My '72 under construction

airhead22 · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:42 pm Post subject: My '72 under construction

Just thought I would share some pics of my soon to be painted Bus. Classic 2-tone blue and white, I have a special top that I fabrricated to plug the top hole where the original fiberglass pop top was, I'll post pics of that soon, very original.

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More pics in the Bay camper gallery check out my white wall bias-ply tires.
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BusBerd · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject:

wild tail light! so no bumper then?? what color are you going to use? good work!
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airhead22 · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject:

I plan on fabricating retro t-bars for the back out of Stainless steel and a seamless 1-piece front bumper but instead of rubber foot pads I will use polished stainless diamond plate for traction. that will be the 68-72 front bumber. Chevy Arival blue which changes from dark blue to light blue on the bottom and a white to match my vinyl top.
And thanks for the compliment.
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westy78 · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:

Is that tail light going to be street legal? Seems like it would be hard to see being so low and thin. Definately unique.
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panasonic90 · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:11 am Post subject:

airhead22 · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:56 pm Post subject:

Actually I drove to many towns and cities in Arizona for allmost a year and have only been pulled over because I had no license plate light. I even got a compliment from the cop! And actuallly it is very bright approx. 900-1k high intnsity LED's. The original advertisement was for an old t-bucket. Totally street legal. This is actually the tail light that "seponmebbbooom" gave me such a hard time about.
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steponmebbbboom · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:03 pm Post subject:

Yeah, and here's what I said:

Hippopotabus · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:07 pm Post subject:

Never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, get rid of those mud flaps. Very nice and stylish to have, and very hard to find.
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phishfriend · Samba Member Joined: December 12, 2004 Posts: 216

thats what i was gonna say....good work on that bus...she looks good

cant wait to see it painted

steponmebbbboom · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject:

airhead22 · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject:

I have a trailer that I pull my streched beach cruzer to car shows with and I needed a pair of flaps to match them, and couldn't find them till I looked on the Samba.

Hoooray Samba!
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airhead22 · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject:

So anyone who has ever started a project knows that it is never finished.

Well look at the original posting of this thread and I can assure you that this has never been more true. I aquired Courtney right after high school. Had a great time in her with friends, camping, just cruising, working on her whatever it was. I originally didn't know her name at first but it came to me after working so hard on her one night and she finally told me. Typical - just plain ol stuborn woman. Well she has gone through many changes over the years. Meeting my girlfriend who would soon become my wife. taking my kids out in the desert to go over the "bumps" as they call em, taking my family camping in the mountains. Going to endless car shows and vw campouts all over Az. Its amaving how someone can fall in love with a vehicle. I constantly try to work on her to make her look the way that I have allways envisioned her to be.

Wet sand is no good if you dont have a limited slip!
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Family camp trip to the top of the pinal mountains near Globe Az.
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It didn't look that wet ! rear quarter corner in the mud !
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Needed a little help getting out. Could not believe how deep i sank !
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Getting ready to stip for paint
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At the painters house
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HOME !!!!!
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In the shop waiting for rubber
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Front windows fully rebuilt and an adjustable beam up front lowered into position
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My other little helper
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Rear end with LED taillight behind the paint
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put together enough to drive around the block with no windsheild or bumpers
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Out and about running errands.
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This is Max and Courtney hanging out in front of the house
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Max is a 67 notch while Courtney is a '72 Westy. Check out Max's motor at - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=323523&highlight=

Thanks to everyone who has helped me through the years. The beauty of the VW community is we come together to help eachother out and I cant think of anything else I would want to be a part of.

Thanks again.
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chrisd1891 · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:46 pm Post subject:

Wow. Looks great. Shocked

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shiningstar76 · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:10 pm Post subject:

Really nice work!
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airhead22 · Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:16 am Post subject:

First annual "Bugs in the Pines" car show.
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