Norms Restoration - 31 Seater Projects |
Project 1953 Leyland OPD2/1 [2818]
2015
August Body
- Norman Julian 1 Aug
- They say you have to have a great deal of imagination to even contemplate a restoration such as this.
- Well, if it was easy it ain't worth doing.
- I spent 3 hrs today using the air compressor and vacuum cleaner on the old girl today and the amount of dirt and decay was incredible.
- Norman Julian 1 Aug
- Norman Julian
- There is supposed to be a steel rail holding all this together.
- Sorry but I vacuumed it up today.
- Norman Julian 1 Aug
- Carle Gregory
- bugger
- Norman Julian
- That's all right Carl out of 18 pillars in the AEC I replaced 9.
- I also replaced all of the top rails.
- Carle Gregory
- if you didnt know how to weld before you will know by the time you get this one sorted out
- Catherine Norman
- Don't think it would pass rego at the moment lol!
- I know Norman you'll approach it systematically and do whats needed to bring the old girl back to life xx
- Graeme Knappick
- Poor old girl BUT she is now in very good hands as we all know. :)
- Mark Spencer
- Looks like you will be starting the same amount of work with this one as the other, Norm.
- Better you than me, but I don't know of anyone else that would tackle this.
- Norman Julian 1 Aug
- David Wilson
- Norm where was 2818 when you found it ?
- Norman Julian
- Sorry it has taken so long to answer this David Wilson, I just noticed it. It was near Valla.
- A place called Bowraville.
- Graeme Knappick
- Her purring sounds as content as a kitten.
- Soon she'll be doing one of these.
- Graeme Knappick
- (details of the above photo of 2817).
- P.T.C Leyland OPD2/1 Comeng: 2817 takes up passengers in Alfred Street at the Quay on peak hour route 467 to Balmain on 16/1/76 just prior to withdrawal.
- (Photograph by: Graeme Knappick)
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