Rocky the Campmobile ....

[toffo24]

Ok it’s been a while since I posted , so our bus in finally back at home and now the hard work can begin!

I have now fitted my whitewalls that i waited an absolutely stupid amount of time for!

I have also started to puts some more bits and pieces together as well , I spent sometime today assembling the roof rack , and I must say that i am over the moon with how it’s come out!

The finished article.

 

[dubscum]

i like where this is going! nice to see something different! 8)

 

[gninnam]

Great work :mrgreen:

 

[toffo24]

Hi all just been working on the bus this afternoon . I haven't posted for a while so here is an update. The dash top, steering coloum, a window frams are at the powder coater. Hopefully it will look as good as rest of the bus!

 

[slammedresto]

looking good Peter 8)

 

[gninnam]

Very nice 8)

Like the blue walls on the tyres - very different 8)

 

[toffo24]

Thanks Gary, I hope it will look as good as yours when I have finished.

Andy ,
The blue on the tyres comes off with water! It's a protection coat for the white walls.

I will post up again shortly with pics of the engine bay once the sound deadening and firetec system are installed .

just wish it was a driver so we could take it to Volksworld next week :msn4:

 

[Nugsy]

Very nice looking bus i must say, well worth taking the plunge and going for the full respray.

Hopefully mine will be ready for the paintshop some time this year :lol: :lol:

 

[rallye dale]

Very nice , beats the "patina" look :msn4:

 

[gninnam]

The blue on the tyres comes off with water! It's a protection coat for the white walls.

I knew that

 

[toffo24]

Just spend the whole afternoon building a cab door and ruining a new window felt , just a tip bend the new window felt around the window before trying to fit it. Anyway , I managed to build one door after building an striping the whole lot down three times!

New window rubbers , handle gaskets and door seals all fitted
Fitted a new rear heated window and rubber.

I have also had all of my steering column components powder coated, and applied the correct decal

 

[gninnam]

Very nice 8)

What happened when you didn't bend the felt around the window??

 

[toffo24]

It went in first time ! took a bit of effort but got it in there!

 

[slammedresto]

Just spend the whole afternoon building a cab door and ruining a new window felt , just a tip bend the new window felt around the window before trying to fit it. Anyway , I managed to build one door after building an striping the whole lot down three times!

New window rubbers , handle gaskets and door seals all fitted
Fitted a new rear heated window and rubber.

I have also had all of my steering column components powder coated, and applied the correct decal

some nice touches with the decals and powder coating peter

 

[toffo24]

Ok just spent a lovely afternoon in the garage!
Things are starting to come together nicely, I purchased some 25mm self adhesive sound deadening from Soundsolution in Oxford. It is tricky to cut, but once you get the hang of it you can end up with this. I am pleased with the effect and it should work ok.

Started to instaling my Firetec system.

I ran out of steam at this point , must have something to do with drinking till 4.30 this morning!

 

[gninnam]

Looking good in the engine bay 8)

 

[toffo24]

Thanks Andy , Hows you getting on with your bus?

 

[andewilson]

awsome mate. well impressed

 

[gninnam]

Thanks Andy , Hows you getting on with your bus?

Slower than I hoped, but it is moving forward - thanks for asking

 

[toffo24]

Spent some time in the garage last night after recieving some parts from US yesterday , finally cracked the heater pipe issue when running a header type exhausts!

Stainless steel ducting !

Took a bit of fidderling but wont burn through like the thin tin stuff!