1965 Frank Pierce TV bus...

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yeah there's a few options, is that stuff self adesive?

Unfortunatley its not. I think its best to stick it up there and get the ply up straight away - unlike me. The tape has failed in the central section due to moisture and temparature changes so I'll have to do that bit again

It holds itself in place pretty well on the smaller side panels though.

You could always get some spray adhesive , as used by us carpet fitters , to keep it from falling down untill you put Ply / haedliner up ???

Tim's Dad is the expert....employ experts and get jobs done properly instead of trying to do everything DIY.....create employment !

Some very usefull info there,,, would be interested to know if its important to treat the paneling against moisture if insulation is used,,, dont really want to trap moisture against the underside of the roof !
My van isnt here yet, but its as far as Holland & is ex California, in all the pics I can see that the interior seems to be lined with tinfoil,,, apparently this is to keep the heat out in the hot climate.

Eventually got all the new seals today... as it was such a nice day i thought i'd start strippping the old ones out outside. it's not often you can work in a T-shirt outside in Febuary! pretty much all the old seals have turned to a what looks more like burnt plastic or charcoal and certainly wont keep a lot of rain out. the outer seals in the 6 popouts took over 3 hours to remove!



Here's a whole lot of new seals...











lots of penatratring oil, flat jaw vise grips and some gentle working get the popout hunges nice and free again...

stands nice on those wheels and the seals looked like they needed doing

Nice pics Tim

This bus looks so good up close!!!

A credit to everyone involved!

Just Love them wheels what width do they come in? Oh and Rad bus too

KingfastT wrote:

Just Love them wheels what width do they come in? Oh and Rad bus too

5" or 6" depending on stud pattern etc...

i hope to get this bus finally finished this week, everything just suddenly came at once! the pile is shrinking though

All credit to you, It looks awsome, Great bus

Tim Glover is The Man, what can I say
Hope to see you at Skeg and Stanford Hall

looks rad as it is is there much more to do to it?

Tim is finishing the seals, making sure all the controls work, fitting a second battery and a CD player, blowing some paint over the new rear arches.....plus doing lots of stuff that I have no idea about but he does.....then, after Tim's dad has done a fantastic job with the headliner and so on, we need to sort out other interior bits and pieces......he will be ready before Vegas.....

KingfastT wrote:

looks rad as it is is there much more to do to it?

Got to fit the belly pans, ankorwax the underside and fit the front N/S door and door glass seals...

Now then, Superfly was a 70's song from the movie Shaft (?) starring I can't remember who, Richard Rowntree maybe....but it had an album of music from it, or maybe it came from the movie Car Wash....or was there a movie called Superfly........and Superflyguy is a more recent chart single.....by I don't know who because I have zero memory......

Dont ask me why i decided on that username, It was just playing on the radio when i was deciding !! S Express sang it in the late 80s maybe early 90s i think Just thought it would be cool, like myself (Not)

super fly guy was indeed performed by s'express and super fly was sung by curtis mayfield. i thank you.

Respect

Knowledge is power

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You'll probably find Google is power

Yesterday i fitted the belly pans...

When factory fitted they were welded on but i decided to screw them on because i wanted to get a good soaking of ankorwax all over the underside of the floor and around all the outriggers, cross members etc. there is no way to do that and know you have got it everywhere if you weld the pans on first and the spray the wax through holes. obviously you cant weld the pans son once ankor wax is applied because it's highly flamable. also this way they can be removed at a later date to apply more wax if required...

top job and a top tip there Tim

Are they the same belly pans that came with sunroof or pop top buses?
I take it the advantage is to keep road crap off the chassis.
Did they make them for bays or was it just splits?

Sorry for all the questions