1970 Deluxe Bay Rebuild CAUTION PICTURE OVERLOAD

chabanais · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject:

Get rid of your dial-up. Smile

rpm750 · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

Picture heavy because a picture is worth a thousand words. You can study the manual all day but until you get off the ass and do it the manual is just a manual.

Changed the subject line for ya bentleboy.
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'64 Sunroof "Geek"
'74 Super Bee
'70 Bus

Georgia Dubs

Desertbusman · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:22 pm Post subject:

Westfabulous · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:32 pm Post subject:

westcoastmarek · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:07 am Post subject:

I hope your gutters are sh#t so that you can show me how to fix them. Wink

Keep the pictures coming.
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ccpalmer · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:16 am Post subject:

seventyfo · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:20 am Post subject:

It's like deja vu all over again.
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85 Vanagon GL Westy GW 2.2
78 Champagne Westy project

rpm750 · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:34 am Post subject:

Dessert, just shootin at ya man. I see a lot of your post here in the Bay section and you have good advise. I have seen your photos and you got some good looking clean rides. I like this site and no I don't refer to the manual much and I'm sure most on here don't either. I think the majority just ask the question and expect to tune back in and find an answer. Most of us are take it a part and see how it's put together kind of individuals. I guess it's a guy thing.

I like watching/reading the rebuild post, like mine. If you watch close you can pick up on some tricks of the trade that only have been tried and found true. Am I the best or is this the best way, Hell No, I like doing my own work and knowing that if it messes up it's my fault and I like sharing what I've done with others. My dad couldn't hardly drive a nail so I wanted to be different than he. I think I have seperated myself from him, God rest his soul.

This is a hobby for me. I have a regular job and this is like an escape. I wish I had a bigger shop but my heighborhood covenants wont allow a larger structure nor cars sitting around.
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'64 Sunroof "Geek"
'74 Super Bee
'70 Bus

Georgia Dubs

chabanais · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:54 am Post subject:

Saying you don't sleep with a Robert Bentley book under your pillow is grounds for blasphemy here.

The nice thing about these threads is you can look at them or not.
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Desertbusman · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject:

rpm750 · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject:

More work today, back to the topic of this thread.

Started with the drivers side wheel well. Rusted just like the Passenger side. So the repair is similar so I skipped much of the details. Here are a few pics....
Drivers wheel well...
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Removed most of the rust and made a patch....
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Welded it all up and then ground all the welds....
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One other area of work that was completed is the drivers floor....
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Then I cut in the ribs...
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Did one other rib but didn't get a pic. Here is the finished floor, welded and ground.....
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The list is getting smaller, can't wait to start sanding and priming.
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'64 Sunroof "Geek"
'74 Super Bee
'70 Bus

Georgia Dubs

rpm750 · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: Floor repair

Floor repair on 1/21/2012.....
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Then the middle one....
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1/22/2012
Welder bottle is empty so I decided to go ahead and strip the silver stuff off the roof and pillars.
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What ever this silver stuff is it allowed some rust to form under neath it and this Bus was inside. It all has to come off, can't take that chance.
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'64 Sunroof "Geek"
'74 Super Bee
'70 Bus

Georgia Dubs

Frieden · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject:

What did you use to remove the paint from your roof.

rpm750 · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject:

First it is sprayed with "Aircraft Stripper" Klean-Strip brand in an aerosol. I tried the Rust-oleum, Mar-Hyde brands, stay the freak away from these. Both create a dust cloud that is breath taking. The Rust-oleum is just like the spray paint it gets on everything and it don't take shit off nothing. The Mar-Hyde brand is a little better but has a strong ammonia smell and takes a couple applications for good results. The Klean-Strip is not so smellie but don't get it on the tender parts of your skin it will burn. Do not spray this stuff outside with any wind, you don't want it on ya.

Klean-Strip works and the OG paint comes right off but it is a little tougher than the silver stuff, the stripper will bubble the paint and next I use a 4" wide razor scrapper....
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I have a smaller single blade razor scrapper that I use on the tighter and tougher spots.
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'64 Sunroof "Geek"
'74 Super Bee
'70 Bus

Georgia Dubs

Frieden · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:23 am Post subject:

Awsome!

I used Mar-Hyde and it wild the fumes and smoke that built up in my small shop. I will try to find the same as you used. Looks great so far you give me hope for my project that I have begun.

How did you get the indents back on your floor after you welded in a piece of blank metal?

rpm750 · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:35 am Post subject:

rpm750 · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:35 pm Post subject:

Lots going on with this Bus.

I received my battery tray last Friday and Sat I dove in and installed it. I don't care to do another one, cramped space and I don't like lying on my back welding above my head.

Start....
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I cut the main part of the tray out and then reduced it to slices.....
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I used a drill w/bit to drill out the spot welds. Then used pliers to bend it back and forth to break it loose.

I test fit the tray....
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Figured out where and how it would be welded in. I like to go with the spot weld type welds. But under neath I just did a conventional weld that held the lip and the corner, seems very strong now. I'll sand it and use some seam sealer to seal up the gaps.
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I had to massage the new tray some but it fit nice enough for me. For $29 bucks what do ya expect?

1/31 - 2/1/2012
Worked on the cargo floor 1/31....
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Welded in the third patch for the seat hold section. One more to do and call them done!

Started on this area tonight 2/1, looked like this....
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Then I cut out a section...
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Made a patch that I cut from a parts Bus and carefully cut out the area to match the patch. Fits very nice. Will weld it in tomorrow night.
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I did cut out to much along the lip but I'll put in a backer and weld it up.
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'64 Sunroof "Geek"
'74 Super Bee
'70 Bus

Georgia Dubs

Kirk · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:30 pm Post subject:

I for one love the pictures and your progress. Keep it coming.
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jwaj2002 · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject:

I've gotta do a battery tray on my 75... toying with the idea of building a tray for it to bolt to instead of welding it in, so I can plasti-dip it and remove it for cleaning

Westfabulous · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject:

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