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pyrOman
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if i was to go through all that work replicating a bus, i would be damn sure it was at least of a barndoor.  |
Gerson is doing just that and out of steel, no less! 
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buildingmicros
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:25 pm Post subject: hello folks ,,,,please help me locate GERSON,,need a bug bus |
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| v8fiero wrote: |
| if i was to go through all that work replicating a bus, i would be damn sure it was at least of a barndoor. |
Gerson is doing just that and out of steel, no less! |
Hello can anyone lead me to Gerson? email ? want a replica for a project..thx in advance. my email [email protected] (building micros)
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tisius
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 Drop that 15/23 window fiberglass body on a (salvaged) bus frame backwards, and then drive it down the highway.... and imagine all the stunned looks you will be getting  Awesome!
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Jeff Power
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Joined: October 13, 2004
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Location: with any luck, in my garage building bass guitars.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:32 am Post subject: Re: hello folks ,,,,please help me locate GERSON,,need a bug |
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| buildingmicros wrote: |
| Hello can anyone lead me to Gerson? email ? want a replica for a project..thx in advance. my email [email protected] (building micros) |
*cough*cough* Its a little dusty in here. 
anyways heres Gersons website www.klassicfab.com
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ovalhobo
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That thing still looks plastic even after it is painted.
Nevertheless, I'd like a tiny one to make a little gas powered go cart for my kids (be cool at the car shows!)
A friend of mine says he wants to build a 65 Mustang but he's going to buy all new parts, including the entire body shell, which someone is making (Camaro bodies too). Seems more like assembling a kit car, not building a Mustang. For the same reason, I hate the thought that someone is reproducing barn doors buses, even if they are metal.
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Stuart Maingot
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| I wonder what the weight comparison would be to a steel bodied bus and how the ride comparison would be if much lighter. Maybe rattle your teeth unless u soften the torsion stiffness. Nevertheless a interesting concept that will keep the splitty trend alive. |
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Z
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| Not sure if I'm reading the Japanese/English correctly, but it sounds like their intention is to have those be displays, NOT running vehicles. |
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mandraks
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a buddy of mine in germany has one he made himself. Used to put it on top of the original bus, a doppeldecker if you will.
might have to look for a pic
...... looking .....
Voila!
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TinCanFab
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JiI
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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Anyone know if anyone makes a complete VW bug body in fiberglass?
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electronictofu
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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| Doesn't seem like it would be cheaper with all the parts and labor and ground up build. You could just go original steel, or aftermarket steel. Interesting option though, maybe good for doors, or specific panels. |
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JiI
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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I was thinking roof myself. I'd love to get a body that I could cut up and mod out.
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Malokin Martin
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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| additionally it may be beneficial to ask in the bug forums instead of the bus forums if you are looking for a bug shell. |
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JiI
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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I was just going off of the full fiberglass thing.
Jeff |
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Peter_N
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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Sorry Jeff no answer to your question regarding your fiberglass bug body but I came across this fiberglass single cab shoe rack in the local Pull&Bear.
Looked ok actually from a distance, but it had some flaws like the width of the windscreen pillar and the shape of the roof.
I wonder who made these things
Btw, I would love to hang it upside down on the ceiling of our shop
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JiI
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberglass replica |
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no problem. That "single cab" is cool!
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Pinetops
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It'd be cool in a restaurant or to make a bed out of or something along those lines.
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