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Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:49 am

mynameismud wrote: i was asking just to figure out what he bought it for- for 6k and all the shit wrong with it- i would spend another $1k to buy a ticket and kick the seller in the nads...(i'm guessing all was not disclosed) - hell of a lot of respect for not pushing it off a cliff.

I forgot to tell... no engine included... :(

But let's forget all about that, don't depress me ;)
Within 2 years, I'll be sooo happy that I can take her for a ride! 8)

Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:52 am

God Speed.. :wink:

Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:59 am

koerspiloot wrote: $1500??? What a dream! I could buy 7 buses if I look at my list so far :roll:

$1500 was a lot of money for me 20 years ago! I really have to scan and post the picture of it when I got it, and how it "ended" after a 14 year "restoration". Not much a difference from one and the other since it was more of a "preservation" than a restoration! :lol:

Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:52 am

koerspiloot wrote:

as you saw, the roof was full of mastic, so I bought a new one from Dieselnut (on it's way)

Quote:
Within 4 weeks, the complete roof will arrive in Rotterdam , work enough with that roof-transplant

i think the real question is, how do you ship a roof without it getting warped.

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:01 pm

Puts everyone over here to shame. A bus like that in Cal would have easily been cut up by most guys on this list. Guess it got lucky ending up in your hands.
--Dan

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:15 pm

vw-in-neptune wrote: koerspiloot wrote:

as you saw, the roof was full of mastic, so I bought a new one from Dieselnut (on it's way)

Quote:
Within 4 weeks, the complete roof will arrive in Rotterdam , work enough with that roof-transplant

i think the real question is, how do you ship a roof without it getting warped.

it will be supported with a metal construction so it won't be damaged by shipping it over here! I'll take some pics of it asap,

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:17 pm

Braukuche wrote: Puts everyone over here to shame. A bus like that in Cal would have easily been cut up by most guys on this list. Guess it got lucky ending up in your hands.
--Dan

if it was on the east coast it probably would have been driven as is.

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:30 pm

hey there. congratulations for having the balls to attack a job on that scale ,i think you will have a perfect bus when you finish it. well done

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:30 pm

wow, I wish I have your patence. Having ADD sucks! lol

Ill keep my eyes on this thread from time to time.

nice job! keep it up.

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:47 pm

JOHN982 wrote: hey there. congratulations for having the balls to attack a job on that scale ,i think you will have a perfect bus when you finish it. well done

i hope so, 70% of all the sheetmetal will be new
Still considering if I would buy 2 complete new rearcorners... I'll see what my wallet says ;)

Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:50 pm

koerspiloot wrote: JOHN982 wrote: hey there. congratulations for having the balls to attack a job on that scale ,i think you will have a perfect bus when you finish it. well done

i hope so, 70% of all the sheetmetal will be new
Still considering if I would buy 2 complete new rearcorners... I'll see what my wallet says ;)

Shouldn't be that bad I picked up a rear corner for 100 bucks not new but great shape.

Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:06 pm

i seen a add in volks world the other month about new corners for sale i am not 100% sure but i think tey were about £65-96euro's i will check the magazine out and let you know it's gotta be worth it if your gonna change so many of the other panels.... :lol:

Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:06 pm

koerspiloot wrote: Still considering if I would buy 2 complete new rearcorners...

www.autocraft2004.co.uk

Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:43 pm

Area51 wrote: koerspiloot wrote: Still considering if I would buy 2 complete new rearcorners...

www.autocraft2004.co.uk

Who is selling these in the states? The ones that actually fit?

Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:26 pm

The Sage wrote: ... Who is selling these in the states? The ones that actually fit? LOL No one!
Whole corners... No One I know of...

Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:07 am

Area51 wrote: koerspiloot wrote: Still considering if I would buy 2 complete new rearcorners...

www.autocraft2004.co.uk
Do they fit (I mean, 99% ;) )

Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:04 am

Hi,

I've a question...
As this project continues, I'm looking ahead to order my sidepanels. I know that Creative

Engineering and Autocraft are making great repro sheetmetal, but as you see on this picture,

my inner C-pillar is not "plug-and-play" ready to weld in the Creative Engineering sidepanels:

As you see over here, if I would like to weld in those Creative Engineering sidepanels, I should use a C-pillar like here(with that small original border) because the sidepanels of CE are not 100%complete (I'm talking about the border to weld this panel on the C-pillar)!

this is a picture of a CE sidepanel

this is a picture of an Autocraft sidepanel

I know many persons who bought those CE panels, and they told me they fit very well! But because that border on my C-pillar is gone, I'd like to know if those Autocraft sidepanels (with that special border included!) fit as well as those Creative Engineering sidepanels ;)

If they do, I'll buy a set :)

Oh, by the way: I need a long sidepanel on the left (with louvres turned inside) and a short sidepanel on the right (with louvres inside and Gasfiller) . I have a 65 LHD panel

Thx !

Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:40 pm

Quote: koerspiloot wrote:

as you saw, the roof was full of mastic, so I bought a new one from Dieselnut (on it's way).

how is the roof connected? is it welded? i'm plannin on replacing my roof. i already have a roof. just not sure how to take the old roof off and put the new one on

Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:03 am

DoubleDpanel wrote: Quote: koerspiloot wrote:

as you saw, the roof was full of mastic, so I bought a new one from Dieselnut (on it's way).

how is the roof connected? is it welded? i'm plannin on replacing my roof. i already have a roof. just not sure how to take the old roof off and put the new one on

The roof(pan) is connected with plug welds onto the gutters, an awful job to drill al those welds, there are many of them ;)

Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:52 am

Have you looked at what Gerson has to offer? I've heard nothing but good things and when I get closer I'll be getting a set of DC gates from him.

His URL is: http://www.klassicfab.com/ :!: