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 matberry
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| posted on March 23rd, 2014 at 07:32 PM |
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Great write up Marcus. The body is extremely good as far as Kombi's or any other 40+ year old motor vehicle goes. By going the strip/sandblasting
route you will achieve your longevety goals, and after this step, it's nice to see how well your ute faired, even 29 years ago we had some cars that
were literally given back to the owner in a cardboard box!
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| posted on April 1st, 2014 at 12:32 PM |
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I agree Matt
A couple of pics as the repairs are underway
Sill in front of rear drivers side wheel arch
From the inside
Floor section under fuel tank being replaced
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| posted on October 27th, 2014 at 04:03 PM |
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Well it has been a few weeks since I updated this 
The steel and panel work will be completed this week (all being well)
Under the tray, treasure chest and engine bay have been painted.
I did go with the L345 Light Grey : it is a khaki, grey, beige colour. I like it. It goes nicely with the L581 Cloud White which is a nice creamy
white.
Any how, the pictures tell the story. It should be quite neat. I will pick it up on Sunday to take it to my wife's cousin who is quite a handy spray
painter.
The metal and panel work has been done at Matt Berry's by his specialist panel beater Max. Great work, and highly recommended if you can get on the
waiting list.
The area under the fuel tank was the worst part of the single cab
Wheel arch near the battery needed some love ... no surprise there
New divider made and scribed for between treasure chest and fuel tank to ensure the treasure chest stays completely dry.
Passenger side wheel well/engine bay area ready for some seam sealer
The top hat sections for the rear tray were straightened and replaced as needed: even strong enough for my eldest boy to lay on, fat as he is
Windscreen area repaired. It had got worse so quickly after I last had the windscreen replaced.
Passenger wheel arch repaired (a few layers as usual here)
 
New outer sill ... are you bored yet??
Getting pretty straight now ... Max the master in the background
Slide out drawer is getting installed to make the treasure chest a nicer option for easy storage
This is all the little rust pieces that have been removed. Boy expensive bits of rust $ 
New tray panels being test fitted and prepped
Colour has been applied here to the underside of tray areas
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| posted on October 27th, 2014 at 08:52 PM |
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Looking great, should be good for another 40+ years !
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| posted on October 28th, 2014 at 06:59 AM |
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That's the plan 
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| posted on October 28th, 2014 at 07:43 AM |
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Great colour!
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| posted on February 5th, 2015 at 10:40 AM |
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Lovely SC. I can't think of a way it could be any better and I think the light grey/white combination will look amazing.
I love Kombi Utes .. And this thread is tipping me to breaking point .. But then my 67' would have to go to make way - decisions!
Best of luck with the rest of the work.
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| posted on February 5th, 2015 at 08:37 PM |
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Thanks so much 
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| posted on February 6th, 2015 at 10:59 AM |
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Hiho Marcus, for a vehicle that didn't appear to have much rust it had a shipload. Great it's going to be put to the use it was built
for.....working. Triffik job. Glenn.
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| posted on February 6th, 2015 at 01:12 PM |
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I love this pic Marcus, Richie being a chock ...
Any updates from Rod?
2014-03-12090319_zps81807ac2.jpg
(EDIT: pic didn't work, can anyone fix it, it's the last pic of this post at the end of p7 posted on 16-3-2014 at 10:30)
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| posted on February 6th, 2015 at 08:11 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by matberry
I love this pic Marcus, Richie being a chock ...
Any updates from Rod?
2014-03-12090319_zps81807ac2.jpg
(EDIT: pic didn't work, can anyone fix it, it's the last pic of this post at the end of p7 posted on 16-3-2014 at 10:30)
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6 Dubs in and counting..
1966 1300 Deluxe Beetle in polar white.
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| posted on February 6th, 2015 at 08:32 PM |
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 love it, thanks mate
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| posted on February 6th, 2015 at 10:21 PM |
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No worries.
6 Dubs in and counting..
1966 1300 Deluxe Beetle in polar white.
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| posted on February 7th, 2015 at 07:32 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Hiho Marcus, for a vehicle that didn't appear to have much rust it had a shipload. Great it's going to be put to the use it was built
for.....working. Triffik job. Glenn.
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Hi Glenn
It is amazing how much repair was needed as it was the cleanest ute I had seen in original condition.
It will be quite spectacular when it is done.
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| posted on February 7th, 2015 at 07:33 AM |
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I thought you had said "Richie being a chook" Matt!!
I should put my glasses on
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| posted on February 7th, 2015 at 09:25 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I thought you had said "Richie being a chook" Matt!!
I should put my glasses on
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If the shoe fits... lol
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| posted on March 17th, 2015 at 10:47 AM |
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It's creeping closer to seeing colour
A huge amount of work has gone into it. The pics tell the story. It should be very straight
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| posted on March 21st, 2015 at 01:21 PM |
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Such a great job on the panel work! My wife prefers dual cabs but if I had my way I'd have a single cab just like this any day!
6 Dubs in and counting..
1966 1300 Deluxe Beetle in polar white.
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| posted on March 21st, 2015 at 04:28 PM |
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Sweet build man!!!  
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| posted on December 21st, 2015 at 10:05 AM |
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Well colour has made it to the underside of the single cab.
I went with a mildly textured version of the raptor coating in a low sheen.
It is a mixture of L345 Light Grey and Black as best as we can figure close to original in where colour is and isn't.
A lot of hard work in this part of it by Rod Fuchs who has been doing the body work.
It will be a lot easier from here as the rest of the prep is ready with just a light rub back and spray colour.
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| posted on December 21st, 2015 at 10:06 AM |
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| posted on December 21st, 2015 at 10:09 AM |
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| posted on December 21st, 2015 at 11:43 AM |
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Single cab
Looking great, what a lot of attention to detail you have done.
What are you doing to rust proof it?
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| posted on December 29th, 2015 at 09:41 PM |
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Where is the Like button
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| posted on January 1st, 2016 at 06:33 PM |
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Thanks.
Grazza, Rod does up his own brew of product for rustproofing.
When I remember what is in it I'll let you know.
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| posted on January 31st, 2016 at 09:30 AM |
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Well I picked the ute up from the painters yesterday with everything painted except for the outside.
It is now going to have the dash, motor, gearbox, fuel tank and electrics fitted.
It will then go back for the final wet rub and colour for the outside.
It is fantastic and beyond all of my expectations. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.
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