DAS Resto Haus...what's been keeping us off the streets...

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Some pre-resto shots....if it wasn't for the fact the paint was delaminating everywhere, the owner would have been happy to have left it as is.

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This was what was hiding under the paint....
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This was what literally blew off with some compressed luft:
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Some heavy sculpting from the last 'restorer'
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Some really bad previous repairs, if you could call them that
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Will get some resto pics up soon
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man, i cant weld, and i reckon i can do better than that....that is simply, wrong.
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:shock: i hope no-one paid to get that work done.
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Yeah the problem with that Henry, is that some poor schmuck would have paid a fortune for that "restoration"

I hate seeing shit like that.
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Jeebus. That is fucked up!
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Man those are some cringe worthy pics.
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No doubt it will be faster once half a ton of bog is removed. Sheesh.
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Any updates on the CB?

I'm dying to see more of that!
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nate wrote:Any updates on the CB?

I'm dying to see more of that!
The owner changed jobs and had to put the CB on hold for a while so its sitting in his garage in four pieces....also he is still waiting on his Mendeola gearbox ;) Hopefully some time this year we'll be back into it.
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Cheers Al for the tour today mate muchly appreciated it was finally good to put a face to a name and see some of the rides that you and the team are currently working on :D
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mozzie wrote:Cheers Al for the tour today mate muchly appreciated it was finally good to put a face to a name and see some of the rides that you and the team are currently working on :D
Sorry I didn't get a chance to spend a bit more time with you mate, would have been nice to catch up over a beer or two but work sometimes gets in the way of a good time!

Another old girl in for some loving....
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The new owner Cameron has a few goodies set aside for running gear which will be fun....like all 50+ year old buses, it is full of rust even though it looks reasonable on the surface. Fortunately the roof/gutters/rear corners etc are all in really good shape so most of the attention will be on the lower 8 inches.
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That's cool

Is that one of the ones from in the woodpile up there years ago?
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Jase wrote:That's cool

Is that one of the ones from in the woodpile up there years ago?
Yep thats the one Jase - known as the Bardon Bus (suburb it was pulled out from in brissy).
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Sweet, good to see its going to get some McLovin 8)
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Kool bus Al! Will be looking forward to seeing the progress pics..
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All good Al we will catch up again another time for a few beers I'm sure.
I look forward to seeing what unfold with this bus also 8)
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Mark debuted his notchback at the Volksworld show in the UK this weekend - it arrived on UK soil on thursday straight off the boat so fortunately it wasn't damaged and not too dirty!

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8) well done al
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Awesome... Nice one Al 8) 8)
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Nice work Al that notch is the business 8)
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