my 1971 danburyfalia aaz project

andewilson · Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject:

had a very busy weekend. saturday i spent the day round the workshop with my 70 year old step dad doing this

the point of no return. the workshop is now no longer a workshop. planning application is in, it is cleared out and work is still in progress turning it into my van funding flat which should see the van fund go up once i get it filled Grin

after that we gave it a right good scrub

as this morning i went round there with my kids and built this badboy

it truely is a monster. alloy poles as thick as scaffold poles and very heavy canvas that needed the ends dutch lacing to the roof section.. it smells too :?

but as of 5pm today my bus is sat nicely in there. though when i got it back i noticed that some builder who had done my dads missis a favour getin something out of the garage has actually scratched my bus :evil: only two inches long and hopefully in the clear coat. but still, i want to kill him.

cant wait to get on with the build now. hopefully sold a set of rims so the cash problem may be over for a while.

heated screen and sound proofing next. then rust proofing begins Grin

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13 window deluxe · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:35 pm Post subject:

looks like you have been busy dude with opperation flat build

wouldnt want my freshly painted van in a tent over winter! get that stinky old golf in there Grin

its annoying when rough arses scratch stuff in the garage when the wife left her mx5 at her parents one winter someone fitting gutters dragged one over the boot lid then didnt mention it we didnt notice for month so could'nt prove who did it Sad

mind you it was japanese so it didnt really matter
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1964 rat 13 window deluxe 1Z tdi,
1975 rhd twin slider tintop (TBA)
1991 golf 2 gti with tweaked AHU tdi,

previous tdi swaps: gone but not forgotten
1979 rhd twin slider tintop bay ahu 1.9tdi
1990 T25 1Z 1.9tdi
1993 suzuki samurai with 1Z 1.9tdi

andewilson · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject:

so the other day i went back to the army surplus place and spent more money on a much needed tent liner

the dark green inside was sucking up all the light and making not too nice around there

put some better lights in there too. its now my clean room

spent ages the other weekend with some cheap brillo pads and an old tootk brush bring life back into the bits that came off the bus.

i realise that you can get it all new, but the cost would be loads

not bad for 12 quid on ebay and 30 quid for a rechromed u peice

then started to take stock of the bits and peices ive hoarded

also picked up a set of 944 seats on ebay at a proper steal as my 911 tan seats are too good to retrim (they may be up for sale soon)

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andewilson · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject:

started this week with a few easy jobs just to get back on the horse so to speak

still waiting on loads of bits being delivered so the jobs just aint flowing at the moment. its also very scary putting it back together as i want to keep it shiney for as long as possible.
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andewilson · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject:

still waiting on delivery of a few bits so progress still all over the place. no windscreen in yet Sad

very annoying.

heres a few pix of whats been going on in planet tent

when i dug the window out of my loft, the receipt said nov 2008 :shock: god my bus build has dragged.

then the deluxe trim going on. plastic clips :? :shock: though i suppose they wont encourage rust. fitted with 3mm pop rivet so as to not crack the paint around the edge of the holes

sadly my other experiences this week have been pants Sad

due to my heritage doors and bit of a mash up with what was already on my bus ive ended up with two full sets of door gear. my doors are the pull up lock type as were the ones that came on my bus (that were wrong). my internal door pulls were og early bay deluxe (without the lock connected) these dont fit my new doors so i spent a load more on late bay pulls (these dont fit either) i will be on the phone to heriage tomorrow to kick off. its cost me loads so far and i still dont have working doors :evil:
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13 window deluxe · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:06 pm Post subject:

that paint looks amazing dude nelly really did you proud there

glad to see its going back together even if it is in a old tent Laugh Out Loud

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1964 rat 13 window deluxe 1Z tdi,
1975 rhd twin slider tintop (TBA)
1991 golf 2 gti with tweaked AHU tdi,

previous tdi swaps: gone but not forgotten
1979 rhd twin slider tintop bay ahu 1.9tdi
1990 T25 1Z 1.9tdi
1993 suzuki samurai with 1Z 1.9tdi

madmick · Padawan Joined: 04 Jun 2010 Posts: 67 Location: SCOTLAND

Nice and bright with the liner in your tent.

Best part of the project unwrapping and bolting on the newstuff Love

splitbusvanatic · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:57 pm Post subject:

Great Thread this.
Keep up the good work.

andewilson · Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:00 am Post subject:

had another session on the bus last night till 10.30. toasty warm with the heater on in there.

really need some new or rechromed handles

not impressed with the jk trim. the corners are just as crap as everyone says. may have to come up with a plan. the c&c grill trim came and that is crap too

the plastic clips just dont seem to pull it tight. tried some og clips but they were not much better. not the best thing to be doing to a freshly painted bus. ive had the drill out far too much

also spent an hour fettling the step so it fits in my brazillian jacking points

got my 56 deluxe door handles and winders in the post yesterday so hope to get them on tonight. then ive got to refurb my opening quarters to get the doors finished. Grin

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andewilson · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:57 pm Post subject:

bit more progress over the weekend

put some of these on the stop the show theives

sadly i also chipped the front Sad

absolutely gutted. touch up pen reqd

front qurterlights stripped and painted. hope to get them built up and fitted tonight.

still waiting on front windscreen seal which is holding me up a bit as i want to start on the brakes soon
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madmick · Padawan Joined: 04 Jun 2010 Posts: 67 Location: SCOTLAND

Nice bling bits Cool

Gutting chipping the paintwork, I remember putting a scratch on my side panel when putting side window back in!
At least you have a solid colour much easier to touch up.

easy-does-it · Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject:

What happened to this work of art?
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