Yeah, I was saying to BUGBOY tonight on the phone, the front nose skin has a few match heads sized rust holes, but bugger all generally. I'll probably still replace it, cause after all, it is the stuff u can't see that is the problem, but I could nearly get away with welding in patches. I intend on having this thing for a while, so I am going to replace it so it hopefully doesn't haunt me another day.
Still a fair way to go, but I love summer, and I love time off!!
[Edited on 30-12-2004 by BenettonVW]
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Looking good Jim.I can feel a splitty cruise coming on.........maybe by the end of next year?????????😉
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Uhh.. Which year are we talking about? :P
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Definetley not this one as it ends today!!!Surely theres a chance that you Anth & me will all have a bus on the road by the end of '05??We can live in hope..........😀
:bounce:bounce:bounce
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my new years resalution :party
STEALTH
Well, unless yours is in paint already Mandy, then I think Stealthy is winning this race, with me in a distant third!
As long as they make it on the road, then I don't care!
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Been a couple of days, but things are cruising along as far as bare metal body stuff is concerned.
Did the badge, front bumper, and bottom of a cargo door yesterday.. All with the help of my faithful companion Sikdub, of course.
Also the underneath sill of the cargo doors.
Here's a quick inspirational pic to keep the dream alive.. Lights in, but I am thinking need a chrome emblem..
Now onto todays progress. Both days have been slowed by distractions. Eg. Today, we went into town to get some thinners from Supercheap, and some how it took us 3 hours.. bummer.
This is the top of that cargo door. Strange hole cut into it for some reason.. More welding to do down the track. This hole was just bog. A hell of a lot of bog came out of both these doors.. More than maybe the rest of the car put together..
Rear bumper..
2nd cargo door. By far, the worst.
Steve pulled out the latch and handle and so on. Now, to my knowledge, this bus was a 67, but the inner of the latch is stamped 66. I am guessing it is either an old part, as in last years, or it is actually a 66. Hmm.. Without checking the chassis number again, can anyone help with their experiences here?
Ahh.. a man and his grinder.. or mine actually.. but how could he resist but write his name in the panel?
As I said, this door had loads of bog..
Rivets, bog, and metal slapped in there..
Go the matte balck jim, looks ace ay, will keep it good for a while..looking good buddie
Andy
They laugh because You are different, You laugh because They are all the same.
check out
www.lowlight.com.au for low lights only..
Another lick of paint... and the front valance is done, the cargo doors, the door surround, etc.. coming along.
Peace out.
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Oops, forgot one.
Thanks Andy, cheers bro.
I just love progress pics.....very inspiring.:thumb
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Oh good. I spose you have noticed.. I only show 3 or 4 for the day for example.. I thought people were a bit over it... 😠
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Nice work Jim...this is certainly some hard slog we are seeing here! That cargo door sure does look dodgy - at least there will be no skeletons in the closet down the track....it is always best to know what you are working with.
I'm never over looking at a splitty coming back to life.The more pics the better i say.....🙂
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Wickid!!!!
STEALTH
Bout the 66 cargo door latch, busses registration year according to their VIN number was sometimes not the year they were constructed. The factory staggered the production years, so busses built after August (I think it was)1966 were actually 1967 models. And late 65 produced cars were 1966 models. Many of the parts were stamped for their actual year and not the Volkswagen production year. Also the factory used to just have a stock pile of current parts and work through them until the production run was finished so its not unusual to find parts dated a year older than the bus. This made for some unusual quirks in the model at change over years like 59/60 (pressed and slash bumpers) and 64/65 (slash bumpers, square end bumpers) with sometimes both models presented in one bus.
Keep up the good work on the bus. Cheers
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Zimblewinder]
8/1/05.
A few little bits done in the morning, but then in the arvo, when Sikdub arrived, we were back into it.
On to the rear. Before...
Steve onto the back section. The lower produced possibly the worst rust section on the whole bus, or at least so far. As well as that another mystery hole..
Found this little guy in one of the jacking points..
Seems he may have been there for a while..
Maybe even a week or two.. 😉
You can see the holes here now. Obviously the one in the rear hatch is for the latch, but the two sets on the bus itself are NOT supposed to be there..
The rear corner was surprisingly good.. A little bit of bog, but seen worse, and no holes or visible rust.. quite a shock.
Anyway, another body section done.
