Shortbus Re-Body Project

[kirk]

Hello All,

Its been awhile since my last post. Things have been busy as usual, biz, new house etc. Since buying the bus from Christo last year Ive had tons of fun with it. The body damage was getting bad, the worst of which was from Christos rollover during the Ultimate Adventure. I finished it off with 2 side rolls into trees in Ohio. We could not get a glass windshield in it. From my last roll the pass side door was so bad I had to take my bobcat and contort roof to get it open.

This winter I decided that a glass windshield is a must and that the body needed spruced up to look like the day it was built. I purchased a 1992 with a blown motor and the chopping started. Here is the current state. I hope to be back in action in about a month.

Kirk

 

[retrofive]

YeeHaw!!! Subscribed, this will be fun one to watch

 

[UCBerzerkeley]

tag!!

 

[landcruisers4ever]

 

[nicholas]

Nice project. I'm just curious as to why a plexy-glass windscreen had to be installed on the original shortbus. Was it some sort of safety issue?

 

[a.mus.ed]

Nice project. I'm just curious as to why a plexy-glass windscreen had to be installed on the original shortbus. Was it some sort of safety issue?

I think he meant that he could no longer fit a glass window in, because the body damage was so bad.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Subscribed! I loved the original shortbus so this should be pretty awesome.

 

[lenross1]

looks better already!

 

[GXO]

Awesome, wish I could have grabbed that one too!

 

[Doc]

Kirk, will you be adding a front exo? With (apparently) the kind of wheeling you do it might make things last longer....

 

[sleeoffroad]

looks better already!

That's debatable. I liked the dented body

The Plexiglass was due to a roll-over on UA 2006 and we had to get on the road again at 10pm. Lowes was the closest place we could get a windshield that was user installable.

Great work Kirk

 

[Pinetop Cruiser]

Looking good. I'm thinking of doing a similar project to a 91 I just picked up that was rolled. The A pillars were tweaked a little to the driver's side and the roof slightly dented between windshield and sunroof.

I guess I'll be the first to ask... who's in the reflections of pic #3?

 

[IdahoDoug]

Um, a dude wearing a white T shirt and khaki shorts standing on a tire to take the picture? What did I win??

DougM

 

[akarilo]

You look fairly crafty in the sheet metal welding department. Keep up the good work.

 

[nicholas]

Um, a dude wearing a white T shirt and khaki shorts standing on a tire to take the picture? What did I win??

DougM

If that's a dude, he appears to have some well manicured/shaven legs.

Just sayin'



I'd imagine the plexyglass scratches pretty easily. However, that's a good idea for an emergent solution.

 

[Sporin]

nice.

 

[reverie]

If that's a dude, he appears to have some well manicured/shaven legs.

And some pretty short shorts at that.
If that's a dude, he deserves some $h!t3 for wearing that.

 

[PHAEDRUS]

Kirk,
Looks good, You bringing the 80 out to Garretsville this weekend?
Let me know.
Dave

 

[e9999]

will be fun


so, what part of which truck goes where?

 

[kirk]

Nope, wish I could though. need to bring the V8 truck for you to see next time.