Spent all day sat dropping the engine and putting on a new exhuast and clutch
Was awoken by the neighbours at 2am on monday to be told my kombi had been hit. Had the whole road out fire engine and lots of cops. no sign of the car that had done this.
My kombi had been pushed 15 feet down the road into a telegraph pole, roo bars took most of the damage, but front stil been dented. back is well mullered.
go knows what he was doing to move it that far.
a bit less annoyed now although getting the bus to work is not fun.
what do you think mendable. anyone got a spare rear corner
:cry
god it still looks pretty written off
h 路
OMG.. what tha!
pretty ordinary..
poor bus.. 馃槩
DoNkEy 路
/cry
:cry
VWFOOL 路
thats messed up, sorry to see that lloyd, is that out the front of ur new place?
sucks.
is she a right off?
pete wood 路
you could fix it, but it would take commitment and $$$
helbus 路
I just dont understand 2 things here.
1 - Who drives into a stationary WHITE bus? They obviously cant see?
2 - What maggot leaves someone elses car munted and nicks off?
baybuscamperkid 路
holy hell. my guess would be dunnydore or falcadore, is the black on the back of the bus plastic of rubber, if its rubber it would likely be from the bumper of an early commonbore (rubber strip over big assed chrome bumper). that really sucks man. fixable, but there is alot of metal that would need cutting. are you covered?
baybuscamperkid 路
on the up side how impressive is it that the taillight housing is still complete!?
76camper 路
devistating! Got insurance or anything?
Schmoburger 路
Holy sweet jeebuz!!!!... that poor bubby got owned!!!!! :cry:
Looks like fourbie or yoot job methinks... pricks! :vader
That back end looks pretty badly monged... but you have to take your hat off to a 40 year old van that can take a hit like that and stilll be considered for repair. 馃檪
I'd be thinking you'd be looking to replace everything between the mid section rear seam and the tailgate right up to the gutters... cos it looks like its been mangled right up pastm the itop of ntakes.... cann be done definitely (supposing there is no serious structural ldamage.... look very carefully... all may not be good as it seems 馃檨), but it could take a while and a fair biit of cash... and finding whole panels for an early bay will probably be tricky... as you well know. 馃槈... a wrecker shelll may be in order?
Oh... just as a point of interest, have you tsken out that creamed b attery?.... if not, Id take that out and give the engine bay a good wash .... don't want any of that nasty acid battery water getting in where it shouldnt be and destroying the chances of a repair. 馃憤
Muzza72 路
i hope whoever hit it is wearing his steering wheel for a smile
murray
squizy 路
Just for interests sake, there was a front left crumpled white XD Falcon Panel Van pulled over for a couple of days on the south bound lane of the F3 just south of the Berowra exit. It was gone this morning however. The damage to it had me thinking that it was done elsewhere - as if it had hit something stationary.
tinman 路
I feel for you Beerboy. It's always my greatest fear that my VW will be hit by some jerk. :cry
I just purchased a white 1977 bus and these pics will serve as a reminder for me to never park it on the street at home.
I hope the cops catch the guy who did this and throw the book at him. Surely there would be some evidence of his car on the ground?
Looks like a 4WD would have done it to be honest. To push the car down 15 metres and still be able to drive away would have to be a 4WD.
Beerboy 路
thanks for the support people its is appreciated
sam - yeah been here a week
I would actually like to see what state the other car is in.
Some good news is that the mother of the driver has been round and said that she will pay, sorry the kid will pay for the repairs. I think she was a bit shocked when the neighbour said it had been moved 15 feet down the road
not too sure how much help that is going to be, and to find a rear corner of a 71 is not going to be easy
battery acid is going to be an issue, i am actually finding it a bit difficult to go and look at it, which is silly as it is only a car, head in sand time
i haven'y got cover
barls 路
sorry to hear mate ill ask the old man if he knows of a decent body floating around. is a 70 deluxe the same shape mate? it might need some rust work though
baybuscamperkid 路
good to see the people have come foward. as far as the corner is concerned, once the internal and structural metal is sorted i would think that from the waistline down you could use a new corner from a split, and above that a new split corner as well maybe with your original vent grafted in? save having to find a rustfree corner in another bus.
VWCOOL 路
It's not killed - just hurt a bit.
That is amazing that someone admitted it - that never happens to me!! Now the spare parts hunt begins!
Edit: I can't resist: "Now you have a slammed Kombi!" :thumb
[ Edited on 5-3-2006 by VWCOOL ]
[ Edited on 5-3-2006 by VWCOOL ]
PrettyBlueBug 路
Wow, you're so lucky to have had someone own up to it.
:sandrine May you have much luck in getting your baby fixed.
Beerboy 路
thanks for the replies, lets hope they got some savings too.
He had to own up really as he lives round the corner. seen his car yesterday and it looks better than the kombi apart from the wheel is really buckled.
still can't work out what the hell he did and how he got the cars apart.
I thought about a split corner. NOS one is not going to be cheap but does open up the years a bit
any leads really appriciated
Spook 路
Helbus wrote:I just dont understand 2 things here.
1 - Who drives into a stationary WHITE bus? They obviously cant see?
2 - What maggot leaves someone elses car munted and nicks off?
No licence, no insurance, bit pissed, bit high.........The list of reasons is pretty long.
Good to hear you caught up with him, but I think your keener than me if your going to attempt to fix it.
[ Edited on 5-3-2006 by Spook ]
t2 路
try indian automotive they have a few panels hanging from the work shop roof , i am sure there is a drivers side rear corner there.
also try steve muller at kombi rescue he has a few shells sitting at his place and i believe most of them are pretty ordinary rust wise but there would have to be a good rear corner on one of them , not to sure on the years though
Schmoburger 路
Hmmm...pickings of early bay parts'd
b be thin here too, but I'll have a snoop tho anyway. 馃檪
baybuscamperkid 路
do any of the Vdub shops improt the new Creative Engineering panels?
Schmoburger 路
New panels eh??? cool! 馃檪 They can prob be found, at select VW shops, but they'd want some rediculously inflated price for them i;d assume... as with any hard to get repro part.... and no, im not taking shots at the shops themselves, but all these manufacturers who hold there parts in excessive regard... 馃槀
Byu the way beerboy I got some feelers going out around here now down in the Shoalhaven.... I'll see if I can come up with anything. I'd hatre to see your kombi sit rusting or got to scrap/wrecker/parts hoarders etc... 馃憤
Beerboy 路
thanks mate, its the amount of work that a new panel would save, on filling grinding rust repair that would make it worth while. at least here a rust free s/h part is more obtainable than the uk. finding one with only dents at the front might not be so easy
Beerboy 路
I have driven it and took it to a few local smash repairers.
Now that was good for a laugh, one has quoted about 10k. thank god for the proper restorers out there.
Anyone got a rear corner :-)
Schmoburger 路
Still lookin out hard for ya mate! 馃憤
10 grand.... i'd slap em on the right cheek and say "who is your daddy???"... thats fuckin mental :duh:
btw... how'd ya go with the FUBAR'd battery... didnt start corroding the metal too much?
Well, at least she's drivable... not too many other cars would be after that sorta hit. 馃檪
My Kombi couldve been hurt pretty bad too tonight... dad was driving it and some assweed was driving pissed along the Princes Highway swerving from one shoulder to the other... if it werent that the kombi was too slow to keep up with the insane driving then dad was gonna run the drunk prick of the road with it to make sure he didnt kill anyone!... :duh
There certainly are some asscheeses on the roads... and they always manifest themselves at night.. bastards. :vader
Beerboy 路
thanks mate, yeah its started rusting most of the engine bits out, i have washed it off a few times but leaving it for a few weeks didn't help. It help me put it in perspective though. I recon it is an easy fix ;-)
can't get the battery out, we had a go with iron bars and crow bars. gave up in the end
what happened to yours.
Schmoburger 路
Luckily nothing... cos dad couldnt keep up with the dick in he kombi...hehe..thank god for no high end power!
He was drivin the kombi home from work then some guy, evidently baked to a crisp, came from somewhere and started swerving vioentlyfrom one side'a the road to the other for about 5k's...almost taking out 4 or 5 cars in the process... and this was on the Princes Highway at 8:30 at night... any who dad was gonna gonna try to plant the kombi in this asshats hip and run him of into the bush to stop him from killing anybody.... thankfully tho, the kombi didnt have the balls to keep up with the dickhead, so it was spared a potentially nasty scrape... mind you, i reckon chances are a 2 ton kombi would still come off best, but itd scratch the nice shiny pain t!馃檨
Hehe.... I know the intention was honourable, but it's MY KOMBI!!! :duh 馃槀
Hmmm...think I'll have to take the keys away from dad so he drives the Pajero LOL... I dont care if it gets minced! 馃槀
Shame about the battery eating the bus... have ya managed to stabilize the corrosion in the back yet, or is it still rusting bad? I was thinking perhaps spraying the engine bay with some rather alkiline substance might be a good idea... stands to reason it might neutralise the battery acid some and slow the corrosion? I'm no scientist... but seems like a good idea tho... 馃檪
Beerboy 路
I am glad the kombi lives and the tale is not worse.
to be truthfull mate a bit of rust is the last of my problems.
got a long climb ahead, i will probably give it another good wash at some point.
still sticking my head in the sand a bit really
[ Edited on 22-3-2006 by Beerboy ]
Schmoburger 路
Well.. it'll work out for ya 馃憤
I javent seen the damage first hand, but from what the pix sho, I reckon its not as big a deal to fix as it looks...I think the only thing that will be a big hassle is finding the panels...once you have them, then the corner can come out, hence the battery... then just a matter of stabilising the metal and then welding the new bits in....I imagine the munted side panel could be fixed with sheet metal. the intake might come up reasonably well with a good hammering and bending until you find another.
The only thing that worries me is that it looked as though the roof had been pulled down slightly upon impact...as if it had bucled a tiny bit at the middle section rear seem could be an optical illusion tho.
just as a thought... could it be possible to graft in late bay rear corners on both sides and put on a late engine lid to match? 馃檪
Beerboy 路
yeah I was thinkning of cutting out and then straightening and then enlisting the help of an expert to put the corner back on. As I haven't really got any where to do it.
The chassis seams ok and it drives as bad / good as it ever did, so its only consmetic.
nothing wrong with the pop top or roof I worried about that too, there is a small crack from the accident but that was probably due to the hinge is bent from where I had to break in when I locked my keys in, and it is not secured fully ;-)
VWFREAK 路
Thats a real shame.
Beerboy 路
it might never be that straight but it is definately going to go again. I have all the bits and done alot of work so not going to give up now ;-)
76camper 路
thats what i like to hear !!! :-) Plenty of support from us!
Beerboy 路
thanks mate a bit of positive mental attitude, and it is solid, spent most of my life in the uk trying to get a rust free car.
now wheres my hammer :beer
koolkarmakombi 路
my 'other ' advice is to nail a horses head to his car!
JOKING (maybe) :cussing:cussing 馃馃馃馃馃馃馃
76camper 路
:-) thats the spirit! definantly not an option to wreck it. Good news about the damage being only costmetic... hammer and bog and you will be styling shortly.
Schmoburger 路
yep... lets see that beast on its way back onto the road again! 馃憤
If any panels or bits come up then I'll let ya know.
buzzbug 路
so sorry to here beerboy,
that is just tragic.
Lee.
Beerboy 路
thanks mate shit happens, even worse was that i just spent 400 bucks putting a new clutch and exhaust on. And I just imported a load of suspension bits too
horses head if they dont pay ;-) karma i suppose....
so maybe not, how much does a horses head cost LOL
Beerboy 路
still looking for a 71 corner.
pete wood 路
dude I am sharing some of your pain tonight. took my 2yo to the shops to give the very pregnant missus a rest and some selfish twerp backed into my brand new pug 307 while I was inside, did a runner leaving no details and left me with a $500 excess to pay...馃槧
Volkswagenboy 路
If you find the guy (Or gal) It'd probably be best not to post the details here.
-Staggers.
Volkswagenboy 路
You all know why.
-Staggers.
pete wood 路
there is no way of finding them, there are no cameras in the car park and no one was around it seems. 馃槩
Dave Barber 路
Maybe its easier to get a decent wreck and move your running gear over. Thats the approach I've taken.......doesn't allow for the sentimentle attachment to the old girl though!!
Schmoburger 路
if he found a decent wreck it'd prob still be easier to take the panels off it than to swap running gear over...i'd assume anyway.. and that would allow for the sentimental attachment too! 馃憤
Beerboy 路
correct mate, i haven't really go the room and the 2nd one would probably be to good to wreck, unless someone wants to do a deal
1500S 路
Do you still want those bits pushed out and the other bit bored out to the new size? Send me a U2U so I can meet you.