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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: 1953 portuguese kombi |
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hi,
I think it's time to present my 1953 portuguese kombi
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Some more pictures
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Some work done
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2171 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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The bus was initially transformed to a camper by the previous owner. He used the original roof to do a kind of pop up. He used it until he was almost 80 years old and I must say it was quite heavy.
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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These are the only photos I took through the welding.
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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: 1953 portuguese kombi |
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busbarn wrote: |
hi,
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what's going on with the gas tank and spare tire space? some kind of custom thing from the PO? _________________ '60 15 window walkthrough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=559931&highlight=
why is there no sarcasism button on here? |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2171 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, that top was cool somehow. Anyways, understand that you wanted to go back to stock, but that design of the pop top sure was interesting too.
That is a LOT of welding in a pig panel like the roof. you also cosed the vent lid, obviously. did you hammer and dolly that back into shape ? well done ! _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:37 am Post subject: Re: 1953 portuguese kombi |
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joe56vw wrote: |
what's going on with the gas tank and spare tire space? some kind of custom thing from the PO? |
Yes, that's ritght. I think the the PO wanted to get more space to luggage. Another thing I have to change.
[URL=http://s37.photobucket.com/user/oldbikes1/media/matilde/DSC00079_zpse0d5b2ed.jpg.html]
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:58 am Post subject: |
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djfordmanjack wrote: |
Wow, that top was cool somehow. Anyways, understand that you wanted to go back to stock, but that design of the pop top sure was interesting too.
That is a LOT of welding in a pig panel like the roof. you also cosed the vent lid, obviously. did you hammer and dolly that back into shape ? well done ! |
Actually the welding process was very painful. I had to cut small sections first, weld a spot, hammer it and so on. I'm not a professional so I had to learn through the process. The roof is not finished yet, there's still a lot of work to do. |
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Some repairs I have to do
A new section made
First attempt to put everything together
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Almost there..
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von_hansel Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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busbarn wrote: |
Almost there..
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Any new updates Busbarn?
Would love to see some updated photos!
Keep up the hard work |
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing new to report.
The bus is still at the painter's waiting...
I miss it already.
I think I'm going to rescue her next week and paint it myself. |
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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My bus , more than 20 years ago
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von_hansel Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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busbarn wrote: |
Nothing new to report.
The bus is still at the painter's waiting...
I miss it already.
I think I'm going to rescue her next week and paint it myself. |
Please post pics when you get it back from the painters
Also- That's rad that you found pics of it from back in the day! I like the leopard pattern seat cover. Please tell me you kept them?!?! |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7047 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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norman wrote: |
Also- That's rad that you found pics of it from back in the day! I like the leopard pattern seat cover. Please tell me you kept them?!?! |
that would be an awkward looking leopard with that pattern _________________ regards
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busbarn Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:33 am Post subject: |
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that would be an awkward looking leopard with that pattern Smile
At least the seats were faster than the bus
I really don't understand what is happening in Portugal. We are facing a serious economical crisis with huge unemployment numbers and on the other side...
This is the second workshop that after a previous agreement and months of storage refuses to paint the bus. Is my bus so difficult to paint?
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curbo Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Looking Sharp |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
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I hear your frustration in getting body work/painting done in Europe. There has been some sort of breakdown in providing those services that I also don't understand considering the unemployment. I have heard similar stories from classic car folks here. Maybe the new car repair mentality (snap in a new panel) has made older projects less appealing? In Italy most cars have the corners damaged, they don't seem to get repaired. Throw-away mentality?? It's odd. _________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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