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lovethatconvertible
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Joined: August 22, 2008
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Location: Las Vegas N. V.
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| Fantastic, Looking Really good. And as usual, super work going on in your shop. |
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neggy
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Joined: July 24, 2011
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Location: Australia, Perth
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| Keep plugging away dude! Love your work!! |
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tb03830
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Location: Leavenworth, KS
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I have a early 64 that looks just like yours. The deck lid you have it worth a ton of $. I had to take three bad ones to make a good one. I was not able to find a good one world wide that was not $700.00 or more with shipping and other. I think you have the correct hood for your Vert. Does your have all the drip pans and such under it?
Keep up the good work. If you need pictures of what should be where let me know and I will help if I can. I wish I had done what you are doing. My vert was found all bunt out and had a front and back end collision anad PO R"repaired but is close to right now after alot of bending cussing.
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1964 Convertible Bug - 1600cc SP engine with a stock H30/31 Carb and SVDA Distributor - Swing Arm Highway Flyer Tranny, Gene Berg's Temperature Dipstick, 2.5" drop spindles, 2" narrowed adjustable front end. Chromed OEM fan tower. |
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scottalford
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Location: Orange, Australia
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Hmm... not sure about the deck lid. The centre pressing looks like the more common ones and has the larger hole behind the popes nose.
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1959 driver with original 36er
1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
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scottalford
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Location: Orange, Australia
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Another quick session in the shed. Seems like I only can grab an hour here and there at the moment. A bit frustrating!
Got the lower lip dialed in, plug welded the inner frame and finished cleaning up the join inside and out. Also added some spot welds to help hide the fact that the front had been grafted on.
Just the other side to do now.
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1959 driver with original 36er
1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
1954 oval just waiting |
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63Ragtop NZ
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Amazing, great work man, I love this thread!
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vwwestland
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Got to and removed the vert reinforcing panels. Man this was tedious work 
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What is the size of the tube for the wiring harnas?
sweet looking project!
mine is a 63:
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scottalford
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scottalford
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One advantage of breaking the vert down. A lot easier to work on the bench and get to those hard to reach places.
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1959 driver with original 36er
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scottalford
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scottalford
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So moving onto some other repairs. The lower firewall section in front of the heater channels were rusted through. I'd done one earlier that I still was not happy with. But now that I have good access, time to get it right.
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1959 driver with original 36er
1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
1954 oval just waiting |
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scottalford
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These areas should look like this. Note how there is a joggle in the flange to accommodate the side of the heater channel. This is what needs recreating as removing the heater channel buggered up these sections.
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1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
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scottalford
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scottalford
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Then is with the replacement panel. I really need a little reciprocating saw. Really hard to get in there with the grinder.
Now just to clean up the welds.
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1959 driver with original 36er
1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
1954 oval just waiting |
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henry roberts
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| inspirational. your clip job needs to be shown to anyone contemplating clipping their car as an example of how one should look when finished. (the same could be said of all your work really) |
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63Ragtop NZ
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Great work as usual mate, thanks for the tips I'm working on the same area on my 63, I'll be stealing that one thanks!
It's a 3D jigsaw at times eh?
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bugmandave
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any updates?
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scottalford
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Sorry, none to speak of. Shed time has been disappointingly low. Really need to get stuck in and get the vert back into one piece.
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I hate rust!
1959 driver with original 36er
1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
1954 oval just waiting |
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toms64
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| Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:32 pm Post subject: Time.... |
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I read this whole thread in one night! I can only say WOW!!!! My 64 sedan will be much better thanks to your great attention to detail. Your time has been well spent even though you want to get it done faster.....as they say...its not reaching your destination that counts, its the journey!!  |
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scottalford
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Location: Orange, Australia
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A sad day for my VW world yesterday. The 59 vert is in storage as well as my whole workshop...
In two weeks I'm moving the family to the other side of the world to Switzerland. A great job opportunity that could not be turned down. I'll really miss my workshop and the space we have. Living in an apartment again after 15 years in the country will take some adjusting.
So no progress on the vert for at least 3 years I'd say. Collecting parts? Why not. Germany is just over the boarder..... hmm
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I hate rust!
1959 driver with original 36er
1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
1954 oval just waiting |
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