79 tin top

Hi all.
Just wanted to put a few bits up to show you what ive been up to for 12mths, when work and family allow.

After months of trawling the net looking for a decent Bay I found this one. By no means perfect as I had wanted, but I thought I wouldnt mind a go at trying to do one up?? So I bought Betty from California last year for a couple of hundred quid. No engine - gearbox or any sort of interior.



It seemed an age before it actually arived in the uk. Im not the most patient person anyway
So she was delivered in June 2010


All god with only a tiny bit of surface rust under the windscreen

 

So i Stripped it all back to bare metal and put it in primer ready for a mate to paint












Then found myself an engine n bits. 2000cc type 4


did a bit of powder coating on it




After a lot of thought about her colours, blueish bottom and ivory top. The choice was made. Probably the hardest thing of the whole job!! 4 weeks later the old girl came back from my buds paint shop. we loved it!!










Then we got her home to do the nice stuff!!









Headliner in. quite a tricky job






Engine in next

 

Glass in











This weekend I have just starte to make some up and over cabinets for above the engine bay area.




will post some better pics up when ive finished them off.

 

Tidy work. 8)
I like the colour - it looks green, then faun, then blue. I do like colors that change in different lights.

 

Looking very good - hard work pays off

 

Loving that, superb standard of work so far!

 

Cheers for the nice comments guys.
Its the first time ive ever attempted to do anything like this. I couldnt of managed anything too hard core, I know my limits. But i have loved every minute of doing it!!

 

That's the most sensible start point for a project you could have had I think.

 

thats looking great 8)

nice work mate, very good standard

K+

 

Very nice indeed

 

Very nice job on that headlining, can I ask where did you get it from?
Have you glued the window sections in ?

Oh and nice colour O0

 

not had a lot of time recently so not done a great deal on the bus.
Have made a console for the walk through part, still got to put a handle on it for the lift up part, and to drill 2 holes in the front for the drink holders. I have danish oiled it for a nice finish



will post some more of the rear cabs as i stain and finish them off.

 

I really like the colour... much prefer vintage low saturated paint on a bay, than ultra bright 70's that most of them came with.

The window rubber chrome adds so much to it... I'll have to get me some of those.

on a different note, i've never seen a man paint his engine white... twice.

 

Very very nice dude

 

Looks great mate

 

looks lovely buddy, that engine looks proper nice 8)