franks restoration

[Oslo_mark69]

Our Westy starts its restoration



knocked this up one weekend



supprising how much rust weighs

 

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Belly pans hold a lot of crap

 

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sounded like a kiddies rattle when I tipped it

 

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mouse / rat ??

 

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Not too Bad underneath , seen worse :roll:




sills shot to bits but not as bad as i thought.

 

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Front end worse than I thought ,

Bought the van without really having a good look underneath. loads of filler and mesh after a big front end shunt by the looks of it

Front inner panel needed

Front Clip Needed

 

[steve92]

good work on the roller! looks a good van. Dig the turret top

 

[Oslo_mark69]

top half is great . I must have been covered most of its life as the underneath is bad . typical european bus.

front end has been patched up need to take the whole front clip of as its gone under the windscrean and has a load of filler between the lights, bottom half is rotted inner and outer.


Yeh I love the turret top this is 1 off 3 that I know off and maybe the only one in uk with the full oslo westy interior

roll over jig now works well but original fabrication pieces wouldn't attach to where it was supposed too :evil:

as the old saying goes Buy Cheap , Get Shit

But wanted to use it as a guide so I can fabricate some in the future!! :msn4:

 

[gninnam]

Nice bus and the usual areas that are bad look ok so well done 8)

Keep an eye on this one (any chance of getting bigger pictures??)

 

[Oslo_mark69]

Been a bit lazy Updating but as you can see I've been busy

Front arches had to come out

 

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Front clip removed and A pillars repaired

 

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replacement panels in and new front clip fitted

 

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new AT Gearbox

 

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Start of the Paint Prep . How many hours did I spend on this Finish ......

 

[Gwar72]

Looking good...!! Love the colour..!! 8)

 

[dazza1975]

Bloody hell mate, had to put me sun glasses on due to the shine of that paint :lol: :lol:

You must be well please :!:

 

[Oslo_mark69]

Yes very pleased and that was before I colour sanded it