Cunning Bus

Cunning Plan · September 21, 2008, 04:57:01 PM

Slow but a bit more has been done..

A (nearly) new tank with a good sender .. A good coat of POR15 should help it stay new..

Decklid off and the engine-facing side cleaned up.

POR15

Dash is totally out now so i can get to all the wiring and clean up the inside of the front panel.

Dash cleaned and keyed ready for me to decide where I want everything..

Roadkill · September 22, 2008, 03:12:54 AM

Any progress is good progress.

Cunning Plan · October 26, 2008, 04:13:08 PM

Towing to Norfolk:

Was a bit of a struggle getting the bus onto the trailer becuase it was so dam cold and the bus was supprisingly heavy even know it had no engine or interior.. The winch just about managed to pull it up onto the trailer. I hate doing that part though as Im always worried the cable is going to break and come flying back :shock:

A nice big rig :mrgreen: :shock:

There was supposed to be more pictures inbetween everytime we stopped, you know like a layby cool shot. But my girlfriend who I hired as the cameragirl for the weekend forgot her camera so I had to use my phone...

In Norfolk! Longish drive, quite slow but the trailer seemed quite stable at a steady 50 where possible.

Inside the garage, finially. Had to take the rack off but needs to come off for reconditioning anyway..

Got good space all round for work..

Nice and dry 8)

The Ford Mondeo has not been built as a tow car, but I was quite impressed with its performance, the ol' gal did well.

Roadkill · October 27, 2008, 04:34:22 AM

Hell. Norfolk !

That's a bit of a distance if you fancy doing a bit of bodywork !

Cunning Plan · October 27, 2008, 06:10:30 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

Hell. Norfolk !

That's a bit of a distance if you fancy doing a bit of bodywork !

Yah but its worthet when its raining and cold outside and when I go over I normally stop for the weeked

Soo not as crazy as it sounds

art b · October 27, 2008, 06:42:57 AM

a lot better than it spending a winter out in the open

Cunning Plan · December 30, 2008, 06:55:04 PM

Lots of cleaning, stripping, wirewheeling and grinding work done..
The majority of these pictures show 'issue' areas..

Cunning Plan · December 30, 2008, 07:27:41 PM

FUBAR · December 30, 2008, 08:19:23 PM

Thats no mean feat you're taking on there is it

progress being made tho

Roadkill · December 31, 2008, 05:16:41 AM

That's what you've been doing for the last two weeks . . . . I thought you'd died or something.

Good work.

Cunning Plan · December 31, 2008, 10:58:23 AM

Tanks guys..

Had 2 weeks off work and have been in dirty clothes for most of it working on the bus.. Day off today as its new years eve so I think I should see the girlfriend and have a shave!

ianjpage · December 31, 2008, 11:06:51 AM

wow loads of rusty bits ther - looks to be coming along nicely though

Motorama · December 31, 2008, 11:44:29 AM

Thats very rusty!

I'd actually question how safe that shell is in an accident

F Body · December 31, 2008, 11:57:55 AM

Quoting: ianjpage

wow loads of rusty bits there - l

Mr Iron Oxide has had a fair chomp through that

I'd imagine it's gonna take a while to cut all those areas out and re-fab

Cunning Plan · December 31, 2008, 02:13:14 PM

Quoting: Motorama

Thats very rusty!

In the dub world its nothing..

This is a typical example of whats out there:

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1593

Quoting: F Body

I'd imagine it's gonna take a while to cut all those areas out and re-fab

A few weeks..

Ponti · December 31, 2008, 03:41:28 PM

Looking good. If you get bored and fancy a change from the bus you can always come give me a hand doing the same on the Ponti

F Body · January 01, 2009, 03:26:56 AM

Quoting: Cunning Plan

This is a typical example of whats out there:

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1593

Jeeze holy rust Batman, may as well have just made a new one

art b · January 01, 2009, 07:17:37 AM

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1593

feck ..there was some welding to do on that van......

makes yours look pristine craig....

ya never bored wiff a vee dub...!!

jifop · January 05, 2009, 10:34:12 AM

Nice! gotta love an early bay!

what are your plans for it?

Cunning Plan · January 05, 2009, 03:57:37 PM

Ratty, low, rack, bench seat, buddy seat and a tasty 1776cc..

Lots of work to do though

jifop · January 07, 2009, 07:04:59 AM

cool! need any parts? used to have a bay and i'm selling my beetle and clearing out my garage!

Cunning Plan · January 07, 2009, 06:42:48 PM

Earlybay driver's door
opening quarter lights
opening rear quarters
dash
lights
engine parts
etc..

What have you got?

FUBAR · January 07, 2009, 07:10:46 PM

I bloody hate threads with loads of pics... you're trying to read the new posts at the bottom of the page & the damn thing keeps jumping off the bottom every time a new pic loads

Cunning Plan · January 08, 2009, 02:49:28 AM

Quoting: FUBAR

I bloody hate threads with loads of pics... you're trying to read the new posts at the bottom of the page & the damn thing keeps jumping off the bottom every time a new pic loads

Sorry dude, its a project blog

The text loads alot quicker than the pictures so just press the stop button on the browser once you are just into the page, that way it wont but you can still view replys..

Roadkill · January 08, 2009, 03:33:03 AM

Quoting: FUBAR

I bloody hate threads with loads of pics... you're trying to read the new posts at the bottom of the page & the damn thing keeps jumping off the bottom every time a new pic loads

You grumpy old sod !