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 jnr356
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| posted on January 18th, 2004 at 11:06 AM |
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not only are you a nice bloke,you are a magician top job rob.
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 vanderaj
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| posted on January 18th, 2004 at 11:47 AM |
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That is an amazing transformation! 
Unbeliveable the difference a welder with skill can make!
Andrew
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| posted on January 19th, 2004 at 01:23 PM |
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From the famous words of Richie Benaud, "well,well, only one word for that....BRILLIANT"
Top Job Rob. (hey that could be your new nick name!)
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| posted on January 19th, 2004 at 01:31 PM |
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:thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb
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| posted on January 21st, 2004 at 07:26 AM |
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so when u gonna hire me as your apprentice???? can start any time aslong as i get to learn your skills will work for a feed everyday no other money
needed!!!
seriously though dude i love your work seeing it through your 23 window and the progress of your barney and leo its really fantastic!!
cheers
rhys
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| posted on January 21st, 2004 at 07:32 AM |
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Holy sheeeet!
That thing needs a plexiglass tray!
Unbelievable work!
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| posted on January 21st, 2004 at 03:09 PM |
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Rob, unbelieveable job. Looks special. :thumb:thumb
Steven
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DUDE! Top stuff.....more photos the better. It helps inspire us who are just starting our projects to do them as good as possible. Will start posting
photos of lauren belle (57 van)resto soon. It has the floor cut out and nearly all sheetmetal folded ready for welding ....100hours plus check out the photos
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splitbusaustralia
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| posted on January 23rd, 2004 at 05:35 PM |
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A bit more leo - tres bien!
Well,
Not much on TV at night at the moment and commuting to Melbourne hasn't worn me out at this point after having a good break.....so Leo let's
play!
Installed some some sound/vibration deadener - you can't see the slightly agricultural chequer plate repair now (perhaps I should stop mentioning
it?).
Also installed the bay window tank. Easy mod for a splitbus and you get an extra four gallons. Just cut the filler neck off an old split bus tank
and attach to the bay tank. You also have to lengthen the hold down straps...
Fitted a tray (tres bien - get it?) and just about have the rear stripped to bare metal. I'll etch prime this and rough in the bodywork at the back
- bit sick of fabricating and welding and feel like bit of a change....
My dad, the great stainless fab guru TedK would call the edge of the tray 'nicely hand formed and finished'. Took me while to do it....
I'll finish bare metalling and prime this weekend. Progress will slow a bit now...
Would like to thank Brad for some late bus brake bits. Will have pics of late discs on an early king and link pin front end (dropped spindle)
soon...
later all
RobK
[ Edited on 23-2-2007 by splitbusaustralia ]
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 posted on January 23rd, 2004 at 05:42 PM |
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that looks awesome... i love the tray
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
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1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
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| posted on January 23rd, 2004 at 07:41 PM |
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Rob
when can i send you the cheque !!!!!!
Keep up the EXCELLENT work.
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| posted on January 24th, 2004 at 09:21 PM |
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hey rob
howd ya do the edge on the tray was thinking about how i was going to do mine the other day. is it rolled?
deon
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splitbusaustralia
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| posted on January 29th, 2004 at 08:04 AM |
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The Edge
Anyone else noticed how he doesn't seem to use harmonics as much these days?
Anyway - Mmmm - bit hard to roll 2.1 mm chequerplate … at least I don’t have anything that would do it…
Three things to join at the edge of the tray. The tray top, the edge of the frame underneath that supports the tray top and the edge of the side
panel of the vehicle. Originally the outer edge of the tray top (1mm) was rolled down over the other two edges and the now four layers of metal
(edge of tray top, frame edge, side panel edge and edge of tray top where its been rolled underneath) spot welded.
Things change when you go to a 2.1 mm chequerplate tray top. As I said you can’t roll it over the other two. The way I handled it was to first
weld all these outer edges together.
Give the MIG a fair bit of heat and initially work or direct it to the edge of the chequerplate (it’ll jut blow big holes in the other edges if
initially directed there). Work the metal so that all the edges fuse with good penetration and try and keep the finished weld neat. Tack 20mm
sections all the way round and then fill in 20mm sections at a time (in separate locations).
Set up a straight edge (like a chunk of right angle steel) along the edge of the tray and grind/neaten weld back to the straight edge. Shape edge
with grinder of your weldings not the neatest. Finish shaping/polishing edge with a 60 grit sanding disc. Shaping is just done by hand and eye.
?????????????
RobK
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| posted on January 29th, 2004 at 08:33 AM |
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Wow
I have said it before and I will say it again, in all my years of playing this game, this is without a doubt the best repair I have ever seen.
I think you are crazy not to open a business and repair Split Komb's for people. That is if you love it enough.
I hate paying money but I wouldn't think twice about getting you to repair a split bus if I had one.
Keep up the good work :thumb:thumb:thumb
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splitbusaustralia
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| posted on January 29th, 2004 at 03:18 PM |
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Ah heaven
mmmm – actually trying to get to this point. Unfortunately I’m not in a position to stop my day job (and its associated cash flow), lease
premises and wait for the work (and cashflow) to build to a livable level . Still think I’d struggle to make a full-time living out of it –
busses are too specific and I think the work would be sporadic.
However, I am currently trying to negotiate my day job to 4 days a week. This would give me one day a week to do busstuff and test the
market……
RobK
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| posted on January 29th, 2004 at 04:42 PM |
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One day a week isnt enough,,,,,, it would take up most of that travelling to Adelaide.
Cheers
Dave
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splitbusaustralia
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| posted on February 14th, 2004 at 09:10 PM |
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Smoothing out Leo's butt
Well,
even though I've still got leo's doglegs and front valance to do last update I decided to take bit of a break from welding and fabricating and rough
in the bodywork on leo's back half as bit of a change of pace.
Firstly I carefully explained to Chrissy that I was going to paint leo with a flattish finish and thus had no intention of spending hours and hours
sanding.
dollied a bit, filled and bit and sanded; dollied a bit, filled and bit and sanded;
dollied a bit, filled and bit and sanded;
dollied a bit, filled and bit and sanded;
etc etc
filled a bit and sanded;
filled a bit and sanded;
filled a bit and sanded;
filled a bit and sanded;
filled a bit and sanded;
filled a bit and sanded;
sanded;
sanded;
sanded;
etc etc
hi filled primed and sanded;
sanded;
sanded;
sanded;
hi filled primed and sanded;
sanded;
sanded;
sanded;
hi-fill primed.
After watching this go on just on the back bit for 5 full afternoons my wife cheerfully announced that I was crazy if I didn't put shiny paint on
him......and I think she may be right! (as often is the case...)
RobK
[ Edited on 23-2-2007 by splitbusaustralia ]
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| posted on February 14th, 2004 at 09:53 PM |
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Your attention to detail is making me feel useless.....can you put a few dents in it to show us your human????:bounce:bounce
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| posted on February 14th, 2004 at 10:23 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Mick H
Your attention to detail is making me feel useless.....can you put a few dents in it to show us your human????:bounce:bounce
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ROFLMAO!!!!!!
you are so right....
kai
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| posted on February 14th, 2004 at 10:34 PM |
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:sandrine
Nice to see leo's still looking good
Judy
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| posted on February 15th, 2004 at 09:02 AM |
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Nice Curves Rob
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| posted on February 15th, 2004 at 03:35 PM |
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just please some one remind me that once i have mine finished, that i NEVER park it beside 'leo'.
good effort.:thumb
Simply Cruzin'...
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| posted on February 15th, 2004 at 06:39 PM |
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agree totally with what 2guns said!
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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| posted on February 15th, 2004 at 09:12 PM |
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as above.
good work rob
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| posted on February 16th, 2004 at 11:53 PM |
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Hi Rob,
Looking great!! Wish I had the time and patience to do bodywork like that.
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| posted on February 20th, 2004 at 04:41 PM |
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Lookin sweeeeet Rob. Keep up the good work, we love it. 
Steven
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| posted on February 20th, 2004 at 08:44 PM |
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"Iiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Like big butts and I cannot lie"
[Edited on 20-2-2004 by Helbus]
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splitbusaustralia
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 06:58 PM |
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Back to fit'n'weldn on Leo
Well,
When we last laft our hero Leo (the crusty 62 twin cab) he was off the ventilator and I was roughing in his butt end for a bit of a change from
fitting and welding....
Stripped the roof. Would a been Ok for a rat look but I'm glad I stripped it now. Little strippin now saved a LOT of work later - rust just
starting to take hold through the paint but 60 grit found clean metal. Spent so much time on rusty busses decided that I hate the rat look!
Roof had a few dings from a rack used a some stage (probably a tradey's rack). Dollied those out and filled, sanded, sanded and hi-fill primed...
*sigh* back to welding and rust work. Decided to fit passenger's side dogleg. Bottom of a pillar needed repair first (it was rusty which was a
total surprise....)
Patched the pillar (bit ugly but its 'keyhole work and you wont see it when the outer piece goes on...)
View from the front - ergo the joke about the keyhole surgery...
And finished....
Went on to test fit the passenger's compartment door. Hmmmm..something not quite right...hmmmm...can't get even door gaps (I hate uneven gaps -
easiest way to pick crappy work...)..hmmm..did some measuring...hmmmm wtf? Looks like Leo has been hit in this side at some stage too! Its a better
repair than the other side and an early one - lotsa lead here. Hate removing lead - spits like a bastard and keeps resticking when the slightest bit
cool. This pic shows the lead 'running away' after heating..
Had to cutnshut the pillar to get the door gaps even! Then had to cutnshut on the other side so that the dogleg had the right gaps......
Had to do the 'normal' unpick, pull apart, refold and put together again on the brazilian repro dogleg to make it fit. Afetr many hours fairly happy
with the result - for something that SHOULD have taken a day!
I stink of metal (just for a change) and I think I need an hour in the bath...
later all
RobK
[ Edited on 23-2-2007 by splitbusaustralia ]
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 07:11 PM |
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sweet as dude!!!! i have my dual cab booked in next for the rusty crusty treatment!
cheers
rhys
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| posted on March 7th, 2004 at 07:18 PM |
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rob, i froth when i see your work. it so good. even better as it is hands on. makes me so nervous re mine. but i cant wait to get into it. can see my
self spending a bit of time down with it.
keep all your details coming. it is so enlightening, and really should make people aware of the values of these things.
have you ideas on colours yet?
Simply Cruzin'...
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