So - that was pretty much it. The ride height under the sump went from 130 mm to 205 mm so it's got clearance. And with its wheels and the bigger tyres, gave it quite a different look.
And the stance? Again, quite different, not on trend at all - unless you go with the 'high is the new low' approach.... but it does look right to me. Very 70s. Very 'Dad bus', which is about right for me. Too old to go low. It's just so impractical...
And the happy ending? Well, the bus drives like a dream. Totally planted. Absorbs the bumps, turns corners, and best of all I can drive it no-handed @ 65 mph. Which means that one-handed is now very do-able. It's even stable changing lanes, and rock solid going past trucks and in side-winds. Which means that normal driving is now relaxing....
So, once again a massive thanks to Johnson's who have been properly patient with me and of course to Chris, without whom this just wouldn't have been sorted. He's worked a miracle on the bus.
Seriously looking forward to getting out in it later in the year. Once I've had the engine tuned. And maybe some electronic ignition. But that's another story of incompetence and not knowing that points wear out and can close.....