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splitthis · Post by **splitthis** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:47 am

Good job on the jig rusty. A whole roof is a big job, keep at it.

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:40 am

U going to use a spot welder or drill/plug weld?

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:36 am

D-Train wrote:U going to use a spot welder or drill/plug weld?

Plan is to spot weld and use the panel adhesive that you can spot weld through

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:25 pm

Rear hatch has been removed. A few stubborn screws which were removed by building up with weld and welding a long bolt to them. Then they were easily removed with a socket and ratchet

braddick · Post by **braddick** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:10 pm

Yep been there done that
This bus will be done in no time with a couple hours each night after work bud
Loving the fact there is another active build thread on here
Great to catch up last week too rusty
Cheers

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:23 pm

Finished of the bracing on the bus today. The last section was a cross brace at the rear hatch and one more under the roof to stop any twist or distortion...

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:41 pm

Started removing the roof today. Original plan was to attempt removing it in one piece but that was going to be a lot more work and not worth it as the roof is very stretched and not worth repairing.

The rear roof bow was creased in many spots so I cut this out and will be replacing it.

I have been able to inspect the gutters better this way, and there is more then what I was expecting to be repaired and replaced. This being rust and previous owners attacking it with hammers

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:44 pm

I will be sandblasting all of this to have a fresh start...

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:44 pm

Some rear corner damage...

splitthis · Post by **splitthis** » Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:25 pm

Keep going mate, looks great!

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:39 am

Overall not that bad though, hats off to you for getting stuck into it

spl65t · Post by **spl65t** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:54 pm

Yeah. That’d have to be a lot more comfortable to work with. Great head start

Cam Biscuit · Post by **Cam Biscuit** » Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:01 pm

Only 8 million gutter spot welds to drill Rusty! Days of fun there.....

Enjoy

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:19 am

Don’t know why u braced it, they didn’t back in the day....

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:08 am

D-Train wrote:

Don’t know why u braced it, they didn’t back in the day....

That’s a great photo! But once parts of the gutter is removed they flex out of shape and become flimsy, especially at the rear hatch and above the cargo doors where they are vulnerable. I just wanted to make sure it all went back together as it was

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