My bro\'s ugly splitty · Aussieveedubbers

Liam_81 · 29 Mar 2006, 11:05 am

damn its ugly.

twoguns · 29 Mar 2006, 11:16 am

serves a purpose. no leaky rotting canvas, isuppose.

Liam_81 · 29 Mar 2006, 11:23 am

we have a spare roof, so we are going to chop that one and weld it in, totally gut the interior and get it cleaned up.

_dmb_ · 29 Mar 2006, 1:05 pm

as i was clicking on the link i thought "no splitty is ugly"

i was wrong
will look good with a proper roof :thumb

VWFREAK · 29 Mar 2006, 2:31 pm

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, different

mackaymanx · 29 Mar 2006, 3:07 pm

It may be ugly but it has individual character. how many others around are there like that.

77bay · 29 Mar 2006, 3:08 pm

I especially like the gas bottle mount. How about putting the spare on the other side and go Baja.😂

Liam_81 · 29 Mar 2006, 4:09 pm

we have named it KID after "KID AND PLAY"... guess which one is KID...

Liam_81 · 29 Mar 2006, 4:10 pm

mackaymanx wrote:It may be ugly but it has individual character. how many others around are there like that.

there is probably a reason for it...

can't wait to play Queen with this one "OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!!"

baybuscamperkid · 29 Mar 2006, 5:51 pm

never seen one of those roofs on such an early model. i had one on a late split (65?) as does a guy in Tassie, believe the fibreglass roofs were made in melbourne somewhere. also interesting to see it is a micro, mine was a panel and my gas bottle had a prupose built roofrack. looks to be in pretty good shape overall.

pete wood · 29 Mar 2006, 6:13 pm

I wouldn't be too quick to chuck the roof. Be worth finding out who made them and when the conversion was done. It looks almost as good as the factory hightop...almost I say. Certainly different to you average bear, and I usually hate pop tops.

I'm with 77bay too, love the gas bottle mount, but don't go baja! 🙄

wibble · 29 Mar 2006, 6:41 pm

Off with its head I say!!! Looks pretty straight.....

Liam_81 · 29 Mar 2006, 7:07 pm

haha... as soon as i get that roof off, im going to hit it a few more times with the ugly stick.

crewcabconnection · 29 Mar 2006, 8:24 pm

pete wood wrote:I wouldn't be too quick to chuck the roof. Be worth finding out who made them and when the conversion was done. It looks almost as good as the factory hightop...almost I say. Certainly different to you average bear, and I usually hate pop tops.

I'm with 77bay too, love the gas bottle mount, but don't go baja! 🙄

You've got the collar too tight Pete ... just build a really really low trailor out of it....

kroozzn63 · 29 Mar 2006, 9:05 pm

ill have it

Liam_81 · 29 Mar 2006, 9:37 pm

will see how carefully we rip it off, if it comes off in good nick... may swap it with you for some of your striping skillz???

Liam_81 · 5 Apr 2006, 2:02 pm

okay, the roof we thought we could use was, well... fucked. We are on the search again.

we have some spare parts now though.

[ Edited on 5-4-2006 by Liam_81 ]

byronbus · 5 Apr 2006, 2:57 pm

Whst do you want for the semaphores and the rear centre brake light? And the front bumper?

Liam_81 · 5 Apr 2006, 3:10 pm

pretty sure the driver side semaphore is rooted...

i will ask my brother about it all, we are heading to narooma so if you want anything we can take it with us then?

Liam_81 · 5 Apr 2006, 3:17 pm

just got off the phone to him, the semaphores are up the ass... BUT he has another working pair lying around, i will get you a price on those and also the rear brake light, as for the front bumper... you can see the pic can't you??? that dent won't buff out.

[ Edited on 5-4-2006 by Liam_81 ]

weapon · 5 Apr 2006, 6:55 pm

hate to go against the grain, but i think its beautiful because its ugly. how do you like that?

Liam_81 · 5 Apr 2006, 8:40 pm

"it has a great personality"

65busser · 5 Apr 2006, 8:52 pm

Yeah. I was wondering which part was ugly?

byronbus · 5 Apr 2006, 9:59 pm

Id be keen on the rear brake light, semaphores and front bumper...

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Cheers

MikeM · 6 Apr 2006, 8:03 am

you could panel beat that front bumper

david · 6 Apr 2006, 9:54 pm

did you see the bus that roy saved ,stash it some where put a tarp over it and keep it for a rainy day,they don;t make em any more

Liam_81 · 7 Apr 2006, 8:31 am

Marty has already saved about 6 splitties, one is in the paintshop getting built to original, the next he is working on to get it a nice and low cruiser and then there is the camper. We need parts to help get these other projects rolling along.