"BUSTER BO JANGLES", '67 CREW CAB

[gninnam]

Top job :mrgreen:

 

[BO JANGLES]

Really pleased with the progress, the sills have gone in a treat with the panel gaps & folded outward seam lining up perfectly

& also fitted a new panel under the O/S front wheel arch

 

[young_dubya]

:mrgreen:

 

[young_dubya]

Did you buy a long split sill panel and mod it for the rear section with the flange or did you by it pre flanged?

 

[BO JANGLES]

Back at it again today, started getting the new battery tray fitted, then spot welded the NOS rear corner, really pleased, this week Buster started to look like its going forward, so I'm well pleased 8)

 

[young_dubya]

lookin good dude!

 

[moler]

Looking good, can't wait for mine to get to this point

Did you buy a long split sill panel and mod it for the rear section with the flange or did you by it pre flanged?

I've been in touch with Karl at Autocraft, and he says that the sill section they sell for the Split crewcab, also fits a Bay, I'll be ordering a pair on Monday for mine, so will let you know

 

[young_dubya]

**** hot!! I was gunna ring him monday as theres a few bits i want from there anyway. Ill get um ordered monday! Cheers man.

 

[BO JANGLES]

Did you buy a long split sill panel and mod it for the rear section with the flange or did you by it pre flanged?

Mine are standard bay sills from Schofields, I then cut & modded it, still got the other side to do,& looking forward to you boys posted some updates too !

 

[moler]

Sorry if you've covered this already, but what are you doing about the inner cargo floor?

 

[BO JANGLES]

Sorry if you've covered this already, but what are you doing about the inner cargo floor?

I've got a replacement floor from schofields (the same as camper). I'm going to first finish a few bits then do the sills on the other side, before having the exposed lower & raised cargo floor metal work blasted, then etch primed & probably painted before welding the floor panels in.

 

[moler]

Sorry if you've covered this already, but what are you doing about the inner cargo floor?

I've got a replacement floor from schofields (the same as camper). I'm going to first finish a few bits then do the sills on the other side, before having the exposed lower & raised cargo floor metal work blasted, then etch primed & probably painted before welding the floor panels in.

What are your plans for the door edge? do Schofields make this piece? a crewcabs door edge is a bit different to a camper

 

[BO JANGLES]

Sorry if you've covered this already, but what are you doing about the inner cargo floor?

I've got a replacement floor from schofields (the same as camper). I'm going to first finish a few bits then do the sills on the other side, before having the exposed lower & raised cargo floor metal work blasted, then etch primed & probably painted before welding the floor panels in.

What are your plans for the door edge? do Schofields make this piece? a crewcabs door edge is a bit different to a camper

Do you mean the sill under the rear door or the bottom of the door ?

 

[moler]

The bit of the floor that goes over the sill

 

[BO JANGLES]

Hmm not sure will have to have a look, do you know what you're doing ?

 

[moler]

Well, Custom and Commercial show floors that go right to the edge, and apparently they are genuine, but pictures are of one floor, and it's reversed for the opposite side if you follow me. I've spoken to them and they are going to take new pictures and post them up on their site, if they look close I'm going for those (although I'm only using the front 15inches!!!) if not I'll get the ones off VWH and make an edge from scratch.

 

[BO JANGLES]

8) Can you let me know what you find & thanks for the info.

 

[moler]

8) Can you let me know what you find & thanks for the info.

Will do

 

[scott wilson]

nice work.....i follow this thread with intrest/admiration...i shipped this bus for me and the reasons i sold are well documented.I`m so pleased that she`s ended up with " the right man" you are doing her proud.
As a side order ....does anyone in the world know of a rhd 68 crewcab? i`ve only ever seen one...this one...keep up the quality work and when you see buzz next say scott says " wasssssupppp" oh and tell johnny danger he`s a queen

 

[BO JANGLES]

A bit of an update, a new customers job came into the workshop, so I decided I needed more space, so after finishing the offside sills, I fully bare metalled him on that side & the front panel then sprayed with primer, ready to transport a few miles up the road to my second workshop, which Buster now shares with some good company ...............

& this is the area that is where I'll be making my Bus interiors instead of in my garage at home

here are some mock ups

& then yesterday started cut away the near side sills (crappy phone pics again)

& found alot of the outer sill salvageable, particularly the area where the sill folds on the outer seam