1968 Delta Green type 2 Deluxe...

Sept 27th 68 Delta green deluxe, when i decided to sell the white westy i decided i wanted to find the earliest Deluxe i could in Delta green, as they only started that colour in August 68 i reckon this is pretty much it :avit:




Yeah maybe that's a bit too knarly... i have found an NOS panel, sure i can blend it in so you can't really tell. the onl paint this bus has ever had is on the N/s rear corner.




i took the wheel off and gave the front a quick clean up...




lots of nicely faded through paint on this bus




it is by far the worst wiring i have ever seen!!




Erm why didn't i ever think of making a switch panel out of cardboard before? :? the switch on the left is the indicators, the one on the right is for switching on the missile launch system i think, i switched it on and it lights up, i just can't find the actual launch button... maybe it's the horn push? i'm a bit scared to press it



sorry the pics are shite, they are from my mobile...

Sunday is the day of rest... my rest day often involves doing what i do the rest of the week but on one of my own cars... this Sunday i thought i'd have a play with the newest arrival...




The guy i bought it off in the States said he'd put a new clutch in it but it didn't work, this will be why... one of the release bearing forks has bent right back and almost snapped off so the release bearing was hanging off too and not doing it's job...




this is the extra wiring i've pulled out so far... there's a bit more to come out yet... what a mess!




Crappy ratio'd early Bay box is out ready for a 2L box to take it's place. i have no idea what ratio's the 2L box has though so it's just to test it and could well be coming out again to make way for a Type 1 IRS box...



And that was it for play time this week, it's back in the yard to make way for the weeks work...

Nice one Tim

On the road for this summer?

That rack's cool!

I'm guessing this bus won't be staying stock height for long

sam@bugeyeddesigns wrote:

That rack's cool!

I'm guessing this bus won't be staying stock height for long

It's sure won't.... with a rack like that you know we gotta raise the suspension and fit big knobbly tyres Safari style

Tim wrote:

It's sure won't.... with a rack like that you know we gotta raise the suspension and fit big knobbly tyres Safari style

That i'd like to see!

How much differnece does the 2L box or the type 1 irs make to like fuel consumption?

sam@bugeyeddesigns wrote:

Tim wrote:

It's sure won't.... with a rack like that you know we gotta raise the suspension and fit big knobbly tyres Safari style

That i'd like to see!

How much differnece does the 2L box or the type 1 irs make to like fuel consumption?

2L i'm not sure, it depends what ratios it is, i think there are 4 or 5 different ones

type 1 IRS makes a hell of a difference if you use the right box, i have a 03s (same as a 1600GT box) and that is really very good on juice...

Might have to look into that in the future.

My bus just drinks fuel!

sam@bugeyeddesigns wrote:

Might have to look into that in the future.

My bus just drinks fuel!

yeah it will with a standard box and smaller than standard overall wheel/tyre diameter

Tim wrote:

yeah it will with a standard box and smaller than standard overall wheel/tyre diameter

It's now got 14inch steels and 185 tyres on the back. Seems alot better than the alloys but could be improved.

I had a bit of a play with the rear corner at dinnertime today...

Nice work mate

Polish up nice that Timmy

aside from the polishing - how you do that........as in with dollys, magick or a really strong hoover???

Tim has an RHR patented method of dent removal, especially on the inaccessible lower nose area of bays !

Aw come on spill the beans
Were all after some tips

Shove a flat rugby ball in, then blow it up

Dont know if thats a tip, or an insult :o

Its called thinking outside of the box, and is how Tim got a lot of dent out of the lower nose my 71 Montana red bay.......in the cars for sale section.....

I saw this done on the KCW Barndoor.....that was a piece of art too.

Great idea and looks pretty productive too.

yeah i do use a rugby ball and i wasn't thinking outside the box, i did infact see it on a the KCW forum... it's a great method for confined areas...

Now that's a hell of a pop-top

there is just something about lowered bays on those steels !

Looks cool!

Almost makes me want to lower mine more (almost)