58 mingo mango

[D-Train]

Can u come up an work on mine please??? Kickin goals mate!

[splitthis]

Good job mate. It makes a massive difference having the floor in, it will feel like a real bus again.

[braddick]

Can u come up an work on mine please??? Kickin goals mate!

Ha ha the plan was have your bus and mine to take to valla ( last year ) even if he dose go ahead this year I'm still not making
Maybe next year if this year turns too poo again
Got a bloke organised to do the rag install in a couple of months so got to push on, that reminds me better ring Gordon on a order
Cheers bud

[braddick]

Good job mate. It makes a massive difference having the floor in, it will feel like a real bus again.

Yep getting excited too get it in, no doubt the novelty will where of once I start grinding those plug welds

[braddick]

Working on the floor
Got high zinc paint where the floor sits on the top hats and I beams

Put the floor in the bus to mark out where to start drilling holes
Had to buy a enamel white pen to mark out the lines

Spent a cozy arvo in the shed drilling holes
Was 36 c here today to hot to play farmer outside was my vote
First was mark out holes, centre punch every hole, drill holes ( air punch on the sides) , de burr one side of hole , filp over and counter sunk each hole for a nice puddle of weld
That a lot of drilling 250+ hole per half
Bring on the welding and grinding

[red hot bus]

One of the worst jobs on a bus but so satisfying once that floors in.

[braddick]

Ready to start welding the floor in
Cleaned up all the spots that need to be welded with a flat drill

Copper gave me the tip to drill into the I beams to get a better and stronger weld

Getting a bit agricultural with the railway line used as weights

Got half of the floor welded in heading back to the shed tonight for more welding and tunes and plenty of sweating

[warb]

nice man, interesting tapping the points on the I beams, noice

[braddick]

Got the other half in
I'll finish of the rest of the welding tomorrow

[Beatts]

Looks great Brad and you smashed that out in no time. What’s next on the list?

[braddick]

Looks great Brad and you smashed that out in no time. What’s next on the list?

Finishing welding around the outside and the uprights and b pillar and c pillar then grinding and lots of it

[braddick]

nice man, interesting tapping the points on the I beams, noice

Thanks, yep the drilling of the I beams is a great tip

[Beatts]

Looks great Brad and you smashed that out in no time. What’s next on the list?

Finishing welding around the outside and the uprights and b pillar and c pillar then grinding and lots of it

I’m guessing there’s not much farming getting done over the coming days

[braddick]

Looks great Brad and you smashed that out in no time. What’s next on the list?

Finishing welding around the outside and the uprights and b pillar and c pillar then grinding and lots of it

I’m guessing there’s not much farming getting done over the coming days

Ha ha was fencing till 3.30 today then headed to the shed after a swim in the pool
Prob going to be the same for the next few days so should make some good progress

[D-Train]

That’s epic, definitely a great milestone now in the work of it.