i bought this bus about 6weeks ago an while its off being dipped,i thought it was time i started a build thread,its a 54 rhd 11 window from new zealand.The plan is that me and my dad are going to try and get it ready for the Benpon show in april.
anyway i will let the pics do the talking

Nice one lee - cool kid guaranteed !

Oh yes, looking forward to this one

Very nice project I tried to buy this a few times about 5 years ago

Has it been dipped yet? I've heard lots of horry stories about vehichles being dipped, I wouldn't recommend it!

Meant to be getting it back some time this week,I had doors an all sorts done for a bus last year and they all came back fine,so fingers crossed this is the same

Cool a swivel seat barndoor

Are you sure the rear window donor is correct? Isn't your bus a very rare and very cool rear hatch model. It looks to be?

I wish.apparently the rear window was cut out in New Zealand an it had a caravan window installed

When I last saw it,it was white and purple all over and looked pretty good looks like it got started then left outside for 5 years
I think from memory the hatch was a hack job
On a different note if anybody knows what the holes are under the rear window on the donor section I would love to know as my 54 had exactly the same holes in it under the window.
Cheers Ben
If you haven't stripped the cargo doors yet i will swap you two very good ones as I remember there being a lot of og dove blue on them I'm looking for a pair to try and strip back for my og paint 54.

yes its had afew bits done like the rear floor,one front wheel arch and a sill on the long side then just left outside but im going to be ripping it all out an start again.one of the cargo doors was full of filler but everything is at the dippers

Looks a decent project bus! Who had it for sale?

Any BarNdoor for sale with scrap cars in the background normaly comes from Neil

Nice bus you have there, we shipped our 65 Kombi back from NZ a long time ago, ive been trying to find more info on VW of New Zealand but there doesnt seem to be a lot found ours in a scrap yard and they kept it for us until we left the country hope its going ok

Firstly a fantastic project ,but as others have said Be very careful with the dipping process, , Acid cannot be fully washed out of all the cavitys , Please double check its all dry an use Ph sticks to confirm the presence of acid/liquids you find as doing this now will stop Any long term heartache Now and in the future