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'63 11 window
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morts
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Re: '63 11 window
No matter what happens they can't take you out in the street and shoot you......
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Re: '63 11 window
Der Splitty.....slowest thing up the Blue Mtns, since Wentworth, Blaxland & Lawson 
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The seal channel/ cargo door upper catch piece was slightly damaged, so I decided to order a new one. When it arrived I compared the profile and details of the original vs the new KF one. The shape was way off and the cargo door rod holders not even close. So I had no other option but to repair and reuse the original. I couldn't reshape the KF panel as the strengthening pressing would be in the road... Bummer..
Sandblasted, repaired and straightened out...
Some comparison photos...
Refitted to the new gutter and tied back in. Much better...
Sandblasted, repaired and straightened out...
Some comparison photos...
Refitted to the new gutter and tied back in. Much better...
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noice, cheers for the heads up on the KF panel, interesting!.
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Killing it!! Amazing the difference between og an repro tho!
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Started work on the front sections on gutter. These weren't rusted out but had been beaten up and out of shape. Looks like they tried to relocate the drain location but made a mess...
Left side damage..
Cut away, blasted underneath and repaired with a section from and Autocraft panel...
Right hand side damage..
Cut away, blasted underneath and reapiared, Autocraft panel used again for this side...
Left side damage..
Cut away, blasted underneath and repaired with a section from and Autocraft panel...
Right hand side damage..
Cut away, blasted underneath and reapiared, Autocraft panel used again for this side...
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Re: '63 11 window
really neat work. Both my busses had calcium lines down the glass from the drip rail drain. I can see the sense of that mod.
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April 59 Mango
Wanted:
59 crank handle (tick!)
cargo door outer handle 59
two perfect rear floor mats (pretty pretty please!!!)
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Front roof bow is welded back on and sandblasting the airbox and gutters...
Primed...Looks much better without the surface rust
Primed...Looks much better without the surface rust
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/spɛkˈtakjʊlə/ 
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Oh boy!!
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Re: '63 11 window
Bloody hell Rusty... thats some serious work buddy. Lovin the thread mate 
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Re: '63 11 window
Wow!
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Sandblasting the airbox revealed one small section that had rust swelling in a seam.
View from inside the cab...
View from inside the air box...
Top section cut out and sandblasted to see how much needed repairing...
Bottom edge cut out and repaired...
Top section fabricated and welded in. Happy with the result...
View from inside the cab...
View from inside the air box...
Top section cut out and sandblasted to see how much needed repairing...
Bottom edge cut out and repaired...
Top section fabricated and welded in. Happy with the result...
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Re: '63 11 window
Got the new roof strengtheners welded in on the sides...
Rear hatch tapping plate put in place and the rear strengthener welded in...
Rear roof bow supports were removed from the old bent bow and installed along with the new bow...
The new roof suspended above the bus after a trial fit. Primed and painted the internal parts of the roof, air box and gutters that wont be accessible later on. While the roof was sitting on I marked out all of the areas which will be bonded and ground them back to bare steel. I used masking tape to cover these areas while priming and painting...
Rear hatch tapping plate put in place and the rear strengthener welded in...
Rear roof bow supports were removed from the old bent bow and installed along with the new bow...
The new roof suspended above the bus after a trial fit. Primed and painted the internal parts of the roof, air box and gutters that wont be accessible later on. While the roof was sitting on I marked out all of the areas which will be bonded and ground them back to bare steel. I used masking tape to cover these areas while priming and painting...