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

[Northernraider]

Well thats my first test done and in the post to get results ...i enjoyed my 2 minute walk to the post box from my prison lol

Now im off to remove batteries from the bus to put on the charger

 

[intokenny]

No mention of mum Tam, is she only pleased to see the dogs? I bet she would love her drive cleared?!?!

 

[Figaro]

That is a keen start, I thought you'd let Toby's engine cool before starting on the rusty bus lol.
Have you got / get some old scaffold boards ? You could cut them up and stack to make ramps to get a proper look underneath
Edit : just remembered you can't start her, doh. Maybe when you can ?

 

[Northernraider]

No mention of mum Tam, is she only pleased to see the dogs? I bet she would love her drive cleared?!?!

Yeah mum is ok the novelty of having the dogs home hasn't worn off yet ....only had a few chats with her through door etc as im still not meant to be near her ...mum and sister took dogs out earlier for walkies.
She doesn't mind the things on the drive its just noise she worries about

 

[Northernraider]

So thats all the seats out bar the small front crew seat which im going to leave in till its mot is done so it has 2 seats .

Bit dissapointed as i found £5.65 yesterday and hoped for similar today and that would have bought tonight's dinner but only found 8p on this side

When they put these things together they never intend on them being dismantled again ... everything is glued and screwed then covered with something else thats glued and screwed making it very hard to take apart ...my body is aching

Now i just need these uplifted

Now im off to cut the grass ....no rest for the wicked

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[Al-Di]

Have you got your old job back.or will it be something new

 

[Tanya_and_Mick]

New rebuilding zobra thread?

 

[Northernraider]

Have you got your old job back.or will it be something new

Not yet but once im out of quarantine and the car is mot ill hopefully pick up 4 or 5 nights ...im not doing 7 nights again this year

 

[Northernraider]

New rebuilding zobra thread?

Who's zorba lol

The merc is called kouros .

Once ive decided im definitely building it ill start a thread for it

Meantime if you have instagram i have a build profile on there at the minute

Kouros_the_vario

 

[Mikey RV]

Have you heard from Jackie, did she get home ok.

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[Northernraider]

Have you heard from Jackie, did she get home ok.

I hear from her everyday ss i normally text her ...

Update on that coming soon

 

[monzer]

Nothing to do with the dog vans but I see 83 stolen dogs have been recovered at a travellers site down south. Big business in lockdown.

Hope they all get reunited with their original families.

 

[Northernraider]

Who's been messing with the forum again?

Now when i log in i dont see my notifications ...only after ive scrolled down and clicked on motorhome chat then my thread.

This is pants....

 

[Northernraider]

After i cut the grass i went and spent another hour or so on the bus ....my body is aching ...im not used to a this physical activity.

The big overhead luggage rack is now out on the passenger side ...that is one seriously heavy MF and it fell on me while i was lying over all the stacked chairs at the back of the van ....close one that

Not as easy doing these bits on your own with no assistant.

Called it a day now as dogs want to chill so im ordering a socially distanced curry

Heres where im at now ....not sure how im getting that 6 metre long rack out the bus with no back doors

Again everything is glued and screwed ....these things are put together 5 times more solid than motorhomes lol its way over the top

 

[fat haggis]

It’s amazing the space you will have mate. Window out or cutting the rack in bits is the only option

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[Lenny HB]

Heres where im at now ....not sure how im getting that 6 metre long rack out the bus with no back doors

An angle grinder will sort it out.

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Heres where im at now ....not sure how im getting that 6 metre long rack out the bus with no back doors

Answer:
Possibly through a sky light or a space where you have removed a window or sawn into lesser lengths.
As a mere non-practical woman, I think you need to be finding yourself a workshop to rent before you go any further.
Neither your Mum nor her neighbours need your scrap heap outside their tidy little suburban houses.

 

[Northernraider]

An angle grinder will sort it out.

Its made of wood think its like sections of 18mm plywood glued and screwed together .... hopefully the wood saw goes through the whole thing

 

[Northernraider]

Answer:
Possibly through a sky light or a space where you have removed a window or sawn into lesser lengths.
As a mere non-practical woman, I think you need to be finding yourself a workshop to rent before you go any further.
Neither your Mum nor her neighbours need your scrap heap outside their tidy little suburban houses.

The scrap is all contained inside the van at the minute

 

[Northernraider]

It’s amazing the space you will have mate. Window out or cutting the rack in bits is the only option

Yeah its a big beasty both inside and out
Not as much headroom as toby sadly i can only just stand fully upright .

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[Al-Di]

Yeah its a big beasty both inside and out
Not as much headroom as toby sadly i can only just stand fully upright .

won't you gain some height when/if you take the floor out to lay insulation,

 

[Northernraider]

won't you gain some height when/if you take the floor out to lay insulation,

Im not sure yet but ill be laying 18mm phenolic plywood on to the steel ladder frame ...then on top of that will be 25mm insulation and then either ply with lino or 12 mm hardwood flooring.

At the minute im not sure what depth is on top of the original wood floor

 

[Val 3 dogs]

It's such a big beastie won't it rather limit your wild camping?

 

[Northernraider]

It's such a big beastie won't it rather limit your wild camping?

Nah its the same size as toby ....it will increase my wildcamping in the end

 

[Hymerbell]

Nah its the same size as toby ....it will increase my wildcamping in the end

Good trip Tam...and you did it without the benefit of Banner batteries...amazing ! Saw this today parked up at that beach at Ag Nich you stayed at...maybe one for your next project...I wonder what mpg they get.

It’s a pity you left...I’m gonna have to find my own places to stay now instead of following your trail...21 Degrees today just so you know what yer missing.

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[Northernraider]

Good trip Tam...and you did it without the benefit of Banner batteries...amazing ! Saw this today parked up at that beach at Ag Nich you stayed at...maybe one for your next project...I wonder what mpg they get.

It’s a pity you left...I’m gonna have to find my own places to stay now instead of following your trail...21 Degrees today just so you know what yer missing.

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Man thats fugly but i believe its a man kat .... Probably does around 6mpg

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Nah its the same size as toby ....it will increase my wildcamping in the end

Gosh! It looks much longer. It also looks very low to the ground or is that just it's "skirts" which are cosmetic and removable?

 

[Northernraider]

Gosh! It looks much longer. It also looks very low to the ground or is that just it's "skirts" which are cosmetic and removable?

Yeah it does look long but i think its just the overall shape of it ...it is hower 300mm longer than toby and longer than a standard lwb vario overall . The conversion company extends these.

You can actually see the difference in length from the standard vario in this photo if you look at the distance between the yellow marker light and rear bumper on mine ( top) and the blue one you can see the extended section

And yes it looks low at the minute because of the bodykit ...once thats removed its got more ground clearance than the hymer . I dont like the bodykit so that will be getting removed

 

[CazPaul]

Are you definitely keeping it now you have seen and looked over it in the flesh?

 

[Kilroy]

Thanks for a Great thread Tam...it helped me to get through the grim days to have the next episode of your Odyssey to look forward to each day......a public service indeed! And well done for keeping on posting despite a patch of turbulence with negative commentary for a while! Happily it passed.
Best of luck with your new project.
Kilroy

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