rusty old nail to sow's ear

[surfbus]

Working hard!

Like the one-piece front bumper. I have seen it before but it's a nice custom toch!

 

[creationblue]

Great work with the bumper 8) I know where to come :lol:

Just

It's next door to you in Griff's at the moment being blasted.

Same place as my SA Sprints then 8)

 

[sparkywig]

.....and my 15" steels.

 

[dubscum]

tiding it up a treat !

 

[sparkywig]

Bumper's back.

Needs a little bit more work than anticipated.

 

[sparkywig]

Had a bit of a slow day today, partly due to the after effects of several pints of Thatcher's Original.
I wanted to repair a couple of holes in the rear window aperture. But took the dummy slider cover off to discover this...








The cover looks like it's slightly perforated as well. :lol:

 

[sparkywig]

With part of me thinking about forthcoming roof/gutters and window repairs, I got on with the bumper (again).

Impressive in a couple of coats of zinc rich and high build primer, I thought...









...until a neighbour came round for a chat and stuck his finger in the wet paint(just above left mounting bracket), and then pointed out a "couple" of dings in the sunlight. :evil:

So, back out with the filler and wet and dry....








I will get some black on it this week....

 

[sparkywig]

Not that I've become obsessive about this bumper or anything....

 

[sparkywig]

See, I'm not bumper obsessive...

 

[Guest]

looking good. 8)

 

[sparkywig]

Forgot the money shots...

 

[Justin & Muttley]

That's a nice black finish you've got there - what paint did you use?

 

[sparkywig]

3 cans of Hycote zinc rich primer, 2 cans of Hycote hi-build primer/filler and 3 cans of Simoniz satin black acrylic.

Well, you did ask....


:lol:

 

[Justin & Muttley]

3 cans of Hycote zinc rich primer, 2 cans of Hycote hi-build primer/filler and 3 cans of Simoniz satin black acrylic.

Well, you did ask....


:lol:

thanks!

 

[creationblue]

White shows up less imperfections dont you know......... :lol:

Nice work

 

[sparkywig]

White shows up less imperfections dont you know......... :lol:

Nice work

I know, the plan is for the bumpers to take the viewer's eye away from the top of the bus...

:lol:

 

[sparkywig]

:bliss:

Got my finger out at last and the gutter's coming off....





Be able to bin that bloody perspex soon....

Not much solid metal left on the old ones though.

 

[sparkywig]

:mrgreen:











A skim of filler tomorrow, and then finish under the window next weekend.


Not much metal in this lot...



Got the gash perspex off at last, might have a go with the sunroof tomorrow.

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Was the Perspex on the roof when you got the van?
I was thinking about doing the same thing as a stop-gap between poptop coming off and new roof section going in, did it make the van hot (like a greenhouse)?

 

[sparkywig]

Was the Perspex on the roof when you got the van?
I was thinking about doing the same thing as a stop-gap between poptop coming off and new roof section going in, did it make the van hot (like a greenhouse)?

Oh, yes...
Sweltering hot, but nice to have an open airy feeling as you drive along.
If you want the perspex and many coach bolts, they're yours.

This went on today.




Anybody got any pics of the front and rear rails fitted, and how the roof is secured at the rear please?