project 61 D/C

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:05 pm

I've had this at home for the last 18 months or so, thought it was about time that some work was done

So, got talking to Panelbeater Sam who frequents our bar on a regular basis

one thing led to another and he is now doing weekend work on our busses

Arrival day.....

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:10 pm

Part of the purchase included a set of NOS gates, some repair metal, previous work by Indian had the front cab finished (floor, doglegs) but for some reason a donor roof was attached but with no gutters

guessing the PO wanted some seamless thing

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:15 pm

Sams been grinding............

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:17 pm

Boys gettin serious now!!.......

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:04 pm

I want one!!

Great stuff mate, really looking forward to seeing this on the road.

Keep it up.

type3disease · Post by **type3disease** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 11:18 pm

coolio

FrankenCab · Post by **FrankenCab** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:09 am

ohh turn it into a barny front perfect time .

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:36 pm

FrankenCab wrote:ohh turn it into a barny front perfect time .

ha...yeah, tis possible, but plan is to get it original .....reckon it came out with the first shipment of d/c's to oz.......tonz has a similar one (2 weeks earlier by VIN) this is march 61, factory safaris

anyone know of earlier one?

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:46 pm

Very cool. Thanks for the pics

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:23 pm

guys you know how i feel... about time this popped up for viewing

with that amount of work... im guessing its going to be a keeper... 1st dibs just in case

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:51 pm

yeah matty...i've heard how you feel

hehe

yep, just workin away, lotsa new metal, lotsa new parts, a keeper

cheers

whipps · Post by **whipps** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:35 pm

Nice early DC. Good to see someone else chopping the roof off. Its all the rage these days!
Do you have a donor DC roof, or are you just welding in repro gutters and putting the og roof back on? Looks like fun either way!

4tune8 · Post by **4tune8** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:58 pm

whipps wrote:Nice early DC. Good to see someone else chopping the roof off. Its all the rage these days!
Do you have a donor DC roof, or are you just welding in repro gutters and putting the og roof back on? Looks like fun either way!

we have tried to source a donor roof but tis a bit difficult, there were a couple in the US but very hard to see whether they were kosher, so getting some repro gutters from autocraft and repro roof sections from klassicfab, end of the day cost is similar to remanufacture.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:27 pm

That really aint pretty.
Fair dinkum, what sort of tool goes for no gutters!
But good work so far.
Have you thought about getting a roof from a Bus and cutting and matching it?