Our workshop

byronbus · Post by **byronbus** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:05 am

When we say "ours", we mean "ours", its a mates shed, we just use it, and a mate does work for us, and vw1963 does everyones brakes )well id like him to do mine), haha, and a place to hang...

After Gazza's ute hoping to get my 11 window in there...

Got tims bus and a few others lined up, works well, while our mate is working we have a place to call ours, have a few buses ready for valla and some after that...

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:19 pm

sshh bruce, apparantly im rich.

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:44 am

Sweet, our (my wife says its hers) new bus finally arrived from melbourne .. will get on the road in original paint, not sure what to do about drivetrain yet, all depends on the money.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:13 pm

Tim, is that mango green or beryl green?

And I would've though the drive train is obvious - cut out the torsion tubes, cut the cargo floor and butcher in an old Holden 243 V8 with a Salisbury diff and live rear axle with leaf springs.
Can't get more vintage than that!

Seriously though, that's a nice bus.
How much rust and where?
What year?
And are you going to go later model oval tail lights or 2 little ones either side?

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:07 pm

How could you mention such a thing? I would only use a ford 9" diff.
Beryl Green/Nimbus White
Rust sills/front apron/battery trays/front floor/bits of the cargo floor/passenger dogleg gone/some outriggers and jackpoints.. so pretty much the bottom 10 inches!
gonna stick with the oval lights, keep original..

also got some original 15" rims to throw on.. these are 14"

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:15 pm

gaz...
whats on that trailer of yours... pics please?
matty

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:14 pm

frenzix wrote:How could you mention such a thing? I would only use a ford 9" diff.

I apologise about the Salisbury.....please accept my humble apologies.

frenzix wrote:Beryl Green/Lotus White

Mmmm, berry noice.

frenzix wrote:Rust sills/front apron/battery trays/front floor/bits of the cargo floor/passenger dogleg gone/some outriggers and jackpoints.. so pretty much the bottom 10 inches!

The usual suspects then.

frenzix wrote:gonna stick with the oval lights, keep original..

So it's a '62?

frenzix wrote:also got some original 15" rims to throw on.. these are 14"

Sounds good......far more tyre options.
Will it end up in the weeds?
And what suspension.....K&LP or BJ up front, drop spindles, narrowed adjustable beam?
IRS or straight axle in the back or will you keep the redux boxes?
Oh, and how is the interior.....all the seats there or just the front or none?

byronbus · Post by **byronbus** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:18 pm

How come its outside?

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:14 pm

byronbus wrote:How come its outside?

hehe. good point... photo time...
timmy has the mailman been?

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:52 pm

hehe

Will it end up in the weeds?
No, but nicely low

And what suspension.....K&LP or BJ up front, drop spindles, narrowed adjustable beam?
More than likely a 68-69 ball joint beam w/ later discs.. adjstable.. not narrowed.

IRS or straight axle in the back or will you keep the redux boxes?
IRS suspension, but will go back to wide five pattern.. want to flog it on the freeway, plus it's mainly for the little lady.

Oh, and how is the interior.....all the seats there or just the front or none?
Just the front seat is there,
But I have a bay middle and a bay rear that will be covered to look splitbus like..

SplitPersonality · Post by **SplitPersonality** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:37 pm

Keep the Jetsons taillights Tim!! Pleeeeeeease!!

winerot · Post by **winerot** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:02 pm

tim there wasn't a spare seat in there was their.
cheers wally

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:13 pm

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:34 pm

memories.. ahh

tinman · Post by **tinman** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:01 pm

That's awesome to see so many people helping each other out and getting those splits back on the road.
Well done boys.