Then a Johann, (baywindow75) messaged me to say he was considering selling his 78 executive. I had so many questions and fortunately Johann was very patient. He was in the process of purchasing another vehicle from a gent in Pretoria(i think its called a fastback), so I offered to tow it to Nelspruit for him as I would bring a trailer to look at his Kombi anyway.
Anyway, I arrived in Nelspruit and Johann's superior sales skills and a discounted offer for towing his fastback to Nelspruit for him, convinced me to purchase the bus at a fair price. Finally we had a bus.
I towed it back to JHB with it staring at me in my rear-view mirror wondering if I had done the right thing as I really didnt know what I was doing. Race cars, and modern cars no problem but a vintage aircooled bus was a far cry from what I was used to. But Johann is a good guy and I trusted him so I was happy with the purchase.
So my first step was to get all the rust sorted out as soon as possible, so the bus was booked into the panel beaters the following week which is where it stands now. Unfortunately the rust is far worse than we expected and both far rear window's interior beams, the engine lid below the rear door and under the windscreen have rusted very badly and need to be repaired. So a 2 week job has now turned into a 3 week job and they are not even close to finishing........we are now at double the initial budget already and have a ton of work still left to do but we are still excited and happy to have a bus.......
So this is the story and I would appreciate any advice if you see me doing something wrong or incorrectly.....
Collecting in Nelspruit
Such a beautiful part of the country so I coulnt help stoping and admiring the view especially with the bus in it.
First Car wash
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