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57 Chook Shed - April 8th, 2004 at 11:03 PM

Here`s some shots of Dave`s (57Kombi) Bus during resto. A few of you guys wanted to see them, particularily on its side.
Dave`s scanner shat itself so here we go..........................

57 Chook Shed - April 8th, 2004 at 11:15 PM

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57 Chook Shed - April 8th, 2004 at 11:25 PM

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57 Chook Shed - April 8th, 2004 at 11:31 PM

POR15

57 Chook Shed - April 8th, 2004 at 11:34 PM

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57kombi - April 9th, 2004 at 11:00 AM

Thanks Gra

First pic shows it resting on tires, then it was lowered on to the mattress on one side and pushed over, they are not too heavy when they have been stripped of all the running gear.another tire was place against the roof when it was on its side,

The bus had all the running gear removed and was put on a trolly that PMGBUS made , this lifts it about 2 foot of the ground,
I then spent a week or so underneath it with the angle grinder.
The rust was cut out and it was sent to the shot blaster.
It was then put on its side and the repair panels were fitted by PMGBUS, both sills, dog legs, outriggers, jacking points, center chassis sections and the rear arches where they had undergone the aussie conversion of being radiused. And this was a good bus to start with.


After the welding the whole of the underneath was sprayed in POR15 and the running gear re-attached.
It is now as straight as I want it to be and in primer, 2 pac epoxy, ready to be rubbed down for paint.
And no I havent found a colour I like.

Cheers
Dave

[Edited on 9-4-2004 by 57kombi]

57kombi - April 13th, 2004 at 01:16 PM

Colour decieded.
Well today anyway it will be fontana grey bottom with an alabaster(off white) top.

Cheers
Dave

57kombi - October 23rd, 2004 at 08:26 AM

Thought I might bring these back so others who are doing a kombi can see how easy it was to weld underneath.


For some reason the pictures wont load.?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Cheers
Dave

[Edited on 22-10-2004 by 57kombi]

beerdoc - October 23rd, 2004 at 01:40 PM

Pictures would be nice I start my panel next year:D