1971 niagra blue deluxe microbus

[patina man]

n/s sill time









fitting up new sill





welded on





rear arch repair





lick of primer to protect

 

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engine out time





strange funky exhaust that was on the bus





box out too





cleaned up





a bit messy but solid under here



behind fuel tank cover, nice og paint

 

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the long boring task ahead now of chipping off all the black factory underseal

 

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bit more bodywork time, the front panel, a bit dinged up. time to straighten and prime.

 

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front beam off, and strip down

 

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front calipers stripped down, new seals etc.



rear brakes stripped









bit more underseal chipping



cleaned and painted

 

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underside red oxide

 

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stone chip time

 

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a little break from bodywork, a bit of interior.

knackered front seats

















trial fit. nice

 

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passenger side now

 

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rock n roll bed, built up just with hinges, done before paint as not to damage.

 

[stuif]

WOW awesome

 

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looking forward to colour now.

 

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starting a build up of the underside to get it mobile again

 

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rolling again





on to interior paint











top coat now, pastel white









dash out to do around the screen



interior mask up now getting ready for the big paint







gazebo up as the workshop / barn is dusty and the wind does blow through

 

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on with the white first

 

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masking up the white ready for the blue

 

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one of my fav bits, unmasking.

 

[aircooled1985]

Wow....looks very good...great work