niko's 61 microbus

rabidkombi · Post by **rabidkombi** » Wed May 08, 2013 8:17 pm

niko,love the shed.What size and brand is it?
Bus looks right at home in it

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Wed May 08, 2013 9:12 pm

Cheers Brother, I'm sure on the brand as it was bought back in 1999, I had put the roof up but no walls until now. It was the kombi that made us finish it off as I wasn't going to work on it in a open car port. The size is 6.5m wide by 7.5m long and 3.5m high.

rabidkombi · Post by **rabidkombi** » Fri May 10, 2013 6:57 pm

Cheers,thanks niko

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Sat May 11, 2013 8:20 pm

Day 3 on the blasting, must say I've got garnet granules coming out of everywhere even with a tyvec suit on. Its a slow process but kind of fun watching the old paint fly off.
Bottoms done now on to the front and insides.

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Tue May 14, 2013 8:16 pm

Almost done, sides to do and a final past over any missed bits. Then primer to stop it rusting while I work on the welding. For those who want to know I'm using a peerless P19 15cfm compressor 4hp with a custom 200ltr tank running that though a smaller tank up near the shed then into a 10gallon pressure blaster. Its works quite well but the compressor is running every 3 mins to catch up. I slow process but I can say I've done it myself.

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Tue May 14, 2013 9:40 pm

You are killing it!

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Sat May 18, 2013 7:18 pm

Thanks mate, well I was untill my new compressor blew up today!! WTF a brand new peerless P19 and the heads gone!! pissing out air from the side gasket. Should have waited and got a screw version. Was going to spray the epoxy primer today too

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Mon May 27, 2013 7:28 pm

Back on line with a new head gasket on the compressor and its back on track after the 1 week blasting mission done. Now its on to a little welding of the bottom chassis rails and floor.

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Thu May 30, 2013 9:05 pm

Time for the outriggers and jack points to get welded in. Then on to repairing the window frames rust.

Greypow · Post by **Greypow** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:18 pm

Your marking great progress - good work

warb · Post by **warb** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:38 pm

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Fri May 31, 2013 7:35 pm

cheers, love putin on the potbelly heater and cranking out the tunes working on this project!!
Time for the little up rights that were gone from rust used a mates bus for the template.

kombi niko · Post by **kombi niko** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 5:21 pm

Finally got the bus in primer, I've used epoxy primer, 2 coats after a final clean up of the panels. Left it for 3 days at 25 degrees in the shed. Amazing how a coat of paint makes it all better

With only a few weeks left to work in her I'm trying to get as much done as possible then its off to work in the snow till October.

foxworth · Post by **foxworth** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:18 pm

wow

amazing effort

bleiner · Post by **bleiner** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:04 pm

Looking really good! Nice one!!

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