Thread: Progress on the bus . . .

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Earlier this week She went through the accounts and found the invoice with the name of the outfit in Thames that did it for us.

He may still have the graphics on his computer.
A pretty long shot though.

'Advanced Digital Design'.

No contact details but.
So I found them, and rang him.
He still has it on his pooter.
There is a God!

He said he's flat out in the run-up to Christmas, but should be able to print it off sometime next week, leave it to dry for a few days, and then get it down to us.

He also said: "Tell your dumb-ass painter that solvents and plastics don't mix!"
I think he's worked that out.

So what could have had the potential to turn into a major fiasco has been defused.

Although I'm still annoyed off about it.

What was he thinking?

Thursday Broker's office lady rang to say the bus would be ready to pick up later in the arvo...all ready to go.
So yesterday we picked the bus up from Broker, he's re-photographed the old panels, painted the ceiling, and reinstalled the graffitied names.
At no extra charge.
And the colours are 'right'.

Then took it for a CoF at VTNZ.
The New Plymouth staff have never seen it before and were very interested.
"It's a Ford; why is it registered as a Chev ute?"
Because that's what the chassis is, and NZTA insisted that that's what it must be registered as.

"Why is it registered as a Goods Service Vehicle when it's obviously a motor-home?"
Because when it was registered initially it didn't have motor-home type accoutrements in it.

"Well why didn't just you throw a mattress with a few blankets and a portable barbeque in the back?"
Because NZTA got septic and bureaucratic at me and told me that that was insufficient to show the intention of the final incarnation.
'What has been seen cannot be unseen,' I was told.

"Do you want to change it to a motor-home now?"
HELL YES!
Can you do it?
"Yep; but it will cost you $7:20."
My wallet was out before he changed his mind.

So a few minutes of paper work, $7:20 across the counter, and it's now registered as a motor-home.
And it's now at Village Auto getting the final touches done to the tv and solar panels.

Monday it goes to be measured for blinds, then to Merv Lucas for finishing off the mechanical electrics.

Then out to Okato to Richard Cardiff to finish off the interior lighting.

This project has been just sooo long in the pipeline that it's sorta hard to comprehend that we may actually be approaching the finale.

It's legal, it's painted, it's watertight, there's only a few tweaks to make to electrics, Self-Containment Certification (SCC,) shouldn't pose too many problems...and it'll be time to cruise!

Unbelievable!!!