Mike F
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Hadn't realised yours was not a pop top, shows how little attention I pay! You'll have to tell me what the bodgers did at the next show.
Mike Fs "Devon be gone" 72!
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slammedkustom
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Araon said:Aw shucks SK would you do that for me
Dude i'd do most things for cash! just ask the missus :lol: :shock:
woooo!
good work chris, and good faith mike!
i had a devon roof on my last van, and they leak like buggery! tintops rule
as for paint, well whatever will look cool, but would suggest a white roof and your preferred colour up to it, none of that painted to the beltline and white above malarkey!
dark colours always look good with the deluxe trim, mines montana red, but the dove blue is always a quality choice imo
looking forward to seeing it in the flesh, stanford hall?
good work chris, and good faith mike!
i had a devon roof on my last van, and they leak like buggery! tintops rule
as for paint, well whatever will look cool, but would suggest a white roof and your preferred colour up to it, none of that painted to the beltline and white above malarkey!
dark colours always look good with the deluxe trim, mines montana red, but the dove blue is always a quality choice imo
looking forward to seeing it in the flesh, stanford hall?
Araon
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Mike F
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Tim / baron,
Glad you've found the thread, reckon it'll be full colour with white roof. I'll either stick with the current Halfords version of the red or go Chianti which is I think just a little lighter.
I'll be doing all I can to get to Stanford Hall this year. Bring the projector and I'll bring The Castle.
Glad you've found the thread, reckon it'll be full colour with white roof. I'll either stick with the current Halfords version of the red or go Chianti which is I think just a little lighter.
I'll be doing all I can to get to Stanford Hall this year. Bring the projector and I'll bring The Castle.
slammedkustom
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ill get the bus done by then! as long as mike can choose a red! :shock:
Mike F
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If you get some foil run along the side of your bus you could join our deluxe lineup!
slammedkustom
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a little update.... mike now has a tintop! yaaaaayyyy!
and to make sure the bugger dont come off i used the biggest hammer and longest nails i could find! :shock:
only joking, its fully welded and all ground down, that was a long and tiring job, ive spent the last week on a stepladder doing it!
there was a bit of rot in one corner of the donor roof
so as that part of mikes roof was good we worked around it, it was harder than a straight swap but a much better and longer lasting job
so the next step, filler and primer....yay for me :lol:
and to make sure the bugger dont come off i used the biggest hammer and longest nails i could find! :shock:
only joking, its fully welded and all ground down, that was a long and tiring job, ive spent the last week on a stepladder doing it!
there was a bit of rot in one corner of the donor roof
so as that part of mikes roof was good we worked around it, it was harder than a straight swap but a much better and longer lasting job
so the next step, filler and primer....yay for me :lol:
Mike F
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slammedkustom said:a little update.... mike now has a tintop! yaaaaayyyy!
If anyone wondered why I am having this done this picture explains it all. Awesome work Chris. I'll have a medal struck for you!
Mike F
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Grazy said:
You and the doors Grazy! Tell you what - you can have the old ones as a souvenir to remember me by!
Fab work!
Mike, you must be well pleased.
Mike, you must be well pleased.
faux
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That is a job well done and well worth doing.
I bet you are chuffed Mike?
I bet you are chuffed Mike?
Mike F
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Chuffed, well happy, over the moon... can't wait for Chris to finish the work and get it back on the road!
Mike F
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gninnam said:
Good old sk eh?
Won't be soon! He's got some welding to do underneath, new doors to source and fit then the headliner and floor. Plus the fule tank needs attention to stop the crud problem and other sundry problems all need fixing.
Great to see you all so keen on following the progress, hope to bump into a lot of you at shows this year.
slammedkustom
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well a little update for you all....
Mike has now sold a kidney so we are going full on with the bus, full repaint as well as new doors, rubbers and rims :shock: ...its gonna look sweet!
well i rolled it out into the sunshine to see the roof in primer, so glad i bare metalled the roof as it makes the lines so much crisper
next i had a good old poke around the sills. drivers side just needed an outer sill and passenger side needed inner, outer sills and a middle repair, repairs to the outrigger, rear arch repair and a new bellypan. sounds a lot but this is a UK RHD bus thats nearly 40 years old and none of these areas had been touched before :shock:
if you know your busses youll be amazed by this, how good is that?!
got a nasty bit in the chassis rail to sort out but its still a real nice bus
also found this stamped in the chassis rail
Mike has now sold a kidney so we are going full on with the bus, full repaint as well as new doors, rubbers and rims :shock: ...its gonna look sweet!
well i rolled it out into the sunshine to see the roof in primer, so glad i bare metalled the roof as it makes the lines so much crisper
next i had a good old poke around the sills. drivers side just needed an outer sill and passenger side needed inner, outer sills and a middle repair, repairs to the outrigger, rear arch repair and a new bellypan. sounds a lot but this is a UK RHD bus thats nearly 40 years old and none of these areas had been touched before :shock:
if you know your busses youll be amazed by this, how good is that?!
got a nasty bit in the chassis rail to sort out but its still a real nice bus
also found this stamped in the chassis rail
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