It is....thankfully...
I still like Matt's comment
.." There is so little left to send to the blasters..We should have cut the front clip off and the engine compartment and sent them to the blasters first then fitted it all back up..With the roof."

Dave has sent lots of pictures and is going to give a blast of acid etch all over before squaring it all up again and cutting more bits out and fitting back new metal and panels.

One known repaired and lead loaded area revealed..




Was visible on the outside...

These rear panels are out of stock I believe... so Dave will have to work his magic..

Before the fun begins Dave took photos to show the "After blast" condition...
Looks much better than I thought it would...

Anyone reading this?
Seabass?
Nexus7?
DaveyH?
markp?
clymoj?
rust1962?
ScottyN?

Dave is moving on a a pace...

Watch this space...

Lurking quietly

Of course.... Keep up the posting.....

Ah good...
So for all my regular readers....

As promised Dave has done a coat of etch prime all over to keep the rust at bay...
Then he has levelled it all up on the jacks to finish weld all the tacked joints in the chassis.
The whole frame is very flexible..
So finish weld and fit a few missing panels...Some of the auto craft order was out of stock...
Need a few more panels too.

Edited list...
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Great work going on.

Yep pictures of doors after blasting...revealed need for repairs...

Blasting revealed the corrosion in the doors.

...and areas of the body with needs of metal ...

Just caught up on your thread, you've been busy

Well honestly


Dave n Matt


My personal very capable elfs have been very busy..

As was said at the beginning of the relationship...nay ....friendship...
As long as I can earn more per hour than they charge me..
It will work!
So far so good..
They have skills.
I can fund..
Every day I learn more respect...
Well done you two..
Keep going

Looking good! I'd love to have my bus restored to this standard. Maybe one day :

Let me know about the cutlery cupboard, it's down from the loft at the moment.

Will PM..
Basically I wanted to restore this bus purely because it was so bad and was a Devonette .....For Le Cadet...
The youngest.. Nexus7...
An anaesthetist....A really good son..
So we are doing all we can..
All we can afford..
To do the best we can to save Sherry..
G