'95 LWB 150 minibus conversion

[transit jono]

Will it be ready for Billing?

[Luke]

coming on well

and a tip for the tip get some anti splatter spray and spray inside the nossle and on the tip every so oftern

[Nadjenka]

Will it be ready for Billing?

The interior might not be completely finished by then, but I still carry a bit of hope inside me . Depends on how many free weekends like this one I'll have... How about you? Which one will you be bringing to Billing?

[Nadjenka]

coming on well

and a tip for the tip get some anti splatter spray and spray inside the nossle and on the tip every so oftern

You know - that's exactly what the guy in welding shop said... And then wanted £6 for the spray. But I just love all those little burned holes in my shirt and trousers - goes well with the panels on my tranny...

[Muttley]

Gasless!! Dont swear at me Cant get on with them things! Just try pausing to let the thing cool down I spose. Makes your efforts all the more creditable though

[Nadjenka]

Gasless!! Dont swear at me Cant get on with them things! Just try pausing to let the thing cool down I spose. Makes your efforts all the more creditable though

Not trying to swear at you Unfortunate mistake caused by lack of welder knowledge on my side And with my impatience syndrome it's quite difficult to leave it to cool off, but... I'll try...

[alexgrfc]

thats looking good m8 ,btw as for filling try isopon easysand halfords do it its cheap and it cuts sanding time in half

[MR BigBeefy LDV Guru]

nadjenka

i just spent the last hour reading all this thread and have a few comments

firstly if you can weld gassless as good as that then if you ever get a gas mig your welding will be perfect apperently i use gassless myself

secondly your a girl !!!!!!!!!!! total respect for having the balls (or not as the case might be) to attack your van yourself

thirdly ty for your kind comments on my post on the transit mania thread if your going let me know what you drink there will be a drink or 5 with your name on it waiting for you

fourthly i totaly get what you said about inty he gave me the same inspiration

im in london pretty regular i will look out for you on my travels

[keljacs gundogs]

i know there is lots of work to do but its coming along nicely,i must say bodywork is not something that i would like to tackle at all but your doing a great job,keep it up it'll all be worth it in the end.regards jack

[Nadjenka]

thats looking good m8 ,btw as for filling try isopon easysand halfords do it its cheap and it cuts sanding time in half

How did you know??? I hate fillers. The one I've got is nice to put on but goes hard in about 5 minutes and then doesn't like to be sanded Lost all my nails and fingertips already. Thanks for the tip, I'll be trying that one tonight if I can get it. Halfords... aaaah

[Nadjenka]

nadjenka

i just spent the last hour...

Thanks Mr Big Beefy, I had a gas welder for couple of weeks thanks to kind help from MinorMatt and yes, It was easier with it, but (and I'm sooo ashamed to admit it publicly ) - I have one great irrational fear of gas and pressurised things, so I was actually quite relieved when my welder turned out to be gasless... I did expect it to be convertible though (so I can use gas with it in case I need to), but it looks like it's not It's like riding an Inferno roller coaster every time before I start setting up a gas welder...

Yeah, I don't have testicles but I have some balls... Or just plain crazy? Never know where the line between those two is...

I'm sure we'll have a drink at Transitmania, can't believe it's almost here! But as for "look out" in London - I don't drive during the day almost at all, only the occasional delivery here and there, as I'm stuck at the office/warehouse most of the days. And Lola is hiding here too, poor girl But that shall all change soon

Thanks for thumbs up!

[Nadjenka]

i know there is lots of work to do but its coming along nicely,i must say bodywork is not something that i would like to tackle at all but your doing a great job,keep it up it'll all be worth it in the end.regards jack

Thanks, I would have never thought I could do body work before I started this madness... I'm sure you'll be surprised what you can do when you have strong vision I blame it on those air castle builds I've done in my imagination when I was small

[noobrider]

should be getting to rollering time soon with the old rustoleum paint lol. Top job look forward to seeing you and your van at Billing

[Nadjenka]

should be getting to rollering time soon with the old rustoleum paint lol. Top job look forward to seeing you and your van at Billing

Yes, I can't wait to get my green rustoleum out again Hopefully soon enough... I look forward seeing your interior too, after reading your thread.

[Nadjenka]

Well it's time for a little update. Haven't had time to do anything major on the bus, because some flu run around me and decided to stop by for couple of days and work piled up... usual stuff But today we made a step forward. Doors and window facelift!

Being an airhead, I forgot to bring half of the rubbers, so we decided we'll have a little practise on one window first. Taking it out



You can see that the doors are in already, but I forgot to take pictures - was too busy talking and admiring Muttleys transits

And then it all began... Hour after hour, pushing and pulling, holding and pushing again, sweating blood, with a little help of good old gaffa tape we ended up with this



Hmmm... Not as straight forward swap as I thought it would be... It defo needs a bigger hole. Trouble is that my bus was originaly a panel van converted into minibus, so the cuts are not as if done by Ford. There is also a fair bit of rust and filler (what a surprise!!!) so rather than grinding it off and risking some neighbours shooting at us, I headed home with beautiful temporary windows - Brooklyn style



Well - somehow I feel happy. Not sure why, maybe just lack of energy, but say whatever you want, I still call this TODAY'S PROGRESS



If I do the same on the other side - would I have a chance of winning the wooden spoon at Transitmania?