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Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:43 pm

I just found a message on my phone (it's always off when grades are due) that my bus is done. I'll be heading off to the shop tomorrow to check it out and make arrangements to deliver it home. I'm a bit nervous as to what it will look like so I'll prepare for the worst being he is not neat with the spray gun and must have used that large roll of painters paper I gave him to line the litter box :cry:

The garage is almost ready for delivery I still have more stuff to clean up, but I read somewhere that I should put down plastic on my non sealed concrete floor as a vapor barrier. Anyone ever do this before?

Also hoping the gas in the tank is still good being it has been over a year since she ran. I don't want to pull the engine to remove the tank right now for cleaning so I'll mix some stabilizer with fresh fuel.

Now the fun begins :wink:

Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:51 pm

Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:09 pm

Focker wrote:

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:33 am

kombisutra wrote: Focker wrote:

X2

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Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:42 am

Drum roll please..........
Here she is not bad for economy style.
I'm in tears she is so beautiful. =P~

Pea shooter removal soon :wink:

Movies taken I'll post later today or tomorrow and coming home tomorrow....yippi
Thanks everyone for helping make this 40 year old dream come true in less than 2 years. 8)

Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:47 am

Congrats Linda, :D It looks real good from here.

Your patience has been rewarded.
You're almost there.

However, now is the time to finish it off right. Clean that overspray. Pay attention to the details on reassembly, seals, glass orientation, wiring, etc, etc, etc.

Congratulations once again!

Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:51 am

=D> =D> Very Nice! Now it's time for the details... I'm a little jealous. I'm just starting mine. Received Funky Green on Tuesday; now it's time to tear into it.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:26 am

Linda Grunthaner wrote: Drum roll please..........
Here she is not bad for economy style.
I'm in tears she is so beautiful. =P~

Movies taken I'll post later today or tomorrow and coming home tomorrow....yippi
Thanks everyone for helping make this 40 year old dream come true in less than 2 years. 8)

Congrats. Like having a baby. hehehe

Looks nice and clean and white.

tj

Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:45 am

Rocking out! Idea :idea: My SO44 was ordered W/O jalousie windows and that it didn't have them was one of the most appreciated features. Yes, I know it gets muggy over there, but remembering the work I put into my first SO42's jalousies... I'd think you might consider this VERY time saving option. Five panes of stationary glass and seals... and you're done. Correct is cool too, but if you're OG windows are hash, you'll always be annoyed. Will look for your upcoming posts. Congratulations!

Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:46 am

Can't tell how good the paint is but it looks pretty straight. Looks like it could use color sanding and buffing. A nice winter project.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:40 pm

hey Linda looks like it turned out great, keep us posted on the completion.I hope to get mine finished one day.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:39 pm

Whoa!

Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:17 pm

the overspray sucks but it looks like the body work is alright. i wouldn't be too upset if you got a good deal

Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:22 pm

Good for you...Awesome amount of patience!

Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:26 pm

Its Showtime kids get out your 6 kernels’ of popcorn for this short clip.

Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:36 pm

Linda Grunthaner wrote: Its Showtime kids get out your 6 kernels’ of popcorn for this short clip.

I like the background noise. Sounds like your bus engine running. 8)

tj

Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:00 pm

LOOKS NICE! CONGRATULATIONS!

Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:21 am

They will be painting the window frames (pearl white) next week along with the pop top (silver white). I'm thinking I'll drop off the bumpers for a quick coat of silver white too. Remember I have a very nice set of slash bumpers for this bus because my pointed bumpers need repair. Not high on my list but I'll track down a bumper repair guy/gal to get the small bends out of the stock bumpers because I do not want to make them worse with my non bumper repair experience. Anyone out there know of an expert bumper guy/gal out there? Although the expense may be too high and I will just tackle it myself. But the slash bumpers will do for now.

Hey my 67 only gas door which has something missing but we don't know what. I suspect a spring type mechanism. Any picts or names of parts needed out there so I can track them down?

Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:27 am

Is this what I'm looking for?
Does anyone have that piece of spring steel or do I need to buy one of these doors for $25. just to get the spring? I'll take a few of these photos to the body guy perhaps that piece is in the parts box [-o<

Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:38 am

Linda, you'll want to install some decklid hinge seals...real easy and you get them from wolfsburg west:

Description: ENGINE LID HINGE SEALS, 1955 (1955 Bus, starting at chassis # 20-117903) -1976 Bus, set of 2
Part # 261829573 $6.00