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Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:55 pm

i have a original kellison body that i cant seem to find pics of or any info on the hood does not seem to b removable and the dash has kellison in raised letters formed into it. No battery box formed into body any help would be great. thanks

Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:26 pm

There was the Sandpiper, the Sandpiper XP and the Super T. Its not one of these?

Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:50 pm

bl3manx

nope its really close to a manx the just hood rolls down it does not roll back under at bottom like kellison in the pics and i have yet to see a kellison like mine so im stumped

Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:52 pm

mine resembles the middle pic on left with the hard top but front end is shaped a little different

Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:19 pm

kellison wrote: tryin to figure out how to put pic of my buggy on here

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/faq.php?mode=bbcode

Scroll down to "Showing images in posts"

Dale

Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:50 pm

ok i only have pics of it on my computer

Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:10 am

kellison wrote: ok i only have pics of it on my computer

You can "host" it here in the "Gallery" ... Go to "Gallery" drop down near top of screen...

Dale

Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:06 pm

It says my file is to big or coruputed when i try to upload photo. oh well.

Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:55 pm

kellison wrote: It says my file is to big or coruputed when i try to upload photo. oh well.

Use something like IRFANVIEW to re-size picture... Best internet size for pictures are 640 x 480 in pixel size...

http://www.irfanview.com

Its a picture crop/re-size/edit software and its FREE....

Dale

Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:21 pm

I guess it was too much work.... with that kind of enthusiasm I'm guessing its gonna be a while before the kellison sees the road again

Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:42 am

I have figured out that the body is a kellison sandpiper sp1.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:59 pm

Ok im having trouble getting the pics of my buggy from the gallery to this forum but if u look up my pics you can see it.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:48 pm

I like the way Kellison molded their name into the dash. I can't tell, is the name in the back molded or painted?

I'm wondering if the hood was bonded to the body and the seam filled, possibly by a previous owner. However I wonder if it has something to do with why there is the flange with bolts extending down from each corner of the dash. Are the body panels joined together there? Maybe the hood was molded one piece with the body and and so the front firewall the inner wheel well panels had to be bolted in order so the shape didn't have a "return" and could be lifted from the mold.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:36 pm

BL3Manx
yes the kellison on the back is molded in i will have to repair the part the is cut out, and your right the hood is molded to the body and the front firewall is bolted in. I have the bug tail lights and the housings for them that are cut out but the buggy also came with 65 chevy impala lights that i like the looks of so im not sure which ones i will use. i also plan on filling all the holes in dash and starting over with holes for steering shaft and gauges. But with that work and all the stress cracks i see alot of sanding in my future.

Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:44 pm

Oh and could you tell me how you got the pics from the gallery to post on the forum i would to show the pics of the progress i make as i start to work on the build, which will include cutting out shody floorpan repair from the previous owner. I have spent the last two yrs buying all the new pieces and odds and ends i will need to redo the buggy and i am eager to get working on it. the spare room in my house looks like a parts store.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:58 am

Open your gallery and then click on the picture that you want to post and it will open as a large picture. Above the picture will be a "Direct photo link " and a "Forum code".

The easiest way is to just cut and paste the entire "Forum code" into your post. The other way is to click the IMG icon above your draft post, then cut and paste the "Direct photo link" then click on IMG again. It will look like this except instead of # signs it will be a number

[img]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/########.jpg[/img]

I'd go with whatever lights you think will look best. I'd be partial to the vintage Impala lights. I don't think VW tail lights look right unless thy have the metal bases(chromed) and gaskets.

Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:02 am

Thanks for the help.

Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:30 pm

Finally have managed to find time and a little bit of money to start working on the body repairs. all that sanding sucks! but what are you gonna do

Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:53 am

We have one that looks similar. It doesn't have Kellison written on it and it has "hood scoops".

you can see more here: buggymeister.com/Ron

Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:02 pm

BuggyMeister wrote: We have one that looks similar. It doesn't have Kellison written on it and it has "hood scoops".

you can see more here: buggymeister.com/Ron

Sorry but its not a Kellison...

http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/gallery/base/Kell...0d169ceb04

This is Kellison Sandpiper Roadster..

Dale