Stevie the '65 Split

Cheers for that. I’ll have a measure up at the weekend and see what I’ve got.


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Exactly this, they look better on 15s, I think an Early wide 5 bay looks good on 15" split wheels as well

 

Mine is as high as you like with chunky tyres

 

It would seem that this approach takes a very long time

 

There's a little mockup of the van a little further up, but it's probably going pearl white.

 

While the split is still away at the shot blasters at the moment here's a little update from August when I chopped out a few more panels in preparation for sending her off to the shot blasters.

 

the options paint wise for mine keeping with the year were Dove, Grey, Palm/sand, Sealing / chestnut I toyed with Palm/sand but in the end went with the original which was Dove, thinking back there was no decision really and I would always go with the original colour.

 

Despite the surface rust it looks very solid, are you going to bond that long side on? apart from the sill and waist.

 

With the bulkhead already out I would be tempted with a flip seat!!!!!

 

Yeah it looks worse than it is. It would’ve been even better if the previous restorer had primed it all after blasting instead of just leaving it bare.


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It’s going back to bulkhead as it’s going to be more of a van than a camper.


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It was originally dove blue but it’s a bit too close to neptune blue and out bay is that colour anyway. The epoxy I bought is tinted pearl white so that’ll give me an idea of the colour before I commit


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Racking all finished and all the bits for Stevie organised.

I should’ve built all of this years ago as it would’ve made restoring the other two vehicles so much easier.

 

Not having that door blasted?

 

I'm going to get all the doors blasted separately from the shell.

 

I checked today and the wheels I have are 15”s. Happy days.



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should be stamped in the rim between the stud holes

 

Stevie will be ready to come back from the blasters next week, pictures to follow.
Canea wait to get stuck in over winter now.

 

You're so excited you've started to speak scottish

 

Stevie is all ready to collect from the Shotblasters this week!
She’s been blasted inside and out, and given a coat of epoxy.

I’m so chuffed with how it’s come out and it’s at least confirmed my belief that she was one worth saving.
Thanks again to the team at QSE metalblast for taking the job on! Over to me to get on with the metalwork next.