15 window resto

tar76 · Post by **tar76** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:52 pm

Sweet mate

067DUB · Post by **067DUB** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:02 pm

wowsers!!

63 left hooker · Post by **63 left hooker** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:09 pm

Looks great Mitchell

splitbus · Post by **splitbus** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:12 pm

Looking real good Mitch, you must be stoked

bulliboy · Post by **bulliboy** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:21 pm

splitbus wrote:Looking real good Mitch, you must be stoked

Thanks guys,Yes very happy .
Doing a your own resto with a limited budget can take some time but It is really worth the effort and time.
The bulkhead rubber was a great score and adds to the effect and after all that agonising re color combinations to see it come together and work is very pleasing.
Mitchell

nicko · Post by **nicko** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:02 pm

Looking fantastic- Where did the bulk head rubber come from?
Cheers
Nicko

smithy2444 · Post by **smithy2444** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:19 am

Hows the resto coming along? , very keen to see the bus in person to see where ill get to one day hopefully... haha

cheers
Jacob

Raiz · Post by **Raiz** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:45 pm

just caught up on this.. wish my bus was this solid

keep up the good work

bulliboy · Post by **bulliboy** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:14 pm

No although I live less than an hour from Old bar I did not go but I did spend the week end in a very kombi centric manner

Well after another ^ FUCKING MONTHS WAITING FOR PARTS PROMISED 3 WEEKS AWAY> sorry but the stuff around from Aussie resellers is amazing, continues and shits me tearless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Photos below include,
stripping and repainting seat frames.
springs were in good shape treated with rust converter all painted
WW Coco fibre seat pads were used and TMI upholstery kits.
Its important to cover the seat springs in a layer between the coco pads and the springs to stop the springs wearing through the seat pads,.
I used back less car carpet.
The coco pads fitted great.
Note be sure to match your middle seats with the correct upholstery there are two types of fold down flippers, across ( later and bay ) and straight forward early.
The TMI and WW matched very well a little care they fit very well.
dont forget to put some cards I used 3 mm MDF on the seat backs especially the middle and rear.

I was very fortunate to obtain some unobtainium IE matching 1963 only middle seat grab tube so that my restoration of the middle seat grabs with rechroming turned out first rate if I say so myself!

Strip

Rust Proof Paint

seat base

underlay for coco pads

bulliboy · Post by **bulliboy** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:15 pm

COCO pads

Middle seat covered

RE CHROMED HARDWARE

Unobtainium

bulliboy · Post by **bulliboy** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:16 pm

finished grab

Tart up clamp gear

Fashion threshold plate

Middle seat kick MDF

Finished Kick

Need to sort out the wobbles in the middle seat bottom

bulliboy · Post by **bulliboy** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:16 pm

Looking good

3 rows at last

Not a lot left to do now . Just fit and paint the cargo doors seat belts a litlle fussing all done. Should be ready for valla.

Mitchell

joshroom · Post by **joshroom** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:54 pm

lovely work mate.

NorCalRiviera · Post by **NorCalRiviera** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:56 am

It's not often that anything I see while at work takes my breath away...but seeing those seat and that interior. Wow!

63 left hooker · Post by **63 left hooker** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:52 am

Great work Mitch, looks fantastic mate

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