Hey guys,

After handballing on my split ute last weekend I realised what a mistake I had made. So I bought this bus on ebay the other day.

Got it cheapish ($870 plus $90 to transport) but the specific things the seller said were good (like the sills and underside of the bus) are actually ratshit. I tried to get some kind of explanation from the seller but he got aggressive so I left negative feedback and vice versa, and it got really ugly.

I guess I cant expect too much for an $870 kombi however he made specific claims which were totally false.

Anyway here it is, and I'm trying to track down a replacement bulkhead section to see if I can restore it.

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Another pic of the bus

Another shot. Note the rear, right hand side frame which is bent (after I had started to straighten it). Didnt want to push it too far in case it snapped right off. Will attempt to fix properly when I get into the guts of it.

whats with those tailights?

One last pic for now. Big cut in bulkhead as you can see. Anyway have a donor replacement panel they want to part with in exchange for a few slabs or some cashola?

Yeah byronbus..i know. Van has been butchered a bit you could say. Will patch up as per original, or possibly thinking going retro-modern with led's or similar. Dont know what's going to happen with it yet!

[Edited on 11/3/2005 by stephenianjames]

[Edited on 11/3/2005 by stephenianjames]

cant complain much about the price

Gonna need alot of bits though...will probably buy another shitty split to make 1 good from 2 bad (if you know what I mean).

Price was OK but the seller said underside of bud was solid, and both sills were good which is far from the truth. This and the fact he failed to mention the cut in the bulkhead had pissed me off a little you could say, but yeah a cheap bus all the same.

Also, considering whether to go an engine conversion or not. I know this is probably a question in the technical section but, if I put a watercooled engine in (Suby or whatever) do I need a dog-ugly radiator at the front of the car, or can it be cooled via the existing vents (I'm gonna take off the elephant ears that have been riveted to the car)

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where did you pick it up from? Looks like you have urself a nice project, good luck mate!

Cheers guys...I'm pretty dissapointed with the inaccuracy of the item description etc however I am looking forward to getting stuck into it.

I bought the van off ebay and paid an extra $90 to have it delivered to my doorstep (van was the other side of Melbourne).

I dont know whether to go the whole hog and fully restore, or whether to do an OK job and get it on the road in less than a year. I'm erring towards the second as the bus has been butchered so much as it is...I'm tempted to get going ASAP and buy a complete bus that is in better nick to do a full resto. However I am starting a welding course soon, and I'll probably do more to the bus than I intend at the moment.

rat

no need for ugly rad on front of bus if you watercool. mine is at the back, hidden behind a mesh rear engine lid, although i am considering getting a bloke down the road to louvre one for me. you can also put the rad down between the chassis rails and if you tried hard enough you probably could wedge one into the vents with a bit of work.

Awesome..thanks baybuscamperkid. I havent delved very deep at all into the engine conversion idea however it's something I've wanted to do, but have been put off by the idea of something like a dodgy looking radiator at the front.

You've given me hope!

looks like you have alot of fun work ahead of you, good score,

stephen
it happens dont worry looks as if you have a good body to
work on anyway, hope you do well with the resto
this is mine which im still smarting about, went to jack up
& remove the speedo cable, stripping now to ready it for resto
this is what happened when i jacked it up

& this is the crack underneath on cross beam

try this for a radiator on the front...

when they look that nice, it's not so bad really....

radiator on front spare wheel on top...

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=35492 

the wheel at the front kind of suits that bay..but I reckon a splitty needs it's nose shown unemcumbered!

vwtyp2 has a bay with a v6.
His radiator it between the chassis rails underneath with a lttle scoop attached, works well.

Cheers
Dave

holden v6?

please fix those tail light holes!! :o