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 Kuchster
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| posted on January 20th, 2013 at 08:20 PM |
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Side windows are done, need to do a repair on the inner of the middle window frame still. Started on the rear floor where there is plenty more rust.
Registration before 10th march deadline..
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binner
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| posted on January 21st, 2013 at 09:38 AM |
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Geebus, your speed and fabrication time has really put my 1 year resto to shame!! top class stuff there mate. 
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| posted on January 22nd, 2013 at 10:12 PM |
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C'mon, 1 year is plenty, im doing the almost impossible 2 months!!
Engine and fuel tank out, nice original paint in fuel tank section.
What lies beneath? Looks like an easy repair for a change..
If it isnt, my favourite?
Suppose we better make a new one...
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| posted on January 23rd, 2013 at 07:39 PM |
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Inner finished
Outer finished
Rust around where the battery tray was welded on
Finished
Test fit battery tray, it actually kind of fits!
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| posted on February 4th, 2013 at 05:47 PM |
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Really nice work mate!
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| posted on February 6th, 2013 at 07:08 AM |
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2 months is still too long rob haha
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| posted on February 13th, 2013 at 11:30 PM |
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Amazing welding,
Thanks for sharing
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| posted on February 14th, 2013 at 12:59 PM |
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Beautiful work!! I bet my '67 Bug wishes it was getting this kind of rust free love!
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| posted on March 2nd, 2013 at 12:32 PM |
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Nice work love the way you make the fab panels I would love to gain skills and the tooling to do half what you've done
recycle, restore, enjoy
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| posted on May 28th, 2013 at 10:10 PM |
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Sorry for the lack of progress, been working on the country buggy, now that is done, bit more work on this..
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| posted on May 28th, 2013 at 10:28 PM |
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Yay Rob....well done - back to the lowie for some more work.
I was wondering what happened - you were steaming along at one stage then the wheels seemed to fall off.
Great she is almost done now by the look of it - great work.
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| posted on August 6th, 2013 at 01:35 AM |
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Kuch, you using oxy and planishing the welds as you go?
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Kuchster
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| posted on January 9th, 2014 at 10:07 PM |
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Windscreen repair complete and welded some adjusters into the beam.
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| posted on January 10th, 2014 at 04:50 AM |
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Stand up work! 
Quit calling rust patina
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| posted on January 10th, 2014 at 01:26 PM |
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They really are rusty buggers these old busses - lots of work and good to see you are including the essentials like lowering!
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| posted on January 18th, 2014 at 09:15 PM |
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Dropped it a little and some new tyres on the front.
Had to patch up some holes from an existing couple of antennas.
Starting on the sliding door. Neighbour told me to find another one?? I did some rust work on his VK the last couple of weeks, just because my door
has more rust than his whole VK... Fixing rust on a vw is so much more fun 
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| posted on January 19th, 2014 at 04:20 PM |
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Nice work again Rob.
Is the sliding door the last patient for this once very sick bus or are the other doors just as rotten?
Amazing quality of repair though.
That Oxy should burn off all other internal surrounding surface rot we cant really see too.
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| posted on January 19th, 2014 at 09:18 PM |
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Thanks Scott, just the passenger door after this one, shouldnt be a lot of work on that one though, and a bit on the engine lid.
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| posted on January 20th, 2014 at 08:55 AM |
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Looking good Rob! Will be better than new once you are done.
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| posted on January 20th, 2014 at 09:09 PM |
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Rather difficult repair because of all the shaping
Making a start on this section
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| posted on January 20th, 2014 at 11:12 PM |
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Looking good Rob.....
if it looks like crap smells like crap then guess what!!!!!
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| posted on January 21st, 2014 at 09:03 PM |
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Thanks Kai and Dino, come around any time, Your wheels are here for the CB Dino..
Just the bottom of the sliding door to be done, getting a section bent up so i'll finish it off later in the week.
Engine Lid done, sorry no other pics, it really needs a new engine lid but this one will be good for a while.
Corners done on both sides
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| posted on January 21st, 2014 at 09:38 PM |
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And I have your wheels here ready to go,just need to pull my finger out!!!
if it looks like crap smells like crap then guess what!!!!!
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| posted on January 22nd, 2014 at 09:12 PM |
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There is nothing I hate more than doing rust work on bay window front doors, bit of shrinking required even after using the mig to put in the patch
panel.
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| posted on January 23rd, 2014 at 09:11 PM |
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Another fine job Rob.
Im surprised thesedoors are so bad there.
69 models dont have the extra side intrusion bar that sits along the sill - which causes most of the rot to the door sill as it traps water and
dirt.
I have seen a 69 with a rusty sliding door sill & tailgate & engine lid and no rot in either the front doors.
Front doors are notorious for warping and why some prefer to totally re-skin.
Cheers,
Scott
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| posted on January 29th, 2014 at 09:55 PM |
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I think a reskin of the door would have been a much easier process..
Did a bit of painting over the weekend, decided to patch all the welded areas and give it some colour, didn't quite get the look i was looking for,
the red is noticeably brighter and looks really good, so i've decided to do a full respray while it is stripped this far, same colours in 2 pack,
I've basically come to the stage of a full resto so i wont spoil it by leaving the old paint, I guess I was more after rat look though its not really
working with this bus.
Painted the dash also
Now back to the easy part!!
And rust converted the interior ready for a lick of paint
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| posted on January 30th, 2014 at 09:11 AM |
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Hi Rob,
good to see you are only taking on little jobs, NOT
Kev
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Kuchster
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| posted on January 31st, 2014 at 09:56 PM |
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That's right Kev.. haha
Did I mention that i'm aiming for rego by the 1st march??
Finished the headlight buckets
Bit of paint on the interior, few imperfections though most of it is going to be covered, looks good and stops the rust.
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| posted on February 1st, 2014 at 08:41 AM |
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Coming up a treat.
"If it ain't rubbing,It ain't dubbing!!!!"
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| posted on February 2nd, 2014 at 08:00 PM |
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Awesome work Rob.
I would throw some more paint on the seat bases as moisture seems to get to these areas and rot them out.
Also the middle inner driver side panel could use some paint just to keep the rust at bay. The job looks great so far - Cant wait to see it all back
together and on the road.
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