Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:26 pm
great to see another OG paint 57 back where it belongs 
the Ek in the pics is SJ's
and this is mine.......Stu did all the mechs
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Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:18 pm
ya couldna chosen a better bloke to do ya work
the Ek in the pics is SJ's
and this is mine.......Stu did all the mechs
the Ek in the pics is SJ's
and this is mine.......Stu did all the mechs
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:56 pm
Great story!!!! I love the original documentation and that you're only the 3rd owner 
Fantastic score, and yes Patina (as opposed to rust). You must be understandably stoked!
Fantastic score, and yes Patina (as opposed to rust). You must be understandably stoked!
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:03 pm
Thanks guys for the kind words, i'm a very happy lad!
4TUNE8, LOVE your bus mate, it sits perfect!
4TUNE8, LOVE your bus mate, it sits perfect!
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:00 pm
What a great early bus!!
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:21 pm
Many people dream about a find like that, Congrats!
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:01 am
I bet you cant wait for yours to be up and runningPASHN8 wrote:Thanks guys for the kind words, i'm a very happy lad!
4TUNE8, LOVE your bus mate, it sits perfect!
I'd recommend using "GFresh" adjustable springplates too. I reckon there's an opportunity for a photo shoot, I'd be interested to see how far apart the vin numbers are.A good friend of ours, Steve Seres, reckons that the OG owner was his granddad
cheers Peter
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:50 pm
I agree, will have to compare!
Was his grandfathers name Vincent?
Was his grandfathers name Vincent?
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:24 pm
Update time!
So after much research, the decision was made to repair the roof properly rather than the patch job I was trying to get away with.
Back on the truck, and this time to headed to Sasha @ Delux Kustoms who needs no introduction.
First up was blending the paint and some light filler work on the previously repaired areas:
After discussing a game plan, it was time to buzz the roof back and see exactly what lay beneath the small few holes that we could see.
Before long over 70+ hold were discovered in the roof skin:
Lots of welding, shrinking, stretching and cooling resulted in filling all the holes completely, a great test of patience. Roof then deoxydened and washed twice:
Roof painted, red oxided, dove blue'd, rubbed back again, aged and blended, hard to tell it was every touched, and definitely not noticeable to someone who hadn't seen the holes beforeahand, so very happy with this result:
Front and rear end blended and sealed:
Original front bench retrimmed by the talented Dave from Volkstrim in matching black vinyl to the original material using original padding.
Great progress so far, and more updates to come!
So after much research, the decision was made to repair the roof properly rather than the patch job I was trying to get away with.
Back on the truck, and this time to headed to Sasha @ Delux Kustoms who needs no introduction.
First up was blending the paint and some light filler work on the previously repaired areas:
After discussing a game plan, it was time to buzz the roof back and see exactly what lay beneath the small few holes that we could see.
Before long over 70+ hold were discovered in the roof skin:
Lots of welding, shrinking, stretching and cooling resulted in filling all the holes completely, a great test of patience. Roof then deoxydened and washed twice:
Roof painted, red oxided, dove blue'd, rubbed back again, aged and blended, hard to tell it was every touched, and definitely not noticeable to someone who hadn't seen the holes beforeahand, so very happy with this result:
Front and rear end blended and sealed:
Original front bench retrimmed by the talented Dave from Volkstrim in matching black vinyl to the original material using original padding.
Great progress so far, and more updates to come!
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:42 pm
Wow, quality work! There needs to be more Sasha's around !
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:17 pm
Brilliant work!
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:26 pm
That's fantastic, love dove blue with the red oxide coming thru
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:04 pm
giddy up, looks the goods!.
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:38 pm
Love love love this bus!! Keep the pics coming
Re: 1957 Dove Blue Splitty 11w - 'Vinnie'
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 9:52 pm
Thanks guys, to say i'm stoked is an understatement!