Well its time to turn my "seudo" vw storage cupboard into the "Kombi Bar"...................This is nicely located in the garage away from any female influence 馃槀
So here it is before it transforms into the place of worship.
OZ Towdster 路
Hurry up this beers getting heavy mate , oh and i believe its your shout too
Craig Torrens 路
nice piece of timber for the bar top..............got to love living next to the bush 馃槀, always cheap timber !!!!!
Bizarre 路
Hey Craig
I can donate the beetle
We can get a collection
A Type 3 .... a KG.........
We could eben chop the front off the rag馃槀
Craig Torrens 路
I removed the front of the dash (about 2mins work !) to allow the timber to sit level.........................I want to keep the face of the dash in place so i can fit a cd player etc
Craig Torrens 路
so should I leave the front of the bar with the rough edge (external trunk) or dress it smooth ???
HotRodMatt 路
Follow the curve of the front...
Craig Torrens 路
yep, will do. I'm thinking at the front I will leave the trunk surface, just for the look, then bring the timber (dressed) back around to follow the curve.
Dasdubber 路
Although the trunk surface is cool, I think it would look much better as per hotrodmatt's suggestion with the front edge curved to match the front of the kombi. You could flip it so the rough edge is maintained but faces into the cabin, and the front edge curved and dressed.
Just my 2c though 馃檪
hellbugged 路
christ, you old school racers are going balmy.................Jeff and you would get on like a house on fire messing around with your wood馃槀..............now wheres my bloody kafer bar (the aluminium traction type!)
squizy 路
Yeah curve it and smooth it. I don't want our delicate little fingers getting splinters. Also need space for the flipdown screen for the playstation. I have a steering wheel and peddles you can have too.
Oh...and the beers are cold.
matberry 路
If you want it left rough (undressed sounds better), with all that bush around, find some timber with the right natural curve!! Imo, shape it to the bus... better aero.
h 路
yeah leave the undressed center and shape to the bus with the undressed in the middle section of the bay.. ( like this bracket sybol thingy..
my 2 cents..
gunna be a great asset to ya shed for sure..
Midlife crisis 路
hey Graig thats a great Idea,
i hate splinters so I go for smooth and shaped,
Hopefully one day we will get down there to try it out.
Marc & Kathy
Craig Torrens 路
you're always welcome for a beer.
warb 路
Craig Torrens wrote:so should I leave the front of the bar with the rough edge (external trunk) or dress it smooth ???
no mate, leave it square just like that, looks the goods!... pop a few kegs under and set up 2 fonts with taps... you start shaving off the bar corners and there is less room to sit the beer!!......
i got a chopped splitty front for a bar soon, just need the shed build first!..
Dasdubber 路
At least you won't have go to town on the audio system - just open the roof of the ragtop and crank it! There is a lot of good gear in there 馃檪 Oh and the deep cycle battery is designed so it can be run flat and recharged something like 500 times before any damage occurs - designed for audio systems!
Make sure you update the progress pics once you decide what to do with your "wood"
hewey 路
Here is an econoline based bar for some inspiration
Craig Torrens 路
updated shots.....................just rough cuts at this stage. Will shape later.馃槑
Craig Torrens 路
love cutting timber !
Craig Torrens 路
nearly in place.............just have to use the router to make it sit back flush with the pillar.
vwjon 路
i built a bar using the rear end of a well trashed splitty.
but them either side of a wall, make the people wonder!!??馃槀馃槀
split09 路
what u should of done is make a template to fit perfect and then copy cut that to the timber with a router that way u know it will fit excactly. Personally i like the rogh look as a tree is never perfect and therefore should be left natural looking as possibe, just a thought!!
The Bigfella 路
Did you ever find someone to do the boat timber work? I can't find the contact details on the guys down at the Gut - although any of the marinas down there should know them.
silver 路
Wheres the work bench???????????
Craig Torrens 路
split09 wrote:what u should of done is make a template to fit perfect and then copy cut that to the timber with a router that way u know it will fit excactly.
That's what I'm doing................ I just used the circular saw to trim off the excess.
and yes I prefer the look of the rough edge, but tooooo late now 馃お
squizy 路
I like the rough edge. I've changed my mind. Is it too late Craigie?
fullnoise 路
The best use of a kombi IMO. Cool idea!
Perhaps you could use some hippy curtins on the wall that's visable through the cab?
How about turning the front of the hillclimb car your rear-ended at Baturst into a matching BBQ or love seat?
CYA CT
Craig Torrens 路
fullnoise wrote:How about turning the front of the hillclimb car your rear-ended at Baturst into a matching BBQ or love seat?
CYA CT
I'm using that for a dog kennel 馃槑
Wouldn't mind your oval for a fish tank 馃槀
fullnoise 路
At the rate water gets into the car when I'm driving on really wet roads it could probably sustain some fish!
I think the seal (fur seal) moved slightly when I fitted the body to the pan. I might have another go at it in a few months.
Beetles should float shouldn't they?
CT
amazeer 路
How is this project going?
Now that I'm in my house I'd like to get my 50's room happening. (have to hurry in case the #$%& thing falls down).
I've often had similar thoughts about using the back end of a kombi to house hi fi gear.
What Id really like is a whole kombi with the two side windows taken out to form a long bar same as you have done with the front. Sitting on a bar stool, in a kombi, looking out the window watching footy or cricket on the big screen. Bit hard getting it up the stairs though. Reality says I cant do bodywork or painting so I think the best I can hope for is a type 3 lounge chair using only guards. So I'm thinking bloody great slab of wood with zincalume mini-orb onthe front.
Has anyone seen a website iwth pics of different peoples bars? keep it clean.
h 路
so chris hows ya new home?
sorry to highjack
+ some recent pics of the bar would be sweet pls..
h
amazeer 路
h thats a whole new thread, the tone of which will be dependant on the outcome of remdiation works. As a teaser, there is one place that is supposed to have 3 coats of paint but is raw timber, hot water comes out of the cold tap in the ensuite, I had to take empty longneck bottles out of the roof cavity.... thats 3 of the items on the fullpage list of grievances.
Craig Torrens 路
well not much progress.................but at least it has a sign now !
squizy 路
Holy crap Craig - when you said you had a sign made up, I didn't think they'd cut down half the Daintree to make it!
