oh what have i done?

jigs · Post by **jigs** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:21 am

splitty virgin no more !! bought me a split today!! has been sitting in a garden soaking up the great scottish weather for almost 20 years !! so you can imagine how rust free it is!!

get it back to unit and start strippin it down see what im up against. has a couple good points has the full devon interior intact but scruffy, roof and gutters are really good which is suprising. still got orig motor ssiezed of course! has lots of bad points so i wont bore you by listen them as id be here all night !! ill get some pics taken tomorrow.

Rawdyn · Post by **Rawdyn** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:41 am

Congratulation Jigs!

I can't wait for those pics.

Any plans for it? Faithful restore or something custom?

jigs · Post by **jigs** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:43 pm

the resto will basically be stock, lowered set of sprinsters and a brake upgrade. well thats the plans anyway. but its a long term one this one thats for sure! ill be looking for plenty advice on the welding as im yet to find a panel that wont be cut out !! wheres the best place to start front or back ? or chassis ?

warb · Post by **warb** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:50 pm

dude, there is some work there, easier to to the running gear, look at all that access!..

5PL1TDCS10N · Post by **5PL1TDCS10N** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:52 pm

Hi Jigs CONGRATULATIONS!
Onya for giving another bus a chance to live again...for we are not owners of vintage steel...but caretakers of them for future generations.

I see this and what others are restoring in other parts of the world and man are we spoilt here in OZ!

Look forward to seeing the progress shots-Wayne:)

bootlegger · Post by **bootlegger** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:02 pm

I bought a 58 and a 61 the other day and was critical of what I had to work with. If you get your bus finished you should get some sort of award from the queen. Dave

jigs · Post by **jigs** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:12 am

hey you dont know how good you guys have got it over there !!! well it will definitly keep me busy ! and we do it for love or thats how i justify it anyway!!

wish me luck !!!!!

Rich Oakley · Post by **Rich Oakley** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:48 am

Good find!!

Unearthing a 'new' UK find is a rare event nowadays.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:37 pm

Your nuts!

Aren't we all tho?

Best of luck, mate.

kombinationdetailing · Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:03 pm

How many cheques and sweat, blood and beers are involved in this resto? Go hard mate, have fun and keep us posted:)

ashman11 · Post by **ashman11** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:16 pm

yeah, ours might be abit better to start with, but if your going to do a nice resto, your going to replace the bottom 6 inches of 95% of vans anyway...and just think of all the time and money your going to save in grinding wheels, not having to cut anything off the bottom, because nature has aready taken care of it....good luck with it man..

ash

2Gs · Post by **2Gs** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:17 pm

no wonder people buy ours and ship em over. there are a few on our ebay at the moment, that i thought 'hmmm', but....

mate glad you found one and have accepted the restore challenge!

jigs · Post by **jigs** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:48 pm

my original plan was to ship one over, but with the price of shipping then import tax registering the van etc its not cheap, so i thought putting this money into replacing the panels that way i know what work has been done and in the long run its going to last. well thats the hope anyway. its not like im going to sell her anyway. even a running split here go for

crewcabconnection · Post by **crewcabconnection** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:08 pm

5PL1TDCS10N · Post by **5PL1TDCS10N** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:35 pm

Oh cheeee! I've never been quoted before! I feel very honoured TripleC....Thank you.