BusBug&KG wrote:

marcopl wrote:

andy wrote:by the time you get back to your bus marco the axle stands will have rusted away

Now it's 4 against 1 not fair gonna have to get some work done to shut you boys up

There is another seven at least waiting in the wings till the time is right to have a dig
Tony C

Any more bits off my bus...........no sorry i mean any more progress on the bus mate?

this has taken me ages to get this far Tony,will have to come and use that makita wizzy tool for around the window and door




after jump starting it due to the flat battery, thought i would thrash it around the village, up the high street small cheer as i go past the pub back to the finish line...well that was good fun another lap me thinks ,another cheer as i go past the pub as i'm now being towed by the wife ......always check that little gauge the one that says petrol,yep i ran out of fuel what a twit i felt

OK Enough of the messing about lets get back to Silou's bus
Not a fantastic amount of progress for the time spent
,But well worth the effort i think

Decided the engine bay needed some attention,who ever sprayed it in the past,
sprayed silver paint over existing,oil and grime,the paints reacted against each other
and had started to flake and peel

Not the best area to think about bare metal,but hey ho
more to follow,sorry about the tiny pics but can't enlarge for some reason,taken and sent with iphone
Cheers Marco will try not to forget camera again
Tony C

I hate confined areas,this is tight



Hot aswell with the halogen in your ear







Slow work but getting there






Time for a break



Now for some Etch primer









Job done giz a fag!!! Then a shower i think



Regards Tony C

Excellent Tony.... that engine space is a real pain in the ass.... but will be worth it!

Nice job Tony first class work

Thanks for the comments guys.
Makes the dirty jobs worth it,
just hope Silou likes it.
Cheers Tony C

BusBug&KG wrote: just hope Silou likes it.
Cheers Tony C

Like it - bloody love it!

Keep up the excellent work, very exciting.

How you getting on with this?... Any updates ?

Ambubird wrote:

Bin 'jammin' wrote:This looks almost holographic or something



And this is just art! you could print that off in A2 and hang it



Nice progress

Love these pictures too, a real work of art.
As Spence said, looks like Velvet Green originally, is it going back to it's old colour?
Very thorough work, nice one!

Matt Black. wrote:How you getting on with this?... Any updates ?

Come to a standstill at the moment......Family illness....Back soon we hope
Tony C

Firstly my appolgies to Silou for this really long delay,wont go into things.
Thanks Si for being so patient with me.
I am back at it again,lots of work completed,photos need sorting into order and posting on here,give me a few more days and i will update you with progress.
Regards Tony C

Hi all after going to tonys workshop last night i had to come on and say a few words about this bus .the bus has had so many really bad repairs in its time i am shocked it was even on the road .it has been hit in the side so hard the jacking point was about 3" back and had a bit just lashed in to make it level not to say about the 3" of filler.and the front has been pushed back that hard the seat mount has a inprint of the door piller in it .i take my hat of to tony he has put so much work into that van it will be one nice job when its done lots of hard work has gone into it (graft not filler ) its good to see some people do care about what they do.
Ps i was there the first day the van came into tonys and remeber saying thats nice and clean not much to do on that one tony .how wrong was i.."
Good luck with tony keep up the good work see you again soon.

Nice work Tony. Only just seen this thread. Tittle says its a freshen up, looks more like a full restore to me. Looking good.

Biglozzer wrote:Nice work Tony. Only just seen this thread. Tittle says its a freshen up, looks more like a full restore to me. Looking good.

Well,once you find 13 layers of paint,there is no way anyone who cares anything about their work,could just rub down and blow over,I do tend to get carried away,don't think I will ever make money,but the satisfaction means more to me.
Will sort some more photos soon.
Tony C