1953 arga kombi

badassratbus · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:54 pm Post subject:

the plasma cutter needs new consumables so work on jig has halted, but i spent a morning on silly little bits just to do something

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I realise some would of kept the bullet holes but there are so many of them it would not be practical as the bus is peppered with them and it would be cold and wet in there as i intend to use it

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Nice work so far!
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badassratbus · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:01 pm Post subject:

after a discussion with my colleagues i decided the roof was doing nothing apart from blocking the light and cutting me at every opportunity. So off it comes Very Happy

I also decided the parcel shelf was doing nothing too so guess what............. my mission to remove the metal without structural integrity ended here as i decided the whole bus has in fact no structural integrity

oh and engine lid came off too so i can start work on that one evening

tomorrows task caging the animal Very Happy

putting some strength back in while i repair things

Scotty · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 5:20 am Post subject:

That is definitely quite a challenge, good luck
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badassratbus · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:49 pm Post subject:

cheers dude, if you are gonna be a bear may aswell be a grizzly Very Happy

a bit of work on the engine lid today as i ran out of angle iron, but i got this far squaring it up and bracing it

as it happens it sits perfectly level on an uneven floor what are the chances, that floor was made for that van Very Happy

i will raid the shed for angle in morning do a bit more tomorrow night

Barndoor Mafia · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:25 pm Post subject:

WOW!!!

You definetly are a grizzly bear mate. Keep'm coming.

badassratbus · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 3:21 pm Post subject:

there has actually been progress on the chassis will get some pics up soon

bally · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:44 am Post subject:

badassratbus · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:40 pm Post subject:

what i did was firstly folded the bits round that were folded back on themselves, i then placed the doors on the floor and leant them on a dolly where the bullet hole was and tapped gently against the dolly with a round flat panel beating hammer, you will end up with overlap as the metal was stretched during the impact of the bullet. i tapped this flat and let it overlap. From the front the evidence there was a bullet hole is there but no actual hole.i then bare metalled the back of said area and carefully welded the back to seal it not putting alot of heat in so it did not burn through much. When it goes rusty again it will be character with no hole, win win in my book. Shotgun holes and pickaxe holes are on agenda somewhere down the line will let you know about them as i get there

bally · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:31 am Post subject:

Great, thanks for the update Smile

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silvertonguedevil · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:30 am Post subject:

Holy cow! One hell of a project you've got there!
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badassratbus · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:30 pm Post subject:

i am starting to think that yes. finding it hard to motivate myself really, after welding buses for 8 hours last thing i wanna do is weld a bus for fun Laughing

Posty · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:31 am Post subject:

You Sir are a monster , I look forword to seeing this come together.
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badassratbus · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:07 am Post subject:

chassis started

Red Fau Veh · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:46 am Post subject:

Man what a righteous build, you will be the man driving that baby around. Cool

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wcfvw69 · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:31 pm Post subject:

Damn I love the barn door threads. Such epic saves of these great bus's!

Keep up the great work and posts!
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badassratbus · Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:20 am Post subject:

hit a bit of a stumbling block again but had a panels delivery and nearly got the jig sorted so hopefully some progress soon

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You could always sell it to me bud im gonna need something to do once the 51 is finished Wink

RPGreg2600 · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:32 pm Post subject:

Awesome! Progress! Very Happy

ach60 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:06 pm Post subject:


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