Bananna Split WA

Greypow · Post by **Greypow** » Fri May 31, 2013 12:52 am

Hey Gfresh hope you don't mind another Bananna Split about the place

but I intend to keep it yellow!

Had this one for a while but the time has come to make a start

Ready to take to the welder split66 - thanks Dave

martinigreenbus · Post by **martinigreenbus** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:06 am

That's a long way from being a banana split.....

Looks awesome in comparison

I've asked bob/ash to keep a lookout for info on the shaqille o'neills Jor-GE......

I've had a positive answer from down here too

Greypow · Post by **Greypow** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:50 pm

OK bus is on the hoist and Dave has started the rust repair work. Fortunately only a few small areas above the waistline, most off the work required below the waist line in normal areas.

Front suspension and gearbox removed. Plan is to rebuild the bus basically to factory specs. Certainly takes a while to clean off nearly fifty years of grease and crud. Got to love my sand blaster - made short work of the front backing plates.

Front drums came off easilly but the rear axle nuts refused to move. Cheater bar - no, rattle gun -no, heat - no so had to cut them off. Drums and shoes now off to Brakes West for a skim and new bonded fricton material

Rossco WA · Post by **Rossco WA** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:16 pm

Looks sweet, with Dave on the job, be on the road in no time

paul willans · Post by **paul willans** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:24 am

that's the easy way to get axle nuts off had to do that a few times,get 3/4 way through with grinder and they pop

GFresh · Post by **GFresh** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:58 am

Mmmmmm banana split

Greypow · Post by **Greypow** » Mon May 05, 2014 4:37 pm

Dave has done a great job replacing rust holes with new metal. Knowing how you guys enjoy some photos, here is a few charting the work done.

Repair panels used were
- middle left out rigger
- middle right out rigger
- 2 x inner sills
- top hat section
- front inner valance
- front outer valance
- lower front nose
- right hand front floor section
- left hand cargo floor
- left hand outer sill and strengthener
- left hand rear outer sill
- right hand rear corner
- cargo rear door inner
- cargo rear door outer
- cargo front5 door inner
- cargo front door outer
- numerous small fabricated repair part panels

A total of $1,767 in rust repair panels

In addition the following work was also completed
- hidden nuts in b pillar for seat belts
- front radio ariel hole welded up
- crude air deflectors removed from rear vents and pop rivet holes welded up
- a hole cut in the right hand engine bay for air vents to an oil cooler plated and welded
- a type 3 engine inspection hatch welded in above the engine (as a repair and enhancement to the crude hole cut by previous owner).