You are doing some real quality work there fella, progressing well now!

dustysplit wrote:You are doing some real quality work there fella, progressing well now!

Cheers bud, be nice to get some colour on it then the light will start to appear at the end of the tunnel.

More repairs today, finished the tailgate repairs first thing.









Next up rear bumper repairs as someone had cut it in a previous life also it was missing a mounting.



Squared it up to start with then made a repair section.







Mounted up the new splash pans to assist with mounting location.





Fitted to mark the holes in the corners.





Also finished up the front bumper mount by fully welding did a trial fit and altered alignment.





Made a start on cab door prep started on the replacement door which seems to have rather a lot of paint on it! 8 layers!



Thinking paint stripper to much for the DA!



More soon, need it in top coat before the weather turns so full steam ahead!

Lots done mate, love days like that where you go with loads finished. I used Starchem stripper its super effective! Will there be more tomorrow?

wejjy wrote:Lots done mate, love days like that where you go with loads finished. I used Starchem stripper its super effective! Will there be more tomorrow?

Yeah starchem will be my weapon of choice for sure! No van tinkering tomorrow unfortunately got household DIY to keep me busy!

Looks amazing, really coming together now.

Vwstu wrote:Looks amazing, really coming together now.

Cheers Vwstu. Picked up a can of Starchem Synstryp today also enquired about the top coat for inside and out. Got it mapped out so will get that sorted this week.

After work I made a start on stripping the R/H door of all of its paint and filler. I can't actually believe how much is on there still got more to go! However mostly down to what's left of the OG layer of dove blue.

Managed to get any more done mate? Also what turbo are you planning to run?

wejjy wrote:Managed to get any more done mate? Also what turbo are you planning to run?

Nothing over the weekend bud! Had to go to work Am sat then had family stuff the rest of the weekend. Late finish last night and tonight at work! I've got bus withdrawal.

Turbo is a Borg warner Schwitzer S2 for now once it's up and running I might look at upgrades.

Continued with paint prep this weekend, stripping and sanding. Tailgate, engine lid, doors. Also marked up for the rear lights to cut in.
















Also made a start on reworking the hinges knocked the pins out got over size replacements for the lower, looking at oversize mirror arms for the tops now.





Ready for the blasting pile.

Rear lights tomorrow!

Nice work as usual pal, ironically I was doing a very similar list of things yesterday! Rear lights and sanding!

Looking great, and soon be paint time!

Looking good

Evening guys,

Pre weekend update. Had some time this week to do some tinkering so cut the rear light holes in.

Initial cut on the right.

Then cleaned up.




Some light repairs to do tomorrow then on with the paint prep!

Evening guys,

Great progress on the bus today. Test fitted the rear lights to check the holes were the right size.



All good so on to the next jobs, final welding jobs today, weld holes in passenger door, repair front panel, fill hole in roof and drill rear corners for splash pans.











Sorted all that. Next on the list was prepare and etch the front panel dash and a pillars.











I'm not going to be applying any filler only high build primer.

Lastly the underside has been flatted back ready for a final primer coat before top coat.



Holiday as of Thursday next week so hope to get it in top coat before the end of the month!

Cant wait to see it in paint.
Been following this one from pretty much the start, your killing it man keep up the good work!!

Evening,

Had a very productive day today, had already done some blasting earlier this week hinges fuel flap column support.



Keyed the etch primer up on the shell and gave it a few coats of high build.













Still had some time so decided to make a start on the colour.









Couple of small blow in's tomorrow morning then it's the engine bay.