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Mon May 09, 2011 2:23 pm

widehatch wrote: 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.

Thank you for your response! yes, i tried it, but unfortunately they cost much more than the ones in cip1, and i can't afford that much.

Thank you very much.

Thu May 19, 2011 11:28 am

Hello! I'm posting few more pictures.
Finally i sprayed some paint in order to prevent corrosion this winter.
Also cut the tail lights holes, and put engine on place! I want to start it those days at least to run time to time. It was 2 years resting since it was rebuilt.

Tail lights holes done.
Engine rebuilt, yes i'm going to change exaust! hehe.

Very crap lights, all plastic, the ad pictures didn't match what the seller told me, :( all i want is find some original ones, and throw away this pair!

Thu May 19, 2011 4:49 pm

Great Job! Can't wait to see it finished!! Keep up the good work.

Fri May 20, 2011 5:35 am

very impressive work....

engine looks to be one of those brazillian SP/DP hybrid! interesting

Fri May 20, 2011 7:38 am

PEPPE wrote: very impressive work....

engine looks to be one of those brazillian SP/DP hybrid! interesting

Yes, impressive. Close up of the SP/DP area?

Fri May 20, 2011 8:48 am

those ar DP heads installed with a small carb and manifold, very similar to SP ones. there is a small adaptor between flange on head side and manifold.
i've seen those engines also with small diameter 12v generators and cable operated choke carbs.

Fri May 20, 2011 9:24 am

PEPPE wrote: those ar DP heads installed with a small carb and manifold, very similar to SP ones. there is a small adaptor between flange on head side and manifold.
i've seen those engines also with small diameter 12v generators and cable operated choke carbs.

I can barely see the adaptor. So is the SP manifold shorter?

Sat May 21, 2011 12:31 am

yes, shorter and meets the adaptor at an angle.

Sat May 21, 2011 2:29 pm

Very impressive. Keep it up.

Thu May 26, 2011 8:45 pm

PEPPE wrote: very impressive work....

engine looks to be one of those brazillian SP/DP hybrid! interesting

Sorry people, i didn't saw all these comments. First of all, can you explain me what SP/DP means? remember i'm a newbie with just 26 years old! :lol:

Carb is "Caresa", a national brand. When i found this bus it had a german Solex 28 mounted on it. The engine was not running, lot of things missing and play everywhere. Was rebuilt, and my mechanic found this carb and told me about. Here is hard to find some original solex, and this Caresa is the replacement.

BarryL wrote: Yes, impressive. Close up of the SP/DP area?

Of course, as soon as i figure what SP/DP means :oops:

Thu May 26, 2011 9:00 pm

I think they are refering to the SP being SINGLE PORT, and DP= double port intake for the carb.

Thu May 26, 2011 9:05 pm

How i forgot to upload this picture??

She is my sweet helper, Negra, nobody in the world have seen her tooths, even if you pick a piece of beef from his tray when she is liking it.
Every morning runs to meet me, like saying "Hello! Can you please scratch my belly?" That's how i start my day of work in the bus.
She likes to sleep under the kombi, will be the first passenger i'm sure.

Fri May 27, 2011 10:44 am

Look out Klassic Fab- This guy's creating competition ;)

Fri May 27, 2011 4:37 pm

BUGTHUG wrote: I think they are refering to the SP being SINGLE PORT, and DP= double port intake for the carb.

Oh i see, can you give me some links to picture examples, i can't figure it out.
Thank you!

Fri May 27, 2011 4:43 pm

kanniff wrote: Look out Klassic Fab- This guy's creating competition ;)

Jeje, thanks! but i'm not that good! :oops:

Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:04 am

I got rear floor stamped!
I made it from 18 gauge steel, is looks really strong, i thing more that necessary. Did I it with correct gauge or it should have been done in 20 gauge?

In thesamba archives i found this:

engineerscott wrote: For instance, when you talk about the metal thickness of a stamped sheet metal part like a floor pan, there is some ambiguity. When someone says that a floor pan is "18 gauge" does that mean they stamped the part out of 18 gauge steel OR is the minimum finished stamping no thinner than 18 gauge? There is a difference. In the stamping process, parts of the component will be stretched as the metal is forced into the die. That metal that is stretched will be thinner than the starting thickness. How much thinner? Depended on how deep the die is that the metal is being drawn into. Other manufacturers may spec the finished thickness, in other words they will use whatever gauge metal is required such that the thinnest section of the part is no thinner than their target thickness after stamping. Makes a big difference. For example, you might stamp a part from 18 gauge steel and end up with a component that measures 22 gauge in some places.

My pans was not pressed but bended, i think there is no minimum gauge thickness anywhere, i suppose that's what it looks very heavy.
Pictures tomorrow! Camera out of batteries.

Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:25 am

Work on battery trays:

More pictures tomorrow!

Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:45 am

Somebody gave me this peg (left one), i don't know from what vehicle is it, it's almost same size, but little bigger and angle on tracks is little different. I measured about 79º by hand on OG peg, in picture it is like 80º, but i trust in hand method because is possible the cam lens distorts the image.

I'm going to give it a try on lathe and see the results. ;)

Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:41 pm

I wanted to upload some pictures, but i think i'm alone here... :cry:

Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:58 pm

firula wrote: I wanted to upload some pictures, but i think i'm alone here... :cry:

Nope!