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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #150 on:
May 05, 2010, 02:28:54 pm »
Looking at the project last night, I noted some welding and tidying that needs doing (still) :?
Made a model of it to keep track of it a bit easier.
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Andy
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #151 on:
May 05, 2010, 04:53:13 pm »
Psssh, what good is a computer model! Should all be fag packet drawings, with dog eared corners an oil stain here and all the vital dimensions lost because you tipped your cuppa over it.
Looks good though! Not long till the roll surely?
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #152 on:
May 05, 2010, 05:11:48 pm »
Quoting: Andy
Psssh, what good is a computer model! Should all be fag packet drawings, with dog eared corners an oil stain here and all the vital dimensions lost because you tipped your cuppa over it.
Quoting: Andy
Looks good though! Not long till the roll surely?
I guess not, but I still have to buy the roller
Just doing everything else until I do buy them..
Don't think I will do that welding just yet (apart from the wheel arch). Think I'll get it on the road and MOT'd then get grind the front back off to get it welded etc..
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Rocky
Pro Ho
Posts: 1235
Cunning Bus
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Reply #153 on:
May 08, 2010, 08:33:30 pm »
Quoting: F Body
Not necessarily he's been doing it 3 or 4 years with the mechanicals still in
Who said it isnt finished
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F Body
Trainee Gangsta
Posts: 15551
Cunning Bus
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Reply #154 on:
May 08, 2010, 09:18:08 pm »
Quoting: Rocky
Who said it isnt finished
May be CP should take some short cuts
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #155 on:
May 09, 2010, 08:26:49 am »
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #156 on:
May 18, 2010, 08:45:09 pm »
Finished the top-dash restoration.
Complete with a white-faced monster top-mounted tach waiting to be mounted.
Also finished the engine bay minus the section in the middle which was dented and annoyed me, so I decided to hammer out the dent messing the fresh paint. When I roll the chassis I will finish off straightening it out and give it another blow over.
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
F Body
Trainee Gangsta
Posts: 15551
Cunning Bus
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Reply #157 on:
May 19, 2010, 12:03:09 pm »
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Finished the top-dash restoration.
Is it a crackle finish painted
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Also finished the engine bay minus the section in the middle which was dented and annoyed me,
A perfectionist like myself
If a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing right
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #158 on:
May 19, 2010, 12:56:41 pm »
Quoting: F Body
Is it a crackle finish painted
Not sure what you mean - but the paint is still wet there which would explain it looking 'odd'
Quoting: F Body
A perfectionist like myself
Just trying my best
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
F Body
Trainee Gangsta
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #159 on:
May 19, 2010, 05:47:04 pm »
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Quoting: F Body
Is it a crackle finish painted
Not sure what you mean
Crackle finisn paint as used on old dashboards
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8219&gclid=CO6v9cfg3qECFc6X2AodexDaIQ
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #160 on:
May 19, 2010, 06:37:24 pm »
Wow that's cool, never heard of that before.. but no it is just normal black gloss..
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
F Body
Trainee Gangsta
Posts: 15551
Cunning Bus
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Reply #161 on:
May 19, 2010, 07:56:39 pm »
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Wow that's cool, never heard of that before..
Quoting: mg experience
congratulations! You have a car with the highly prized original style metal dashboard, painted with the matte finish black "crackle paint"..
http://www.mgexperience.net/article/wrinkle-paint.html
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #162 on:
May 20, 2010, 07:41:08 pm »
Monster tach mounted.
Completely pointless as there is no engine, box, suspension, interior etc, but I've been sanding, painting and hammering so much, I just wanted to see something cool and clean
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Andy
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #163 on:
May 20, 2010, 08:28:21 pm »
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Completely pointless as there is no engine, box, suspension, interior etc, but I've been sanding, painting and hammering so much, I just wanted to see something cool and clean
Every project needs a white board, 25% for things to do, 75% for doodles!
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Andy
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #164 on:
May 20, 2010, 08:29:47 pm »
Also, what the heck are you fitting 10k?
When it hits 10k you're allowed to shout...
'V-tech kicked in y'all!!'
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #165 on:
May 20, 2010, 09:01:36 pm »
Quoting: Andy
Also, what the heck are you fitting 10k?
When it hits 10k you're allowed to shout...
'V-tech kicked in y'all!!'
ROFL
The engine I have now will reach 4k, the stroker I want to build should get to about 6.5k - not that I would ever drive it like that all the time, just wouldn't want to be red-lining it all the time.
The main reason for getting the monster apart from looking cool and the shift light, is the size - I found with smaller top-mounted tachos, they are hard to really see the differences between numbers and in an engine that runs a slow RPM, every hundered is important to monitor. I found this especially true in my 1.9 diesel wedge - again limit was 4.5k :geek:
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #166 on:
June 08, 2010, 09:17:46 pm »
Began taking the front beam apart..
I then realised that you don't need to take the drum apart to take it off
Once the beam is off, welded up if needed, then powder coated, then back on with the Red 9 EZ kit, then the wheels so the bus can be rolled on a chassis roller.
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Roadkill
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #167 on:
June 10, 2010, 07:25:02 am »
Can't see the pictures at work.
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Roadkill
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #168 on:
June 10, 2010, 07:27:43 am »
Quoting: F Body
Crackle finisn paint
Quoting: Cunning Plan
Wow that's cool, never heard of that before..
FYI
ONLY
ever use the VHT version of this paint
I've done various trials and the others ain't worth squat.
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
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Reply #169 on:
June 11, 2010, 07:44:02 am »
Quoting: Roadkill
I've done various trials and the others ain't worth squat.
LOL noted
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #170 on:
June 11, 2010, 07:44:29 am »
Update:
Beam is off!
You can see on the towers someone has been welding. But it looks like the welds are coming apart. The beam is pretty solid really, it is easially repaireable but.... I think I want a new beam.
THINK I may go for the Red9 beam as it is a stock size (not that keen on narrowed stuff) plus rather than messing around with another second-hand beam, restoring it and getting it powder coated - it may just be quicker and work out a hundred quid difference or so when you factor in devliery etc. Also new bushes I think will be a good plan.
This should be the best option when coupled with the Red9 coil-over kit I already have:
Arrr so much money :sign0001:
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
Posts: 5452
Cunning Bus
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Reply #171 on:
June 13, 2010, 02:55:05 pm »
Volksbolts delivery!!
Now I have some clean and shiney fixings to start putting stuff back together :mrgreen:
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Andy
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #172 on:
June 13, 2010, 05:54:33 pm »
C'mon, at least try and make it look like you're putting some effort into posting on here... that :mrgreen: smiley makes me think I'm missing out!
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Cunning Plan
Mega Ho
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Reply #173 on:
June 14, 2010, 07:18:15 am »
:mrpink:
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1968 VW T2 Bay Bus (currently being restored and upgraded)
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ (modern classic daily driver)
Roadkill
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Cunning Bus
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Reply #174 on:
June 14, 2010, 07:31:47 am »
Quoting: Cunning Plan
:sign0001:
Yeah, CP does that all the time . . . pretty good for a one-handed post, though.
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