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Pheebs..
By: wavey Date: June 22, 2014, 2:32 pm
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For those of me that knew me back in the day you will no doubt
recognise Pheebs.. She's a 1982 Series 3 2.25 petrol and is
built on a TACR Chassis. She served with Gwent Fire Brigade
until 1996. She's still a project despite looking OK.. but I get
out and about in her from time to time. (Gets some odd looks
when I do the shopping in her mind)
Recently she's had a complete engine rebuild (under warranty)
because in the previous engine rebuild they used a crankshat
(not a crankshaft) out of a blue box, that cracked, send piston
one into freewheel and ended up in tiny bits in the sump...
The winch is ex Fentiger.. Cheers.
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Re: Pheebs..
By: Jackual Date: June 22, 2014, 5:34 pm
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I do remember this motor, Wasn't this called Nee-Naw once upon a
time ??? Anyway its featured in the prof's out n about thread.
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Re: Pheebs..
By: puddlejumper Date: June 23, 2014, 1:28 am
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Aren't you up in County Durham somewhere??
I have seen this lamdoe somewhere local to me recently
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Re: Pheebs..
By: wavey Date: June 23, 2014, 5:34 am
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[quote author=Jackual link=topic=8270.msg89785#msg89785
date=1403476486]
I do remember this motor, Wasn't this called Nee-Naw once upon a
time ??? Anyway its featured in the prof's out n about thread.
[/quote]
She was, but then I bought a bigger leafer so had to come up
with new names - apparently NeeNaw 1 and NeeNaw 2 were too
confusing..
[quote author=puddlejumper link=topic=8270.msg89788#msg89788
date=1403504912]
Aren't you up in County Durham somewhere??
I have seen this lamdoe somewhere local to me recently
[/quote]
Yes I'm in Darlington, Shes been residing at Teesdale Landrover
for a while.
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Re: Pheebs..
By: Doug_T Date: June 23, 2014, 8:13 am
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[quote author=wavey link=topic=8270.msg89796#msg89796
date=1403519657]
She was, but then I bought a bigger leafer so had to come up
with new names - apparently NeeNaw 1 and NeeNaw 2 were too
confusing..
[/quote]
A bigger leafer that could have a NeeNaw moniker? Sounds
interesting.
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Re: Pheebs..
By: StuartN Date: June 23, 2014, 10:04 am
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Wavey,
I too reside in Darlington.
What else may I have seen you driving around in?
The only leafers I have clapped eyes on are a green series 2
soft top that I exchanged thumbs up with a couple of weeks back,
or a red SWB I saw as it drove past me near the train station on
Saturday gone.
I am in a green S3 SWB with a roof rack.
S :thumbs:
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Re: Pheebs..
By: puddlejumper Date: June 23, 2014, 10:17 am
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Ah yes it's had a rebuilt 2 1/4 5mb petrol put into it iirc.
Nice old bus though and very tidy
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Re: Pheebs..
By: wavey Date: June 23, 2014, 10:40 am
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[quote author=puddlejumper link=topic=8270.msg89802#msg89802
date=1403536674]
Ah yes it's had a rebuilt 2 1/4 5mb petrol put into it iirc.
Nice old bus though and very tidy [/quote]
Thanks, She will look better when I finally get round to doing
the paint job, because its properly crazed (maybe a bit like me)
and fades back to pink far too quickly for my liking, especially
around the bulkhead.
[quote author=StuartN link=topic=8270.msg89801#msg89801
date=1403535897]
Wavey, What else may I have seen you driving around in?
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Unfortunately my general run around leafer went last year (a
scabby SWB Series 3 in Green & Limestone) I now have to drive a
proper car for work and family. You may have seen me nipping
around in the bigger leafer/NeeNaw 2 - Called Muppet.
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Re: Pheebs..
By: StuartN Date: June 24, 2014, 1:53 am
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I haven't seen that about, although I am not often driving
around the town so that probably explains it.
Lovely old buses anyway mate
S
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Re: Pheebs..
By: puddlejumper Date: June 24, 2014, 5:07 am
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I used to drive one of them old Dennis fire engines when I was
on the retained fire station at work. We then upgraded to an ERF
(BJA 999L iirc). Great machine but bugger me could have done
with power steering or maybe I am just a bit :handbag
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