Lowered the bus
IMG_3644 by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

At last movement need some more pics dude !!

And now i have a starry night feature through my rear roof section.

Starry night effect rear roof by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

The only thing holding it on was cobwebs! Check out the repair patch on the left, nice choice of tread metal.
IMG_3657 by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr
IMG_3656 by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

This is going to be the bus equivalent of Triggers Broom!
IMG_3659 by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

New tool chest required.

IMG_3661 by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Lol The is why my bus is called Sherry aka The Ship of Theseous..

Getting it safe n solid..
Keep going..
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ok. So about 8 years ago i purchased the front sub frame and running gear from a 964. Having dusted it off tonight i now remember that by chance (it really was chance as i had no idea of the dimensions) the difference in track between a 66 bus and a porsche 964 is .3 of and inch. Result.

So this is the subframe and wish bones that will go under the bus -

964 front sub frame by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Now the fun bit is the suspension set up will be a push rod system with the coil over damper sitting transversely across the bus under the cab tool box.

Similar in design to this -

Push rod set up by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

It means i do not need to try and jam the spring and damper under the arch.

Started offering up the chassis parts today and hopefully over the weekend will tack weld a few chassis rails in place to hang it off.

Front Sub Frame by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Front Sub Frame by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Drive shaft in place, almost as if has always been there

Front Sub Frame by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Offered up the engine and gearbox today. I will have to cut into the cab floor to accommodate the gearbox nose but not as much as i first thought.

Don't ever throw out your skateboard, you never know when it will come in handy!

Engine and Gearbox by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Front of gear box viewed from front of bus.

Engine and Gearbox by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Engine squeezes in

Engine and Gearbox by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Engine mount will be tight to the engine lid.

Engine and Gearbox by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Might even have room for a fuel tank!

Engine and Gearbox by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Nose will be 120mm higher than this so need to fab a hole in the floor and the sub frame for the gearbox front mount.

Engine and Gearbox by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Spent the last 2 evenings getting the engine, gearbox and rear suspension under the shell and lifting it up as far as possible. The limiting factor is the torque tube hitting the i sections under the cargo floor so with 15mm of gap i have a small invasion of the gearbox nose into the cab. Luckily the rear fire wall was so corroded i am using less cutting pics than i thought

Cab floor cut out by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Cab floor cut out by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Cab floor cut out by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Started fabricating the front chassis this weekend, so far so good.

In all of this paperwork is the solution
Chassis build by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Chassis build by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Chassis build by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Chassis build by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Front Chassis legs by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

Using the old front chassis leg as a gauge for heights and profiles although the 964 drive shafts require different clearances.

Front Chassis legs by Duke of Boots1966, on Flickr

That looks amazing, are you going with a completely new chassis then ?

Hi Mo. Yes pretty much. I am going to try and keep the original dimensions under the cargo floor just to make outriggers and sills etc easy to fit and then forward of the arch i need to fab for the front drive shafts i will keep as standard as possible again for ease of fitting floors etc.

Thats mad nice man ive finally got my engine and gearbox hung (Porsche too) but kept the original chassis to a degree . Going cable shift with CAE shifter so should be interesting to see how that pans out !!