Our Denning Landseer as Pioneer Motor Service #56 Phantom of the Opera Tour Mebourne 1992 brand new

Our Denning Landseer Plated 12 / 92 #362 after Greyhound Aquired From Pioneer Motor Service - Nowra in 1995

Our Denning Landseer #362 In Service around 2004

Taking Delivery of our Denning Landseer #362 on 27 Jan 2009 from Greyhound Depot, Eagle Farm. Qld. It was pulled from service the previous October.

Newer Red livery can be seen at the Greyhound Depot in the background.

Stop off at Coffs Harbour on the trip home to Sydney from Greyhound depot in Qld. Drives like a dream thanks to pre trip maintenance and repairs by Greyhound Staff.

Made it home no problems and parked on the prepared concrete slab ready for the stripout.

Rear view. The neighbours were disapointed I couldn't do the Toowoomba trip for $15

OMG what was I thinking. Reality sets in. Now for the long haul stripping out.

Removing panels for roof raise

This is where the roof raise will be done

Rear shell removed

Showing air intake and disused A/C refrigeration tubing

Exhaust to be rerouted up top

Floor level rusted rhs member removed for replacement

The rest of the coach is fairly rust free

380mm raise for extra head room

Now theres enough height for 2 piece Mercedes Screens

Front will have to be reworked to get those taller screens fitted

380mm taller 2 piece Merc screens yep they'll fit

Nice center screen support

New full height to window rail bracing sheets fitted inside

Must have been 10,000 spot welds in that brace panelling ;-)

Looking good

Screen area shaping up

Bit of rust easy fix

Bit more side bracing needed

Meanwhile back at the ranch... remaking the crappy bin doors

Yehaa !! Stretch panelling going on

And there's the extra side bracing

Looks good with the stretch panels on

And now we have aluminium clad bin doors... hoot

Let get some force on those seat and belt mounts. Passes Easily

Masked and ready for some 2 pack so it can live outside

Back at the ranch. Have to menouver onto the slab

Kool it still fits. 30 point turn.

And heres the rails to flatten the ceiling

Ceiling rails in

Couple of overhead storage bins and A/C head unit in the middle

Nice channel to get those cables and A/C tubes down

Power operated stairs out. Door on.

Starting window fitment

Yehaa !! Windows finished

Under stair door fitted. Has 2 steps for fast exit. Built of Alum. Checker