Small world! Just made it back and swapped the door over. Now for food and beer.

What mpg does this revolting looking thing provide? I haven’t brimmed it, but I put about 10 gallons in and (pretty vague) did 400 miles on that so roughly 40ish mpg- give or take. I also passed near Cleobury Mortimer (I think that’s the place) and swear I could hear a mig being fired up near a Ren...

Ps - exhaust still attached to van

That would explain how quiet it seemed- went down the main entrance lane, it was my first visit- on the spur of the moment when I saw it on the map. tbh was not particularly in the zone for automotive haute couture in my dilapidated van. I googled the venue.... E10DEC8C-11E2-4825-9EB7-CB7AE2618DFC.p...

on a bit of a road trip. Collected a door for the clapped out piece of shit, briefly visited Shelsley Walsh (Bugatti’s owner club plus various Italian cars) These fucking roads are shite. Lovely B road Im on (various warnings about biker deaths- always ominous) some fantastic curves but TEH van was ...

Unscrewed the fuel filler flap from the clapped out piece of shit (Vito) and posted it. No, I’m not breaking it for spears reapers on e bay; I sent the flap to a paint shop to colour match it. It’s been a few colours and although the the most recent repaint was done with a spoon in a sandstorm, I qu...

As far as this one goes the om611 seems totally indestructible, the gearbox is a bit worn but it seems punchy, economic and low Maintenance; if only the same could be said of the bodywork.

Some post about fabricating box sections or grinding in their valves. Me, I’m more about overlooking things that need skill, and papering over the cracks/putting pointless stickers on a clapped out piece of shit instead. Soz 5AFAC6AC-4581-4A67-A8F9-5B01BF2F3F4C.jpeg 85507232-90DC-49D1-A0D3-CB482FC37...

Like with the wobsley, big respect for your metalworking and fabrication skills. Self taught?

Love the bus, how did you come to acquire it and is it still coming to Sh***fest?