The expat microbus

[Greypow]

A lot of work but well worth it. Great skills on display!

[Dibsy]

Great Stuff, make sure you do regular updates for us !

Stoked for you mate !

[Tonz Magonz]

Good progress Bob..

What's Pat doing for wheels now..?

[kombibob]

Hey Tonz,
Pats new ride is a 56 dove blue bus with a nice 2300 in its bum PUT SOME PICS UP PAT!!!

Yeah Steve the corner window area was badly crushed the whole side was in bad shape, looks not that bad in the pic because it slapped hard against a flat surface. You can see better in this pick the whole rear corner was crushed flat from the window down.


Plans are to do a resto the best I can do, will get it looking like a bus again then take the paint off and do the rest.
Collected a few things I needed for it in the states last month like a nice clock, belly pans, corner window, and some deluxe interior stuff.

I am tempted to paint it Mouse Grey and white but will probably chicken out and stay with turquoise.

Here is my inspiration pic

[rodz]

I am tempted to paint it Mouse Grey and white but will probably chicken out and stay with turquoise.

I like mouse grey and white think that combo is sweet on splits...one vote from me.
But that inspiration pic looks the goods too, got the right ride height.

[resinmonkey]

one vote for turquoise here - won my heart at valla this bus, glad its being saved

[phatratpat]

PASSENGER ?? you said I could drive it !!

happy to have kept her in the family,and thanks to all you other people for your most generous offers

at the end of the day I know Robert has the mad skills required to bring her back.......


13 months and counting.............

[morts]

Congrats - it looks like a great bus

[chappy]

Mouse Grey and White
Make it your own an not Pat's (no disrespect Pat) I now Own "Dion's Bus" but if i repaint it it will always remain BLACK

Chappy

[phatratpat]

Mouse Grey and White
Make it your own an not Pat's (no disrespect Pat) I now Own "Dion's Bus" but if i repaint it it will always remain BLACK

Chappy

I have only just talked him out of candy apple pink.....

[gazza]

Hey Bob
Congrats on the new project and you got your work cut out there, so is the plan to get it to Valla 14.

But like Bob said come on Pat and post a few pics of your new ride,I'm sure we will see it at Valla how about a sneak preview for us out of staters
Gaz

[Raiz]

good work man.. loving this being saved..

[phatratpat]

12 months and counting ! !

[kombibob]

Back on to it today,
Finished welding in the upper engine area section.
Also welded in the new wheel tub and tray.
Been fabbing up some small sections using my home made sheet metal bender, and using the old short side skin.
This week I will put it up on the rotisserie so I can replace the inner short sill and work on the lower c pillar.
Off To Das Resto next weekend to pick up some Metal and El Cons new wheels

[Jockster]

Good stuff Bob.