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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Two coats of POR 15. One more to go...
_________________ Joey
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16879 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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good work! but i have to ask, if your nose keeps evaporating every few years, what the hell does the bottom of your bus look like?
i like rust too. click my "click here" in my sig line. i can appreciate the work you're doing _________________
gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Actually, the bottom is still solid, including the rockers.. I've been applying Rust Check to the chassis, inside the rockers, doors, outriggers, front beam and any other place I can get it for the last ten years.
Here some other pic of what I repaired over the last few months:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150309...amp;type=1
It's my winter vehicle so I know it's going to rust. When the chassis or beam starts to rot out then I will call it a day. _________________ Joey
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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First coat of green paint (Tremclad) on:
You can kinda see I didn't bother to fully grind down the weld on the bottom of the repair... I'm going for the Frankenstein look. _________________ Joey
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kuleinc Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: East Bay Area, California
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Windshield is installed!
Gap between the metal and the rubber here...
...and here, probably because of my weld repair.
The windshield rubber seal (http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C16%2D241%2D121COE) was a bitch to get on the glass. I had to get the wife to help hold it on on one corner as I worked it around the glass. Once it was on it fit real good. She also helped with the install, she pulled the string from the inside as I pushed on the glass from the outside. Once the paint hardens a bit more I'll shoot some windshield urethane adhesive under the windshield rubber to seal things up. _________________ Joey
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Westfabulous Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 4207 Location: The tropic of Canada, dodging the giant flying moose of Surrey!
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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I just bought that German seal for my bus. Haven't installed it yet, but it looks to be a very good quality seal at a very fair price. I couldn't find a seam on mine anywhere; it was like a continuous piece. _________________ *****************
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject: Front Nose Replacment & windshield frame rust repair |
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The seam is very hard to detect. It's in the middle on top. It fit very well in my hacked & slashed window opening... _________________ Joey
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kuleinc Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: East Bay Area, California
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maximan1 Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2008 Posts: 1354 Location: Anaheim, California
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet! My thread was used as an example again!
For the record though, my left body line was off too. I just beat a new body line into it though. Seems like this is kind of a common issue with Gerson panels... _________________ 1978 Transporter, 2.0L FI |
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chris roop Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2010 Posts: 320
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Great results from a leap of faith!
I brought home a 71 today that will need a nosectomy, but it comes with the virgin donor replacement from another bus. If rust wasn't an issue, can you just linish the skin from the door openings and then cut horizontally wherever top and bottom?? _________________ http://www.roopsmg.com |
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:00 am Post subject: |
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chris roop wrote: |
Great results from a leap of faith!
I brought home a 71 today that will need a nosectomy, but it comes with the virgin donor replacement from another bus. If rust wasn't an issue, can you just linish the skin from the door openings and then cut horizontally wherever top and bottom?? |
Like this?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=400853 _________________ Joey
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chris roop Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2010 Posts: 320
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Joey wrote: |
chris roop wrote: |
Great results from a leap of faith!
I brought home a 71 today that will need a nosectomy, but it comes with the virgin donor replacement from another bus. If rust wasn't an issue, can you just linish the skin from the door openings and then cut horizontally wherever top and bottom?? |
Like this?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=400853 |
That was an excellent tutorial! Thank you! Once things settle down around here a little, I'll have to check that out some more. My welding skills might produce something looking akin to what the Reevers would fly, but hey. _________________ http://www.roopsmg.com |
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kuleinc Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2007 Posts: 1604 Location: East Bay Area, California
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themadcap Samba Member
Joined: January 02, 2005 Posts: 23 Location: Miramar, FL
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I did the same thing, but for the life of me I can't get the darn headlights to mount correctly. Your front panel looks just like mine, did you have to do anything different? Please help. _________________ DJ Juan Luv
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Nigelbug Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2010 Posts: 166 Location: England
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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Joey, I don't know why you bothered it's always going to be a bay window. Sell it and buy a split screen. |
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Chad aka Chud Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2007 Posts: 248 Location: B town
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:36 am Post subject: |
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Very interesting. I am getting ready to do the same, but I am going to go from the middle of the floor to above the wind shield... |
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5366 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:36 am Post subject: |
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Take lots of pics! _________________ Joey
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