May moments 08/05/15
With our Irish adventure having concluded and normality seemingly restored (well, as normal as it gets for us), we were now moving into the month of May, with several developments of note that all took place during the first week of May and that I include in no particular order (as I recall they all took place upto the date of this post). Prior to our trip across the Irish sea, Gary had kindly repaired some minor panel damage to 1321 around the front nearside wheel after a minor bump on a previous outing. The panel was removed, heated up and beaten back into shape before being refitted to the bus, all in all around an hour's work.
Our attention now turns to 2599, where developments were coming in thick and fast in relation to the hub situation. In a series of visits during the timeframe covered in this post, Gary had managed to reassemble the hub, refit the drum and adjust the brakes, while the emergency door handle was also fitted thanks to the assistance of our good friend Jonathan Johansson. Gary also took the liberty of painting the hub area and the wheels in a fresh coat of Ulsterbus blue, for which they look a lot better. The foglights were also wired up and tested thanks to Gary's efforts, and a bit of work was undertaken to ensure that the saloon lighting and destination lights work in preparation for MOT, which by this stage was beginning to loom ever closer. The bus was also started for the first time in almost a year and the air built up, another proud moment.
Paul also set
about removing some former advertising inside 1321, including a garish
advert for apprenticeships to make way for some forthcoming group
literature to promote the vehicles, as well as some smaller internal
adverts that were becoming shabby and starting to peel away from the
roof. There were also other developments taking place during this
period, both positive and less than positive, and we were starting to
get a rally calendar together now, but that as they say loyal readers is
safe for another chapter...
With our Irish adventure having concluded and normality seemingly restored (well, as normal as it gets for us), we were now moving into the month of May, with several developments of note that all took place during the first week of May and that I include in no particular order (as I recall they all took place upto the date of this post). Prior to our trip across the Irish sea, Gary had kindly repaired some minor panel damage to 1321 around the front nearside wheel after a minor bump on a previous outing. The panel was removed, heated up and beaten back into shape before being refitted to the bus, all in all around an hour's work.
Our attention now turns to 2599, where developments were coming in thick and fast in relation to the hub situation. In a series of visits during the timeframe covered in this post, Gary had managed to reassemble the hub, refit the drum and adjust the brakes, while the emergency door handle was also fitted thanks to the assistance of our good friend Jonathan Johansson. Gary also took the liberty of painting the hub area and the wheels in a fresh coat of Ulsterbus blue, for which they look a lot better. The foglights were also wired up and tested thanks to Gary's efforts, and a bit of work was undertaken to ensure that the saloon lighting and destination lights work in preparation for MOT, which by this stage was beginning to loom ever closer. The bus was also started for the first time in almost a year and the air built up, another proud moment.
Paul also set
about removing some former advertising inside 1321, including a garish
advert for apprenticeships to make way for some forthcoming group
literature to promote the vehicles, as well as some smaller internal
adverts that were becoming shabby and starting to peel away from the
roof. There were also other developments taking place during this
period, both positive and less than positive, and we were starting to
get a rally calendar together now, but that as they say loyal readers is
safe for another chapter... 
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