My 65 split bus

Heres a pic with the new centre mount swivel linkage fitted and the coil remounted..

What spec. 1914 is that? Was thinking of going for the 94mm barrels as well.

nice one rich

Well i'm not total suer on the spec of the motor cos it was in the van when i got it, here's what i know..

AS41 case
94mm pistons
Heads have standard valves (better torque for a bus)
Ports have been ported not polished
Not sure whats in the case but it's got hydraulic tappets fitted
C.B Maxi full flow pump
Big external cooler, soon to have electric fan fitted
Deep sump
Stage one Kennedy clutch
009
40mm webbers IDF's
Merged header with mondo floor dragger box

Thats all i know about it

Unusual to have hydraulic tappets, an american build?

Not seen your bus round town yet. My missus kept seeing (and hearing) your crewcab go past where she works in Bridgwater

1584cc wrote:

Unusual to have hydraulic tappets, an american build?

Not seen your bus round town yet. My missus kept seeing (and hearing) your crewcab go past where she works in Bridgwater

LMAO

Yeah the motor came from the states in the van everyone i spoke to about it said that they doubt it'll have them but now i've checked i'm sure that are cos there not solid

I had to weld the accelerator pedal back to the floor cos it had twisted the floor and snapped off

did you sort your carb dude

Yes mate thats sorted as well it was open far to far so it was closing itself back up the other way, if that makes sense

Today i started repairing the front panel..

Both of the front side lips were sh1t cos the front has been removed and refitted. When it was refitted they put it on then spot welded the side lips and didn't grind it back and then folded the lip around and over the spot welds so it was left with great big lumps and both side....

It doesn't really show how bad it is in the pics but anyone that has seen the bus would of seen how bad it was..










So i cleaned both sides up removed all the paint and surface rust, bent the lips out so i could grind the welds down/off, then hammer and dollied them back in to the right position then welded up the little holes that needed it and sanded it all back smooth. Then primed up the repaired areas..

looking good.....what else you got to do on the body work??

spennyp wrote:

looking good.....what else you got to do on the body work??

Well it's not to bad really a little list for you,



Lower front panel is rotton. REPLACE
Half height windscreen apperture rotton and hanging due to front panel being removed and refitted VERY badly. REPLACE
N/S 'B' pillar inner and outer rotton. REPLACE
O/S outer sill dented badly. REPAIR/REPLACE
Slight twist in one rear wheel arch. REPAIR
Complete N/S upper quarter panel due to windows being cut in to it. REPLACE
And a couple other little repairs

I think that is about it i think..

The rear quarter prob wont get done till the winter in the workshop. But all the others should be done before Volksworld..

The repair panels for the front will be from Autocraft so should be good

is the Autocraft stuff any good?? shame they dont do bug stuff......seems you splitty owners have a few good places to get panels from.....that list seems enourmous to me....but then again i dont have much of a clue when it comes to panels

Well it's ment to be the pretty much the best stuff on the market but then i've never used them...

The list isn't that bad really it should take a couple of good weekends to do, not including the upper rear panel

They do do bug panels well 2 "rear 'H' panels" http://www.autocraft2004.co.uk/index.htm

Well as i got fu#ked about on the sale i'm gonna get the thing sorted and stop pi$$ing about..

Here we go.................

So there is a brand new CB performace 4"narrowed adjustable beam on it's way to me which means the front will go a little lower.
Roll her over on her side and paint the underside.
Also gonna raise the steering box at the same time for serious ground clearance.
Build a new wiring loom.
Swap the engines and gearboxes over again.
Rebuild the carbs
Make a bug turbo trip exhaust fit.
Fit the larger bay window fuel tank.
Repair front panel top and bottom.
Repair the cab floor.
Xbox and dvd player for the kids (honest)
Paint it grey with sign writing
Fit my new interior when i get it.


That'll do for now

No way, what happened bud?

Rich, sorry to here the sale fell through.
On the plus side I have used Autocraft panels on my bus and they are proper high quality stuff that doesn't need alterations to make them fit unlike other panel suppliers.
Hope it all works out in the end

Cleverchap wrote:

Rich, sorry to here the sale fell through.
On the plus side I have used Autocraft panels on my bus and they are proper high quality stuff that doesn't need alterations to make them fit unlike other panel suppliers.
Hope it all works out in the end

Cheers dude it will work out just fine buddy

Thats cool rich....you'll have the van looking sweet in no time......looked great when you popped over it will look awesome when its done

Cheers buddy..

The van doesn't do it for me BUT i'm gonna make it do it for me watch this space

We've just had a chat a i reakon i've got 12 full days of work to do on it to get it finished

Good luck dude.
Get the cam-corder out, get Frizz to record you and sell it to discovery.
Panel Van Crisis!!
And then give me 10% of the fee for coming up with the concept!!

thecrewkid wrote:

Cheers buddy..

The van doesn't do it for me BUT i'm gonna make it do it for me watch this space

But it definately does it for me, so keep me in mind next time you have a mad five minutes and want to sell it (after you have done all the cool stuff to it of course!)

That is of course if I have any money, you know how it is

Cheers Harv..

CARL i'm gonna need a hand one evening through the week to get this thing rolled over on to it's side if your available dude.