This oughtta make Colin delirious...

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Re: This oughtta make Colin delirious...

Post by cegammel » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:18 pm

How in the world did he do that for $1000? I spent more than that on sand paper.

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Post by Jivermo » Mon Jul 20, 2015 3:26 pm

The kid has perseverance and talent. I looked at his link where he restored a Hobart mixer, which I have also done. Very cool bus.

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Post by Lanval » Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:20 pm

Jivermo wrote:The kid has perseverance and talent. I looked at his link where he restored a Hobart mixer, which I have also done. Very cool bus.
With the looks of the garage, he was taught early and well by someone else. Give him props, though; that was a lot of hard work to get it looking that good with minimal money. He paid in sweat for sure. I found it inspirational...

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Post by whc03grady » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:42 am

Being the skeptic I am I wondered why there were no pictures of new panels (which surely were needed--that beast is ruuuuuusty) being welded on. That is, there's a big jump right to the end of the body work--the painting--making me wonder if there was really any body work done aside from piling on a lot of bondo. My money says that thing bubbles like a fried egg in a few years.
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Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
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Re: This oughtta make Colin delirious...

Post by yondermtn » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:25 pm

:hippy2: The last pic is the real money shot.
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Re: This oughtta make Colin delirious...

Post by Amskeptic » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:45 pm

Read it.
It can be brought back to stock easily, should the occasion arise. I am grateful that he stuck with the running gear and fuel injection.
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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
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