Darrencambs
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Hi All.
You may have seen this thread in another forum, but I'm reposting it here as it Earlybay seems like a more appropriate place considering this is an Early Bay..
We'd been looking for a Bay camper to add to our fleet, and after looking at a number of candidates, we ended up placing a spur of the moment bid on an abandoned restoration on ebay, and ended up with this... nicknamed Bunty (reg is 'UNT', and Bunty was the cleanest suggestion!).
Unfortunately, Bunty is a non-runner at the moment as the engine is not installed and with some serious end float issues will is likely to be more use as a garden ornament.
Having been abandoned by more than one previous restorer, bits of her are missing - scattered around garages around the UK no doubt, so we've already spent a small fortune at JK on various goodies like headlights, tail lights, heat exchangers, exhaust... the list goes on.
I'm yet to make a serious start on fixing her up, but my initial assessment suggests I'll be spending a few months on my back undoing the bodged welding underneath and getting her fit for an MOT. Long term plan is a full front to back / top to bottom restoration to return her to her former glory. Hopefully she'll be on the road by March next year, although at that point she will still be 'work in progress'
I'll be adding pics to my Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darren-cambs/collections/) as progress is made. You can also see my current TR6 project there. I will, of course, add photos here as well.
As Bunty is quite a few slices short of a full loaf... anyone with a set of early bay 'one year only' front brake callipers going spare? Or a fuel tank? Also - I picked up a 'D' spec 1200 engine, thinking I could use that to move the bus around the barn - of course, my 1600 exhaust doesn't fit so I've looking picked up a used silencer that I can shorten and patch up and bolt on to save annoying the neighbours too much!
Pics to on their way...
You may have seen this thread in another forum, but I'm reposting it here as it Earlybay seems like a more appropriate place considering this is an Early Bay..
We'd been looking for a Bay camper to add to our fleet, and after looking at a number of candidates, we ended up placing a spur of the moment bid on an abandoned restoration on ebay, and ended up with this... nicknamed Bunty (reg is 'UNT', and Bunty was the cleanest suggestion!).
Unfortunately, Bunty is a non-runner at the moment as the engine is not installed and with some serious end float issues will is likely to be more use as a garden ornament.
Having been abandoned by more than one previous restorer, bits of her are missing - scattered around garages around the UK no doubt, so we've already spent a small fortune at JK on various goodies like headlights, tail lights, heat exchangers, exhaust... the list goes on.
I'm yet to make a serious start on fixing her up, but my initial assessment suggests I'll be spending a few months on my back undoing the bodged welding underneath and getting her fit for an MOT. Long term plan is a full front to back / top to bottom restoration to return her to her former glory. Hopefully she'll be on the road by March next year, although at that point she will still be 'work in progress'
I'll be adding pics to my Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darren-cambs/collections/) as progress is made. You can also see my current TR6 project there. I will, of course, add photos here as well.
As Bunty is quite a few slices short of a full loaf... anyone with a set of early bay 'one year only' front brake callipers going spare? Or a fuel tank? Also - I picked up a 'D' spec 1200 engine, thinking I could use that to move the bus around the barn - of course, my 1600 exhaust doesn't fit so I've looking picked up a used silencer that I can shorten and patch up and bolt on to save annoying the neighbours too much!
Pics to on their way...