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[Pierre G]

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[Nifartachi]

I've received some more funky green metal.



That cargo floor section isn't quite what I was expecting.

Maybe you guys can help me.

According to the first digit from my vin (6082792), the bus is from 1966, right?

The '66-'67 cargo floor is a little bit different from the years '55-'65.



The tricky part is that my bus has that '55-'65 kind of cargo floors, even though, according to the vin, like I've said, it's from '66. Could this be because my bus is an ambulance?



I've decided to go with the '55-'65 style, since that's what's in there, but what I've received is the '66-'67 style.

Should I stick to this '66-'67 pattern or send it back and ask for the '55-'65 one?
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[soundcatcher]

Ambulances seem to be a law unto themselves on body parts! It's always possible your bus was built on a Friday afternoon of course???

Don't know why yours is not as per year though? Having said that you don't know what's been done to your bus in the past and what's been bodged at some point as the parts that were needed either weren't available or they wanted a cheap solution.

I've removed countless nails and replaced them with split pins and the like. Or bus had it's late reduction boxes replaced with earlies at some point (now put back to large hub nut late's).

I'm not looking forward to the day we have to give it the full resto...Goodness alone what horrors we'll find!
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[Nifartachi]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for your reply.

I know you have a '65 ex-ambulance; do you know anybody who have a '66-'67 one?
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[BarryL]

Depending on how much you're going to replace I say get the floor that most resembles yours.

[Nifartachi]

Yeah, but like "soundcatcher" said, who knows what repairs were done to it? What I have in there is for sure a '55-"65 type of floor, but really is this how things are supposed to be?
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[soundcatcher]

So it took me a while digging through contacts and forum topics but there's a guy on here called Nick who goes by the name of Merlin who's got a unmolested (I think) 1967 Ambulance in Africa. You might want to get him to have a look at his floor and see what it's like. I think he's without any interior so it might be easy for him.

I can't think of any others off hand.

You might want to get in touch with the guy who runs http://oxtonspeed.com/type21f/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=2 He might have come across someone at some point and if I remember right he was quite knowledgeable about special models!?
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[Nifartachi]

Nic was the first guy I've asked, but he told me he has the laminate wood flooring, so he can't see how things are.

Thanks for that firebus link.
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[soundcatcher]

[Nifartachi]

BarryL had a great idea and Nic was kind enough to help me with it.

So here they are, pics of Nics '67 Ambulance cargo floor, from the underside:



Can you spot the difference, I mean the similarities?

My Dutch funky green supplier told me he looked in a VW Microfiche and the '66-'67 style of floor is the way to go, but I just needed a second opinion.

Thanks Nic, thanks a lot!
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[paulbugman]

[soundcatcher]

[Nifartachi]

[paulbugman]

[Nifartachi]

Hell yeah!



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[Andy P]

Wow, just found this thread.
Simply AMAZING!!!
Keep it up and beat those bureaucrats.
Here in Oz we aren't allowed to have ANY rust at all aside from surface rust.
It's really frustrating.
As for the purists, just suck up to them until you've got what you need and then do your own thing.
I'll be watching this resto.
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[Nifartachi]

Thanks Andy.

"No pain, no gain", I guess...

I could have found one closer to home, or I could have taken one from my other fat hatch...



... but not when this one was just 18 buks, including shipping.



This little one came all the way from El Paso, Texas.
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[xavi_242]

[Nifartachi]

Yeah, it's a killer, especially when you have wet feet.

But, hey, did you notice the safaris laying on it?
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