hi guys
Some of you know the bus and some the name ,now that the bus has been finished a couple of years the time has come to start my next resto a 57 oval. I will be doing the oval in between customers cars so will post updates as work progresses.I will be posting some more pics of the kombi and oval

very nice! digging those feet as well
great stuff!!
cheers

Nice bus. Look forward to seeing the oval resto.

Have seen this at Revolks and DOV;- if your oval resto is half as good it will be a stunner

Cheers

Craig

Cool stuff Paul.

OL

Some more pics of the bus




Underside is just as kleen as the top,Every part has been renewied and detailed

I will dig out some pics of the build and post them

LOVE this bus... beautiful!!!

Very tasty kombi

Nice
Wasnt this originally an 11 window ?

Very cool... this oval is going to be a good one..

Stunning bus mate, love the attention to detail! The picnic sub is a cool idea too!

This is the bus i started with a 66 11 window.Heard it was known as the fish bus,would be good to know if anyone has any history on it as i brought it from a guy in SA
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This is the only way when you are dealing with so much rust and to do the job properly
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The whole bus was blasted and epoxied inside and out as the non caustic dipping was not available unlike today.That is the process the oval has had.Adding the extra window at this stage and is a big job to get to look like factory and sunroof opening has been made smaller to accommodate the VW sunroof kit.This bus was the guinea pig for the kit that is now available from VW sunroofs.

This shows that when doing a split properly they are not for the faint hearted,I have restored so many now and they all rust in the same place and no two ever rust the same

if members haven't seen the FULL build thread on this bus its worth a look. The time, workmanship & skill that went into doing the rest on this bus is nothing short of amazing!!!

You are an absolute legend!

Your skill and attention to detail is mind blowing. Much respect for your effort, skill and finished product.

Cray, cray!!!

Thanks for sharing.

G

Hi Hodgy,
Very nice bit of gear. I have a 1963 kombi similair to what yours was like!
Can I ask where you got the rubbers for the safaris and small side windows. They look much thicker than mine and mine leak like a sieve.
Hopefully I can get mine a bit more upspeck within a couple of years but totally enjoying it along the way.
Regards,
alfonso56

i used creative engineering safaris and pop outs and the rubber seals came with them.You can try looking on creatives site to see if you can order them separately.The only thing i find with the side popout rubbers is that they dont have preformed corners and wrinkle up(you can see in the pic).I have seen rubbers that have pre formed corners but cannot remember who,try google
hope this helps

Thanks Hodgy,
I thought mine were creative but maybe not., will check out site.
Cheers

Ian (fish) Salmon from Mooloolaba owned it in the late 90's I think he did the fixup himself and was a poptop camper , I drove it once or twice was his daily surf banger, not sure where he got it from you could ask him maybe.

Nice craftsman ship and attention to detail Hodgy. Where is the thread located for the bus? How long did it take to restore the bus?

Chalee

i brought it back around 2007 from a guy in SA,maybe he got it from fish,it had the paris beetle canvas when i got it not the poptop.
It took me about 5 years.Only having a spare hrs in-between working on customers cars.
There is a thread on DSK under the title surf bus.If you cannot get onto DSK i will try and get a link going

Click here: Surf Bus