'70 Westy resto begins.
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Right, t'inter's going slow and it's taken me 1/2 hour to upload 7 photo's.
Someone's a bit pleased with the new toy!
Clean cab floor
Original vinyl flooring in not to bad a condition.
Clean bed
I had no idea it had a stool
Bulkhead looks to be sound too
Gonna try n upload a few more shots now.
Someone's a bit pleased with the new toy!
Clean cab floor
Original vinyl flooring in not to bad a condition.
Clean bed
I had no idea it had a stool
Bulkhead looks to be sound too
Gonna try n upload a few more shots now.
Here's a few more photo's for y'all!
My youngest is a big fan already
Will post the rusty bits tomorrow
My youngest is a big fan already
Will post the rusty bits tomorrow
justcruzin
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Loved the pics!! KIds look to be having a blast exploring the new bus!!
I loved the radio pic. Had to kind of chuckle. Only a few numbers for the stations id's, but yet the face is well worn from people changing the channels and volume. LOL Never thought an am radio would get that much use. LOL
Have fun cleaning it up and getting it road worthy. Can't wait to follow along with the progress!!
I loved the radio pic. Had to kind of chuckle. Only a few numbers for the stations id's, but yet the face is well worn from people changing the channels and volume. LOL Never thought an am radio would get that much use. LOL
Have fun cleaning it up and getting it road worthy. Can't wait to follow along with the progress!!
madness
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looks a great bus dude
Thanks for all your comments.
I have 5 days off and am really looking forward to getting stuck into this project.
The plan is to strip out the interior and assess the condition of the cargo floor.
Repair the bad
Treat the not so bad and then crack on with the sills and wheel arches.
I will post some pics of the bad bits tonight.
I have 5 days off and am really looking forward to getting stuck into this project.
The plan is to strip out the interior and assess the condition of the cargo floor.
Repair the bad
Treat the not so bad and then crack on with the sills and wheel arches.
I will post some pics of the bad bits tonight.
justcruzin said:Loved the pics!! KIds look to be having a blast exploring the new bus!!
I loved the radio pic. Had to kind of chuckle. Only a few numbers for the stations id's, but yet the face is well worn from people changing the channels and volume. LOL Never thought an am radio would get that much use. LOL
Have fun cleaning it up and getting it road worthy. Can't wait to follow along with the progress!!
Kim, the kids are very excited (me too) about their first trip in the Bus so I gotta get my skates on and get it roadworthy.
The Radio was a very pleasant surprise as were a couple of other things (stool and fly screen).
There's quite a bit of rust compared to yours though, as you'll see in my next post!
But it's basically a very complete campmobile and so I'm really pleased with it
Standby! Rust n bondo in the house :lol: picture heavy!
Nothing I was unaware of though, thanks to Paul the PO.
The front wheel arches will be fun :roll:
Gonna pressure wash the underside to get all the silt off. Mostly surface rust as far as I can tell.
More to follow tomorrow
Nothing I was unaware of though, thanks to Paul the PO.
The front wheel arches will be fun :roll:
Gonna pressure wash the underside to get all the silt off. Mostly surface rust as far as I can tell.
More to follow tomorrow
justcruzin
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Wow, that is a lot of rust. I lucked out on mine. I have the minor rust in the windshield area and some minor rust here and there but it is basically pretty solid.
Are you going to tackle the rust yourself? I'm and my hubby are not the greatest at that type of work. I'm glad mine doesn't need much. We will be using MarGlass for the windshield area repair. I know it's not the best solution but it is what he is better at working with.
Keep the pics coming!!
OH and yah, what a score having the stool. I just paid over 100 bucks for mine. OUCH!! Had to have it though and it was local so I just went and picked it up.
I lucked out on mine. I have the minor rust in the windshield area and some minor rust here and there but it is basically pretty solid. Are you going to tackle the rust yourself? I'm and my hubby are not the greatest at that type of work. I'm glad mine doesn't need much. We will be using MarGlass for the windshield area repair. I know it's not the best solution but it is what he is better at working with.
Keep the pics coming!!
OH and yah, what a score having the stool. I just paid over 100 bucks for mine. OUCH!! Had to have it though and it was local so I just went and picked it up.
justcruzin said:Wow, that is a lot of rust.
Are you going to tackle the rust yourself? I'm and my hubby are not the greatest at that type of work. I'm glad mine doesn't need much. We will be using MarGlass for the windshield area repair. I know it's not the best solution but it is what he is better at working with.
Keep the pics coming!!
OH and yah, what a score having the stool. I just paid over 100 bucks for mine. OUCH!! Had to have it though and it was local so I just went and picked it up.
It's not as bad as my first bus, but there's plenty to keep me busy for the next few weeks .
All the rust will be replaced with fresh steel by Muggins here. I have a small mig which does a nice job for me.
Pics to follow of the interior stripdown later today
gninnam said:Didn;t come from a very dry state then
Pennsylvania on the title, so I guess not :lol:
justcruzin
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Barkafer said:justcruzin said:Wow, that is a lot of rust.
Are you going to tackle the rust yourself? I'm and my hubby are not the greatest at that type of work. I'm glad mine doesn't need much. We will be using MarGlass for the windshield area repair. I know it's not the best solution but it is what he is better at working with.
Keep the pics coming!!
OH and yah, what a score having the stool. I just paid over 100 bucks for mine. OUCH!! Had to have it though and it was local so I just went and picked it up.
It's not as bad as my first bus, but there's plenty to keep me busy for the next few weeks .
All the rust will be replaced with fresh steel by Muggins here. I have a small mig which does a nice job for me.
Pics to follow of the interior stripdown later today
I sure do envy you guy's that can work with metal like that! I love watching the transformations, so do post pics as you go!!
norm
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all the best with the work chris should keep you busy for a while
crede999 said:looks a good bus
chris
It's got it's issues Chris as you can see from the latest bunch of photo's, but it's very fixable and fairly complete too, so I'm really looking forward to getting it finished
More pics comin up of the interior strip down.
norm said:all the best with the work chris should keep you busy for a while
Just, it's a little rusty, but that don't scare me much
When you gonna pull your finger out and post some pics of your handy work! I miss that old bus you know
Now then, I removed the interior today (it was a bit parky on Saturday) and was pleasantly surprised by what I found
Pretty rust free for an Eastern Bus
Meeces been makin a home in the insulation! I found the culprit in the water tank :roll:
Only rusted through in small areas in the corners and part of the B pillars.
Pretty rust free for an Eastern Bus
Meeces been makin a home in the insulation! I found the culprit in the water tank :roll:
Only rusted through in small areas in the corners and part of the B pillars.
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