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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Just a little bit of snow then? _________________
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I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Scotty wrote: |
Just a little bit of snow then? |
The snow and Santa came a little late this year. Last week santa dropped a ginger bread tin |
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:44 am Post subject: |
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Demian_S wrote: |
The snow and Santa came a little late this year. Last week santa dropped a ginger bread tin |
Ahh good old santa! Thanks dude, really appreciate that _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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maddog125 Samba Member
Joined: December 24, 2008 Posts: 42 Location: California
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Fun little read. I love an adventure story with some drama!
Ever get those 150 euros back? |
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!
No, I didnīt get those money back.
I think itīs the last time I pre-pay a ticket at the European BugIn. |
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52panelvan Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2006 Posts: 350
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:39 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, really enjoyed the write up of your adventures. Cant beat bus road trips and the stories they give!
Look forward to seeing the updates on your bus.
Cheers
Mark _________________ Austrian Kohlruss Deluxe
January 1954, 20-072397
The Kohlruss Barndoor Restoration - https://www.facebook.com/groups/641684399225180/
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:44 am Post subject: |
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Thanks!!
Glad you enjoyed reading about it. |
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:10 am Post subject: |
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I got Ben Pon the movie, in my mailbox yesterday, so I felt itīs time to share my trip.
My plan was to blend in the colors, replace the rear corners and replace the bottoms of the cargo doors before leaving for the Barndoor Gathering show. But I was out of town for work for four weeks, and when I came home, I just had about two weeks to fix my bus.
The day before leaving for Holland, my bus looked like this.
I worked the whole night, and at 3 am I tested to fit my JP wheels. The center hole in the front was too small, but I really wanted them on my bus this season, so I had to spend some time to fix it. After that I decided to detail my rims, I was really tired, so it was a really quick job.
It looked good in the dark
I went to bed at 4.30 for two hours sleep.
I left early the next morning to pick up my friend Gustaf and we left for a 6 hour trip to Gothenburg. Our plan was to take the ferry from Gothenburg to Germany.
I had no heating in the bus and the tempature outside and in the bus was very low.
After 6 hours we reached the ferry at the exact same time as Wolf and Burman. They had also been traveling for about 6 hours without any heating.
It was really nice to enter a warm ferry and enjoy a couple of beers...
The next day we reached Germany.
We were five aircooled cars on the ferry, and in Kiel a german guy with an oval beetle joined our trip.
11 hours later we finally reached Amersfoort.
We stayed at the NH hotel and it was one of my vw moments entering the garage of the hotel. All those rare cars in a public garage underneath a hotel.
Sadly, I just took one bad picture.
I think we were about 35 swedes living in that hotel and we all went for a couple of beers and some food in a nice restaurant in Amersfoort. It was a very nice evening.
The next morning we went to the BenPon show. It was a really cold morning but after a few hours it became like summer. It was amazing.
This really was one of my favourite shows.
There are a lot pictures of the show out there, so I just show you two.
I had a great day and night. There was a great party at some of the UK guys buses. Thanks for the beer... At 4 am Gustaf and I finally went to bed. Really stupid as we had a long trip ahead of us
At sunday we just stayed at the show for a couple of hours and at noon Lasse Mix with his -52, Markus and me and Gustaf started the long trip back.
We found a nice hotel in Harpstedt, Germany and we stayed for the night.
The owner was a old gentlemen past 70. The hotel was built in the 70's and the whole hotel was a time machine. Except for the TV
A view from the hotel room.
Two days later we finally reached home. I dropped Gustaf at his yard.
This was a very expensive trip. It costed me about 900 euro and it was about 4-5 days travel. But surely I will be there the next time again.
I also got a letter all the way from California. It contained a nice sticker.
Thanks, guys! It was very appreciated.
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Hellberg Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2013 Posts: 121 Location: sweden
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Some more pictures...
I used my bus a lot this summer. A few weeks after I was back from Holland, me and my family took the bus to visit my childrens cousins.
My friend Nicko also lives in that area, so I visit him one day. He had been working restoring his barndoor for about 8 years, and the day I visited him, was the day for the first test drive. It was a great being part of that moment
In the beginning of june, Mackan from Morko had a small pre party before the BugRun show.
My friends Gustaf with his -54 and Masen with his -53 were also there.
The day after we went to visit a island with a old lime quarry. Some nice pictures.
Home again. My old -63 in the background
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srfndoc Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 3275 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a great trip and your really enjoying the new bus. Thanks for sharing the photos! _________________ RPM=(MPH*336* (R&P*4th*1.26))/Tire Diameter in inches |
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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srfndoc wrote: |
Looks like a great trip and your really enjoying the new bus. Thanks for sharing the photos! |
Thanks!! |
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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In the begining of august, we went to Denmark. It was a family trip. We were 5 buses and there were 7 children amoung us.
One of my friends didnīt own a bus, so I lent him my red -68 baywindow.
The other families left a day before us, so our plan was to catch up with them in Denmark.
We took the ferry from Gothenburg to Denmark. It was cheap going at night, so we stayed to sleep at the harbor.
We went on board at 3 Am and hit Denmark about 7 in the morning.
After an hour we found our friends and their camp for the night.
We went to Skagen and drove down to Blokkhus. We were camping at the beaches the whole week, and it felt we were living our dreams.
Once we got really stuck in the sand. But some german guys with a shovel helped us.
We had really nice weather, but it rained the last day, so we left for home some hours earlier than planned.
On our way home, we catched up with Nicko and visited a small show in the middle of sweden.
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low54 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2004 Posts: 424 Location: cotswolds-england
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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really enjoy reading your posts Demian always great to see barndoors being used and enjoyed for family trips _________________ 65 original paint so42 dormobile
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ricekooker Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2006 Posts: 1788 Location: Winter Park, FL
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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low54 wrote: |
really enjoy reading your posts Demian always great to see barndoors being used and enjoyed for family trips |
X2. Well done. |
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zuggbug Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2008 Posts: 3479 Location: Anderson SC
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:55 am Post subject: |
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X3 - thanks for sharing - beautiful bus and family _________________ SOUTHERN INTEGRITY AIRCOOLERS
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2172 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!!!
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hahaha....
I can't stop laughing that you are burrying your bus in beach sand and soak the vintage mag wheels and the fresh chassis in salt water |
I actually think itīs very stupid driving around on the beaches for several days... But itīs so fun
At least my bus isnīt fully restored yet. There is still a whole lot to do.
I need to replace parts of the rain gutter, the front floor, doglegs, the lower front panels and the front doors also need some welding. |
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von_hansel Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2006 Posts: 635 Location: Inland Empire
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Demian_S wrote: |
Thanks!!!
djfordmanjack wrote: |
hahaha....
I can't stop laughing that you are burrying your bus in beach sand and soak the vintage mag wheels and the fresh chassis in salt water |
I actually think itīs very stupid driving around on the beaches for several days... But itīs so fun
At least my bus isnīt fully restored yet. There is still a whole lot to do.
I need to replace parts of the rain gutter, the front floor, doglegs, the lower front panels and the front doors also need some welding. |
I like how you and your mates get them driving and enjoy them like they were built to do, unlike others (including me) who start full on restorations and have no set time table to get them on the road.
I enjoy the pictures and thanks for sharing |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2172 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:29 am Post subject: |
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Demian_S wrote: |
I actually think itīs very stupid driving around on the beaches for several days... But itīs so fun
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sure it is a bit stupid, and we gotta preserve these vans for future generations (at least for our kids). But it's even better to share all the fun memories with the kids. I drive all my vintage cars daily and also on holiday trips with the family. It is so much better than just looking at the cars standing still in the garage. It is good to hear that you are aware of the work still to come and you know you can repair any possible damage done. of course it would be really stupid to trash a car like this to the point it couldn't be repaired anymore. But that is not what you are doing I think. Let them roll ! _________________ 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
67 1500 Käfer, og paint Lotus weiß L282 w/red interior |
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