Thought it about time i restarted our bus's resto thread. We purchased our bus to use as a daily driver, was so close to getting a T5 but we are so happy that we never did. The bus came from 30 miles from the artic circle and was in service with the Swedish Army till 2009 when it failed its 1st mot in 35 years so the army sold on to a local guy who then sold it to the bus station who imported it in 2010, they ran it round for a couple of months then we purchased it. New Bus by cgturbo, on Flickr New Bus by cgturbo, on Flickr The rear interior was mostly missing but was a perfect starting point for me to tinker with while the wife runs round in it getting stuff for the pub we run. Could not believe how solid the bus was for what we paid. Solid bus by cgturbo, on Flickr winter Camp was to be our 1st outing in the bus so i set to work getting the bus sleepable. Seat 1st Assembly by cgturbo, on Flickr DSC00890 by cgturbo, on Flickr we made winter camp hoping to get a sticker!!!!!!! . No sticker but what a laugh we had meeting some of you guys for the 1st time. TLB Winter Camp by cgturbo, on Flickr Picked these up on flea bay. Ebay Bargain by cgturbo, on Flickr And these and had em powder coated black Refurbed Telidials by cgturbo, on Flickr Got the porsche seats bolted in 911 seats by cgturbo, on Flickr We decided to carry the camo theme through into the bus so i started covering a new set of panels, my 1st ever attempt at interior stuff. Rear panels by cgturbo, on Flickr More Panel Trimming by cgturbo, on Flickr Got tyres fitted and purchased some red 9 adaptors to get the bus rollin on teledials. Front wheel by cgturbo, on Flickr Red 9 Wheel adaptors by cgturbo, on Flickr Rolling on teledials by cgturbo, on Flickr while i had the bed out to fit the panels i sanded and varnished the wood ready to refit. Varnishing seat/bed base. by cgturbo, on Flickr A friends mum covered the new bed foam for us and i refitted the bed New Seat Covers by cgturbo, on Flickr Once the weather warmed up a bit i went to town on the underside of the bus, spending a weekend scraping and repainting the underside. Rust Prevention by cgturbo, on Flickr Picked up loads of bling at the volkswold show and started to pimp the bus Rear Jail Bars by cgturbo, on Flickr And better late than never, our winter camp sticker. New Mirrors by cgturbo, on Flickr Fitted a new floor in the rear of the bus /farm6.staticflickr.com/5028/5595457089_34d4472356.jpg" alt="" /> Finished Floor by cgturbo, on Flickr Engine out and a new clutch next, also gave the engine a 5 min makeover while it was out. Engine Out / New Clutch by cgturbo, on Flickr Sprayed up some new bumpers to match the wheels Spraying My Bumpers by cgturbo, on Flickr New Front Bumper by cgturbo, on Flickr Found this down behind kick panel when i was working on the bus 9mm NATO Round by cgturbo, on Flickr loss of ammo in sweeden obviously is'nt a big thing.
Glad this ones back up, I like the surfboard table you have made, looks great with the rest of whats been done..those Porsche seats look the bizz too!
I will continue this thread up to date later, been meaning to start again for a while as i've kept taking photo's of anything i've done. Thanks for the kind comments.
The bus had never run quite right since we had it so i decided to in vest in a new set of carbs and now it runs sweet all through the rev range and has a wicked induction roar when you put your boot down. Weber 34 ICT's by cgturbo, on Flickr Also had some bump steer bushes fitted to the front to stop the track rods banging on the chassis rails when you hit a big bump, also replaced the wheel bearings, discs, all track rods and steering damper while it was in bits. Next i traced round my mates surf board table and used it as a template to make my own out of some marine ply i had lying around, a cheep table leg from flea bay, a few coats of varnish and 1 table sorted. Surf Board Table by cgturbo, on Flickr Did not do much to the bus for the next few months just used it for what it was meant for, lots of weekends away.
Finally got round to finishing covering the last 2 door panels so the whole interior matches now. Final panel covered by cgturbo, on Flickr We also managed to pick up a matching spare telidial which i had powder coated to match. Also had the rear bed cusion retrimed to match in camo. Spare Telidial by cgturbo, on Flickr And finally got round to fitting the front door panels. New Front Door Panls by cgturbo, on Flickr
Decided we need a permenant cooker in the bus so we can at least have a cuppa any time when we are out and about. Picked up a cheep cooker at go outdoors so had a measure up and made myself a box that would also act as a seat. Stage 1 by cgturbo, on Flickr Stage 2 by cgturbo, on Flickr Now you see it Cooker Fitted by cgturbo, on Flickr Now you dont Buddy Seat by cgturbo, on Flickr After a few coats of varnish i fitted it into the bus. DSC01425 by cgturbo, on Flickr And just picked up the camo cushion a friend covered for us, finishes it off nicely. Camo cushion by cgturbo, on Flickr
Our Firetec extinguisher turned up yesterday so i decided to fit it today, nice easy job took less than an hour to fit and we now have peace of mind that we are protected from engine fire as best as we can be. Firetec bottle position by cgturbo, on Flickr Firetec Hose Install by cgturbo, on Flickr Firetec Installation by cgturbo, on Flickr And then treated the bus to a wash. Washed Bus by cgturbo, on Flickr
