hi all, I finally went down to London and picked up the '61 single cab on Saturday. It was a 3 hour train journey then a 5 hour! drive back at an average of about 45mph (230miles). It used about a pint of all so I was quite impressed, though I wasn't impressed by the lack of heat, my legs nearly froze :( The damn thing is so rust free though I can't believe it :) It's got all the correct bits in the cab, black knobs etc. It has NOS tilt and canvas which I put up yesterday and it looks cool. I went round the bus and oiled just about everything and it works so much better, all the doors and flaps and lips and stuff all work smoothley now. I also adjusted the tick over speed as it was running a little high - it's actually got the carb off of an early bay on it. All I need to do is replace one if the reduction box outer seals as it's leaking a bit, although the bus is suffering from general neglect and just needed someone like me to get hold of it - i can't wait to fill the drop sides with oil! :) The gear shift is a bit ropey though, I think something must be worn along the way, because the gears are perfect it's just the shift on 1st , 2nd and reverse. 3rd and 4th are fine. Just some questions: Where does the spare wheel go ? Where is the chassis plate ? Lee.
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