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Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:45 pm
Installed the drivers rear wheel arch and support frame sections

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:46 pm
Re welded the D post sections to the rear hatch panel.

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:47 pm
Put the rear corners on and rear tailgate

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:48 pm
Removed the new roof inner support sections from the roof.

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:49 pm
Started to install the roof support frame on the bus.

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:50 pm
Placed the air box on the support frame with front roof vent section.

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:52 pm
Then put the roof back on and everything else so I can get the gutter lines right.

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Still have to make the drivers rear panel section and the passengers rear top section.

Lots to do!
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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:56 pm
Then painted a buggy for a mate!

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by type21f » Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:16 pm
Having my Bus Sherry rebuilt with replacement LHD late roof onto a RHD bus 62 bus..I have some of the experinces you are showing...
The bus had been in a very early accident and most of the NS replaced with VW replacement panels...
Lots of the problems you show...I have seen!
Makes me feel warm with the knowledge ..
BIN DARE DUN DAT...
good work!
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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:06 pm
With Xmas almost here we thought that we should give Betty a rather large present....

Arriving next week.
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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:46 pm
Well late last year a plan was hatch to get a new roof for the bus and one came up on the market, as sunroof roof.



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After a light blast we are left with...,

Front air vent
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Air box
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Above cargo doors
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Front roof section above air box
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Centre main area above air box (holes are in an area of one square foot)
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Gutters
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Plus dents above each support section/samba window and all four corners dented and a few others dents here and there in the roof.

Not a great start to 2016 but we shall plod on.....
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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:44 pm
Welded some stuff on

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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by Vwstu » Sat Jan 09, 2016 1:50 pm
That's a lot of good work going on there, looking good.
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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by BlastingDiePast » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:28 pm
Vwstu wrote:That's a lot of good work going on there, looking good.


Thanks, we are coming to the end of welding now, not much more to do and it's finished.
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Re: Betty 1965... Yeah that bus!

by Cleverchap » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:58 pm
Well that is quite literally a ground up resto! I hope you client is prepared for the invoice.
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