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My gig bus

Postby helenmarie123 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:40 pm

Hello all,

I wanted to show you all what iv been upto this week with my van :D

The only problem is I forgot to take a picture of it before I started :lol: :lol:

My cab was leaking water and the floor had rusted etc, so I wanted to strip it out to see what the damage was.

I took the seats out (11 years worth of rusty seized Torq bolts werent easy to shift I'd like to add) and took the manky horrible rubber mat up and low and behold it was rusted :cry: so I set about cleaning it up, found where the water was coming in and sorted that, treated the rust and filled etc, primered it and then sprayed with Holts Diamond White.

I got a new rubber mat, better condition steering wheel, carpeted the bulkhead and bought new seat covers, (a pink air freshener!) and heres what it looks like now :D

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The rear of the van is also all boarded out and carpeted throughout the same as the front of the bulkhead :D

Iv just got the outside to sort now ................... :lol:

Oh and some footwell lights 8)
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Re: My gig bus

Postby chopper123 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:00 pm

very tidy looks great
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Re: My gig bus

Postby helenmarie123 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:01 pm

chopper123 wrote:very tidy looks great



Thank you :D
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Re: My gig bus

Postby Altransit » Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:56 pm

Well worth the effort, very 8) :D
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Re: My gig bus

Postby helenmarie123 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:54 pm

Altransit wrote:Well worth the effort, very 8) :D



Thank you :D Iv just ordered my lights for the footwells, so i'll get some pictures up as soon as I install them 8)
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Re: My gig bus

Postby AlanN » Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:58 pm

Ive had my van what must be 8 years and Ive still not taken the seats and matt out... Looks really good 8)
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Re: My gig bus

Postby helenmarie123 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:32 pm

AlanN wrote:Ive had my van what must be 8 years and Ive still not taken the seats and matt out... Looks really good 8)


Thank you :D
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Re: My gig bus

Postby davew2 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:47 pm

looks smashing that do you fancy doing another (mine) :lol:
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Re: My gig bus

Postby Altransit » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:49 pm

davew2 wrote:looks smashing that do you fancy doing another (mine) :lol:

Most of us resisted the temptation to ask that, and then you came along ............ :roll:





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Re: My gig bus

Postby helenmarie123 » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:41 am

davew2 wrote:looks smashing that do you fancy doing another (mine) :lol:


:lol: :lol:

I actually quite enjoyed doing it ...... I'll set a stall up at the Charity weekend makeover, similiar to Autoglass ......... drive through cab refurb :D :lol: :lol:
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Re: My gig bus

Postby MR BigBeefy LDV Guru » Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:46 pm

bloody hell looks very posh :wink:
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Re: My gig bus

Postby mealic » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:21 pm

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I actually quite enjoyed doing it ...... I'll set a stall up at the Charity weekend makeover, similiar to Autoglass ......... drive through cab refurb :D :lol: :lol:[/quote

Go for it !! Se you Thursday-Friday.
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Re: My gig bus

Postby helenmarie123 » Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:58 am

mealic wrote:[quote

I actually quite enjoyed doing it ...... I'll set a stall up at the Charity weekend makeover, similiar to Autoglass ......... drive through cab refurb :D :lol: :lol:[/quote

Go for it !! Se you Thursday-Friday.



I might be able to stay longer than I first thought on Thursday too, as my daughters teachers are on strike :roll: so she has the day off :D
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Re: My gig bus

Postby transitandy » Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:56 pm

very nice work :)
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Re: My gig bus

Postby gravelrash2004 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:56 pm

can you advise where you got the covers from?

links and price etc

these are a better fit than most i have seen advertised.
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