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Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:24 am

Sidbus wrote: Amazing work. thanks for all the pics.

Thanks! you welcome!

ticoracer wrote: Que firula? pura vida man! que buen trabjo y que linda que te esta quedando la vochita! saludos desde costa rica! yo tambien consegui una 15 ventanas brazilena 1963 hace como 2 years. tambien puedes ver mas sobre los vochos ticos en vochoclubcr.com pura vida! and keep up the good work!

Muchas gracias! Tenés que subir fotos de tu 63! Abrazo!

zuggbug wrote: :shock: you are doing an amazing job - and no funky green :shock:

Thank you very much!

mattman17 wrote: Thats awsome work! I wish I could Do some of that stuff. You just show that anything can be done great work. look foward to seeing more progress thanks!

Thank you! You can do it, when i started i had no skills, just a sensation to start and don't stop. And here i am! Still got lot of work to do, but everything comes someday! if you got a dream, nobody can stop you.

Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:35 am

zuggbug wrote: :shock: you are doing an amazing job - and no funky green :shock:

Thank you! yes, no precious funky green, that parts are thousands miles away me! literally lol.

oldeskool65 wrote: That's great work! Nice to see a 'Che' in here, my father's from Rosario :D

Thank you!, your father is Argentinian? I know a very nice repairman in Rosario which father has also been mechanic, last name Bañez from http://enfriadosporaire.com.ar/, your father knows him?

tlambert wrote: You are doing a fantastic job on the metal repair. Keep it going!
=D>

Thanks! i will!

wcfvw69 wrote: Fantastic work young man! Gerson should donate the dog legs for your project since you've been so creative in making your own pieces!

Keep up the terrific work and keep posting pics!

Thank you!

kguarnotta wrote: Very Impressive!

Thanks!

Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:45 am

Here is the promised picture:

And here is the other side repair, still working on it:

Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:53 am

Your skills, and my encourgement we'll get this thing done. VERY NICE job. :D

Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:59 am

Nice work, good to see another bus getting closer to driving on road.

Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:40 am

great fab work! bus looks great!

Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:22 am

Thanks!
I'm close to start to make the rear floor. I'm excited because after that, need to make the front floor, some work on nose, doglegs, and almost done!

I got a question, i'm working with Glasurit paint so, what is the best process for paint the chassis?

Also, winter is coming soon, and humidity is usual in this area, so i will get some fillers to put in all places i already fixed, i think that will avoid rust come up in bare metal. Do you think i'm right? is better spray some primer over filler?

Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:02 pm

Great skills, you are doing a great job of saving this bus.

Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:47 pm

bus guy wrote: Great skills, you are doing a great job of saving this bus.

Thanks, i wish my bus looks an 1% nice of what your bus looks!!! Your bus looks really great!! :D

Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:37 am

Increíble trabajo !!! yo me quejo de la mía, estaré atento....

Enhorabuena desde España jejejeje

Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:36 am

Felicitaciones y saludos desde Venezuela!, yo acabo de empezar con mi double cab!

Aitor

Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:54 pm

Also, winter is coming soon, and humidity is usual in this area, so i will get some fillers to put in all places i already fixed, i think that will avoid rust come up in bare metal. Do you think i'm right? is better spray some primer over filler?[/quote]

I would use a sandable primer, most primer is and put over any bare metal. When weather is better, or its time to start the final paint, you won't have to worry about surface rust. But remember primer is only temporary and it needs to be sealed or rust will form UNDER the primer.
Good luck and stay after it.

Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:53 pm

:shock: nice all scratch built you got skills!

Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:12 pm

BUGTHUG wrote:
I would use a sandable primer, most primer is and put over any bare metal. When weather is better, or its time to start the final paint, you won't have to worry about surface rust. But remember primer is only temporary and it needs to be sealed or rust will form UNDER the primer.
Good luck and stay after it.

Thanks for help, the gray you see is glasurit primer 2k. Under primer i sprayed 2 coats of glasurit anti rust 2k. I think i'm going to get another can of primer and spray on bare metal. When i get all ready to paint, sand all bus again, clean, fill, spray anti rust again, primer and so on.

Thanks!

Wed May 04, 2011 1:40 pm

Hello everybody!
I'm very close to buy both doglegs! :) I want to ask you if the ones on cip1.com are good. I think i'm going to get them this month, and also will be making the rear floor while waiting for shipment arrives.
Step by step!

More pictures soon, thank you very much!

Wed May 04, 2011 8:51 pm

"making the rear floor".....yike....if it turns out like the rocker, it will be nice. Great job so far.

Mon May 09, 2011 12:59 pm

KombiMarc wrote: "making the rear floor".....yike....if it turns out like the rocker, it will be nice. Great job so far.

Thank you! do you know if the doglegs from cip1 are good? I can't afford buy both, and after a shipment of hundreds kilometers figure that the parts don't fit.
Thank you very much.

Mon May 09, 2011 1:56 pm

Tiene algun contacto de comprar repuestos automotivos de Brasil?
Los Doglegs a venta en Cip sao hechos en Diadema, Sao Paulo. Se quiere lo passo lo contacto de la compania directamente, provavelmente tienem algum representante en Argentina.

Creeo que lo despacho y por certo lo precio sera mas barato.

Ia cambiei dos doglegs destos y para mi lo fitting estava bueno.

Mon May 09, 2011 2:08 pm

have you tired Klassic Fab? you might be able to get the doglegs shipped from Columbia were they are made. no shipping from north america to south america.

Mon May 09, 2011 2:20 pm

novetti wrote: Tiene algun contacto de comprar repuestos automotivos de Brasil?
Los Doglegs a venta en Cip sao hechos en Diadema, Sao Paulo. Se quiere lo passo lo contacto de la compania directamente, provavelmente tienem algum representante en Argentina.

Creeo que lo despacho y por certo lo precio sera mas barato.

Ia cambiei dos doglegs destos y para mi lo fitting estava bueno.

Gracias por la info!! Si, me interesa mucho el contacto para averiguar como puedo hacer.
No sé hablar portugués, si es mejor para usted continúo en ingles.

Gracias nuevamente! :D