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spicydave
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by spicydave »
So today I bought another bus
1976 Baywindow
Pretty original and had a wonderfull drive from Jhb to Pta
Original jack and toolkit
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Jdt1976
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by Jdt1976 »
Nice!
How is it driving? Whats your plan with it?
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by spicydave »
Jdt1976 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:58 pm
Nice!
How is it driving? Whats your plan with it?
Driving not bad, just need to sort the play on the steering
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by Vintage man »
Nice , keep us updated on what you are going to do to the already good bus
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by spicydave »
Made a 3/4 roofrack (2000mm)
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73type2
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by 73type2 »
Nice roofrack. Just to confirm, did you fabricate it yourself?
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by spicydave »
73type2 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:02 am
Nice roofrack. Just to confirm, did you fabricate it yourself?
Have a chap in Roodepoort that made it for me of a Sterling Jig
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by 73type2 »
It looks authentic and era appropriate. The problem with a lot of roofracks is that it is too square and doesn't follow the curves of the roof.
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by spicydave »
Thanks 73type2
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by freddiebooysen »
She is coming along nicely. Keep it up one of these days
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by spicydave »
If all goes according to plan then the first coat of paint will be applied tomorrow
Then again, nothing goes according to plan with these vehicles
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by lowlight »
Looking good
Some days we are the flies , some days we are the windscreens