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Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:20 pm

SOUNDS LIKE A SLACKER!!

Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:17 am

no slackin here,12 hr days and people want their cars done,theres a line of customers cars here with no end in sight,in fact turning down jobs lately,i'll get that old kombi in a couple few weeks,i figure when i go back to pick up the powdercoated goods,its an impossible task alone,luckily my buddy was kinda jazzed on a early rare muscle car the old guy has,so we will make a day of it and get both of them at once while helping each other

Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:58 am

hugheseum wrote: no slackin here,12 hr days and people want their cars done,theres a line of customers cars here with no end in sight,in fact turning down jobs lately,i'll get that old kombi in a couple few weeks,i figure when i go back to pick up the powdercoated goods,its an impossible task alone,luckily my buddy was kinda jazzed on a early rare muscle car the old guy has,so we will make a day of it and get both of them at once while helping each other
Take pics of the extraction...I always enjoy seeing the extraction process. What year/make/model muscle car?

Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:08 pm

i will,i have a webpage devoted to the extraction of that 58 wt i had,that was a crazy one,this one is absolutely nutty too,the old guy is a friggin monster,i mean huge dude,not just fat but HUGE,swears like a banshee and is a little "testy" looking at his yard its actually hard to imagine one single man could even aquire all the shit he has,that muscle car i believe is a "satelight"? not sure,i was busy shakin my head at everything around me while i was there.

Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:33 am

I found a bus over the weekend, guess its been sitting a long time. The guy who told me about it said last time he saw it was a couple years ago, well it is still sitting there. Here is a quick picture, hopefully me or my brother will get it soon.

Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:49 am

finally, someone had added something to this thread....i was getting withdrawls :D

Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:57 am

I know, I check this thread all the time to look at what is found.

Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:02 am

that panel looks like the same paint that was on mine when I got it. realy dark brownish maroon primer with think flakey white paint...

Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:12 pm

mwcoed wrote: I found a bus over the weekend, guess its been sitting a long time. The guy who told me about it said last time he saw it was a couple years ago, well it is still sitting there. Here is a quick picture, hopefully me or my brother will get it soon.

Kind of miraculous that nobody hacked camper windows into it over the years. Nice.

Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:33 pm

mwcoed wrote: I found a bus over the weekend, guess its been sitting a long time. The guy who told me about it said last time he saw it was a couple years ago, well it is still sitting there. Here is a quick picture, hopefully me or my brother will get it soon.

I wonder if painting it with what appears to be house paint actually saved the paint underneath. That looks like a cool bus!

Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:16 pm

Speaking of hacking windows in :

I looked at this '65 today that Nate/ Jung Restoration told me about, I was sure it was another hacked Panel, not so, it was a 231 Kombi, you can see one of what should be 6 pop- outs after the left cargo door, it has a strange camper kit too, pretty rusty, probably make a good Jersey Looker 8)

Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:22 pm

crukab wrote: Speaking of hacking windows in :

I looked at this '65 today that Nate/ Jung Restoration told me about, I was sure it was another hacked Panel, not so, it was a 231 Kombi, you can see one of what should be 6 pop- outs after the left cargo door, it has a strange camper kit too, pretty rusty, probably make a good Jersey Looker 8)

I think we talked about that bus a few pages back. It's not common to see the awning style camper windows that fit in the standard window openings. Most were the "hacked in" style installed into those unwanted panels on dealer lots.

Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:55 pm

Swamp-thang with a cottage cheese mug

Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:59 pm

sweet swamp thing,is that a segaphone mounted on the rocker?

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:14 am

Upon closer inspection I have determined that you are correct, it is a Segaphone. However, I am not sure if the orange lens is correct for this model year, the birth certificate I have on order will hold the answers to these questions.

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:18 am

A segaphone?!?!? :?

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:26 am

I think the correct spelling is segapone.

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:39 am

Dear Sir or Madam, you may be correct. As I stated above I am eagerly awaiting my letter of authenticity (AKA Birth Certificate) from the VW Museum.

Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:51 am

sled wrote: I think the correct spelling is segapone.

Agreed, this is the correct spelling.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2910200

Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:13 am

Thank you for the mink, Link.. I mean the link, Mink. I just sorted thru 644 pages and found it most informative, supportive and inspiring. I now have all the answer I was looking for, I'm going to cancel my order on that letter from the Museum. Oh, and it appears you and Slud were correct on the spelling. Thank you again now I'm off to drive my new bus around the world....backwards.