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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 04:10 PM |
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Where'm I at now 58 delux splitty
Been a while and I thought I might throw out a few more pics for you all. Had some harrowing experiences with the sawzal but things are really coming
together now.
Cut off the Left hand drive chassis at the front and welded on a RHD section. You'd never know it was any different. I cut the front off the belly
pan, flattened the stretching out with a shrinking disc and added a new heater pipe, all coated in Rust bullet.
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Zimblewinder]
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 05:45 PM |
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I cleaned up the chassis rust with new pieces and added new baffles to the inside of the chassis rail.
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 05:46 PM |
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Ran the shrinking disc over the cargo floors. You can see how much they straightened up. Compare it to the one at the back!
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 05:47 PM |
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Started patching the roofline rust. There are pin holes all the way down to the last 1/4 of the roof. Ill sandblast and killrust inside the roof all
the way down to the back while its open.
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 05:48 PM |
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And now the scary bit, cut the long panel out after measuring it a thousand times.
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 05:49 PM |
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Fortunately it fits like a glove. WHEW!!!
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 05:51 PM |
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one more from the inside. Lots more work to do yet though. Want to have it in the paint booth in September or October....Wishful thinking perhaps.
Looking forward to getting this one on the road full time. Cheers
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by Zimblewinder]
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 07:10 PM |
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great job
what colours are you going to do????
cant wait to see some more updates, hey how much was it to get it over ???
from where????
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 07:15 PM |
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Cost me about $1000 aussie dollars to get it to Japan where I am now, from the states. Once my time here is done it will be containered back to Oz
with all my other junk. Its going to be boring original sealing wax red and Chestnut brown  .
PS love your dub!
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 07:18 PM |
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dont know about boring more like awesome
thanx about the bug but one day hope to get a splitty !!
that day is apparently when hell freezes over (says the wife)
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 07:41 PM |
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Or when you make me an offer?????
Cheers
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 07:43 PM |
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not planing on selling my house to afford your split Dave!!!!!!
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 08:31 PM |
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Thats just awsome job man, you have the patience of a saint, so it was a left hand drive, this is why you have swapped over the side skins!!, bloody
great keep up the good work..
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 08:33 PM |
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best colours ever chestnut brown over sealing wax red , have you seen the white roof over chestnut brown centre and sealing wax red combo thats very
cool as well.
i was going to do my 65 brown over red but i think it would look strange on a later kombi best for 50s buses i think |
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 09:49 PM |
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Awesome stuff,great to see some updates.Its going to look soooo cool when you're done. Keep up the great work.
How long are you in Japan for??
Oh....Snap.....!
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 10:37 PM |
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Hmmm thanks all for the encouragement. The very best thing is Im finished with the wire brush. No more spikes! Still have a few litres of sand to
inhale and scratch out of my speedos finishing the roofline and the inside of the panels.( no matter how much you cover up you still get it in your
eyes and nickers) I really like the earlier barney beige grey roof but Im going to have to save up for one to do that. As for favourite colour combos;
I really love mango busses but Id need a 50's kombi or micro for that; or that comercial beige colour double cab. Hmmmmm me thinks!
For the moment Im going as stock as possible. Im even thinking about making a 50's Saxes and co. style slide in camping unit for it (originally
designed for passenger busses) so I can have the best of both worlds.
I have a Denlinger interior kit on the way from Arizona and hope to run Coker or Silvertown Wide white wall radials on it. The drive train will
remain stock cos Im after a slow (very slow ) cruiser.My mother
approves:kiss. Maybe, If I find it unsafe Ill slip in a 1500. Im told this will give good acceleration on the split case tranny and cruise more
comfortably at the heady top speed of 85-95klm/h; and shelve the 1200. Ive heard if you balance then the old 1200 will spin very happily at top speed.
It will also be more reliable that way.
I thought Id be in Japan for a year...but its been 8 already so...maybe a couple more, who knows. Anyone that feels like a work out with the sanding
block and an onsen after, you know where to find me. Cheers all Im off skiing with my school kids for a week BRRRR!:puke
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| posted on January 5th, 2005 at 09:04 AM |
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whats a shrinking wheel? |
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| posted on January 7th, 2005 at 10:52 PM |
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here's all you need to know about shrinking discs. I think its the best metal working tool I have.
http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?ownerid=9990093068868 |
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| posted on January 8th, 2005 at 03:00 AM |
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love resto's of this magnitude. Something about bare metal rebuilds that just give you that tingling feeling that another will be on the road in
former glory all spick and span. Hopefully mine will be there someday. Nice work! :thumb
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| posted on January 8th, 2005 at 08:10 AM |
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where are you going skiing ?, i have spent some time in japan snowboarding at niseko i have to say absolutly hands down the best snow in the world
deep and fresh all day every day when i was there, i have also done a season in canada spending most of my time in banff and working at norquay as a
lifty also done a season in nz , spent time in alot of resorts across canada and the states actually only a couple in the states man i love the
snow.
the best thing for me about japan was no one goes in the trees because of some myths or something just awsome still fresh at 6pm and just about no
tourists love japan very cool place and freindly people love it
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| posted on April 6th, 2005 at 11:13 PM |
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ROOFLINE CLEANED UP
Been busy on the front roofline, here's an update
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95176 |
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| posted on April 6th, 2005 at 11:27 PM |
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man ur bloody ken top job!!! will be awesome to see when landed in ausie!!
good luck with the rest of the resto!!
cheers
rhys
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| posted on April 6th, 2005 at 11:43 PM |
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crazy work
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| posted on April 6th, 2005 at 11:44 PM |
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love the spit roast u have there !
good work, A+ on effort !
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| posted on April 7th, 2005 at 12:05 AM |
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Gotta love the double skinned floors in sambas....... not.
what year is it. whem ya comin back???? wher you commin back to?
Sealin wax red and chestnut brown is the only way to go.
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| posted on April 8th, 2005 at 07:47 PM |
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Its a 58. Im a Geelong boy so one day it will grace the ocean road. Many more challenges to come before then though. Maybe it will see Australia in
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| posted on August 5th, 2005 at 11:15 PM |
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MORE....
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/thomson_dale2000/album?.dir=bf7e
well its been some time and Ive had a ball but my fair share of frustrations as well. The rainy season came and went and I got my seat frames
sandblasted and gave them a dose of a super hard enamel they use to paint rolller doors and gates here in Japan. I also used the wet days to mark out
all my new seat covers. I only have to source the chocolate brown seat piping and Ill be peddling my sewing machine!.
As for the hulk
Worked on getting the loose tin all straight, doors tailgates and doglegs, also the parcel tray. They are all rust free now and ready for surfacing.
Built a new rear seat frame for the upper back. The springs were an easy find, Henderson's in Geelong sells them for couches, its called NO-SAG for
anyone looking for it.
Got the forward cargo door pillar in, cutting in the semaphore holes and welding in seat belt plates, ala Rob King (thanks for you helpful pics
Rob,,Leo looks smick :thumb). The left dogleg went in with a struggle. The front was all skewed to the left because of an accident in the past. The
right lower nose had about 15mm of lead right up above the headlight. The roof and nose skin had alot of pressure and the whole thing sprung when I
cut the floor out.
With some jacks and pulls I got the A pillar in the right place and welded on the dogleg. Fitted the left door to get the door gap right and its good
enough now that the gap will be easily tweaked with just the door hinge screw plates now. Surprisingly the right dogleg and A pillar (where the
accident apparently came from) was an easy fix, no pressure and the door gap set easily.
I found a NOS Euro nose skin in Belgium and so cut the remnants off the front. Ill get the new skin on when Im happy with the front floor. It was
retrievable, but the US winkers had been cut in wrong and as I said, the accident had warped it all very badly. (since I have all the metal to repair
it I might do that as a rainy day project in the future).
Ive been messing around getting the front floor in but the pressings are all so wrong, that even though it has gone in neatly, Im giving it the boot
if I can find an OG floor (ANYONE???).
Next Ill get the cargo doors in... Stay tuned.
Sorry for the long post but its been a long while.
Also.. anyone have any experience with Standox paint? I heard it will code match SWR very well. Never used that brand before and wouldnt mind
advice. Thanks
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| posted on August 6th, 2005 at 09:19 AM |
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excellent work, not long to go now.. but your gettin antse wantin to putter around oz..
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| posted on August 6th, 2005 at 10:23 PM |
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Your work is very impressive dude.:thumb:thumb
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| posted on August 6th, 2005 at 10:55 PM |
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Awesome. Another G-town bred dubber! |
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