3000 Miles To Norway In a Cummins Swapped Limo
Scott Nothing To Do With You
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After months of preparation, we’re finally attempting to drive our Cummins-swapped Daimler limo from England to Norway — along with five other questionable cars and 17 people.
Things go wrong almost immediately.
We get off the ferry in the Netherlands, blow a boost pipe off and discover that our brakes have been stuck on badly enough to melt the paint off the front wheels. We free everything up as best we can and decide on the sensible solution… just don’t use the brakes too much.
From there we head through the Netherlands and Denmark before finally crossing into Norway.
The following morning we wake up to find the limo sitting in a puddle of brake fluid. A brake pipe has rubbed through, one of the rear calipers has cooked itself and before long we’re trying to rebuild the braking system in an underground car park.
When that doesn’t work, things escalate to raiding a Norwegian scrapyard for a Toyota Hiace master cylinder, modifying it to fit the Daimler and stripping our supposedly reconditioned front calipers apart to try and work out why we still don’t have any brakes.
And that’s only the beginning.
We lose the fan belt, modify the alternator bracket on the side of the road, steal bits off each other’s cars, acquire remote control of each other’s horns and generally make our way across Norway causing as much chaos as possible.
Eventually, after around 1,700 miles, the Cummins Limo makes it to Kristiansund and the Atlantic Road.
From there we put the cameras down a little more, enjoy Norway and begin the long journey home.
Against all odds, after roughly 3,000 miles, the limo makes it back.
A challenging trip, some incredible scenery, plenty of terrible repairs and 17 mates having a laugh.
Scrap to Scandinavia complete. 🇳🇴
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20 Comments
well done and thanks for sharing it with us!
I shared a massive railway arch workshop with a limousine company that had a fleet of Daimlers, back in the 90’s.
They were always pretty marginal mechanically and high maintenance at the best of times, along with their ongoing tendency to rot at a surprising rate, and evidently another 30+ years hasn’t improved yours. Doing the Cummins swap was a stroke of total genius.
It may well be a turd, but it is absolutely and undeniably still a very classy turd indeed.
There’s still nothing else on wheels that gives the same vibe of full-on British gangster regal as a Daimler….and that dirty great wrapped sidepipe is the perfect no F’s given icing on the cake. 😂
Proper job! 😎👍🇬🇧
anyway the rest of the video was pretty sweet, a great way to blow off steam, brake fluid and other bodily fluids
good laugh and a great way to spend money
3000 Miles To Norway In a Cummins Swapped Limo
Scott Nothing To Do With You
90,056 views
Scrap to Scandinavia begins! 🇳🇴
Thank you to our trip sponsors:
For all your storage container needs: L P Kohlman LTD - Container sales - 07976585072
Need your car Valeted? Nathan is your man: Facebook: NB-Valeting-100089160677073
Looking to buy or repair a John Deere Gator? look no further: Facebook: Aldworth-Countryside-Services-61555899791043
If you've broken literally anything in New Zealand, Lockie is your man: Facebook: lockie.smith.9
After months of preparation, we’re finally attempting to drive our Cummins-swapped Daimler limo from England to Norway — along with five other questionable cars and 17 people.
Things go wrong almost immediately.
We get off the ferry in the Netherlands, blow a boost pipe off and discover that our brakes have been stuck on badly enough to melt the paint off the front wheels. We free everything up as best we can and decide on the sensible solution… just don’t use the brakes too much.
From there we head through the Netherlands and Denmark before finally crossing into Norway.
The following morning we wake up to find the limo sitting in a puddle of brake fluid. A brake pipe has rubbed through, one of the rear calipers has cooked itself and before long we’re trying to rebuild the braking system in an underground car park.
When that doesn’t work, things escalate to raiding a Norwegian scrapyard for a Toyota Hiace master cylinder, modifying it to fit the Daimler and stripping our supposedly reconditioned front calipers apart to try and work out why we still don’t have any brakes.
And that’s only the beginning.
We lose the fan belt, modify the alternator bracket on the side of the road, steal bits off each other’s cars, acquire remote control of each other’s horns and generally make our way across Norway causing as much chaos as possible.
Eventually, after around 1,700 miles, the Cummins Limo makes it to Kristiansund and the Atlantic Road.
From there we put the cameras down a little more, enjoy Norway and begin the long journey home.
Against all odds, after roughly 3,000 miles, the limo makes it back.
A challenging trip, some incredible scenery, plenty of terrible repairs and 17 mates having a laugh.
Scrap to Scandinavia complete. 🇳🇴
🔧 Follow along on Instagram:
Business: @bespoke_performance_eng
Personal: @scott_nagle
With toddlers 😂😂😂😂