Cheers dude will have a watch, but will proberly end up sticking we my current one for the time being
Been off work this week with it being half term, so i thought that i would put my time to good use and to some work on the bus Finished welding in the inner wheel arch / seat belt mount
Next was the cab floor 1 hole new panel stitched in Small wheel tub repair needed Repair piece welded in Welds still need grinding back but wanted to crack on with the welding
Next up was the inner front valance which is missing in this picture New one preped for fitting Welded on
Last piece fitted today, was the closing panel that goes between the floor and the inner valance Panel removed from the body cut that i was hoping to use on the front Trial fitted, will be sound with a little hammer and dolly work Welded in
Due to the fact this wont be seen once the new front panel is on i just give it a good wire brushing, splashed on some etch and seam sealed it all Will paint the whole front inner structure with some por15 before fitting the front panel Jobs a good un, hopefully get some more done tomorrow
i would spray some stone chip paint inside that front valance and the upper repair panel as well as painting inside the front panel , before it s fitted owen nw
Brilliant work...As always... I thought you had hibernated for the winter and I might play catch up.... Not going to happen is it
The missus has just change jobs so i'm free from baby sitting duties at weekends now so might put off winter storage for a few more weeks yet
Got some more done yesterday Had the lip on the apost to repair where the front panel folds on to, so wont be seen it ws just the lip mainly that and rotten away So sliced off the few remaining rusty bits with a few strips of steel welded on the lip was remade then trimmed and shaped to suit
Next up a few holes in the passenger wheel tub So normal procedures apply Cut out rot Make cardboard template Transfer on to steel and cut out And weld in So thats a few more fiddly bits ticked of the list and with the missus changing jobs i'm now relieved of baby sitting duties on the weekends so i might put moving the bus in to winter storeage for a few weeks and try and finish the front end
Done a little more today Decided to hold off putting the bus away for a few more weeks as I want to try get all the front back together So in prep I've painted all the inner front structure with por15, welded captive nuts in to the deformation panel and started to paint the back of the new front panel Will post more pics when doing things better than a bit of black painting
Well got the deformation panel on today Ive painted the front panel just need to drill the holes for welding then it should be fitting time I think I'm starting to see some light at the end pif the welding tunnel
Well i put the bus away in the garage over the weekend, i wasn't going to but with Christmas etc nearly upon us i was getting any time to do anything I'm back in work tomorrow, so will be borrowing a genny and some lights so that i can get some chassis cleaning and painting done, plus a few over things ready for a big final push to get the welding completed next year
Well it's been 4 months since i put the bus away for the winter and it's still there untouched, no wonder this year brings up the 4 year mark for my resto, looking forward to cracking back on with tho