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 hodgy
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| posted on July 14th, 2014 at 09:07 PM |
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surf bus aka 13RAG
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
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| posted on July 14th, 2014 at 09:17 PM |
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very nice! digging those feet as well 
great stuff!!
cheers
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| posted on July 14th, 2014 at 10:19 PM |
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Nice bus. Look forward to seeing the oval resto.
68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
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crsedge
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| posted on July 15th, 2014 at 12:58 AM |
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Have seen this at Revolks and DOV;- if your oval resto is half as good it will be a stunner 
Cheers
Craig
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GASBNR
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| posted on July 15th, 2014 at 08:58 AM |
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Cool stuff Paul.
OL 
SORRY BOUT THAT!
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hodgy
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| posted on July 25th, 2014 at 09:48 PM |
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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
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shaven
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| posted on April 28th, 2015 at 07:37 PM |
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LOVE this bus... beautiful!!!
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| posted on May 2nd, 2015 at 12:53 PM |
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Very tasty kombi
88 Caravelle Syncro Camper
89 Caravelle GL microbus - 5 speed
69 Microbus
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| posted on May 2nd, 2015 at 01:08 PM |
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Nice
Wasnt this originally an 11 window ?
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adlbeetle66
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| posted on May 2nd, 2015 at 06:11 PM |
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Very cool... this oval is going to be a good one..
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| posted on May 3rd, 2015 at 03:48 PM |
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Stunning bus mate, love the attention to detail! The picnic sub is a cool idea too!
It will all be OK in the end, if it's not OK it's not the end!
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hodgy
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| posted on May 3rd, 2015 at 08:06 PM |
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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
 [/URL]
This is the only way when you are dealing with so much rust and to do the job properly
 [/URL]
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
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shaven
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| posted on May 4th, 2015 at 08:20 PM |
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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!!!
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| posted on May 5th, 2015 at 09:27 PM |
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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.
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| posted on May 14th, 2015 at 07:31 PM |
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safari rubbers
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
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hodgy
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| posted on May 14th, 2015 at 09:45 PM |
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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
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Alfonso56
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| posted on May 15th, 2015 at 07:53 AM |
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Thanks Hodgy,
I thought mine were creative but maybe not., will check out site.
Cheers
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| posted on May 15th, 2015 at 09:08 AM |
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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.
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CheapChalee
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| posted on May 15th, 2015 at 12:36 PM |
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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
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hodgy
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| posted on May 15th, 2015 at 09:54 PM |
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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
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shaven
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| posted on May 16th, 2015 at 02:10 AM |
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Click here: Surf Bus
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| posted on May 16th, 2015 at 08:48 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by shaven
Click here: Surf Bus
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It wont allow
You need to be a member?
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