My splitty progress pics......WOOHOO SHES FINISHED(Well kinda)Updated Pics,pg 10.... 18/12/05!!)

splittychick · 2004-07-19T10:59:58+00:00

Its exciting to see that the work has finally begun........ [Edited on 5-9-2004 by splittychick] [Edited on 11-11-2004 by splittychick] [Edited on 21/6/2005 by splittychick] [Edited on 22/6/2005 by splittychick] [Edited on 22/6/2005 by splittychick]nn[ Edited on 7-9-2005 by splittychick ]nn[ Edited on 8-9-2005 by splittychick ] [ Edited on 18-12-2005 by splittychick ] [ Edited on 19-12-2005 by splittychick ]

crewcabconnection Being Sid James

1,922 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 8 Sep 2005, 10:07 pm

#405728

that looks so cool that Roy should GIVE you a set of EMPIs for free.!

Loves a lolcat

65busser Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 8 Sep 2005, 11:18 pm

#405748

Wow.
Looks like a virginal white interior with purple piping to me.

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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 9 Sep 2005, 12:47 am

#405786

Brad,i think its time i saw you eh.....better get my butt into gear.I'll send you a u2u right now!😁

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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 9 Sep 2005, 1:04 am

#405789

jenz58 wrote:OK that drivers seat...it that the colour of your interior....lets get down to real business here..... do tell??!! 😏 😉

You are such a tease :P

I'm not a tease Jen,i honestly still haven't decided on the interior yet...........:oTime is a ticking though so i need to make up my mind......🤪

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t2 stop taking life so serious

1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Sep 2005, 5:01 pm

#405978

nothing better than seeing another bus come to life again , i really like the roof , its great fun to see every little job get ticked off the list , just when does the list end, the mind boggles with how many little jobs there are to do on a resto , days of work that seem like you have done nothing , in the end though its all the little jobs that make it special.
hopefully one day we can park together, if we ever recover from the massive amount of cash needed to do a bus like this . its a credit to you and the builder

one question , how many times have you opened and closed the safaris? let me just say it doesnt get any easier you see them you just got to open them one more time to make sure ..
t2

gravity wont get you high

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Sep 2005, 11:32 pm

#406105

Lookin excellent Mandie. Colour combo is perfect cant wait to see it in real life.
Interior should be black I reckon, with purple inserts.:thumb:thumb

splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 9 Sep 2005, 11:37 pm

#406106

Yeah t2 i'm a little addicted to the safaris,they are just soooooo cool,actually i think i'm just a tad obsessed with the whole bus,shes all i think about almost all day..............just dreaming of her finally being on the road.Yep i guarentee i'll be cruising up your way maybe next year so our busses can meet & admire each other...lol!!!!!
You're right about the little jobs....they just keep going.....& going......& going.........& going............& i won't even mention the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:duh

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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 9 Sep 2005, 11:39 pm

#406108

Yeah Dean you are going to love her when you see her in real life.............hope your heart is recovering from tonights game........BUMMER eh!!!!We'll kill em next week for ya,look forward to my lobster on Tuesday night......yum....lol!!!!!!!!!!😂

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rachael brown Seriously Crusin Dubber

113 posts · joined May 2003 · 10 Sep 2005, 8:07 pm

#406318

mandie, that looks unreal!!!!!!! you've done so well.

my trip down the coast didnt go so weellll. the brakes failed just after geelong, shit myself but managed to get to winchelsea using gears and the handbrake, not happy considering those brakes were only done about 50 kms ago!!!! i should drive it more. talk to you when i get back from the states.

rach

beerdoc Insano Dub Head

838 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 11 Sep 2005, 8:06 am

#406382

Thats great

It might seem slow progress to you but that is coming along in leaps and bounds

Interia is going to be a hard one good luck:beer

Cheers Doc

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Mr Bubble Head Insano Dub Head

829 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Sep 2005, 11:39 pm

#408992

Mandy

This is the first time I've checked out your post why? Well I know what its like building a car from scratch take my oval months and months of work/money and what seems like little change. I'm at the pre rub down stage of the body work at the moment and I just want to see some color but not wanting to rush anything at the same time, I keep telling myself that it will be worth it in the long run. Now my car is only a bug so I know how long a split is going to do properly as I used to own a badly restored 59 semaphore camper, and its a lot of work just to give her a tidy up new coat of paint never mind bear metaling it inside and out. So with out meaning to ramble on to much I've on purpose not checked this thread (as I'm inpatient at the best of times )as now I have just read through it enjoying every coment and progress shots knowing that I won't have to wait as long as the other very encoraging people on the site have to see her rolling down the road with a big smile on your face.

Good on everyone for supporting mandy with advice and better still good on you mandy for sticking to your own gunns and making your dreams happen
:thumb
nIck

recycle, restore, enjoy

kustomkool BEING KOOL AINT CHEAP

1,611 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 18 Sep 2005, 1:02 am

#408999

cant wait to see it in the flesh.

splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 24 Sep 2005, 9:10 am

#411167

Thanx Nick,it really is a dream come true & i've certainly dealt with some negative people over the restoration time but along with the negative i've had lots of positive comments & people cheering me on as well.So thanx to those that can think outside the square & appreciate something a little different😀
When i check through this thread from the beginning she really has come a long way & its hard to believe shes the same bus.Still have little parts & pieces i'm searching for so you'll see me at the swapmeet next Sunday rummaging through everyones boxes of stuff.:P
However I can see the light at the end of the tunnel & all going well & finances permitting, me & my girl will hopefully make it to Day Of!!😉

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winerot Custom Title Time!

1,340 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 24 Sep 2005, 10:14 am

#411183

mandie ignore the neg posts
thats going to turn more eyes than russell crowe in a gay bar
getting close to changing the mood in your avatar.

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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 15 Oct 2005, 10:22 am

#417699

Yep might change my avatar now....

The bumpers are on....................

[ Edited on 31-10-2005 by splittychick ]

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twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 15 Oct 2005, 10:33 am

#417704

thats nice. safari's. towel rails. sun roof. adjust your height and its a split dream! :thumb

Simply Cruzin'...

Stealth Ich Leibe mein Kastenwagen!

1,021 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Oct 2005, 10:47 pm

#417905

Thats wickid Mandy way to go girl :thumb

STEALTH

BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Oct 2005, 2:30 pm

#418040

Very nice Mandie, well done!!

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kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 16 Oct 2005, 4:51 pm

#418073

please can we have some in focus. looking absoultely beautiful

show us your gates

Muzza72 Officially Full-On Dubber

214 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 16 Oct 2005, 7:43 pm

#418130

looking great mandy well done

murray

BUGBOY Moderator Chief Toy Dude / Head Cruiser

2,147 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Oct 2005, 9:15 pm

#418203

Looks GREAT Mandy.
Just think one day soon you will be sitting behind the wheel and turn the key and your off.
To see the look on peoples faces you`ll know you have done a great job, all the work will be worth it in the end.

Everything 36HP !
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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 16 Oct 2005, 9:34 pm

#418221

Thanx guys,yeah not sure why that photo is out of focus when i posted it coz the actual photo is in focus!!

Nath,can't wait till shes properly on the road.I've been driving her around the block all weekend & i'm totally addicted already & thats without side windows or a roof!!:kiss

Not long now............the patience is killing me!😁

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jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 16 Oct 2005, 10:05 pm

#418236

Looking so sweet Mandie!!!👍

You have to be pleased 🙂

Now get too and decide on the interior please! 😏

"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

rachael brown Seriously Crusin Dubber

113 posts · joined May 2003 · 21 Oct 2005, 8:59 pm

#420090

mandie, its unreal. you make me jealous!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish i had your time, money, and PATIENCE!

well done

rach

lizzy hates her new home.................... locked in a shed!

ekims Casual Dubber

38 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 21 Oct 2005, 11:18 pm

#420170

a technical tip Mandy on photos. when you have a photo saved as jpeg!!!!! if u open and close it, even open and close it just to look at it, it loses quality. so my tip is save the photo as a tiff. file
format and you can never lose. Jpeg is given to the whole world
so you can send in e-mails, on floppies etc.....to keep the file...kilo bytes(kb) mega pixels down to minimum....so in a nut shell, jpeg is a compression format. Squashed the information even smaller. thus lose size and quality. ekim..

splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 22 Oct 2005, 2:57 pm

#420309

Thanx for the tip ekims, i'm quite new at this whole posting photos thing.

Heh Rach,i miss seeing lizzys smiling face any time i want.She'll have to come out to play soon coz my girls nearly ready!!😁

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turboL Casual Dubber

47 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 24 Oct 2005, 6:26 pm

#421165

where did your bus come from not Coffs by any chance?????

splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 28 Oct 2005, 4:11 pm

#422565

I bought her from South Australia & as far as i know she had lived there for a long time.👍

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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 31 Oct 2005, 5:18 pm

#423366

I managed to fix the blurry photo on the previous page.I think thats my fave photo so far.Heres one of the back bumpers.......

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splittychick SplittyDelicious

1,240 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 31 Oct 2005, 5:19 pm

#423367

Taking her for a cruise.............

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