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 AndyT
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| posted on September 18th, 2016 at 07:42 PM |
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KO588
KO588 finally getting started. Roof off, body off pan. Long road ahead
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| posted on September 18th, 2016 at 08:41 PM |
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Keep us informed!!!
Lots of pics are a good thing!
Regards,
Steve
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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
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| posted on September 20th, 2016 at 04:24 PM |
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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?
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| posted on September 20th, 2016 at 05:39 PM |
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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
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| posted on September 20th, 2016 at 08:44 PM |
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Hi the pic is just taken from google, I checked mine out again tonight and should be repairable. Will see how it goes
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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 .
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| posted on September 24th, 2016 at 08:29 PM |
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Now mobile again, more frame to make up tomorrow so I can roll to access underneath
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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
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| posted on September 26th, 2016 at 08:40 AM |
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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
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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?
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
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
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I bought ones for my Country Buggy from Supercheap. Look exactly the same, bolt holes line up perfectly and they are LED.
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by ztnoo
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.
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Hi I was going to go with 180 but saw a few splittys like this and seemed a lot easier to build than a full rotisserie. To reverse there will be a
few cuts and welds but shouldn't take more than a Half hour or so . Hoping to spend Sunday and Monday on this. This isn't going to be a paint job
sand blast resto. More repair and blend in. Keep to as much it's original appearance as possible. Hard top etc will be going back on. Maybe even a
roof top tent for going away
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| posted on October 12th, 2016 at 11:34 AM |
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So you are in Adelaide Andy? I have a country buggy as well KO 402.
Cheers
Chris
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| posted on October 12th, 2016 at 05:19 PM |
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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
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| posted on October 12th, 2016 at 06:13 PM |
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So you are in Adelaide Andy? I have a country buggy as well KO 402.
Cheers
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Was your CB at Volksfest last year Chris?
Terry
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| posted on October 12th, 2016 at 06:19 PM |
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Looks good Andy.
I'm planning on doing a full rollover rotisserie for our bus but this one looks good for doing our Topless L Bug.
Keep the pics coming
Terry
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| posted on October 15th, 2016 at 05:56 PM |
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Spent a little bit of today cutting out rh heater channel and starting to get the new one looking cb spec
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| posted on October 21st, 2016 at 10:41 AM |
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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
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AndyT
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| posted on October 21st, 2016 at 02:43 PM |
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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.
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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 :-)
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| posted on June 15th, 2017 at 10:42 AM |
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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
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