Author Topic: Cunning Bus (Read 28648 times)

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #375 on:** May 21, 2013, 09:39:40 am »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I am just waiting for delivery

Arrived!

art b · « **Reply #376 on:** May 21, 2013, 01:37:02 pm »

thats more like it ...

cant you get hearing aid beige...

for you lot with ya drab old vans

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #377 on:** May 21, 2013, 05:56:51 pm »

Woah, 'drab', that's too far

I am sure you meant drrraa.......aastically better than Lates.

art b · « **Reply #378 on:** May 22, 2013, 10:41:52 am »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Brilliant!

That's an EarlyBay too! (Note the dull finish). :geek:

well you did mention drab yourself..

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #379 on:** June 23, 2013, 06:01:46 pm »

Not as much done as I had wanted, but forward still.

I have made a nice rig to fabricate the wiring loom

Updates:

The accelerator peddle area was looking crusty, so I sorted that out:

I drilled and tapped new holes, then fitted a new peddle, using stainless fixings.

Steering column off for reconditioning.

A bit of a boring colour, but as the column is a big part of the cab-area / interior, I have planned something a little different for it........

On-to the rear spring plates.

Here I have decided to fit a pair of adjustable rear lowing spring-plates from TransporterHaus.

Here they are from a previous post, I have had them on my shelf for a while:

Apart from having the benefit of being able to adjust the rear ride-height just by turning a bolt, the main reason I wanted to fit these is that I did not fancy doing this every-time I wanted to take the back wheels off!

I will give this a clean up and put some protection paint on it.

The spring plate had welded itself onto the torsion bar, so I had to heat the spring-plate up and hammer it out :| :character0036:

Next to do:

Sliding Door Hinge - Find a replacement or fix the original - Still looking!
Buy components for headlining along with the actual headlining - soon to be fabricated when my buddy has spare time.
Fit Headlining
Wiring Loom diagram
Wiring Loom component purchase
Wiring Loom fabricate
Fit Rear Adjustable Lowering Spring Plates from TransporterHaus

Roadkill · « **Reply #380 on:** June 23, 2013, 08:11:19 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

:| :character0036:

WTF !!??

Getting there.

Andy · « **Reply #381 on:** June 23, 2013, 08:41:06 pm »

Looking good CP.

Question is, who is taking the longest at finishing their project, RK or CP? Who will finish?!

:| :character0036:

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #382 on:** June 24, 2013, 07:32:12 am »

Quoting: Andy

Question is, who is taking the longest at finishing their project, RK or CP? Who will finish?!

RK will finish first. That man is a project machine.

Andy · « **Reply #383 on:** June 24, 2013, 09:35:34 am »

Bet you could've completed more of your bus in the time it took to find that smilie!

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #384 on:** June 24, 2013, 10:25:09 am »

Maybe....... But I'm at work

I do like to ensure all smileys are used at some point

Roadkill · « **Reply #385 on:** June 24, 2013, 04:36:36 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

That man is a project machine.

I'll be updating the "Pig" thread later this evening . . .

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #386 on:** July 07, 2013, 07:57:21 pm »

Parts drop!

3/4" Breaker bar to help with the rear castle-nuts as I am re-building the rear suspension.

Roadkill · « **Reply #387 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:53:12 pm »

Used my 3/4" set last night to change the oil filter on the Mondeo (it's the only 38mm socket I have).

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #388 on:** August 18, 2013, 08:14:48 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I have planned something a little different for it........

... and here is that something a little different:

Back of the deck-lid and the steering column.

Having issues getting the spring plates back on as they are adjustable and have a larger diameter on the back of the plate than the originals, this is expanding the rubber bushing too much to then sit in the axle recess properly to then connect with the torsion bars. So I am sourcing larger replacements now I have the exact measurements.

Roadkill · « **Reply #389 on:** August 21, 2013, 02:55:31 pm »

Bet that must've been a mutha of a masking job !!!

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #390 on:** August 21, 2013, 03:00:10 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Bet that must've been a mutha of a masking job !!!

They are my sticky secret (and that's not just my bedsheets this morning

)

It's a sticker sheet my good man, but shhhhh

Roadkill · « **Reply #391 on:** August 21, 2013, 03:06:49 pm »

Ahh, looks good.

F Body · « **Reply #392 on:** August 21, 2013, 05:54:55 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

They are my sticky secret

I'd already assumed that it was vinyl checker sheet

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #393 on:** September 01, 2013, 07:07:18 pm »

Parts drop!

The custom-made headlining arrived from MegaVanMats too, but I didn't take a picture of it.

Roadkill · « **Reply #394 on:** September 03, 2013, 08:35:44 am »

I'm jealous of the amount of working space you have. I'd get things done 10 times quicker if I could work inside.

Get to it, man !

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #395 on:** September 05, 2013, 12:34:25 pm »

I know dude. The problem is time V work V distance.

The bus and all that space is in Norfolk and I'm now in Northampton.

Although, you manage alright, I shouldn't bitch and get on with it. I am trying though. I bring parts back with me to work on during the week and then go back to the bus at weekends where I do not have any commitments.

I did the checkers at home for example.

I need an RK.

Roadkill · « **Reply #396 on:** September 05, 2013, 01:24:42 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I need an RK

Every project needs an RK. I'm like a tall, less amusing, Minion.

art b · « **Reply #397 on:** September 10, 2013, 07:43:29 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Every project needs an RK. I'm like a tall, less amusing/attractive Minion

ftfy...

Roadkill · « **Reply #398 on:** September 11, 2013, 01:25:14 pm »

Andy · « **Reply #399 on:** September 11, 2013, 02:02:27 pm »