KO588 finally getting started. Roof off, body off pan. Long road ahead

Keep us informed!!!
Lots of pics are a good thing!
Regards,
Steve

Once upon a time I had no real interest in Country buggies but seeing all of you guys restoring them and reading the unique history of them has changed all of that for me. So much so that I can see me buying one when funds become available.

Congratulations on starting yours and let the good times roll for you.

Yogie

cheers will upload some more pics as I progress. Does anyone make panels up for these? wondering about the panel in below pic or is it the same as any other models?

Hi Andy
Most of the panels can easily be made by any sheet metal shop as they were made up in the same way during production in the factory.
whose C/B is it in the picture ?

Regards Paul

Hi the pic is just taken from google, I checked mine out again tonight and should be repairable. Will see how it goes

I thought the muffler looked familiar, it was a s/steel repro I had made when I was doing my C/B Bill Moore had a few more made by the same muffler mob and I remember he sent one set to the U.S.A .
Regards Paul

Now mobile again, more frame to make up tomorrow so I can roll to access underneath

Congratulations...

another Country Buggy Owner.....

Big Job Ahead... best wishes...

tell Me, are those round Hella amber blinker lenses still available???
I know they were very common back in late 60's 70s, and used on many trailers and caravans etc... then they went square...

Lee

Cheers yes long job ahead, I have already owned this one for about 8years and only just starting!
I'm unsure if hella still does the lights, my dad used narva on ko587

That's a pretty nifty device you created there.
Not quite a rotisserie frame (which would allow a full 180 degree rotation), but it appears this should allow you to access to some tough area to work on without breaking your back or wearing out your knees.
Can it be reversed to flip the opposite direction?

So you are in Adelaide Andy? I have a country buggy as well KO 402.

Cheers

Chris

Hi Chris, yes, in gepps cross, long road ahead for me, aiming for valla although maybe a body swap onto a running bug and do the ratex next year with volks enthusiast club. My old man owns KO 587 and KO589

Quote:

Originally posted by AndyT

Spent a little bit of today cutting out rh heater channel and starting to get the new one looking cb spec

Andy
Double check the seat belt mount. A crap heater channel I bought had a nut tacked in there with no support piece. Could have pulled it out by hand. It was a cheap piece of tin with no heater tube in it. If I had my time again I’d buy a good one and remove the tube, fill the holes etc, like you’re doing.
Good stuff
Tony

owch that's nasty, yes I did my seatbelt mount over the last few days, phone camera not working 4mm flat steel about 150mm long, 40mm wide, drilled in centre for bolt/ nut welded to back, slit open heater channel, slipped in, welded to to edges where cut open, down to lower. closed up. wont go anywhere. Hope to get a few minutes on sunday back on the buggy with camera working again.

Hi Terry Yes, the CB was at the Volksfest in Adelaide.

Great work Andy T I have mine on a 1967 Beetle for now :-)

Rides well and sits well :-)

Update - Some more work on CB, body and pan both getting work completed by other people
Pan is getting a new frame head grafted on, new pan halves and then painted up in factory colour. Pan should be back in a few weeks then rebuild starts happening of running gear.
Body having a few rust repair and then back home for some more. Still aiming for Valla, but maybe ill trailer it over.


Frame head chopped off



Halves removed


Mating up new head


Body