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goreygoreymanunited
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When I see every before picture I think "ooooouch", every after picture I say "....WOW"
Incredible work sir. Well done. This thing is going to be badass |
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rodrigogarcia
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:02 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Any updates?
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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so... been a while since I made a post in here!
Like 2 years ago I fixed the pod.
Drilled and threaded the switches
new spring and then screwed it in place. Probably should use Loctite or something on it..? Should I put some kind of grease or something in between the switch and pod? I saw someone here did the same a long time ago.
Finished both of them.
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Some months ago me and my friend took the bus up on a trailer and drove away 
To be continued with this later.
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My friend started to assemble the engine too, will be nice to have a bigger engine for once!
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Scotty
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:14 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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| Hellberg wrote: |
Should I put some kind of grease or something in between the switch and pod? |
Yes, Dielectric grease will be good for that job. I used it on my switches
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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| Scotty wrote: |
| Hellberg wrote: |
Should I put some kind of grease or something in between the switch and pod? |
Yes, Dielectric grease will be good for that job. I used it on my switches |
ahh great, thanks!
Changed all the photos now so they can be seen, finally.
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Thought I'd post an update of the bus
The bus got some welding treatment in uk
Once Jeff finished his job, we picked it up and finally drove it home!
Thanks for the help Jeff, amazing work
Got it home around august 2018. Been standing until like 2 months ago when I started to mount in the new tranny for it. Had to change the clutch-spring, bearings and gaskets. And also ofcourse thange the nose cone.
After this I got a new place to use as a garage much closer, been 1,5 hour away before! ' haven't had a real garage in a couple of years, that's one reason why this building has been standing still for so long.
So now can I finally start building for real  Been working a couple of hours everyday now last week. Been working on preparing the front-beam, grind it down and put some paint on everything.
Took of the small pipes from the shocks
Got a less nice suprice when I took the beam appart.. the lower torsion leaves was broken. Already got a NOS for the upper one but now I had to find another one for the lower. Luckily I found another NOS after a couple of days! Waiting to get it home right now.
Also finally got to paint the inside of the bus
The bakelitepod needed some treatment too. The clips that holds the lamp-sockets were in a bad shape, one was even broken so these had to be changed.
Managed to drill them out, put some threads in and screw them into place with some locktite
Cleaned up the fusebox and it ended up pretty nice
Got the beam in temporarily for making the rails, haven't welded them yet, need to drill the holes first, but that's next.
And this is basically where I am right now
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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I think I've seen some thread where someone restored a pod and showed hos he did. Does anyone know if there's one?
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Haven't seen this bus project for awhile!
Should I be ashamed to say my favorite part of your update is the fuse box restoration?
Nice detail work.
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Thanks Everett! Was not the ones I searched for but there was some pretty good tips in there!
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Haven't seen this bus project for awhile!
Should I be ashamed to say my favorite part of your update is the fuse box restoration?
Nice detail work. |
Haha sometimes the most simple works is the most satisfying
I really like the pic of the inside being painted
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Got the frontbeam rails sorted today, drilled holes, fitted into place and welded. Only had like 1,5 hour to spend after work so this was all I managed to do. Also got the rails painted so now I'ts ready to be fitted onto the bus!
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Artur
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| Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Nice  |
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:47 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Hellberg, Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 is looking great, congratulations.
How did you clean these connectors? Did you use vinegar and water or electric clean? They turned out great. I love your new workspace too. 
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TRS63
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Hellberg, Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 is looking great, congratulations.
How did you clean these connectors? Did you use vinegar and water or electric clean? They turned out great. I love your new workspace too. |
Thanks!
I only used degreaser and a toothbrush, managed to get out the screws carefully using nothing but a screwdriver and then I layed them in a bath of rust-dissolver. Used a small steel brush on the connectors
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:56 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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Got the front beam in place, still waiting for some parts to arrive before I can put everything together!
Also I've been working on to get all the brake-lines in place, mock-up with the steeringwheel and but some filler on the body.
Finished the pod yesterday, so I could start to assemble the electric harness!
I'll try to get this to look better
put some protactive-paint in the headlght-buckets.
It's a mess in the garage right now
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Hellberg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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The bus has got some paint on it now, front beam is finishes, spindles are assembled and almost all electric-parts are finished!
The spring in the speedometer was broken so I took it appart and put the end of the spring in place and pressed the small pin in place, used some epoxyglue to make sure it stays there. Took the opportunity to reset the trip meter.
Some more pics of the progress
Got the old lady down on its wheels, brakes finished and almost all mechanical work finished and then I gave it a gentle wash. Still waiting to get the enginge home, until then I have some small works to do.
I'll need to put some hours to get the new paint to blend in nice with the old paint, don't really like the looks of it now. Not really satisfied with the rims either
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bally
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| Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: Barndoor Mo & Domsjö AB 1955 |
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That's coming together really nicely! Thanks for the updates. I look forward to the engine install and first drive!
Cheers. Dave |
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