What did you do for your Bus today?

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Was able to dial carbs in and readust valves. She is ready to go back in the bus. It was a good day. Very Happy

The new motor sounds pretty mean without a muffler Shocked

Motor revs up and idles down sounds great. Very Happy

cdennisg · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject:

zcruisers · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:01 am Post subject:

Jerry · Samba Member Joined: October 28, 2007 Posts: 1058

Actually guys I taped off all the areas I needed to weld to before I sprayed the epoxy... so I'm welding straight to clean blasted metal. It's just hard to see because I use gray epoxy!
Took a little more time this way but I think for me it's better.
I'll post a couple pics when I complete the welds, easy-peasy so far on the first half! Smile

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cdennisg · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject:

Jerry · Samba Member Joined: October 28, 2007 Posts: 1058

I tried weld-thru primer once & had no luck whatsoever. I'll try to get some rustoleum in the cracks for good measure.

In the grand scheme of things, it's a belly pan bus that already has a garage waiting for it! Lol!
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Riqs57 · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:48 pm Post subject:

Had a fuse blow out on the blinker circuit. After tracing wires, multiple blown fuses and scratching my head (and a few curse words), I found that the bracket that holds the tail light assembly (on my 57 panel) was grounding out on the light terminal where the wire attaches to the tail light assembly, barely. A few hours later and a small adjustment and now my lights, blinkers and turn signals work once again. Those types of small things can drive a person mad! All in all, a good day working on the bus.

YOUBUGME2 · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:58 am Post subject:

After I got what was left of the battery tray and corner off I saw that the metal the body number is stamped on is pretty bad, not wanting to screw up the number I trimmed around it and made a piece to fit around it. It will work now just got to get my welder back.
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Jerry · Samba Member Joined: October 28, 2007 Posts: 1058

Everything went pretty well with the welding, I was hoping to keep them a little lower than this but I don't think they will fail.
This is the best I could do that particular day.

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Hey Pete I dug this out of my junkpile... (no drooling, you'll short out your keyboard) Laughing

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RobzKombi · Samba Member Joined: July 15, 2003 Posts: 1942

Just got back from welding the safari brackets on my '59. Now I have to weld up that gas gauge hole on the dash.

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lumber-baron · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:52 pm Post subject:

GLHTurbo · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:05 pm Post subject:

I'm wondering if this would make short work out of grinding down those welds?

http://www.harborfreight.com/air-belt-sander-97055.html
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lumber-baron · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject:

type47fan1 · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:21 pm Post subject:

3 is being kind.I have resorted to only buying cave man tools from them, like files, hammers etc.
I always use roloc discs on my 90 degree grinder. They do great on plug welds. I have got some butt welds too hot with it though.
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gonzos_VW · Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:48 pm Post subject:

Installed Safaris in my 61 Standard....don't know how I ever lived without them..

peecee69 · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:00 am Post subject:

Pulled the rear hatch off (more like it fell off - the decklid hinge carrier was nothing but bondo!) my DC to get to the hinges. They are rusted on solid. Time for some massive soaking in PB Blaster!

pyrOman · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:37 am Post subject:

mannys66 · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:49 am Post subject:

nothing expectacular here, I just drove my white bus to work today.
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peecee69 · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:54 am Post subject:

73sports · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:32 pm Post subject:

Not so much what I did to it today, but rather that I have the single cab in the capable hands of the South Philly Van Club to get some much needed metal work done!
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