NOMADICISTA

Hello All. I can't believe another week has gone by. The metal work on the cowl is now finished. Its been primed on the engine side and awaits sound mat and heat shielding on the inside. No problems getting the steering column and the brake pedal to fit but it took most of a day to get the fly by wi...

I just think I was born too late (and too poor!). What a great series of pics. Wouldn't it be fun to build something like that. By the way that would be around $667,000 in todays dollars Jack

Hey Dusty. I'm new here and just getting around to reading your entire post. Your work on the 58 Bedford is is most impressive. Your engineering and welding skills are exceptional! Fun to see a real pro's work. I'm sure you have figured out the potential exhaust heat issue by now but I thought I'd m...

Hello All, Too much fun! I spent the day welding up "temporary stuff" and fabricating a pair of cowl spreaders (the cowl isn't wide enough to cover the steering column as it heads for the steering gear so I decided to force the fit a bit by widening the bottom of the cowl. I'll probably ha...

Hello All, Today was wiffy's bi-annual garage sale so I stuck close to the house to help and keep an eye on things. I even managed to sell a couple of electric tools that had been replaced but were still in satisfactory condition! Between rounds of "customers" I worked on fabricating the f...

Hello All. Nothing much to post pics of yet this week--maybe tommorrow. Once I got the leaks out of the exhaust system on my genny it is as quiet as it was before I built the box which is 53 dB. With the muffler in the genny drawer the noise level was down to 49dB thanks to the soundproofing. For th...

Hello All. I had a fine weekend bus wise. I talked with a friend who owns a muffler shop about what if any change would occur by moving the muffler out of the "sound proof" box and several feet away where heat would not be a problem. He felt it should work OK so I went ahead. Getting the m...

Hello All. Lostranger and splummer, thanks for your interest! I managed to dislocate my left index finger today doing a favor for a friend so my typing is worse than usual-Ha. Lostranger, I just read your thread and am glad to see the progress on your ute--intenet and all 8) . No amount of shower wa...

Hey splumer and Tango. Splumer, I found the "chat key and left a message--HELP. BTW, you must have one heck of a powerful blower to break a window!! Tango, you always hone in on the exact problem. I had originally thought about a drop down battery tray and even went as far as buying a HFelectri...

Hello all, Another Saturday is over and I managed to get a little done on my bus. The "house" battery tray is done less a piece of plywood to fit under the batteries. There will be two GC 6 volters for interior lights and inverter and one group 24 12 volt to start the generator and run the...

Thanks stuartcnz for the technical advice. I'm mostly an old wrench puller and haven't had much training on the computer so anything you would care to teach me will be greatly appreciated. I tried to respond to your PM but had no luck hence this note. I did noticed the bold type on some of my pics a...

Hey Tango, I made a note to weld the vise grips on along with the "C" clamps holding the 100# muffler (see air pump pic) HA! My bus must have been a Friday build as the guys who put it together 75 odd years ago left a wrench for me :lol: The wrench is stuck to a 7/16 nut that holds the bot...

Hello All, riaggren, yup it was easy to mark--I just got out my sharpie and---just kidding. Although it isn't visible in the photo there is an arrow sticker on the pump that reads "wire motor so it rotates this direction". The pump came with two red leads and no + tive or - tive markings s...

Hello all, I finished up the seat build today. I welded up a box for the drivers seat to sit on so it would be the same height as the passenger seat. I can now actually see the front of the bus when I drive it and my knees are no longer higher than my shoulders- Ha Ha. Once both seats were in I did ...

Hello All, While working on the pneumatic door I suddenly realized that I'd have to get the front seat hardware installed before I hung the compressor and air tank as they go right below the front passenger seat and would be in the way if i did them first. I'm trying to squeeze two front seats into ...