TheSamba.com :: View topic - Another bus saved from a field 66 deluxe.

Wed May 02, 2012 1:12 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JuQWAu3smM&lis...ature=plcp

Fast you tube video of a 66 deluxe I found through my adventures in real estate investing :) I always bring up my passion for vws in my speeches and sometiems people approach em about vws they have in their fields etc.

I will do this one right with some gerson metal etc for front floors.

Will post more pics later

The previous owner lived in it for a year and ran a black smithing business out of it.

i will upload my interview with him later i figure it is fun to share the history and story of these vws.

Dave

Wed May 02, 2012 2:23 pm

Looks like a cool find, hope ya didn't keep the kid waiting tooo long.. :lol:

Wed May 02, 2012 2:38 pm

You know when folks say i peed my pants when i saw that bus :0

Well :0 ... hence short video had to take him potty :)

Wed May 02, 2012 5:26 pm

cool find!! It's cool to see kids excited about vw's. Mine love them

Wed May 02, 2012 5:50 pm

C'mon Dave. You know full well that that bus will be parked in the hanger with the rest of them for years to come.

Prove me wrong Dave. I triple dog dare ya'.

Now get it done, before I taunt you a second time.

Wed May 02, 2012 6:24 pm

zozo wrote: C'mon Dave. You know full well that that bus will be parked in the hanger with the rest of them for years to come.

Prove me wrong Dave. I triple dog dare ya'.

Now get it done, before I taunt you a second time.

And I shall taunt you for a second time!! :wink:

Wed May 02, 2012 6:41 pm

Ed Zachary. lol

Wed May 02, 2012 8:22 pm

at 1:08 is that a marijuana plant by the rear corner?

Thu May 03, 2012 12:32 am

evict that bus from its spot and get it home!

Mon May 07, 2012 11:45 am

getting her home last night from georgetown austin area.

Came with 4 crows feet well thats a bonus :p Better than super beetle rims :p

Came with the tabs on the trim all the way around only missing the rocker trim on the drivers side bottom rest of the deluxe trim is complete. Has all the jail bars as well. and marked og glass all the way around.

HAd those JERSEY STYLE louvers over the vents glad those fell off or rotted away there is a slight crease aboove this rear wheel.

Bumpers dont match one is slash one is pointed both have trim rear one is hacked for pea shotters also the hacked the apron as well.

Drivers door wont close needs some love i will let Will handle this as i dont want to tweak it at all. Probably as hinges got old rusty they tried to force it.

lower rocker is dented in on this side and trim missing

better pic of messed up area

Dash and parcel tray in good shape i have a block off plate for radio but need a deluxe clock

I yanked out all the orange and yellow and green shag carpet and pulled all the panels. Lots of PINK fibergalss behind all panels etc so needed to coem out right away as it was holding water.

Looks like b pillar bottom interior the 4 inches across the floor cargo area, Both cargo door lowers rotted might be easier find replacements I might even have them on my 67's

Mon May 07, 2012 1:17 pm

Very nice. I like it!!

Mon May 07, 2012 1:21 pm

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Nice extra score on the wheels

Enough weights though?!?

Mon May 07, 2012 1:53 pm

Nice find is it for sale?

Mon May 07, 2012 2:06 pm

miscreantgnomie wrote:
Bumpers dont match one is slash one is pointed...

Wasn't there a transitional period when the bumpers were mismatched from the factory?

Mon May 07, 2012 2:16 pm

2Pack wrote: miscreantgnomie wrote:
Bumpers dont match one is slash one is pointed...

Wasn't there a transitional period when the bumpers were mismatched from the factory?

In 65 thats the way they were from factory.

Mon May 07, 2012 3:29 pm

YOUBUGME2 wrote: 2Pack wrote: miscreantgnomie wrote:
Bumpers dont match one is slash one is pointed...

Wasn't there a transitional period when the bumpers were mismatched from the factory?

In 65 thats the way they were from factory.

66 as well IIRC.

Mon May 07, 2012 4:45 pm

You probably are right most of the stuff i bought so far was older.
Lots to learn on this newer bus.

Im confused every time i see those vents in the back they are innies :p

No ice pick handles.. very confusing stuff.

Weird thing is that big back window you can actually see well out of.

Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:24 pm

Ok got to finally work on this some. I pulled out the interior so far to see what rust is underneath and what i have to work on.

Most of the panels were from a PG/SG bus. I also have a rear bench bottom from a PG/SG and a front bench top from a PG/SG dont ask Why Those were in it. It did come witha 63 rear deluxe seat I found out from Everet in another thread. The front seats are the only correct seats i got with the bus.

Today I decided to pull out the engine and get the gas tank out. A bus that sat since the 80's probably the gas turned into varnish in the tank :p

Motor looks like a 1600 single port.

Looks Like I will have to put on new axle boots. They are torn.
The area is full of mud dobbers or whatever they are called

I Pulled the tank. Surface rust on top, but I feel it just needs a good cleaning.

Yup I was right. Gas turned into varnish and the screen is broke off in the tank.

The old fuel lines were cracked as always so those will all be replaced with new fuel hose.

You can tell when a bus sits since the 80s things grow in mysterious places. Time to clean up the area.

The titan red is coming out pretty good in the engine area. I need to scrub the oil stained area better.

Started on scrubbing off the mold mildew and crusty growths on the front etc not turning out bad.
I must decide if I run it patina or respray it. I know this nose looks good but the rest of the bus is down to metal in some areas. The titan red is gone on most of the bus.

My son Odin helped me all day long and learned a lot about tools.

Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:28 am

back at it... my kids will always remeber these moments growing up with their dads bus craze.

That black mold stuff on the roof is hard to get off must be an easier way.

Dave

Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:45 am

Nice find! Looks like a fun project for the kids, too! Have you tried a powerwasheer on the roof?

Arthur