23 windows .....8 two many

Got the 15 window home . Now the real work begins!
Mitchell

Nice one 👍

Should be done for Valla. 😁

Mitchell,
was looking at the paint scheme of your bus and then got distracted by your avatar
and noticed that if you were to spin that lady around 180 degrees, her assets are the same scheme as your bus😁
Correct me if I'm wrong, but does that look like a VW emblem in the middle of the bikini? 😂😂
Cheers
D

Flintstones wrote:Mitchell,
was looking at the paint scheme of your bus and then got distracted by your avatar
and noticed that if you were to spin that lady around 180 degrees, her assets are the same scheme as your bus😁
Correct me if I'm wrong, but does that look like a VW emblem in the middle of the bikini? 😂😂
Cheers
D

Great minds! LOL Mitchell

I saw that bus "in the flesh" on Sunday and it looked nothing like her, even if you turned your head sideways. There just wasn't any bounce.

Maybe some homeboy style "airbags" would be the go Mitch!😵‍💫

Regards,

Matt.

Matt Ryan wrote:Maybe some homeboy style "airbags" would be the go Mitch!😵‍💫

Pure genious Matt!
I guessing I would need a car bra as well!
Mitchell

waltermitty wrote:

Matt Ryan wrote:Maybe some homeboy style "airbags" would be the go Mitch!😵‍💫

Pure genious Matt!
I guessing I would need a car bra as well!
Mitchell

ya gunna need a big one😂 And i will measure up for you😍

Had a visit from Keith the traveling VW upholstery expert and he did a wonderful headliner and wall paper install for me.
Nice Job Nice bloke highly recommend him especially if you are not near the big smoke.
No one from Port had the will or experience to tackle the job.
Keith came to the rescue on black beauty ( his mid 70s BMW 1000 ) all the way from Lismore.
I arranged with Mike from Sandy feet to have his done at the same time and put Keith up for a few nights.

Mine had never seen a headliner and was a prick of a job but it worked out very well in the end, Thanks Keith.

Here is a pic nearing completion with just a few more wrinkles to iron out
If you need him you can contact him on http://oldschooltrimmers.com.au/

bump bump
where is this up to... where is the build thread? looks very nice.
ohhh & how is my home town going... love that place.

Its very Close needs door cards belts and upholstery and then rego!
Oh and I need to install the now obligatory safari windows. Mitchell
P.S. you just wanted another look at my avatar didnt you Matty!
I think I am going to move to Russia and hire one of those push bikes the girls like ....*) M

Mitch

this is looking great keep up the good work

awesome job! love the colour scheme

looking forward to some more pics.. do you have an 'before' pic?

It looks GREAT! Love the colour combo and that it's a 15 window

wolfgang54 wrote:awesome job! love the colour scheme

looking forward to some more pics.. do you have an 'before' pic?

before



solid




cabin acoustiCAR



Trim



Nose

Looking good !!

is nice 👍

WOW Mitch

She is beautiful!!

Gotta admit - i like the before colour scheme 🤪

waltermitty wrote:you just wanted another look at my avatar didnt you Matty!

You talking to me???? Was I staring?

No matter how hard I look I can't see the VW logo in the middle.....



Oh, by the way, the bus is looking sensational! 👍

I actually went back to see if there was a logo!!!!! Lovely bus too👍

Been slack but some progress now
Finally got some time to spend on my 15 .
Got all the glass in and luggage rails etc.
started fitting up the TMI Brick red Mesh red interior.
Also bought some NOS hubcaps on samba they were comercials so I had them chromed. They are perfect.
Not that much to do so I should have her on the road soon 😀

Is the colour Harvest moon i seen the guy from the sandy feet surf shop and asked what the colour of his kombi is and he was not sure looks the same

No sierra or savanah beige? but I cant tell the difference.
Mikes is the same i think the dirty rotten copy cat🤪

No although I live less than an hour from Old bar I did not go but I did spend the week end in a very kombi centric manner

Well after another ^ FUCKING MONTHS WAITING FOR PARTS PROMISED 3 WEEKS AWAY> sorry but the stuff around from Aussie resellers is amazing, continues and shits me tearless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Photos below include,
stripping and repainting seat frames.
springs were in good shape treated with rust converter all painted
WW Coco fibre seat pads were used and TMI upholstery kits.
Its important to cover the seat springs in a layer between the coco pads and the springs to stop the springs wearing through the seat pads,.
I used back less car carpet.
The coco pads fitted great.
Note be sure to match your middle seats with the correct upholstery there are two types of fold down flippers, across ( later and bay ) and straight forward early.
The TMI and WW matched very well a little care they fit very well.
dont forget to put some cards I used 3 mm MDF on the seat backs especially the middle and rear.

I was very fortunate to obtain some unobtainium IE matching 1963 only middle seat grab tube so that my restoration of the middle seat grabs with rechroming turned out first rate if I say so myself!


Strip

Rust Proof Paint

seat base

underlay for coco pads

finished grab

Tart up clamp gear

Middle seat kick MDF

Finished Kick

Need to sort out the wobbles in the middle seat bottom


Fashion threshold plate

Looking good

3 rows at last

Not a lot left to do now . Just fit and paint the cargo doors seat belts a litlle fussing all done. Should be ready for valla.

Mitchell

Looks great Mitchell,

I bet the girls will be happy when you can do the school run in that!

Regards,

Matt.

Thanks Matt
if they are lucky they will get a run for thier formal !
Mitchell

Love it, very nice. A 15 window would be my first choice also, but ideally with walk through 👍

One can but dream 😁

Kev

Camo wrote:Love it, very nice. A 15 window would be my first choice also, but ideally with walk through 👍

One can but dream 😁

Kev

Thanks

I did try for a walk through but not many RHD little own Walk throughs. M

Its been a long project, I had decided in the beginning not to cut corners if possible and to do as much of the work myself that I could.
So with meagre resources and only having time to work on the project over the winter months it was never going to be a rapid resto.
Not that I mind I really enjoy the process and as opposed to the high budget outsourced project route I have had to scrimp and save for every input and involved myself in every process.
It has been a rewarding and personal experience.

I also know that either way lots of commitment is required, more than anyone who has not undertaken a resto can imagine.
I think this commitment as well as the expense is why so many intended projects are abandoned and on sold. Keeping up the commitment is a real effort.

At one stage after the body work was completed my project was idol for most of one winter simply because i was overwhelmed by the enormity of the task.
So many pieces to put together, they had been removed and boxed 2 years earlier and i was exhausted from the body work and painting and had lost momentum.

Then i was given a kombi scene jigsaw puzzle for my birthday 1000 pieces and my daughters and i sat down to piece it together.
The progress was slow but we were committed to do at least some of it every day and soon it came together.

This exercise was the perfect analogy for what i needed to do . Commit to advance one piece at a time focus on individual tasks rather than the entirety of the undertaking

So as you can see I have all but finished I have been spending some time accessorising as documented below I like red things!
Cargo doors should be on next weekend and then off to rego in time to road test prior to Valla .

Hope to see you all there and remember keep on keeping on. Mitchell


Some red atlas flaps and cats eyes









Stripped the door cards and grafted in some map pockets from the samba



made up some aluminium stuff



Brendonb gifted me some red luggage

SCHWEET dude!

Finally got this registered a week ago and took my daughter to her formal last night smiles all around.
Just need to figure out what my next project will be . something smaller I think.

This is the first bus I have had with safaris WOW like riding a bike without a helmet sunnies definitely required.
M

Fantastic job

I will have to keep an eye out for you on the road.