thanks for the jig pics - mines needs to be jigged and I was wondering how it was done

Slowly

monkey_boy wrote:Slowly

With big hammers....

It depends on how it needs to be pulled IE this bus had a rear hit pushing the chassis legs up and out, so a pull on each leg should get it out with the lower chassis being clamped.

We also have smaller clamps that attach to the centre section of chassis for a side pull etc

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More pulling and metal work, almost got the N/S leg sorted now, switched to a smaller clamp to get a better pull backwards on the chassis leg.



And then used the jaws of live to get the twist/dent out the chassis leg.

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The hard thing about Splitscreen is the rear chassis section is not straight, the rear legs cone out on an angle, chassis jig's tend to be straight sections with squire clamps to hold the rails.
I've modded a set of clamps to be on a slight angle, basically cutting the top bracket off the base clamp and welding in new 12mm metal, now we can clamp the bus down safely on the jig.

So with the chassis pulled and straighten back out the metal work can start.

D post replaced, battery tray installed and engine side tin installed.



Rear corner put on (test fit)



Welded on.







More soon.....

Soon!

Geoff gets his new backside fitted up.

Need to get a new rear valance tho.

Sorry, I know this is about Geoff, but is there a place where I can find the dimensions to check whether my D-post and rear chassis rails are in the correct positions?

Errol (my single cab) has impact damage on the engine lid from the previous owner. It looks like it just rolled back into something, but the impact knackered the rear valance. I want to check that it didn't pull the rear chassis rails in together and the D post forward, but the Bentley manual doesn't give any useful dimensions.

Why yes, I will pm you some info.

Received. Thanks.

That's some lovely work going on there.

Well the rear is finished for the year.....

A photo or two

Le side



Underneath





Inside