A lot more welding

OK, here we have a late '70s Viking with a common Viking problem - the roof is about to fall off!
Very slowly we have been removing the gutter, repaing the inner box sections and then adding some fresh roof section and gutter............................

not very exciting I'm afraid but a highly skilled job that has to look right. More pictures in a few days when it's all done.

A little bit of Welding

Have a look at the rear valence below. This is off a 2003 Brazilian Bay!
nothing much left here

lots of new metal being let in

all done

Just arranging my photo album - thought I would post up a few photos of the vehicles owned by 50-67 over the past few years....................


First up - 'the sick bay'
Keeping it beige - next the super-rare 'Argie Bus'

.........................with matching 1961 Puck

1973 Auto Westy

crusty trekker

Razor and 204 vert

68 Razor

Razor dash

Westy at Eden

1968 Bay Westy

tin top and pop top '68s

'67 Westy

mega-rare double door sunroof bus

double door panel

another double door sunroof bus

dove blue dash on '66 slider

another double door panel

1962 23 window deluxe

''60 westy, argie bus and 2.1 t25

'60 SO23

..............and another

................and another

'56 oval

more soon..............................

26th May 2009

Sorry for the lack of updates recently but we've been super busy gettting loads of buses ready for the show season............. Here's a few that are in at the moment..............

This late bay is in for electrical work and a good service. We will also be replacing the Porsche alternator.
This nearly new bay received a little bodywork to tidy it up.

Mark and Marnies Bay flew through it's MOT this morning and will be having it's leather interior fitted tomorrow. Bumpers and a new pop-top canvass will be fitted by the end of the week.

This Ghia is in for a full safety check, service and brake overhaul

Moonwalk

Just a quick post to say congratulations to Petra for completing the 2009 Moonwalk in London last weekend. Also thanks to all of our customers who kindly sponsored her 26.2 mile walk in aid of vital breast cancer causes.

11 May 2009

For the 3rd day now, Sam has been sorting out rust issues under an early bay. Repairs are extensive and include major parts of the chassis, outriggers, inner and outer sills etc

The small hole in the picture below is the seatbelt mount - the big hole and the rust shouldn't really be there - it will all be stripped out and replaced with fresh steel. Seatbelt mounts will be reinforced.

more rot..................

we expect to see Sam again in a day or so

The ACME bus has been on the ramp all day while Jim has been nudging the rear end towards the ground and repositioning the shock absorbers. After much cutting and grinding (and taking the wheels on and off about 30 times) we have managed to get the bus down another 2 inches on the rear - now the rear end scrapes the ground as much as the front :-)

further work on ACME this week will include an electrical checkover, a bit of welding on the 'hurst' bumper (just to keep it from falling off - the original mounts have been worn away) and some random other stuff.....