rusty old nail to sow's ear

[sparkywig]

Thanks Justin.



:mrgreen:

When are they going on?

Not until I've paid you... :lol:

After Oktoberfest probably, don't want to fiddle with the bus as it's all working perfectly at the moment and I'll have some dropped spindles as well.

 

[sparkywig]

Thanks Sarah, Mrs Clem and Clem.

 

[creationblue]

Fooking AlrighT!!! :!:

 

[sparkywig]

Stripped and painted dropped spindles and springplate covers without holes.

 

[sparkywig]

and so on with the show....

Swing out cooker unit in at last, thanks easy for the hinge.









Next job is to give the cooker and canopy a clean, last used in 1998 and not washed before being stashed in the garage. :lol:

 

[creationblue]

you still alive? thought you would have done something to the van recently??? What about those spindles n rear plates? :lol:

Just

 

[sparkywig]

you still alive? thought you would have done something to the van recently??? What about those spindles n rear plates? :lol:

Just

:lol:

This weekend Just, all raring to go again.....

 

[sparkywig]

arty0049:

dropped spindles day

before



















:mrgreen:

New balljoint boots fitted as balljoints are OK.
Had some rubbage issues after the suspension had settled due to the WagenWest spindles widening the track slightly, but they'll be sorted with some 155/60/15 tyres on Monday, so it'll drop another inch. The rake will be reduced as well next week with the 4" springplates, although I'm thinking of tubs now for the New Year.
But it drives so much better with suspension travel again, and I'll admit to driving past some large plate glass shop windows on the way home though..... :lol:


A few more parked up in various stages of repair this morning.

 

[gninnam]

Looking very nice with the new stance 8)

 

[Clem]

Every inch down brings another problem! :lol:

Glad they were all ok! Looks good, too 8)

 

[creationblue]

Very True Clem :roll:

Looking good Wiggy, let me know how u get on with the Tiny Tyres

Just

 

[dubscum]

looking good

 

[faux]

More travel is a good thing.............unless something metal (or the road) gets in the way :lol:

I love the way this van keeps getting better. 8)

 

[sparkywig]

Swapped the 185's for a pair of 155/60/15's earlier and refitted the wheels back on the bus by torchlight.









More pics at the weekend after the rear gets dropped.

 

[Grazy]

Looking Good Si

 

[creationblue]

Lookin good!

Just measured the height to the front arch and is 22.5", so recon the 155/60/15 you just fitted will do the job 8)

 

[sparkywig]

Lowered springplate day.



Before



After

Notice the difference?
Not much other than freshly reassembled due to the springplates not fitting the torsion bars.... :roll:
I shall be arranging some correct year springplates this week.

Just a couple of random workshop pics to follow.....

 

[gninnam]

Bad news about the springplates

Still looking good though

 

[antoine]

i remember seeing this bus on the JK forum many moons ago. and setting myself the mission to beat you back to shiny. i think im going to have to concede defeat. great looking bus, and some fantastic work gone into it.

Im getting jealous now, all these vans iv been watching go from the similar or worse condition than mine to nice runners in the time its taken me to do half the welding, loose my garage and farm out the work to someone who despite doing a fantastic job when he does work still hasnt started on mine.

i might steal the front bumper idea though. i like that.

 

[sparkywig]

i remember seeing this bus on the JK forum many moons ago. and setting myself the mission to beat you back to shiny. i think im going to have to concede defeat. great looking bus, and some fantastic work gone into it.

i might steal the front bumper idea though. i like that.

Feel free to copy the bumper idea, but you still may beat me to shiny. I deliberately only take pics of the nearside front corner cos' the off-side rear is held together with duct tape. :lol: