June 1952 molested split slow and painful refresh

bigblue · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject:

cant wait to see more!!
_________________
1966 Sedan (Dad owned in Germany '74-'75)
1970 Yukon Yellow Sedan 'Puddin' SOLD
1973 Super Beetle (Totaled in '99)
1972 Standard Beetle SOLD
1974 Super Beetle (eyeballing for parts)
i mess with sasquatch on weekends.

eurodub · Samba Member Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1105

as you asked for it... here's more Smile

unfortunately for the moment i have to deal with some repro parts just to fill the blanks, so i had to make a fiberglass popes nose, taillights housings and dash panels.

al you see is carefully prepared by me and mircea_cotiga (see fiberglass kubelwagen replica thread in the pre53 forum) and the molds are now ready for mass production. the dash pod is made from scratch by me, after checking some thesamba pics. i did not have an og to get the mold, so mine is not 100% correct i guess, but will do just fine. the popes nose and taillights... well here's a story.. on thesamba there's a good man named Blue Baron, that lent me these fiberglass parts to get the mold. he has sent it at his own expense, without knowing anything about me, and be sure i'll return the favor. the popes nose was all wavy and i had to carefully take it to a more pleasant form, tail lights both ok, but not pair... Very Happy

i will make 2 dash pods, one that will be modified to look exactly like an enclosed split radio, hopefully i will get the dimensions right from photos on the internet... the other will keep for the moment the 58 speedo, and the 2 later beetle knobs, just to keep the car operational. i did the dash pod somewhat smaller so that the dash trim fits ok, but unfortunately i do not have any trim yet... so i'll have to test this thing later on.

some pics .. today i did the molds (not pictured) and tested the fresh panel for fitting in the dash

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________
June 1952 split
March 1960 euro bus

eurodub · Samba Member Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1105

one pic. the rear clip arrived, the doors are here too. all i need now are some front and rear aprons and minor other sheetmetal parts.

here's me, a dirty but happy guy ... Laughing

_________________
June 1952 split
March 1960 euro bus

tstracy39 · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:28 am Post subject:

With the skills you'll be learning on this restoration, you should be able to build a split from scratch by the time you're finished with it.

freednighthawk · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject:

jooles · Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

Well this is very good news!
Those are some nice key pieces you've got here!!! And as said Freednighthawk, you'll learn a lot through this! Even how to transform a 58 into a split Very Happy

Julien

eurodub · Samba Member Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1105

allrighty then...

this was a busy week-end, my split made its way to Mircea Cotiga's garage (you know him, the fiberglass kubel replica guy Wink

)

my first concern was to strip the small bits off the car so ... bumpers gone, turn signals gone, interior gone, later fuel tank gone..

then, i started grinding with a wirebrush the B pillars. there i found the semaphore posts carefully welded shut, door wedges , and as i thought, the latch area has been butchered and replaced with later type.
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

the strange thing was that the semaphore posts were filled to the top with "pips" (i am not sure i translated right.. it was what we found inside peaches, plums etc... the hard thingy) but the original semaphore wires were there, plastic with cloth cover on them.
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

you can see here how the rear view was attached with rivets... pro job
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

for the moment i had 2 stainless steel home made semaphore covers to prevent the water from coming in
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

oh yeah... and i spent the night there... Laughing

how many of you slept near a kubel? Razz

oh yes, i am a beer addict... i did not went to sleep until the 2L beer bottle was emptied.. Embarassed

_________________
June 1952 split
March 1960 euro bus

YOUBUGME2 · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

Hight five for you. Thats some work to put this one back. Wow thats crazy about what yall found inside b pillar go figure.
_________________
Jonathan
Romans 6:13
WTB 67 beetle rear seat belts.
59 Euro ragtop build with my dad
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=493553&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
65 dlx Slow build
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=391061

bigblue · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject:

wow. thats alot of work ahead of you. i hope you the best with this one!
_________________
1966 Sedan (Dad owned in Germany '74-'75)
1970 Yukon Yellow Sedan 'Puddin' SOLD
1973 Super Beetle (Totaled in '99)
1972 Standard Beetle SOLD
1974 Super Beetle (eyeballing for parts)
i mess with sasquatch on weekends.

johnshenry · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

Looking good, thanks for the update.

The insides of the peaches and plums are called "pits".

"Pips" sang backup for a female singer named Gladys Night back in the 70s. I have seen the pips and they would not fit in a semaphore box..... Wink

_________________
John Henry

'57 Deluxe
'51 11E Standard Sunroof (PhotoBucket resto pics)

Splitdog · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject:

I don't believe I'd care to see Gladys' 'pips' now! Laughing

_________________
CH3NO2.

Der Blitzkrieg Kafers

eurodub · Samba Member Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1105

what can i say... sometimes even the smartest translators get this wrong... Laughing

_________________
June 1952 split
March 1960 euro bus

Undis · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject:

Looks like a squirrel is responsible for this, I mean the pits in the pillar, not the welding up of semaphores.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

When I took the covers off my seats, a load of empty nut shells poured out. All had little teeth marks on them. Those critters get inside of everything.

Great to see you getting this poor split back to the way it should be. Someone at some point must have been real proud of what they did to this car.

kdf38 · Samba Member Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 730

And;

PIPS can also means PITS or Seeds, according an online Thesaurus.

maesdieter · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:09 am Post subject:

i know the feeling, my 53 oval was molested also...
you car was a split when made, after some time it can be a nice split again, have fun with the resto/rebuilding.
I had to start with this :

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

and now :

_________________
restolink : http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showgallery.php?cat=1018

johnshenry · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:19 am Post subject:

Good to know. Can "pits" also mean Motown back up singers??? Laughing

neonrick · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:48 am Post subject:

Can't wait to see more progress on your poor split! Good luck. Pip pip!!
_________________
_____________________________________
Rail Buggy from the Black Lagoon
74 Bay Westy "lean, mean, and booger green"
66 Bug "The ratty rust box"

eurodub · Samba Member Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1105

i cut the dash today, and the luggage tray section up to the fuel tank. well, all the pics are at the garage. i still have many things to do before welding the dash section. the left side is rotten and i have to do the repair, the dash was brutally cut and welded so the A pillars are pretty much fucked up.
i will post some pics when i get home, now i am homeless, 60km from my town working on my split.

p.s. my luck is Mircea, because he knows stuff. i am only learning now and while i did all the cutting myself, welding will be far more complicated.. he is my teacher and for all that think repairing a car is easy... try that without any new repair panels and fab all the parts yourself..

one thing is for sure: this split will live again this summer. Smile

_________________
June 1952 split
March 1960 euro bus

Gyro1780 · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

Nice story. Good luck with the rest of the work & please keep us updated.

kdf38 · Samba Member Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 730

sure, but it depends on how poorly they sing !

>Help >Donate >Buy Shirts >Register >Log in	See all Samba banner ads \| Advertise on TheSamba.com

June 1952 molested split slow and painful refresh
Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4 ... 19, 20, 21 Next Jump to:

Forum Index -> Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs		Share:
		Print View

	Forum Index -> Beetle - Split-Window/1938-53 VWs	All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4 ... 19, 20, 21 Next Jump to:
Page 3 of 21