Tam and Toby ~~ Hunting Zorba .....Take two.

[Greenway]

Pleased your home safely Northernraider.
Thanks for taking the time to post your travels. As usual a good read, great photos and videos.

 

[Top Hat]

Glad you made it home safe and sound because I'm sick to death of being envious over the last few month's lol
Nice one Tam

 

[Northernraider]

I was waiting for an appropriate moment... because you had allsorts of travel stress when I saw it mentioned...

Isn't it necessary to have at least 2 windows in the habitation area for DVLA for change of use?

Only if you want motorhome status
Im happy with van with windows

And i may fit one or 2 smaller double glazed units ...but i dont want these huge single glazed condensation catchers

 

[Al-Di]

has your Mum done your washing yet,

 

[intokenny]

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Rusty bus ....and it wont start battery is dead aswell as the car one

That's a big one!!!

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[Lenny HB]

That's a big one!!!

He's a big boy.

 

[jumartoo]

Thanks for the thread Tam. I've read it all.

It doesn't seem so long since your setback and return home last year, yet so much has happened in the interim. And now you're back home again.

I'll look forward to a renovation thread, even if I don't post.

Say hello to your mum and good luck xxx

 

[Langtoftlad]

PS...

Did you ever find Zorba ?

 

[nicholsong]

PS...

Did you ever find Zorba ?

I think it will need another dance - maybe in his new costume.

 

[rich g]

Thanks for the great read you have visited and experienced some wonderful places and posted great photos,I'm going to miss your your reports.
Good luck with the rebuild.
Richard

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[Jasz]

Well done Tam. Great trip and very interesting places you visited, as well as all the lovely places you stayed. Loved the drone pictures.
Good luck with the conversion, I'm sure you'll do a great job

 

[Blossom]

Good that you are home Tam. Thank you for posting your adventures I have loved reading about them and seeing all your photos. I am now looking forward to your new thread of the build of your new home.

 

[KiwiKampers]

Thank you for allowing us to travel with you. It has been a delight.
I was particularly impressed with your drone footage and images.

 

[travlinman]

Hi, welcome home. Been following your thread from the start, I now look forward to the saga of The Rusty Bus.

 

[Alcfire]

Hi Tam , welcome home. I’ve been following your thread from your breakdown, only bought my Moho 2 years ago and have been thinking of going abroad in it. Can positively say, I will be going abroad, you have inspired me to do similar
Denis

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[audlin]

Thanks for sharing your adventures, Tam. I really enjoyed the photos and videos as I've never been to Greece and and they provided a very welcome escape from lockdown. I look forward to seeing how you get on with the van conversion.

 

[Viennese]

PS...

Did you ever find Zorba ?

Of course not, he didn't go to Crete and Zorba was Cretan! Thanks Tam, love your journey, I have never followed a thread for that long. My partner was getting sick of hearing about your trip, so p'raps it's as well you've got home!

 

[GROGGY64]

What time will you start the “strip out” today Tam? You are dying to get started I know.

 

[Figaro]

Bloody hell, give him a chance to get sorted out !
Lunchtime start I'd say lol

 

[Northernraider]

What time will you start the “strip out” today Tam? You are dying to get started I know.

Started yesterday lol

Gotta do my test this morning and get that sent off and then ill be back at it.


Problem is i really need rid of the seats asap
Its disgusting inside ....i think it was a school bus ....but ive found £5.65 so far

My plan at the minute is to get all the seats stripped out and the overhead racks etc but then i want to take it for an mot before i start stripping all the floor out etc. Its a big bus and if i need to move it to a barn or something then id prefer it to be able to be driven.
As its only done 6k km since last mot im hoping it wont need much to pass ...and i can also get it changed then from minibus to phgv and van with windows hopefully.

Ive still not fully committed to doing it yet ...but if it passes mot etc thats half the battle. The bodywork hasnt got like this in just a year so hopefully none of it is affecting its mot ...

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[gpat]

Started yesterday lol

Gotta do my test this morning and get that sent off and then ill be back at it.


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My plan at the minute is to get all the seats stripped out and the overhead racks etc but then i want to take it for an mot before i start stripping all the floor out etc. Its a big bus and if i need to move it to a barn or something then id prefer it to be able to be driven.
As its only done 6k km since last mot im hoping it wont need much to pass ...and i can also get it changed then from minibus to phgv and van with windows hopefully.

Ive still not fully committed to doing it yet ...but if it passes mot etc thats half the battle. The bodywork hasnt got like this in just a year so hopefully none of it is affecting its mot ...

My experience of MOTs with vehicles that have a proper chassis is mixed. Seems to be very subjective. The panel body is not structural as such but I have had issues where a vehicle has failed due to corrosion at the point the body meets the chassis. Basically the arguement of the tester was that the body could 'blow off'.

In the olden days if you didn't like one MOT station failed it you could try another. I don't think you can do that anymore can you?

Have you had a good looks at her undersides yet?

 

[GROGGY64]

I knew you were chomping at the bit to get started. I’m not a bit surprised to learn you had gutted the interior within hours of being home!!

 

[GROGGY64]

Where will you dispose of the seats? eBay? From the photos they don’t look in bad condition.

 

[Northernraider]

My experience of MOTs with vehicles that have a proper chassis is mixed. Seems to be very subjective. The panel body is not structural as such but I have had issues where a vehicle has failed due to corrosion at the point the body meets the chassis. Basically the arguement of the tester was that the body could 'blow off'.

In the olden days if you didn't like one MOT station failed it you could try another. I don't think you can do that anymore can you?

Have you had a good looks at her undersides yet?

No danger of that as the underside is brilliant ...no sign of corrosion anywhere there ....but i can't get fully underneath due to the bodykit .

Not removing the kit till after the mot as a good chunk of the rear offside cill is going to come with it

 

[Northernraider]

Where will you dispose of the seats? eBay? From the photos they don’t look in bad condition.

I stuck an add on gumtree for them yesterday but to be honest most of them are slashed so only really good for reupholstery or scrap .

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[Podney]

Where will you dispose of the seats? eBay? From the photos they don’t look in bad condition.

Ideal for somebody who wants seats for their “home cinema”. Probably very trendy!

 

[gpat]

Where will you dispose of the seats? eBay? From the photos they don’t look in bad condition.

They seem to have a value. Some seller sell the whole lot. Some individually.

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[Northernraider]

In other news before this thread decends in to rusty merc

I said id post up what the last 7 months has cost me on the trip .

Total cost from leaving here to returning was £3564

Of that £3164 was using card payments and £400 cash

Thats including £ 690 in ferry costs
£320 in Eurotunnel costs

Im not including the £190 for the covid tests required back here in uk but have included the 2 tests done in Europe €60 Italy €30 france

A lot less than i had budgeted for but with everything being shut it was hard to spend money really

 

[Northernraider]

They seem to have a value. Some seller sell the whole lot. Some individually.

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Yeah ive advertised them to see and ive had one enquiry but the guy is in Gravesend lol .

I dont want the inconvenience or hassle of trying to ship them etc and want them gone by the end of my quarantine so i can get it mot

 

[Bustup15]

'Problem is i really need rid of the seats asap
Its disgusting inside ....i think it was a school bus ....but ive found £5.65 so far'

Bloody Scots - if you fell in a bucket of sh*t you would come up smelling of roses

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