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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 08:41 PM
The Bent Samba


Hey All,
Thought I better put a thread on here for you guys.
Some of you might know that I bought Pats 63 Samba off him after the crash, he was happy to sell to me as he gets to watch I come back to life and enjoy it again (AS A PASSENGER!!!) once she is back on the road.

Anyway I started working on it in the last few weeks, and its coming along.
I started by stripping the rear pas corner, short side, wheel tub and part of the upper engine floor.
After that with a heap of bashing, pulling and straightening I managed to get the rear square again with good tailgate and engine lid gaps.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/522619_10151626182596414_1041253207_n_zpsda9b5994.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/IMAG0667_zps3aa8a35c.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/IMAG0644_zps415d27f6.jpg
nice and bent in here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/IMAG0798_zps82a11b13.jpg

so I cut it all out
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/IMAG0803_zps9c44acc2.jpg

managed to beat the inner corner window section back into shape
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/IMAG0811_zpsdf4671d9.jpg

welded the upper engine floor and tub back in
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/041_zpsb4ec67cd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/044_zpsc32529f3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/036_zps734089e2.jpg

now she is on the rotisserie, started removing the belly pans today and it looks pretty good in there. just needs front outriggers and jacking points only.
also picked up a doner nipple front today complete with dash and A pillars :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/IMG_0130_zpsc7beb203.jpg

this is what im after minus the overriders :wink:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/kombibob/971040_320657524738090_1785596108_n_zps7f41a71c.jpg




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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 08:50 PM



Good work Bob. You will bring it back to life.



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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 09:05 PM



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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 09:30 PM



Good on ya neighbour :tu:



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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 10:05 PM



And cargo doors on the other side with steering wheel on the right side too.



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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 10:11 PM



Ok that also and minus a vent on each side etc ;)



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posted on August 25th, 2013 at 10:17 PM



Glad it wasn't the end of her! The planned finished Samba looks awesome :cool:



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