Thought it was about time i started doing something with my Split this year, well i have owned it Nearly 5 YEARS!

I bought it of some ones forsale board at Bug jam 2005. I had always wanted a split as until then I had purely messed around with 70's bugs.

I saw it on the Sunday, went and looked at it on the Monday and the guy delivered it from Leighton Buzzard to Wiltshire on the Wednesday or Thursday. I then put it in a small lock up garage and that's where it stayed until now. I have a habit of getting distracted by other projects so this will probably take some time!

Will let the pictures speak for themselves.





I'm making some good progress now, the body repair list is gradually shrinking.

L/H rear 1/4 bond and spot weld
Finish cargo door skins
Cab door repairs
Finish Wheel arch tubs
Finish cargo floor
Cab floor
Lower screen surround right.
Lower screen surround left.
Clearance Cab floor for draglink.
Front roof peak
L/H roof gutter
L/H rear roof corner
R/H rear roof corner
Tailgate surround upper panel
Narrow rear torsion bar 3 inches
Seam seal body.
Paint!

More very soon as this will push me along a little.

Good luck with it, you will find plenty of help on this site where needed but most important thing is to stick with it and dont give up.

Keep 'em pics comeing.

eric.

wicker wrote: most important thing is to stick with it and dont give up.

Keep 'em pics comeing.

eric.

thats what i struggle with lol seems like a pretty good project

liking the mini pick up in the back ground

Hey guys its been some time but had a few things on had to finish my T4 then had to move workshops so with all that done ive managed to put some time in on the split today.

Removed the Beam and the Gearbox this afternoon



Then had a good look over the shell to see how its deteriorated since i bought it.

AND IT LOOKS BAD



















More tomorrow.

its very pink

berpsta wrote:its very pink

Tell me about it, i cant think of a worse colour. Its not staying tho.

Just spied that it's was built very early in '64 model year production, just like mine

Don't suppose you'd PM me the chassis number would you? our vans might have been side by side on the production line

64's rule... How close is my van in the production line?

More done tonight.

Got the cab doors off had to drill the lower screws out as they were rusted solid, and they were all flat head screws which didnt help.
Also got the steering box and columb off without to much drama. The pedals were siezed which made removing them interesting, so its all looking quite bare underneath now still rusty though.
As you will see the centre chassis needs a total refit the rails have been bodged at some point in the past, he chassismembers and outriggers are nowhere to be found and the I beams and top hats have been replaced with box section.
It is a catalog of poor repair its all got to be right before i install the running gear i have planned.

Got some better pictures tonight.



















Just a few more parts to remove and store away then i will make a rolling jig to keep everything straight while the chassis is out.

More updates soon

andydlc wrote:64's rule... How close is my van in the production line?

We're all with 2 weeks of each other, mine left the factory on the 19th of August, yours on the 22nd, and Jim's about 2nd September

How cool is that... we should make a new post for this..

moler wrote:

andydlc wrote:64's rule... How close is my van in the production line?

We're all with 2 weeks of each other, mine left the factory on the 19th of August, yours on the 22nd, and Jim's about 2nd September

That is so cool, best get on and get it finished so i can join the early 64 club.

'Crab claw 64'...club

Jim, what's the destination code? just seems strange to be LHD and have lefthand loading doors, usually they'd be RHD and righthand loading doors for delivery vans that would be driven on the left, i.e Sweden

ade it will of been a swedish panel.
lhd cargo doors on left too

shaggy66bus wrote:ade it will of been a swedish panel.
lhd cargo doors on left too

Of course, they only swapped over from driving the left in 67