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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:02 pm
by Dasdubber
Some pre-resto shots....if it wasn't for the fact the paint was delaminating everywhere, the owner would have been happy to have left it as is.
This was what was hiding under the paint....
This was what literally blew off with some compressed luft:
Some heavy sculpting from the last 'restorer'
Some really bad previous repairs, if you could call them that
Will get some resto pics up soon
AL
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:16 pm
by nectar_f
man, i cant weld, and i reckon i can do better than that....that is simply, wrong.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:18 pm
by whatnow
i hope no-one paid to get that work done.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:36 pm
by nate
Yeah the problem with that Henry, is that some poor schmuck would have paid a fortune for that "restoration"
I hate seeing shit like that.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:38 pm
by Sunshine
Jeebus. That is fucked up!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:19 pm
by jacksonjackson
Man those are some cringe worthy pics.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:59 am
by squizy
No doubt it will be faster once half a ton of bog is removed. Sheesh.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:43 pm
by nate
Any updates on the CB?
I'm dying to see more of that!
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:11 pm
by Dasdubber
nate wrote:Any updates on the CB?
I'm dying to see more of that!
The owner changed jobs and had to put the CB on hold for a while so its sitting in his garage in four pieces....also he is still waiting on his Mendeola gearbox
Hopefully some time this year we'll be back into it.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:22 pm
by mozzie
Cheers Al for the tour today mate muchly appreciated it was finally good to put a face to a name and see some of the rides that you and the team are currently working on
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:50 am
by Dasdubber
mozzie wrote:Cheers Al for the tour today mate muchly appreciated it was finally good to put a face to a name and see some of the rides that you and the team are currently working on
Sorry I didn't get a chance to spend a bit more time with you mate, would have been nice to catch up over a beer or two but work sometimes gets in the way of a good time!
Another old girl in for some loving....
The new owner Cameron has a few goodies set aside for running gear which will be fun....like all 50+ year old buses, it is full of rust even though it looks reasonable on the surface. Fortunately the roof/gutters/rear corners etc are all in really good shape so most of the attention will be on the lower 8 inches.
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:46 am
by Jase
That's cool
Is that one of the ones from in the woodpile up there years ago?
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:02 am
by Dasdubber
Jase wrote:That's cool
Is that one of the ones from in the woodpile up there years ago?
Yep thats the one Jase - known as the Bardon Bus (suburb it was pulled out from in brissy).
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:34 am
by Jase
Sweet, good to see its going to get some McLovin
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:56 am
by 5PL1TDC510N
Kool bus Al! Will be looking forward to seeing the progress pics..
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:38 pm
by mozzie
All good Al we will catch up again another time for a few beers I'm sure.
I look forward to seeing what unfold with this bus also
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:41 pm
by Dasdubber
Mark debuted his notchback at the Volksworld show in the UK this weekend - it arrived on UK soil on thursday straight off the boat so fortunately it wasn't damaged and not too dirty!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:54 pm
by jnr356
well done al
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:32 pm
by type3disease
Awesome... Nice one Al
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:12 pm
by mozzie
Nice work Al that notch is the business