Watch: Projection Jitney Purpose 2, Edifice The Ford B600 Into Custom Vw Jitney 4X4

Transformation time! We allow the clouds of dark-brown rust settle earlier nosotros started tackling the Junkyard Life Project Bus. Wrenching on daily materials too enjoying the summertime cruise-ins too vacations hindered our work. But we finally cause got a progress written report too detailed plans on the
~~1964~~ 1961 Ford charabanc projection fix to written report inwards our Part ii video.
We started alongside the rescue inwards Part 1 too the intention of creating the ultimate "Remote Vehicle Recovery System" from what was left of the 1961 Ford charabanc chassis. We wanted to brand a 4x4 political party charabanc alongside a super towing package. Then things got interesting. The three-legged Canis familiaris that is JYL, Keith, Ron & Jody, set their heads together to develop something wild. A hair-brained system of stupid proportions. The lightbulbs began glowing hot afterward nosotros lately hauled a really rusty 1965 VW Bus out of the woods.
VWs are cool too everybody loves them. That got us our minds swimming alongside possibilities. What could ascendence to a greater extent than attending than a mega-size 1965 VW Bus 4X4 alongside a Cummins turbo diesel fuel too a 6-speed? Nothing!

We allow the clouds of dark-brown rust settle earlier nosotros started tackling the Junkyard Life Projec Watch: Project Bus Part 2, Building the Ford B600 into custom VW Bus 4X4

2005 F350 Chassis too 6-speed transmission fix to graft into the existing 1961 charabanc frame. The engine too front end wheels volition motion dorsum several feet from master copy charabanc pattern to mimic VW charabanc design.

Parts hoard
We got excited too started gathering parts too hauling inwards donor vehicles to fund our super-low-budget VW bus. We snagged a 2005 F-350 4x4 chassis too 6-speed manual transmission at auction. The 5.9 Cummings that volition ability the mega charabanc is from a 1997 Dodge pickup. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few salvageable parts from the ’65 VW charabanc may live on included inwards crafting the bumpers.
Much of the metallic operate volition live on custom built. Fabricating the up-sized parts volition live on necessary to continue the VW charabanc proportions truthful to the master copy VW pattern on the Ford B-600 body. We’re planning on scaling upwards the outside parts. Lots of cutting too welding to produce on this custom project. Cutting wheels too metal-cutting saw blades are getting used upwards fast!
Nobody said nosotros brand things slowly on ourselves.

This is initial placement of 2005 Ford F350 chassis, along alongside drivetrain inwards Junkyard Life's projection bus. Much operate to produce yet.

Help!
Now that the chassis is taking shape, nosotros need your help. Do you lot cause got a bespeak the bus? More of import than that are parts. Do you lot cause got some former VW parts to spare? We need a trivial fighting of everything alongside something this big. We were given an former GMC RV that nosotros volition live on able to scavenge the A/C units, bed, cabinets, dash parts, too wiring harness. Every trivial fighting helps.
Drop us a business if you lot tin spare something. We are depression budget builders. We desire to cause got agency less than $5000 inwards this past times the fourth dimension nosotros are done. We fifty-fifty started a Go Fund Me but to regard if anybody has some spare cash to throw at the charabanc along alongside us.

Before photograph of 1961 Ford B600 bus.

Keith Lively acting similar a hitchhiker beside charabanc afterward front end halt removed.

Front one-half of charabanc frame cutting away along alongside much of thick floorpan.

2005 Ford F350 chassis stuffed nether bus. Door volition live on added most midpoint on this side. Left nurture leave of absence door remains.

Interior of 1961 Ford charabanc alongside the 2005 chassis preliminary mocked-up inwards place. Driver's topographic point volition motion dorsum beside minute side window of bus.

Big plans
Follow us, equally nosotros seek to regard our deadline: The 2019 Hot Rod Power Tour. We programme to accept the charabanc on the entire route trip. Drag racing, automobile crossing, too cooking crimson wienies on the grill for all who get together roughly at each halt along the way. We programme to cause got lots of fun alongside this create – turning a forgotten, former 1961 Ford B600 charabanc that was a storage shed into a 4-wheel-drive monster VW carry beast.
We are no stranger to rescue missions involving vehicles thrown inwards the trash pile, junkyard, or fighting heap. The entire Junkyard Life squad volition dig deep.
Join us for the fun!

Jody Potter
— Junkyard Life

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