1968 Campervan conversion

[joaonar]

and after some final touches...

... it was ready to be primed:

 

[joaonar]

without leaving any area unpainted:

and in the end, ready for taking the outer panel:

 

[joaonar]

the outer skin panel had already been prepared to be welded to the door... there were only a couple of small tasks yet to be done before welding it in place:

 

[joaonar]

and the door already in place:

and again, the other side:

and what was left of the original ones:

 

[joaonar]

Hugo also had to fix the sliding door.
In the interior, there was an area, where he thought there was some surprises beneath a large area of stone chip:

 

[joaonar]

First, Hugo had to remove all interior paint

... and also the exterior one:

 

[joaonar]

and with the help of the sandblaster, he could finally see what he had to fix:

 

[67panel]

one day will get mine that good :msn4: front beam is a 68 to mid way through 69 part,its the same bolt pattern as a split (recon they used the same "chassis"legs) it changed when they added the extra front chassis leg.

 

[joaonar]

thanks 67panel
I should have read my haynes and bentley manuals before spending so much time in a stunt like that 8)
well, but at least I learned this (although the hard way) and I will not try this a third time :mrgreen:

 

[joaonar]

I do have to write some words of appreciation to you, 67panel, for your help about how to assemble a regular front suspension in here. With it, I was able to assemble it on the bus all alone and pretty fast. Thank you so much!
I owe you a beer! :mrgreen:

 

[joaonar]

after using the sandblaster, Hugo found some more rust areas beneath a huge layer of putty (bitumen) :

 

[joaonar]

after hugo fixed it, it was looking like this:

 

[joaonar]

 

[joaonar]

the engine lid was also in the need of some attention:

and after Hugo fixed it, andré painted it with the usual epoxy primer:

the slidding door is ready for the final layer of paint...

... although there's still this area to fix (using a repair panel from JK):

 

[rallye dale]

Coming on good 8)

 

[easy]

Top work as ever! 8)

 

[joaonar]

thank you both 8)

 

[joaonar]

so, a couple of weeks ago and with the help of 67panel I was able to assemble the front suspension in place without any major efforts and completely alone:

 

[joaonar]

so, last weekend, the bus was finally painted!

arty0053:

Friday, it was transported to the paint shop and saturday morning (it was freezing )....

... I went to another city (some 50 km's from where I was) to get the materials André needed to paint it.
On arrival to the paint shop, André was already isolating the bus:

 

[joaonar]

... and after being partially isolated, we pushed it inside the paint booth: