Gill's BUS

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hitlers revenge wrote:Mr Metz, If ever you paint all that nice wood work, don't expect me to talk to you ever again.

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Maybe just a coat of varnish will do , looking good !
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Table is made. Bed is done, everything has been fitted and is removed for painting... sorry... varnishing :lol:
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Next will be matresses and upholstery by Gill...
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Lightweight yet strong construction! :hangloose:
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Now just for a pop up 40inch tv to come out the bench...and then you have oficially been pimped...haha...looks awesome ron
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Looks very good Ron - if not your own, where did you get the plans/dimensions/etc from? Cheers
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Welldone Ron, looks good, and practical.

How is the notch, is it done, is the dash in yet.?

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jolas wrote:Looks very good Ron - if not your own, where did you get the plans/dimensions/etc from? Cheers
Speaking to Ron on saturday.... he says he sat in the bus for half a day trying to figure things out and made the plans himself.
Looks pretty good in person. Has also been varnished.
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looking good will come make a turn sometime to see it in person seeing as you are in my home town now...
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It's done, but there's a few things that need to be finished, a little varnishing here and there and the table legs need paint and the front end of the freezer is not final...

But this is what it looks like:
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Looking good
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Finally looking like something:
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Not too shabby even if I say so myself. 8)

Beware of wood splinters... don't leave it in too long. :|
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That looks lekker!
The Bus, not the finger.. :mrgreen:
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Why are we not allowed to view the attachments?

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Which ones, the ones posted after today? I don't know, it's like they have a "best before"- date...
1964 T34 - The Razor: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10290
1956 T2 1b - Gill's bus: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10948
1967 T316 - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10931 & viewtopic.php?f=23&t=15977
2000 beach buggy - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10915
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Re: Gill's BUS

Post by jolas »

:hangloose: interior looks superb

WTF re the finger ??? Really a splinter - obviously went septic - ouch ?
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