1968 Campervan conversion

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I assembled the sliding door hinge that keeps the door in the open position.

 

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and some other parts already in place:

 

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and while I was still in this house, on the last day of my staying, this package arrived:

... with a pair of these seals:

 

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in the meantime, I have already decided wich materials I'm going to use on top of the Dynamat.
This one will be my top layer:

... and I'm going to use a layer of this one in between:

... in addition to this material I had already bought a few months ago:

 

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a few years ago I bought a 2K varnish for polished and aluminium parts. It was time to use it:

... and these ones were already varnished:

and this is the 2K varnish - november 2008:

(...)

a prep for polished and aluminium parts:

... and after being well polished, a 2K varnish:

(...)

Other task we started was the interior:

But there was almost everything to do, so I brought a lot of parts with me to Lisbon.
The plan was to fix, paint, mount everything and once near the bus again, just assemble everything in place without wasting time:

I had a lot to play with :mrgreen: .

 

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a few months later I returned to Viseu. This time, the plan was to start assembling both suspensions.
First thing to do, was to check if I had everything needed. After gathering all the parts I had layed on the shelfs, plus all the other ones that I also have from other buses, and still complete to act as references (some are not mine but the real owner desn't want them :mrgreen: ) and with the help of both manuals I have, I started this huge task.

 

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I feel great to assemble cleaned and freshly painted old parts as well as new ones. But one of the mistakes I did was painting some areas that shoudn't have any paint. However with the help of this small drill, I managed to clean them all:

With these areas free of paint, I managed to mount the bearings and dust seals:

 

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... and the dust seal:

With one hub assembled, I did the same to the other one:

I then applied all the screws to both hubs:

 

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I then grabbed my disc brakes and assembled them. However it was missing two small screws so I had to use two old ones:

I then took the dropped spindles out from the box:

... and with all the other small parts, I finished both sets:

However, just to confirm if everything was in place, I mounted the brake callipers in place:

 

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at the end, both sets were complete... or almost:

--- but I then realized that I had some parts missing:

However with these dropped spindles, I couldn't use them although they are usefull,
So I decided to make my owns. For that I needed help from Hugo:

 

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Next day, the parts were made:

Nice!

 

[gninnam]

Looks very shiney and the job you are doing is very thorough - Well done

 

[joaonar]

Thank you, Andy.... but I have to spent a a few hours reading yours... I will learn a lot more and you're doing all I need to do in a near future.

 

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A few weeks later, I was able to do something else.
I took these small parts that I had already zinc coated and varnished, and inserted them into these new rubber seals....

.... and after I mounted them in their place:

...and although it was missing one of the small clips:

 

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With at least one side complete, I was able to mount one lid:

Since it was missing one small clip for the other side I wasn't able to mount the front mesh and grille. This task had to wait for another visit....
Another task I decided to begin was to mount the handbrake lever.
First, with the help of my manuals, I grabbed all the parts I would need:

 

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With all the parts aside (although the spring in the picture wasn't the correct one)....

.... and with my wiper apparatus already cleaned, painted and in place, I manage to assemble most of it:

 

[atafonso]

I thought I was OCD, but this is the next level lol
Congrats on the stunning work

Abel

 

[joaonar]

:lol: .... It's not so bad... well, maybe a litle...

 

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Before being able to mount my rear suspension, I needed to assemble these parts. A few years ago, I separated them after I sandblasted to remove all rust in between the two parts.
In the meantime, the small pin that is seen in this picture got lost. So, I needed to make a new one:

afterall it's just a small pin....

So, with the help of a lathe, I made a new one from a bolt:

 

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I then decided to finish my dashboard. However, when I was assembling it I realized that one side of the padded rubber was faded. I don't know why this happened but I don't remember of it being like that.
For now, I decided to use this one but since I have another one, I guess I will change them, later on: