shielsy s bus

Discussion in 'Restorations' started by shielsy, Aug 10, 2011.

  1. Looking great Owen.
     
  2. thanks diddy you no the crack it seems near but so far away , thank god we got the bus to break its helping to pay for our bits on our van , taking the sting out of the pockets lol , but where getting there owen nw
     
  3. Yea, its amazing how long it all takes, and how much it all adds up to ;D

    cant wait till Im at the stage you are .....still waiting for the front valance to crack on with the front, no one seems to know when they will be in :(
     
  4. Poptop2

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  5. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Irv: This is what it's all about, this is whether you win or lose the race, right here in the push-start! This is where you're gonna practice, right here, right here in a Volkswagon!

    ;) ;) ;) 8)
     
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  7. i have bought these from him many times ,
    they came in ??? original bags ??

    tail gate one fell in , all the glass i am using is the vans original ,
    took out the side ones straight away the feel of them where Marmitee ,
    tryed to put one in to big , square peg in a round hole came to mind ,
    phoned the pro mate eddie cooke independent window fitter 12 years experience ,
    thems not going to fitt no matter how much lube pulling pushing he says , wait till ye see what had to be done to fitt them and what had to come of , its a bloody joke ,

    he commented on why if they all came from the one supplier and are suppose to be original why is the front screen rubber a differ composite and different colour to the side one s ??????? not to bloody happy i can teell ye owen nw
     
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  10. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    What a transformation! As a guideline, I generally allow £1,000 for parts to put it back together after painting. Sometimes it's a few hundred more. This is without doing anything inside the van.
     
  11. jesus zed , i now what ye mean , just as well i like to do mine as a hobby , i woulnd nt like to be paying for the work we do lol , we can spend as much time as we do , but you have over heads , we have each other lol owen nw adrian
     
  12. That's an awesome looking bus mate! Huge respect on the work you've done.
     
  13. dog

    dog Tea Boy

    that looks awesome buddy, i've loved following your resto! now your gonna have to buy another one :)
     
  14. i have a 70 vert needing light resto , in next bought it 3 months ago , long story , put a brand new built engine has nt do 20 feet yet lol , owen nw
     
  15. If I hadnt followed your resto from the start I wouldnt belive its the same bus - top work :D
     
  16. thanks diddy i done it and looked back at the pics , i can t believe we done it to ,

    but i always say they get WORSE BEFORE THEY GET BETTER owen nw
     
  17. Great post and well done on a minor miracle.
     
  18. 8) 8) cool bus mate 8) 8) OMG how rubber did they chop off to get ya glass in :eek: . i had problems getting some of my windows in as well :mad: .on the windscreen i had to use a ratchet strap :eek: and three of us but all came good in the end .
     

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