'71 SWB Bus

[Southerner]

Bought early August, spent most of 2005 looking like this:



Planning permission finally came through in Jan and last month I finished the car port so now looking like this:



All set for sorting her out. Bus is pretty sound, well sealed and oiled by the previous owner for the most of her life but a few areas went neglected.




So far this is the worst. O/S rear arch and corner need replacing as will both wings eventually, but they can be patched up for the time being.

Engine good, top speed 55mph...





...but sound.

Interior nice, I'll get some pictures of this soon. Wiring is on its way out and I'm in the process of replacing most of it, done a few bits so far.

Hopefully more to follow in the next few months.

[Luke]

Nice 55 out of a perkins you'll be lucky
look forward to reading about this one!!!

[Southerner]

That's what the old speedo was telling me, not got the new one up that far yet though...

[Luke]

That's what the old speedo was telling me, not got the new one up that far yet though...

must have been down a hill then

[Southerner]

Not many hills in Essex Luke, 55 on the flat by the old clock - admittedly there was "a few things" wrong with that one (hadn't had any glass for some time), I'll get her out on the open road next week with the new one and see what it tells me... Real bonus when the new clock went in though - fuel gauge started working! Previous owner had put a pipe in to see the tank level when all he needed was a new cluster (saves me crawling around underneath). Now I've got two ways of knowing when to fill up.

[Transitwalla]

That's what the old speedo was telling me, not got the new one up that far yet though...

must have been down a hill then

If the van has been standing for a while dust settles on the speedo actuators causing it to read high {yes dust can get inside the clock cluster].

[Luke]

you might get 55 most i had out of mine was 68 down a very steep hill, but i could only get 45/50 on the flat but i did regret removing the perkins and fitting a Di

[Neil]

only time that ll do 55 is on the back of a transporter

[madmark]

when i had a old 74 amby years ago i removed the essex then fitted a perkins! after trying to get more than 45pmh out of it i took it out a week later! people said dont fit the york they are bad engines ,but i think i should of gone york even if it ment going through some cans of easystart!

[FredTransit]

i see big potential in yoru bus, and tax exempt too! Do you need planning permission for a car port? I thought you didn't as it doesn't have sides.

[maxlee]

keep the pics and updates coming

[Southerner]

Hi Fred - was news to me as well, apparently if you have anything that will be closer to a road than your house you need plannign permission, regardless of what it is. I have a garage access "road" running next to the drive and so needed to go through the whole process. I put in for a conservatory on the same application which didn't need plannign permission as it wasn't nearer the road than the house.

[madmark]

she is looking good! you have done a exelent repair job on the front lower part!

[FredTransit]

Hi Fred - was news to me as well, apparently if you have anything that will be closer to a road than your house you need plannign permission, regardless of what it is. I have a garage access "road" running next to the drive and so needed to go through the whole process. I put in for a conservatory on the same application which didn't need plannign permission as it wasn't nearer the road than the house.

oh I see! That's good to know, as if we did away with our 'workshop' and put up a tall car prt instead, it would be on the side of our house, so not near the road. But it's always better to check as planning bodies differ area to area.

[AndyG]

oh I see! That's good to know, as if we did away with our 'workshop' and put up a tall car prt instead, it would be on the side of our house, so not near the road. But it's always better to check as planning bodies differ area to area.

So do the neighbours