58 mingo mango

splitthis · Post by **splitthis** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:12 am

I would have thought that floor was easily savable BUT it’s a shitload easier to do a bus without the floor in. Makes all the I beams, top hats and outriggers easier and the floor will be 100% perfect.

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:22 pm

Front passenger side floor out

Will get the floor blastered top and bottom and make a call after that matt ( splitthis)

rusty 55 · Post by **rusty 55** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:38 pm

Looking good Brad
Keep at it

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:37 pm

Complete floor coming out before blasting now

also gathering bits for the motor, some virgin Spanish 48 IDA, 010 dizzy, and a ratty 36 shroud

splitthis · Post by **splitthis** » Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:26 am

Good job mate. Getting the floor out is a shit job.

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:47 pm

Bought this P/S KF repair piece on the weekend swap meet in Melbourne ( thanks Ian for stepping aside to let me buy it ha ha)
The centre section I bought of Steve Keeley at a previous swap meet in Adelaide, I think he said it was NOS at the time
So I thought I'd set about making the repair section to fix the front floor

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:49 pm

First I did a small A pillar repair

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:53 pm

Mocked up in the bus

Welded up and then ground down

vanell · Post by **vanell** » Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:08 pm

That was funny, so here's my version of it, I pick this up to buy it an place it at my feet so I can pick up a rear engine lid, brad comes over an picks this floor section up at my feet an gets out a $100 a pays the guy, what happened next was priceless as far as I'm concerned, he needed it an I was getting it for a spare, it will go down the same as the "coffee story". Had a great day at the swap meet mate an great to catch up

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:59 pm

Ha ha, 300 mm from your feet tells me it's still forsale. Like I said u got to put it between your legs ha ha
Just as well I squared the ledger with that cargo door for a cup of coffee
Was great to catch up and tell story's around the fire in the shed again
Cheers

nicko · Post by **nicko** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:43 pm

Nice bus. What month 58 is it and is there any chance of getting a closeup of the rear bumper splash pans? I am trying to resurrect the ones on my 58 Mango

Cheers
Nicko

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:16 pm

Great to see some progress since last Friday Brad. Was nice to finally have a look at the Mango and your shed etc. Thanks for the night

splitthis · Post by **splitthis** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 7:05 pm

Nothing fits like NOS! Steve just pulled one out of the stash did he? Looking good mate.

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:35 pm

nicko wrote:Nice bus. What month 58 is it and is there any chance of getting a closeup of the rear bumper splash pans? I am trying to resurrect the ones on my 58 Mango

Cheers
Nicko

I'll try and dig them out tomorrow for some pics
I think it's November 58 I'll check again tomorrow

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:58 pm

Got few hours in the shed this arvo before heading to footy training

Thought I'd keep going on some more front floor repairs
Thanks again to Steve for this donor piece

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