Iv now put right my little mistake, And added some more reconditioning paint to these things And cleaned the surface rust of these, I did think about replacing then but they look like they have never been used, I will be sticking some new pads in though just for the hell of it,
the running gear looks good, all that work and copper grease will make things a lot easier if you have to do any work on it again in the future
Got the spindles hubs and arms on today All went together nicely but the ball joints do seem really stiff, does take some force to get them to swivel, it's the same both sides. Maby it will be easier when all the linkages are connected and I use the steering wheel? Slapped on the copper slip It was like water torture today, the gazebo has decided to be waterproof no more, I'll need armbands if this weather continues lol This is on my fit list for tomorrow, even managed to save the original sticker Might even have the old beast on 4 wheels tomorrow. Then I'll give the drive a good scrub
I wouldn't fit windows before you've finished grinding. If you need to fit the engine, get the engine bay finished first? Otherwise do what you fancy in any order.
I agree with Zed do the engine bay and install your engine then you can easily move it whenever you like
Ok Iv got a plan, going to attack the small hole in the cargo floor then move onto the engine bay and engine, Now I have a new direction to head in I can't wait till tomorrow to start!
Freed the bus from its house today. Still quite easily push around. This is what it left behind, genuine VW campervan poo Most of today's time was spent jet washing the drive clean, but whilst the bus was out in day light It gave me chance to give the rear end a look over It dosnt seem to be to bad in here, needs a good scrub but not too much rust, only around the rear suspension but that will be a later job. Quite an interesting lump here And a tell tale sign of a bit of bodgery here too There's even a plate under the battery tray, very similar to what was under the cab floor. I really do t get the PO, money has been spent but he must of had a fear of cutting any metal away to do a job properly! This was after a little session with a wire wheel, A lot of filler has been used here to cover up the terrible work, but it's all comming out, hopefully I'll be able to salvage the new bottom rear 1/4 and refit it once all the rot (that should have been removed) has been cut out The other side looks like its been done in a very similar way too, while I'm there I might as well put some new battery trays in as well
it always amazes me to see so much good metal plated over ..........I suppose it was a quick job at the time, although I imagine what time was saved on metal work would have been spent fillering and sanding
Your resto is really coming along now. It's good to see the previous bodge repairs coming off. Those double skins are moisture traps, why do people do it? Good luck with the rear corners and battery trays. Keep up the good work
They do it because they know they won't be keeping it and it's quicker. I don't think the PO had a grinder, or maybe the neighbours complained about the noise. I'm surprised they weren't glued on.
Lol, like the idea of glue, Have found quite a bit of silicone sealer jammed in various crevices. Surprised not to find any around here My new battery tray panels (is the one on the left called a battery tray? Trial fitted And here's me only using what I need, Little bit of a fiddle to get it to sit right but looks like it will be ok, Its only tack welded in at the mo and plug welded to the battery tray. Had to go to work so I'll have to finish it another day
