my 72 bay off ebay

[welshbay]

a few more bits done on the van. a rust free engine lid from dubs at the castle
starting to take a bit of shape now.
still plenty of welding to do.loads of crap welding to cut off.
heres a pic of the crap job that someone done.

 

[welshbay]

 

[T2-Nate]

Sometime I wish I had gone through all the work on my van as rough as you're doing it.
You really seem eager to get it on the road eh?
But you're doing a hell of a jonb on a bus that most would've written off.
How much you got it for on ebay?

 

[andewilson]

Sometime I wish I had gone through all the work on my van as rough as you're doing it.
You really seem eager to get it on the road eh?
But you're doing a hell of a jonb on a bus that most would've written off.
How much you got it for on ebay?

surely not the best way to describe someones handy work

 

[T2-Nate]

Sometime I wish I had gone through all the work on my van as rough as you're doing it.
You really seem eager to get it on the road eh?
But you're doing a hell of a jonb on a bus that most would've written off.
How much you got it for on ebay?

surely not the best way to describe someones handy work

Well, actually I really do mean it in the best possible way !
Really, I'm always nervous and unsure wether I'm doing it ok and I wanna get my repairs done as perfect as possible, thus wasting a lot of time.
Whereas some people just go over it like a tasmanian devil and this seems to work great aswell!! Nothin' but respect fo that! certainly no disrespect!

 

[welshbay]

hi all. cheers for the comments. i think its taking ages to do
i enjoy the welding but dont like the filling part.
i know its not going to be a show winner,i just wont it solid
and safe. the bottom of van will be last to paint as i will
try to get sides as straight as poss.
i do spend all my spare time on the van,
every day doing sumthing,i do enjoy it tho.
i taxed it the other day for another year
its a lot harder than i first thought
still finding more welding or things to do
i gave 1800 for tha van off ebay.and it had 7 moths mot 4 month tax
apart from the dodgy brakes it ran nice. i drove it home in the state in first pic.
thers no rush for tha van but i do want it finished by nxt summer to use
still to get are rust free doors and new windsceen.
my first time going to this amount of work so still learning as i do it

 

[welshbay]

i will take more pics tomorrow. taken paint off on top half
and scraped underseal off in wheel arches ready to weld inner
arches to the new outer arches.
cut out n/s/r battery tray out ready to weld in new one.

 

[welshbay]

few more pics.bumper fitted to see how it all lines up ok.
more welding done on cab floor.
more weling found on pass side floor.
also loads of scrapping of old black undereal
to put on sum zink 182.another 2 coats to go

 

[welshbay]

 

[welshbay]

 

[welshbay]

hi all not put any pics on for a while. finished off
welding in front wheel arches to inner arches
plus cab floor indide & underneath,just needs loads of grinding
to get smoother before more seam sealing.
got some more zinc 182 to put over top of welding
its had one coat on the n/s. few more coats to go
il prob go over it all with stone chip then b4 painting over
in the front and rear arches, not sure on colour on van yet.
got rear inner arches to outer to weld next plus n/s battery
tray.also bought a long air flat sander for the big sides
also a da for the reast.a lot better than my old electric
sander.also been cuting up the bottom of the doors
to weld fresh plate in.il show pics when i get it looking
a bit better.also taken inner pop top material off to find
why the roofs sagging. more work....

 

[welshbay]

more updated pictures. ive also cut out bulge on front pannel.will ad pics soon
also getting all the old black shultz from underneath.its everywhere.

 

[geoff]

Inspiring thread!
You can learn so much from lookin through these awesome resto threads - I'm sure its a bit of hassle to keep posting the updates, but it is very much appreciated!
Cheers welshbay - superb work, looking forward to seeing it finished!

 

[welshbay]

cheers for the reply. im learning as im going. not as easy as i first thought
it seem to go on & on,il take & post more pics over weekend.

 

[Weby]

Very nice work, dude.
That´s quite a bit work ....

 

[VWAIRCOOLED]

It's coming on alright dude.As you said it's much harder than it looks,especially removing chunks of filler,fibreglass etc and you're left with a big hole wondering how to attack it.But once you get going it's not too bad is it? And like you I enjoy it also,it's very rewarding when you've achieved something.

 

[welshbay]

had to scrape off loads more thick black underbody shultz
looked awfull.found loads of holes for welding also
loads off sealer stuff hiding holes and plates not welded tidy
so off with all them bad bits and new metal in.
gearbox out now and shafts out for now gaitors
and paint,also repaired heater channel thingy

 

[gninnam]

Phew - never seems to end does it

Keep it coming

 

[welshbay]

it does seem that way at the moment.
never ending welding the more i look and scape more i find
itl be worth it in the end.ive only driven it once so cant
wait to drive it again.

 

[easy]

Nice work mate! keep going and pat yourself on the back cos you have come along way 8)