got an Alhambra - very similar size but I do worry about the DPF on it and being VAG I lie awake at night thinking its going to shit itself in new and expensive ways.

@micrashed oh god, vag and dpf.... I feel for you mate!

It's a very rusty engine, but in general I'm a massive fan of these motors, thirsty, but pretty much indestructible and very smooth.

@@adventuresinrust1644 I bet the crank and rods are ok with a bit of oil and diesel she might free up , good that you got that diff off the other sheerline very useful

It's been full of water for decades, so I suspect the crank is toast, but I'll find out in due course

It does sadly, the joys of getting old.. Although currently my cat is causing the biggest issues, and rapidly racking up vet bills to rival Greece's national debt! Doubt there will be much bus stuff coming up, unless Matthew dies some videos, I'm concentrating on the sheerline and some bx fiddling as time allows at the moment, and there's quite a lot I must do to the daily hack, but there will definitely be swearing involved in all of it!

Pretty sure 700 was semi auto, although I could be wrong. It's quite a complex system for the era, but Matthew is better placed to answer that, I'm a zf man

@@adventuresinrust1644 yea it was originally. the retrofit worked if you left the gear selector in 5th the whole time it would work as an awful auto. ZF is on another level.

@rogermoore52 ahh, a it like London transport with the merlins and swifts? 4th was also auto. I do like my zf boxes, my bus has a 5hp500 ecomat with the est ecu. It's superb

700 has moved on, not sure who owns it now but it's been gone a little while. We're not near Chippenham, and for obvious reasons we don't disclose our location.

The electronics are fine, for now, when they work. When they don't they'll be a huge issue and quite a lot of the wiring in the car is very aged / burned / corroded, so it's all going.

I've got pretty much everything for the engine in stock and ready to go

It does yes, I think they all did. The pump is missing from my car, and the actual Jack's are corroded solid, so even if I could make it work I wouldn't trust it

I'll pull the motor apart, but given how many years it's been outside and filled with water I don't hold out much hope.. It was a shame about the drum, but l shall try very hard to extract the the other 3 without destroying them. Any parts I don't need will be offered for free, it's paid for itself already in my view

It does, but the pump is missing, and it clearly hasn't worked for decades, I suspect the chances of getting to work are slim at best

Yes, and used in commercials right into the 1980s

I do know a few banger racers, who have said they'll ask around, but I've not seen a sheerline go round the track for a very very long time, so I'd guess any bits there were have long gone

Quite so, it's a remarkable find. I'm sure there's some brand new parts hiding somewhere, but I'm fairly sure this must be the lowest mileage used sheerline parts in the world. Best I know the car was written off very early on in its life, the chassis was purchased from a scrap yard for spare parts by a guy that had a sheerline. I'm guessing his car never went wrong because he never used them.

Indeed, better still, it was just down the road! I'll have another go at it on the week. When hopefully it'll be a bit cooler!

And me, I genuinely can't wait to get some miles on this car

Absolutely, it was a great buy! If I had infinite space I would keep it all, but space is limited, largely because I keep old junk! That's interesting, thanks. Hadn't actually given any thought to the axle being used in other vehicles, but I'll certainly look into it, if I can find a taller geared diff that will bolt straight in I'd definitely get one, the engine is so torquey it could easily cope with higher gearing, and make it a more relaxed cruiser. I'm certainly going to strip the engine and see just how bad it is, but given it was full to the rockers with water I suspect it's mostly scrap but I'll find out this week if I get chance

@@adventuresinrust1644 another thing i was curious about, is the engine the same as the other Austin/BMC 6's , so could it have the twin or triple carb SU setups used on these engines?

@stevehill4615 yes, it's the same engine. A triple su setup from the A135 will bolt directly to it. It's something I'm considering doing, although the engine in my ambulance (pretty much the exact same engine) runs quite happily on a single 1 1/2" su with a no. 5 needle. So I might just do that. Not sure yet

38? Blimey, is self combust in that! Yeah, the mic isn't really working out, for reasons I know not it was only working on the left channel, I'm probably doing something wrong, might just go back to using the phone mic. I don't really get on with technology!

Well, brand new 72 years old kinda thing! I wouldn't recommend watching every minute, I'm incredibly dull.

There's other opportunities for scavenging, but they're far away, but I might yet!