LittlePaulie's Resto - 11 Window 67 Microbus

[LittlePauly]

LATEST UPDATE.... DECEMBER IS GET-IT-DONE MONTH
Otherwise January is live in a cardboard box month we just sold our house so that's that. Hmm wish I kept the box that came with the fridge. cant live in the storage unit it smells too much like mothballs.

[DRHEMS3]

December must be the month for it, I will be full steam ahead aswell.
What jobs do you plan to tackle on it?

[LittlePauly]

December must be the month for it, I will be full steam ahead aswell.
What jobs do you plan to tackle on it?

Mostly cutting and shutting patch panels in to get rid of the rust. Mechanically shes pretty well together, but time will tell...

[LittlePauly]

Anyone on here ever have to repair a rusted fuel tank?

[bulliboy]

Find a decent Bay one they are bigger but fit. M

[kombi niko]

I've welded them before not a problem just make sure there's no fuel or vapors inside and leak test it after.

[4IRC00L3D]

question on your chassis rails or anyone who has done them, do you need to put any strengtheners anywhere before cutting/replacing ?

or is it safe to do one side at a time?

cheers Hazz

[LittlePauly]

question on your chassis rails or anyone who has done them, do you need to put any strengtheners anywhere before cutting/replacing ?

or is it safe to do one side at a time?

cheers Hazz

Hey Hazz I braced it up by tacking in some tube in the cargo area and went one at a time. I used a lot of stands to spread the weight too. But really it was already pretty munted by rough treatment on a forklift and one rail was rusted out really badly, so I just did the best I could. If your Sills are pretty solid theres a fair bit of strength in them.

[LittlePauly]

Well I finally got an afternoon to get some work done. I got the cargo doors off with the help of a MAPP torch I had no hope of getting the screws out otherwise.
Also fitted new top hats and I beams in the cargo section. Used the tube from an old Hills hoist for a shift rod tube worked pretty good.

[LittlePauly]

Still going on the cargo area chassis, but its going well im really happy with the autocraft I beams and top hats they have all the cutouts and slots where needed.

[LittlePauly]

Used some MAPP gas to heat up the door screws for removal.
Works well in combination with my small ratchet driving a large phillips bit.

Did get a bit smoky at one stage, like being at summernats

[LittlePauly]

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q60 ... c4.jpgMore progress on the lower nose, after a test fit the inner valance is in.
once again these autocraft panels have impressed me.

[LittlePauly]

Front sheetmetal is complete

[DRHEMS3]

Nice progress, I could imagine how great that feels.
I'm at a similar stage front nose inner outer full dog legs, can't wait to put it all back together.
Really need to update my build thread..
Great work thou man, keep the pics coming
Cheers

Darren

[LittlePauly]

Nice progress, I could imagine how great that feels.
I'm at a similar stage front nose inner outer full dog legs, can't wait to put it all back together.
Really need to update my build thread..
Great work thou man, keep the pics coming
Cheers

Darren

yeah I can tell you that full inner and outer dog legs atr going to save you a goid couple of days work.
I just got the lower outers and made my own inner, which was a bit of a process.



its amazing how ridgid the panels are once they are boxed and fully welded in, the step doesnt deflect really at all even with me standing on it.