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Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:26 pm

campingbox wrote: I think Paul said this bus was in North Dakota, so maybe between the 10 VW people in that entire state one of them will fess up? Someone probably grabbed it for their sand rail or something....

Plus, you need to add the other 10,000 meth heads living in North Dakota :wink:

Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:04 am

KrisBalfe wrote: Paul does the mechanicals, the body is my cross to bear 8)

Looks like its time for some more cabinet work also!!

Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:32 pm

campingbox wrote: The M-code plate is gone too, too bad.....Im sure it would have had an interesting Sk #.

Did you examine the headlight bucket for the SK code written with grease pen?

Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:36 pm

Thanks Lind. Makes you wonder how the folks at the factory new to put safaris in the bus. Couldn't see them doing it at the Westfalia factory.

Bummer about the plate and vin. Put some paint stripper to the area where the holes should be. See if they were welded up. Good luck with the project, you guys are brave. :wink:

Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:48 pm

mightymouse wrote: Id say, just get started on it. give it some love. get it on 4 correct wheels, clean it all up, start cutting out sheetmetal, and keep this thread updated. that energy being sent out, the VIN will pop up for sure. so many people on here, someone will see it and know where it went. you need to put up pics oh the field it was in also. where it sat etc etc.
later sick bus btw. dave
thanks Dave thats the plan... though I've got to finish my 63 first

Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:51 pm

aah57 wrote: KrisBalfe wrote: Paul does the mechanicals, the body is my cross to bear 8)

Looks like its time for some more cabinet work also!!
Yeah I'll start the bodywork after breakfast, finish the cabinets after lunch, and take it camping for dinner... all in a days work. Hows your flipseat coming along?

Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:55 pm

I dunno about the paint code in the headlight bucket, I thought that was an early bus thing... there's a tarp on it now and about a foot of snow I'll check in April :wink:

Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:56 am

Man Kris, you are a brave man, all I see when I look at that bus is rust and a cool paint color. Good luck on finding the missing still :lol: Looks like you'll have your hands full for the next year-ish but if it looks as good as that other flipseat when your done, it'll be worth it...I used to have an old westy, oh man-those were the good ol' days.

Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:55 pm

Just broke the organic welds from the front axle, put the framehorn wheel on, and got the bus in the garage for it's light cosmetic session. Had to sacrafice this poor panel conversion for the greater good

Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:04 pm

This bus rocks!! Any news on the VIN mystery?

Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:39 pm

KrisBalfe wrote: aah57 wrote: KrisBalfe wrote: Paul does the mechanicals, the body is my cross to bear 8)

Looks like its time for some more cabinet work also!!
Yeah I'll start the bodywork after breakfast, finish the cabinets after lunch, and take it camping for dinner... all in a days work. Hows your flipseat coming along?

It's just sitting right now. After the '67 delux rubber is done I will start work. When you get a chance dont forget to send those measurements.

Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:04 pm

No luck with the #'s yet, but no biggie, it'll be a '84 if it has to 8)... I'll send you the cabinet info this spring when I put them back in my 63. Did some cutting today... Started to seperate the donor section

Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:14 am

poor bus bastard- look at you gettin after it when ya shoulda been sliding in the blizzard, excellent pics-much separation in the cargo floor cross members?? what are you thinking for christs sake-oops sorry mr. episcopalian...

Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:32 pm

sweeet. :) gettin after it is good. makes me want to go work on my bus, im moving this weekend, bigger place. then its bus attack time!

Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:05 pm

so i was able to help kris work on this bus tonight and here a progress report...still very interested in finding the original vin #'s :roll:

another turkis donor bus...

happy valentines day, from kris

Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:56 pm

*Update... take a turkis bus, torch, a dash of gerson, and wah la 1/32 of the bus is solid...

Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:56 pm

That will be an UNBELIEVABLE Bus when you get it back together. I would have liked to have had it for a parts bus for my 55 pg/sg flipseat westy hack I am building.

Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:49 pm

ben edwards wrote: ... I would have liked to have had it for a parts bus for my 55 pg/sg flipseat westy hack I am building.

:shock:

Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:03 pm

bastardbus wrote: ben edwards wrote: ... I would have liked to have had it for a parts bus for my 55 pg/sg flipseat westy hack I am building.

:shock:
Ah ha ha ha sarcasim... bring over your 55 I could use your wolfsburg doglegs. :twisted:

Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:22 pm

Progress...