I jacked the bus up today and went to town with that angle grinder. My goal was to remove the front bumper brackets that had been welded on by a previous owner.
Started by grinding down the welds, careful not to remove original metal.
A little bit of muscle.
A little more grinding and cutting…
Whew this is a lot of work! (thanks to Noelle’s paparazzi like camera work)
Finally got the two brackets out – they look pretty good, and I won’t have to buy replacements – Success!
I also cut out the cargo area heater tube. This is the one permanent non-stock hack that I am making to this bus – we are turning it into a camper, and that space will be needed for storage. I will weld a cover plate over the hole, so that hot air can still make it up front.
Going to work on the cargo doors next!
