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braddick wrote: Sun Aug 14, 2022 10:13 pm
D-Train wrote: Sun Aug 14, 2022 2:18 pm Good for hot toes!!! Looking pretty good brad!
I’m surprised u didn’t comment on the pgsg rear seat I have

Looking to swap for a Carmel if anyone keen
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We’ve discussed it before..
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Working away at fitting this centre belly pan
Making it removable if you ever need to access the clutch or handbrake tubes
Welded tabs down the chassis rails and used nut certs on the centre cross members
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Also working on seat belt plates
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Got them in the paint both, in front of the fire
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This rag top install sure dose make it easy to get into the front cab to work on thinks instead of crawling through the front windows
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Nice work mate. Removable belly pan is great for smuggling too, the kids will all want to borrow the mango for getting booze into festivals :twisted:
Chasing any Neiman steering lock parts, will consider anything.
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splitthis wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:46 am Nice work mate. Removable belly pan is great for smuggling too, the kids will all want to borrow the mango for getting booze into festivals :twisted:
Ha ha, been there done that only we were in a lowlight and poped the door cards apart to smuggle grog into falls festival. Rocked up in 35c heat with the windows up, I guess the inspectors thought we had A/C in the bus
The memory’s champ should never have sold that bus
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I keep finding little welding jobs
Almost forgot the tabs for the long side on the floor
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Belly pan looking good mate
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Getting close to putting on some mango paint
Seam sealer going on
Not a fast or clean job but one that needs doing
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Fuckn awesome brad
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Getting close now
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Made sure I tapped up my og paint heater log wouldn’t want any of that shiney paint on that bad boy
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braddick wrote: Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:47 pm I keep finding little welding jobs
Almost forgot the tabs for the long side on the floor 7342B106-9A60-420B-8533-C75F67981981.jpeg
Looking great Brad, can’t wait to see some mango getting sprayed around.

Mmmm don’t remember seeing tabs on the long side floor, might check that tomorrow.
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So after a bit of a false start mid week when I thought I was ready to go only to realise that I forgot from my last spray painting job that the air regulator didn’t adjust down for lower pressure, which turned my shed into a blue light disco from the 90s with the smoke machine stuck on.
Plus it was bloody raining everyday
Come today and with the fire going it was just like mosses parting the Red Sea, I unscrewed the top of the wax and grease remover and out came the sun so I was able to push the doors open and let there be light and warm sunshine for that perfect baked oven job
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Unreal Brad, looks so good!
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Now prepping belly pan welding for tomorrow
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MID WEST DUBBER wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:42 pm Unreal Brad, looks so good!
Cheers rusty
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Now that’s a milestone, looks great but I think you missed a spot
Way too many projects
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