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Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:34 pm

Today finally i can say that im going forward, im starting to remove all the front, the truck chasis is bend or something like that cause i have like 5 centimeters diference between de front and the back, and im almost sure that i will need to replace de front chasis if i want to do a good job.

Aitor

Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:14 pm

Some more pictures, chasis is really bad at front, so im trying to find a donor to change it completely, by now im working on the cabin removing all the rust and fighting with the 7 layers of paint it has (the truck was dove blue, grey, yellow, green, red in some places, purple, and blue again) my plan is to change the rear pillars and prepare everything to put it back while i wait for the chasis and the other pieces i need to order.

Aitor

Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:04 pm

=D> =D>

Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:10 pm

Great work man.. keep it up your doing a good job on that thing... it looks like its had a rough life.. im impressed =D>

Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:30 am

Thank you all, sometimes is hard cause is so bad, but at the end it will worth it.

Aitor

Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:21 pm

After two months trying to find a good donor for the front chasis with no luck i decided to make my own, i made some templates and used parts from a brazilian split/bay window bus, i know is not perfect and maybe a crazy idea but it will work, tomorrow ill try to finish it and see if i can put the cabin back this weekend.

Aitor

Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:52 pm

Wow! What a big job. Nice work.

I know where there's a bug stashed in a garage in Barquisimeto :wink:

Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:01 pm

DAMN DO WORK MAN.

Very impressive :shock: =D> =D>

Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:04 pm

Wow!!!!!!!! From the looks of your other cars in the pics, your bus is going to be very nice!!

Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:07 am

Thank you all for the nice words, im planning on finishing the bodywork first and then start with the mechanical and all that.

Sidbus how you know about Barquisimeto?, are you from here or something?, what kind of bug is that, i have a 63 bug too, and a Willyz m38a1 that you can see in some pictures, i have time reading your post about the 57 and is really nice the way is coming along!!!! congrats.

Have a nice day!

Aitor

Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:48 am

Awesome, just awesome!!! You have some mad skills there bud. I like you attitude, its like, "the chassis is pretty bad, I guess I will just make another one". You are truly inspirational for the rest of us including myself. Anything can truly be made, manufactured or fabricated with the right mindset.

I'm following this build so keep the pictures coming for the rest of us bus nuts to follow. Awesome job.

Rick

Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:05 pm

The hardest part until now, i have to fix some things in the D pillar but it feels so good to have it almost in one big piece, is still ugly and everybody here think im crazy, but im having fun!

Aito

Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:19 pm

Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:45 pm

The hardest part until now, i have to fix some things in the D pillar but it feels so good to have it almost in one big piece, is still ugly and everybody here think im crazy, but im having

EDIT: i dont know why but the Picture i added is not the one is showing in this last post, ill try later when i get home.

Aitor

Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:38 pm

Ok now is working, this is the picture i tried to show earlier today.

Aitor

Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:01 pm

Absolutely Amazing! this is so cool. If you can do this I can at least finish my master's thesis right? haha
Great great job and a true inspiration. :D

Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:45 am

More pictures of my build, this year is over for me and the truck, im happy with what i have done but sometimes im getting tired, is a one man operation and too much work, next year im going to start with the front, the hardest part i think, im planning on finishing body work in march or april, merry christmas and happy new year for you all!

Aitor

Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:19 am

Man you are a trooper to put that kind of work into that DC. But seriously your doing a killer job your saving something most including myself would have thrown away. =D> =D>

Corey

Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:54 am

Quote: Man you are a trooper to put that kind of work into that DC. But seriously your doing a killer job your saving something most including myself would have thrown away.

Corey

Thank you, i've been following yours, and even mine is a lot worst and is not going to look closer, is an inspiration for me. Btw thanks a lot for the pictures you put in that thread, i used a lot of them as a guide to undertand how the bed was built and where everything goes!

Aitor

Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:14 am

Buen dia Aitor......se esta viendo muy chevere la camionetica, sigue palante que el que persevera llega, nos vemos pronto....un abrazo fuerte... :D :D :D :D :D