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57 11 window Rat.....

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Here is one of my projects. It's a 57 11 window that I picked up from a farm in NSW. The plan is to detail the under side, Big nut gearbox and new engine. I'll post a few more pictures when I'm able to resize them.

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great find... looking forward to the resto pics
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love those rats....

keep the dream alive!
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Can't wait to see some progress on this one! :D
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Looks just like mine!

Although mine has doors and a bumper, just no engine :(

Love the colour. goes well with dark grey.
My busses may be rusty and they may not go but damn, they look cool!
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Here's a few pictures.
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Another...
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and more.....
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The shotgun blast is staying for authenticity. I'm just waiting on some sills and out riggers and if anyone has a spare passenger door the same colour and would like to get rid of it please give me a call on 0402081845. Thanks

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nice bus, nice shotgun blast..
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Nice! Love the shottie mark! Should make an unreal rat. Cheers for the pics. :D
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Tell me, was their pappy brewin' up moonshine in that there bus?!
I LOVE the shottie pattern.
This bus is seriously cool.
BTW, what's a big-nut gearbox?
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A big-nut gearbox is a frog for blokes like merv hughes.
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A Big Nut Gearbox is about a 64 and onwards splitty gearbox. Around this time they changed the ratios of the reduction boxes which makes for lower RPM at Highway speeds, and put a bigger nut on the axel, hense, Big Nut.

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Thanks, Adam.
In many ways I'm still on my L plates as far as Splitty mechanicals go.
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