meet polly (filler)

my 1972 bay i swapped from a 1954mantaray beach buggy.
when i got her she looked like this[img]
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when i removed the christmas stuff ..... oh dear[img]

Dude, your images didn't work. I have edited your post for you.

Have a look at this thread to see how to get your pics on here Bud.

https://blitzen.editboard.com/Welcome-to-Der-Blitzen-Sphincters-f1/How-to-insert-images-on-to-posts-t19.htm

2morro i,ll show you how far i got so far. i have never tried to do up let alone restore any car or bus before so this is a first

The xmas bus from jambo 06

ha ha rich you reckognise this work of sh@t

It had a f#ck off big tree on the roof

I recognise it too, weren't there 4 bloks sat on the roof glugging lagers whilst it drove around the site. Cool van tho, nice early one.

vwbeetlebum wrote:

nice early one.

Its a cross over dude not a real early one

Ooh well spotted, I must of had a few too many It'd be on a G plate if it was real early.

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[/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img]these where some of the bad bits,as for the front doors ....well they were hanging..but the missus bought me a welder .and i started to learn and play [img][/img][img][/img]then a few bits on the front of her[img][/img][img]god knows how the window screen stayed in it was totaly all filler then the doors [/img][img][/img][img][/img]and side windows[img][/img][img][/img]seemed to be holes everywhere [img][/img][img]rear valence was so rotted i just pulled it of and made a new one [/img][img][/img]she now looks like this sorry for the quality of the pics[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img]just some little bits to filler then start to rub the rollered hamerite down boo hoo then paint

Is the bay all finished yet dude

those doors look good check out the ones from mine

and i thought this was the good one

well carl nearly done just got to have a little play with the engine as it pops and farts like me in the morning but shes legal and i do use her on short journies. last time i took her out the brake caliper was sticking so luck i hade me ammer and beat it to death and as for those luvly doors they look brand new buddy

Your getting there what colours you going with when done something nice

gonna have to be sky blue all over and roof with a white band around the middle.i think that was her original colour?realy depends on the missus givin me the cash i earn it she spends it
anyone know how much to insure this bus for as i dont realy have a clue any help would be cool

paul gee wrote:

i earn it she spends it

Thats life dude..


Looking good buddy, are you doing Vanwest..

If the women wasnt in control of the cash we would all spend it before we had it

got to sort out the brakes first bud and the engine s a bit pop pop but will defo be doing some shows this year just got to pull my finger out and read the bus manual

oh how true that is. i,d by another beach bug f@ck the bills

refitted the door cards earlier in the week cleaned up nice.all new fixings that go on the back of the card and hold it to the door looks a bit better now[img][/img][img][/img]
then wanted to make a step
first some angel iron[img]
then a bit of cutting
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loads of welding[img]
then grind here and there and fit[/img]
[img]used a hardwood called aroka which dont rot i hope

that step does look good dude

glad you like

wow, that step is cool as fella!!

never thought of making one *scribbles down idea to pinch later on*

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had to make a plate for the top of the chassis underneath the floor then weld floor in
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needed to build up the front panel and loose the grill looking for a nice flatt(ish) front end.and to take out a few dents to the lower part of the panel

Looking good dude i so want a bay