the double military cabin, le Top Gun Bus !

[vintage water]

Hello ,
sorry for my English ,
only the photos will be meaningful
I present to you my military doka from the Nordic countries
it was a chartered helicopter bus

I'm making him tell a story now;
the top gun bus

it's a model de 1968

started on the road

to be continued

[vintage water]

Hi ,
here is a part of the work on the insulation of the bus

I opted for an unusual coating, recycled rubber, at the base we put this under the machine washed, it's sturdy and it dampens vibrations with the advantage of being micro ventilated

the original coating will be placed on top
the gain is significant in terms of rolling noise, engine and also in terms of thermal somewhat.

here is the product

front cabin stripped and repainted

making the template

model in place

then the original carpet on top

rear cabine

the plates are removed to isolate them towards the engine compartment this avoids metal pollution

this allows you to see the tank

then it's installation with just double-sided adhesive tape to prevent slipping

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[vintage water]

Hi ,
I continue my quest for soundproofing!

with the housing part of the spare wheel which will be used for tools

then a compartmentalized box takes place

for the rear part
belt fitting for my 3 children

maximum insulation with rubber then rock wool and finally pvc to avoid impacts during loading

under the bucket part of the excess foam in the garage from a sofa and the pvc that keeps the top in place

in the end, my work cases will no longer move during journeys

c'est plus propre aussi

the bucket part will also be protected to avoid impacts in the sides, the floor keeps a wooden lathing which allows once oiling to slide the materials of my small real estate renovation projects.

aluminum plates are placed against the side walls

to be continued

[vintage water]

Hi !

on the exchange

and even

treatment so that it is adjustable in height

with cotton hood

then dry roof treatment

completely dry for there even 2 holes intended for the military radio telegraph antenna

mastic

summer tarpaulin painted by my son

and laying in place

then work on a gallery and ladder to collect in the dumpster of a recycling center

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[Abscate]

c’est fantistique! Merci pour votre message!
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.ssS!

[vintage water]

salut !
Abscate thank's !

I continue with the development for a return to the origin!

initially the Porsche seats were in place!

unfortunately everything is not optimal with sometimes rotten sellers

then there are surprises sometimes!

once bald we find the origin

good after a big cleaning

in place

at the rear in place it is quite disparate, but it will be redone!

then I decide to make a closed storage box for the dumpster

after a paint job

we decorate

to be continued

[vintage water]

Hi !

So I continued to fit out the dumpster with military version accessories

here is a can that will serve as a jerican of water during bivouac

placed sideways, it aims to pass over the drop side if I am very loaded

seen from an angle

and thanks to an old house shutter system the business works

then installation of the special bivouac canteen with saucepan, stove inflatable extra bed camping gas ....

global view

and little delirium with a broken air rifle just for fun, but hidden from view of all back home in France

then it's up to the bumper to take their own big shot

and then their war paint!

I also took advantage of the rubber meter in the rear bumper where the gravel tended to blow up the paint

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[vintage water]

Hi !

it is part of the idea which is only really worth if we go to the end of the dream !!

first we start by taking the dimensions of the interior panels of the doka!
with special exterior 5mm plywood

then once all the panels are done

we position to check everything

then comes the 1st coat of paint

make hand made

and in color life is all the better

then it is around certain accessories which frankly lived

it's better ?

in the process it is the decoration on the front and rear bumpers

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[Globespotter]

Bon travail!!!

Excellente!!!
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[OB Bus]

Wow, interesting project. I would love to be able to read these posts but I do not speak French. Could one of you younger, tech savy folks do an instantaneous translation of all the narrative? Thanks.
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[Magion]

why not to use google translator, copy paste

https://translate.google.ca/?hl=en&tab=rT&sl=fr&tl=en&op=translate
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[alman72]

just copy the url into google translate. instructions
https://www.dummies.com/education/internet-basics/how-to-translate-a-website-with-google-translate/

I have a feeling i would get a lot out of that magazine without traslation

[MorkC68]

Great looking Doka!
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[vintage water]

Hi guys ,

it is casually work, but I have re-edited everything;
good proofreading and do not hesitate to follow my facebook page
thank you

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to be continued

[OB Bus]

[vintage water]

Hi !
I therefore continue my war paintings, I recall here that it is an old bus chartered with helicopters with the 1st registration,
so I wanted to get as close as possible to what he was, or could have been.
so each painted element is not really very important a backtracking will always be possible although I do not believe it at all!

it lacks camouflage version so by small touch you will tell me if yes or if not
before

after

then it's the turn of the interior layout that I want to modify in order to be able to be in the currency:
"ready everywhere and for everything"
so why ? quite simply because in meeting sleeping in the bucket with the camouflage net only it is average!

a snap-off style carabiner

a leather strap

foldable marine plywood

I will demonstrate the handling

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2

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4

5

this was tested with a friend weighing 110 kilos;
well ok he was taller and therefore these feet exceeded me no I am 1.79m
but he will therefore sleep in the dumpster and that's it!

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[vintage water]

Hi !
I will come back one last time to a photo interesting to note, it is the scale of a small French utility which has been modified to adapt to the bus, but I would come back to it later.

for the moment it's a sewing workshop with the grandmother , suddenly my children have also started, and more particularly my 2nd guy who decided to ask Santa for a sewing machine

my girl 6 older

my boy 13 older

my 2" boy 9 older

grand ma looking

at work

and the amazement of the grandmother who realizes that my guy is doing very well on his own

the seam is to make the rear cabin blackout in order to sleep well on occasion

the back part

and the sides

a door panel in place

this will remain to be detailed later

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[vintage water]

Hi !
I will detail some accessories and set up in the dumpster, these are what will serve me as an occasional improvised bivouac

here an auxiliary gas heater on cylinder

a 12 volt chrome fan

the fan has taken its place on the air duct screws

a lamp with several red and flashing white function to plug into the cigarette lighter on a box in the dumpster

here 1 but in reality 2 rotating beacons it will be placed on the gallery occasionally as a warning

a railroad controller lamp

an old iron box of hs sander customize to receive the cookware

the interior of the canteen with a compressor, the inflatable mattress, the portable gas stove and lots of other stuff

an ammunition box with the chief's ammunition

a customized aluminum case in a pharmacy box to accommodate condiments, rice, pasta, water, etc. etc.

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[vintage water]

Hi!
I continue with views in situation in the dumpster, I want to specify that I prepare myself with this configuration to be autonomous in meeting like any camper but in version for artificial military use

for the night lighting I opted for a real very powerful led lamp plug into an exterior socket type cigarette lighter

it will light up a nightclub incidentally

more traditional the pifco lamp to be more connected with the bus

the waterproof exterior electrical box for the various accessories and connection

the beacon plugs are in place and will also allow storage on the gallery

canvas camouflage bikini

the accessories take their place little by little

water canister, gas cylinder for the airsoft rifle and the rifle is under the carpet

two overall views of the layout with the compression cooler also connected to the exterior cigarette lighter

and next

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[jtauxe]

Salut!

C'est bien formidable! Et absolument unique.

(Translaation: Hey, there! That's really great! And utterly unique.)
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