Cunning Bus Project

[cunning plan]

£250 worth of new seatbelts for the bus on their way to Andyvan to mount while he has the bus..

Everyone has issues with mounting 3-point belts in the back because of the position of the C pillar, but Ive got a cunning plan for this...

Inertia too! So you can move about unlike a normal harness :mrgreen:

 

[cunning plan]

We are missing alot of in-progress pictures of the repairs but its not easy for Andy to get them sent over to me right now but I couldnt resist showing you some more recent ones :mrgreen:

New rear Valance

First layer of colour going down over the repaired areas..

I think the colour is UBER.. Cant wait to see it all painted 8)

 

[windsurfer]

Looking good Dude, look forward to seeing it completed :mrgreen:

 

[cunning plan]

Looking good Dude, look forward to seeing it completed :mrgreen:

Tanks bud :beerchug:

Beautifully welded dash, sprayed the same colour as the shell, ready for some custom gauges 8)

Rear harness inertia belts being bolted in.

The Saab seats with new front inertia belts :mrgreen:

 

[Anonymous]

I saw your bus in the flesh the other day - It's looking well 'ard!

 

[AxlFoley]

who is this andy? and where is he??

Van looks spot on

Mark

 

[cunning plan]

I saw your bus in the flesh the other day - It's looking well 'ard!

:mrgreen: Picking it up this friday and my buddy is taking the single cab splitty :lol: :msn4: Should be an interesting pootle back to MK!

who is this andy? and where is he??

Van looks spot on

Mark

Andy is the uber fabricator of all things classic VW. He is real close to you in Cwgilili? Spelling? End of the M4 anyway.. Not sure how booked up he is if you wanted some work done but let me know if you wanted his details..

 

[cunning plan]

Bits of the rust-free replacement roof section being picked apart to repair the back roof and hatch section! A long and complex job here!

A nice rust-free valance that had to be molded back to shape..

The chassis also needed alot of work, especially the nearside.

All solid now though!

Going for the custom / classic gauge look..

Engine Bay

Both battery trays needed re-doing as they were on the p1ss.

Repairs to the load-area floor pan:

The wrong arches corrected for proper '68 ones:

The sliding door needed some new metal welding in:

Windscreen repaired - along with all window surrounds - although I am missing the 'in-progress' pictures.

Weeks of prep work!

Choosing the colour!

:mrgreen: I was real happy with it! Andy had worked hard to get this bus back to a solid, tidy, straight and use-able state. I can now put it all back together :shock: but if I ever wanted to gloss the paint I can knowing it wouldn't take alot of work as its at a such good standard already.

Getting it back from South Wales:

For the journey from MK to South Wales and back my mate lent me his diesel Passat which is a good towing engine..

Arrived at Andy's and after a few beers and a good bed for the night we were ready to travel back to Norfolk.

Loaded up good to go..

My buddy came down with me, he bought this:

And pootled back in it followed by me with the trailer..

Had to stop a few times, the Splitty hadn't properly moved for years!

Got to MK and swapped the Passat for my Mondeo for the next leg of the journey..

Top-gear'd styled 'camera already infront of you' shot..

Back in the garage :mrgreen:

 

[Slammed]

What an improvement! 8)

But why did you take it all the way to Wales to get sorted? :?

 

[canterburyfour]

Great work. Cant wait to see the finished product. Off topic here- How can you two a bus with a mid size car in the UK? Can you feel the weight of the bus and trailer? I have a 10,000 pound truck I use for moving buses around because of the weight.

 

[cunning plan]

What an improvement! 8)

But why did you take it all the way to Wales to get sorted? :?

:mrgreen:
Wales because I have known Andyvan for a good few years now and I knew he was just the best for the job. His work is excellent and he goes way beyond what is asked of him. I could have got it done locally but I very much doubt it would have been the same quality - or if it was, probably at 5 times the cost :shock: :mrgreen: So it was worth the trailer rental / fuel etc to go see Andy again and get it done properly!

Great work. Cant wait to see the finished product. Off topic here- How can you two a bus with a mid size car in the UK? Can you feel the weight of the bus and trailer? I have a 10,000 pound truck I use for moving buses around because of the weight.

8)
Yep, you can feel the extra weight on the back and yes TBH it doesn't seem as safe as it could be in a bigger car / truck / 4x4. The Mondeo really struggles up hills because of the lack of torque, but still did just fine. The diesel Passat was much better though.. You just take it easy and pootle along.. Although I did get a bit of trailer snaking for the first time which I think was down to the wind...

Id love a Silverado or something to tow with though 8)

 

[canterburyfour]

Here is my towing rig. 500 horsepower and 700 foot pounds of torque, 6 liter diesel.

 

[Anonymous]

Good "Going home" pics - I'm glad to see the single cab has gone to a new home, I don't know why your mate wanted to change the colour from Andy's patented "Chesterfalia" scheme to whatever that colour is............ Each to his own though hey!

Good luck with the re-build

 

[cunning plan]

Here is my towing rig. 500 horsepower and 700 foot pounds of torque, 6 liter diesel.

Now thats a proper truck!! If i could afford the uk rip-off fuel prices i would have something like that!!

Good "Going home" pics - I'm glad to see the single cab has gone to a new home, I don't know why your mate wanted to change the colour from Andy's patented "Chesterfalia" scheme to whatever that colour is............ Each to his own though hey!

Good luck with the re-build

Ha tanks bud.. The chesterfalia is great but i think he just wanted something plain.. He was going to go for matt-grey which i think would of looked uber.. I dont mind the olive-type colour he has tbh, will look better lowered and a nice canvas on the back!

 

[cunning plan]

Here is my towing rig. 500 horsepower and 700 foot pounds of torque, 6 liter diesel.

Now thats a proper truck!! If i could afford the uk rip-off fuel prices i would have something like that!!

Good "Going home" pics - I'm glad to see the single cab has gone to a new home, I don't know why your mate wanted to change the colour from Andy's patented "Chesterfalia" scheme to whatever that colour is............ Each to his own though hey!

Good luck with the re-build

Ha tanks bud.. The chesterfalia is great but i think he just wanted something plain.. He was going to go for matt-grey which i think would of looked uber.. I dont mind the olive-type colour he has tbh, will look better lowered and a nice canvas on the back!

 

[easy]

Looking good 8) is it Matt paint? 8)

 

[cunning plan]

Looking good 8) is it Matt paint? 8)

Tanks, yup, basically a primer - tidy yet ratty - best of everything hehe :mrgreen:

 

[easy]

Is it just primer? if so you will have to be careful as primer can suck the water in and cause it to rust before your eyes :shock:

 

[Airtime]

Looking ace dude! 8)

 

[cunning plan]

Is it just primer? if so you will have to be careful as primer can suck the water in and cause it to rust before your eyes :shock:

Well its 2pk primer.... soooooo I hope not :? :|

Looking ace dude! 8)

Cheers chap :mrgreen: