Rebirth of 23 window walk-thru Restoration

wcfvw69 · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:36 am Post subject:

Beautiful bus.. Nice job
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teamasr · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:56 pm Post subject:

Time for the headliner to go in. Glad I didn't try this at home.

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teamasr · Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:23 pm Post subject:

Headliner is finally done, glass is in as well. Working on small bits under the bus to get it road ready.

easy e · Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 11:49 pm Post subject:

You might want to put four ~1.5" wide x 4" long pieces of felt padding in between the gas tank straps & gas tank (at top of tank corners). Lookin' good tho... real good.

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teamasr · Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:08 am Post subject:

For the gas tank, I put jute padding under the tank and dynomat cut exactly to the size of the straps, between the straps and the tank. Looks to be holding nicely.

teamasr · Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:11 am Post subject:

Made some more progress. Added the breather box to the back of the motor, got the motor in the bay and buttoned up a few other items.

teamasr · Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:16 am Post subject:

I was concerned about the routing of the oil lines for the remote filter, so found some info on this site about wrapping them with header wrap and built a bracket to hold the lines in place.

teamasr · Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:18 am Post subject:

Apron and seal also mounted

teamasr · Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 10:24 am Post subject:

Alignment....help needed.

We did a toe set in the front using the spec's from a bay window. For the rear, the bus has swing axle, and it shows positive 4 degrees of camber. Two questions:

1) Is the camber that far off because the the bus has been off the round for so long? How long before it settles? How much difference will the bumper and interior make in bringing the back down a bit more?

2) The swing axle plates are slotted. Is the only adjustment in the back made for toe (allow bus to track straight)? Anything else to consider in where to lock down the bolts in the slots?

teamasr · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:06 pm Post subject:

I decided to glue (lightly) the jute padding to the rear deck. I can pull it up without damage to paint, in case I need to remove it later.

As for the main floor, I just could not bring myself to gluing the padding down to the floor, so instead decided to glue the padding to the back of the rubber mat. Came out ok.

Used this stuff, worked out well.

teamasr · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:13 pm Post subject:

Interior panels were next. Managed to get all of them in with the exception of the very back.

thom · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:18 pm Post subject:

For the love of dog and all that is holy, please come up with a better solution than this.

wrenchnride247 · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:46 pm Post subject:

Needs one of these. I'm very happy with mine.

http://carcraftstore.com/billetfullflowhosebracketsclaw.aspx
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teamasr · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:38 pm Post subject:

That bracket is exactly what I needed, but I guess I didnt search hard enough to find one. Thanks for the tip, it's on order.

bally · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:53 pm Post subject:

The interior is looking great. Keep up the good work and great updates please. Cheers. Dave

teamasr · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:02 pm Post subject:

The jail bars that came off the bus had some deep scuff marks and I had a hard time finding a new set from a reputable source (not Izz) until a wise guy from WW (Mr. Morris) suggest I make a set, so I did.

The tubing cost $65 with enough material to make all new pieces. Same diameter on the outside, but a little thicker tube so should hold up better then OE.

Used an old 8 inch Bazooka tube for the bends, almost an exact angle.

Old Piece

New Piece

EverettB · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:17 pm Post subject:

Nice work!

Where did you buy the tubing from?
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teamasr · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:26 pm Post subject:

https://www.metricexpress.com/

teamasr · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:29 pm Post subject:

Even though the motor is brand new and built by a trusted builder, all is/was not smooth.

The carbs leaked from float bowls everytime it was a hot day and after the bus was shut off. So I installed the Holley pressure regulator and gauge, along with a few other important meters.

To keep with the clean look of the engine and not obstruct it with the pressure gauge, I bent the pressure gauge bracket such that I could mount it to the left side strap bolt for the gas tank. Came out ok.

teamasr · Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:35 pm Post subject:


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