operation rust nose

skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject:

well, test fitted the windshield (well, a donor window) and got a skim coat of filler on. the windshield went in dry (no lube) and a relatively cold seal (about 50'f) and what a bitch, but, no cracking, so hopefully we will get lucky when we put it together after paint. i think we should use a 3/16 rope, not the 1/8 we used tonight. anyways.......

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NLCTVWguy · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:32 am Post subject: She looks ill

I think she's turning green. Definitely more green than earlier:

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but definitely getting better!

Getting closer and closer to this day:

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She misses her friends!

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All I can say is I'm glad tomorrow is payday! And a big THANKS for all the work you've put into this project!

--Rob

skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:52 am Post subject: Re: She looks ill

gmag69 · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:23 am Post subject:

skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:24 am Post subject:

^^^^^^^ thanks Very Happy

i almost forgot, it has been here a week today. she has come a long way in a week

fusername · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

2 months, in two months I could replace that much metal, and it would never look that good. Clecos as a welding ground, that is my new excuse for speding all that money on a bag of em. I'm sure you're familiar with teh where the hell can I ground this game? Problem solved.

what do you use to flange the metal? I have been considering investing in such a tool, as I am doing this kind of work more and more it seems.
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skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:

fusername · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:53 pm Post subject:

ever use the vice grip version? I have yet to find someone who can say if they actually work well or not, so I hesitate to spend my 30 bucks.
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skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

the vice grips are ok for a tight area, but are 'notchy' on long spans, and your hands are tired as hell after you use them for a while. the air hammer one makes a nice even smooth edge.

tonights progress:

drivers floor welded in. not crazy for the fitment, it needed some tweeking, but holy hell is that a rugged piece of steel

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nose in primer. i still need to sand out the headlight buckets and the air vent. the belt line still needs to get stripped and the bottom needs some finishing off.

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still need to takle this

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gmag69 · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:02 pm Post subject:

You do nice work man. Wish I had a shop like yours. My bus would probably be done already if I did. Laughing

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skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject:

thanks Geno. i am pretty lucky to have a garage like i have, and the worlds best, most understanding wife. she is really good about this kind of stuff.

well, had a town meeting to go to tonight. if you ever wanted to punch someone in the throat, it would be the planning and zoning commission. some day, we are going to build a new house, which means a bigger shop with a better layout. at any rate, didn't get too much done, but i made a couple repair panels

the lower nose section was put in by someone else. i didn't realize the extent of how much was missing on the back side, so i made the corner pieces tonight. i need to weld up the dogleg but once in place, it has a really tight edge with the nose. kind of hard to tell in the pix

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the vertical part is nothing more than a semi curved (dam near straight) piece of metal. the drivers side looks about the same

skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject:

well, bit of an update

dogleg fitted and done. let me just say klokkerholm stuff really just plain sucks. i know they are one of the few that make them, but they took a lot of fooling with to get right. also, there is no nut plate to bolt the bumper to, which took more time to do. speaking of time, i have about 80 hours into this so far Shocked

and have at least another 10 or so to go. anyway, on to the pix

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first coat of POR-15. i really wanted to put some gussets in the dog leg, but after 3 tries i gave up. it was very difficult to judge how much room there is inside the box. the inner part was already tack welded in a few spots, and was pretty well aligned, so i didnt want to re-do too much of what was done. don't let any heavy heifer's jump up and down on the bumper Razz

and got the nose in a good coat of fill and sand primer. i have a few spots to take care of, should only take a few hours. not too bad considering the work

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im friggen beat. going to bed. stay tuned, more to come

fusername · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:50 am Post subject:

Oh man that is looking good. A lot better than the patch panels I just put into my cousins Samurai for him. Makes our busses look rust free that 86 does. Your work is incredible, is it what you do for a living, or just a .very. invested hobby? I just noticed you are in CT, I would love to come down and just watch you work for a day, one day I want to be able to do body work and make it look good enough for someone to want to give me money for it. Not that I want the money, Ijust want to have something to be proud of. Me + welder +sheetmetal = puddles of steel on the floor.
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skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:23 am Post subject:

hey fusername. i am a professional bum for a living Very Happy

i work at a european car shop. i am pretty much self taught. when i first got a vw (when i was 11, 19 years ago Shocked

) no one wanted to give me the time of day. i met a couple who took me under their wing and the rest is history. i never had the $$ to pay someone to do this kind of work, and for the work i had seen done, i wouldn't have payed for. so, i thought well, what the hell~ if people will pay for poor work, i know i can do better (that and i am a bit fussy) so i started reading, talking to body guys etc and that is pretty much how i got into body work. i hate every square inch of it, but love to paint, good prep is key to a great job.

you don't want to hang out with me, i'll put you to work Laughing

fusername · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:01 am Post subject:

hey that would mean i get to figure out how its supposed to be done, getting practice at the same time would only make it better. I'm gonna hafta break into your shop later this week and set up cameras to figure out just how this magic happens. so far two cars have suffered through my paint and body work, and it is clear I have a real long way to go. now number 3 is under the knife, the stupid thing is made entirely out of 22ga an dhigher sheet metal and rotted to death.
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skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:00 pm Post subject:

hey fuser~ i am flatterd Embarassed

but by no means am i a pro. i could show you some stuff, but you are better off doing what i did, read, talk and learn. it really is a bit of an art form, one that i am working on Cool

here are tonights pix. got her painted

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just kidding. for real painted pix later tonight Very Happy

skills@eurocarsplus · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject:

as promised:

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rob, hate to tell you, but your getting my dunkin donuts bill

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jbbrown · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:57 am Post subject:

Looks freakin awesome Bro! Did you paint the entire bus already or just the front? More Pics would be great.
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NLCTVWguy · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:33 am Post subject: This is just odd...

Good thing your real paint and body skills are better than your MS Paint skills, skills!

Now that's some funny stuff, right there!

--Rob

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