Friday, May 14, 2010 at 16:39
Hi Bruce, Stumpy2 is an Inter D1310M - originally with a straight six 318 and carb (petrol); 2 owners ago needed more oomph: fitted a Navistar 6.9litre diesel V8, put in a Ford 5 speed, and lifted the whole lot up quite a bit. So it is now a 4x4 with serious ground clearance.
Steering is still original (though recently installed a 2nd hand steering box as original was like stirring a rice pudding) does not have power steering - may look into that when I get original box reconned.- believe original is a Ford D400, or 4000 - an English steering box?
Have not had it off road yet - still fitting out the motor
home part and looking to put in much heavier duty clutch soon. Then off we go.
And yes we have had strangers come up to us telling us they went to school in ''one of those'' it was originally a country Qld school bus. And yes the forces did use them, as did many freight carriers used the Metro version - slab sides, no windows and a sliding door to get in and out.
Cheers for now, sorry can't upload any pics this way, but send me an email and I'll send some pics that way. toozoff@hotmail.com
Mike.
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