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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:53 pm Post subject: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Took a couple of year break after selling my 73 Super Beetle to restore some random stuff (1969 F250, 1969 Camaro) but I am back. I had been wanting a camper and this one was sort of local and from a samba member (@EDragnDean) so I felt pretty good about traveling a couple hours to look at it and drive it home.
Dean had it tuned up super well and it cruised 55 to 60 the whole way back without a hiccup. Figured I would start a thread like I did with my 73 Super (https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=659156&highlight=) to document progress and adventures.
To Do List:
Fix horn
Radio
Fix little bit of rust in floor pans
battery tray/rear corners
finally front damage on driver side needs to be properly banged out and the door refitted.
Super clean van and I am happy to have it and get some adventuring in.
_________________ 73 Super Build |
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dodger tom Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2013 Posts: 1272 Location: Central Coast, CA, but we're all still Ukrainian
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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welcome back to the club.
look forward to watching your progress. _________________ 1978 Champaign Edition 2 Westfalia
Would never find the time to keep up another classic air-cooled. |
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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Started some exploratory cuts to see how much i needed to patch and to figure out the best way to do the dog leg, it seems fine except the upper lip where it connects to the floor. I have the proper sheetmetal to fix it just not sure how much i want to cut. Will think about it till wednesday when i have time to finalize the cuts and get everything placed in and ready to weld.
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22670 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Love the teeth !
Following….. _________________ .ssS! |
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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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after further review i will be replacing both inner legs, when i dropped the bumper they were rusted out around the mounts.
Is that whole thing spotwelded around the bottom? _________________ 73 Super Build |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Congrats on your new VW. Looking at your pictures make me miss my 70' I sold a couple of years ago. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
Follow me on instagram @sparxwerksllc
Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.
**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche fuel pumps or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours** |
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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Havent had much time to work on it lately but I finish up the drivers side, got it all seam sealed and some paint on it.
Passenger side is cut out I just need to fit the panels and get that welded in.
Got the radio working and the 115 external plug setup for campsite power.
Tomorrow I need to go junkyard diving for a rear hatch cause this one is toast, check out how thick the bondo is!
_________________ 73 Super Build |
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Synergy Solutions Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2022 Posts: 84 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:54 am Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Check with Ken at Bus Company, in Duvall.
(206) 523-6525
He may have a few hatches to choose from. And many other parts…. _________________ Im a Mobile Aircooled VW mechanic, and work on old and new cars alike. Specialty in Camper busses/Vans, TDI, and FI diagnosis and repair.
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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Checked out a a local upull it place, they had what was left of 3 buses and I grabbed the one hatch, there were 2 doors on the same bus that were not rotted out i may grab those. Pretty cool patina once it was cleaned up.
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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Further exploration on the rear of the bus, luckily im sort of okay with welding. I dont see anywhere to buy inner wheel wells so I guess im fabricating those?
Also why dont the repair patches for the rear corners include the lip for the spot welds, fabricating that is going to suck.
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 34018 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Yesterday 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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YIKES!
These photos should be archived and brought out every time a newby buyer says "the seller says it has almost no rust and it look good!" _________________ Current Fleet:
'71 Fastback
'69 Westfalia
Retired:
'67 Beetle
'65 Beetle (x2)
'65 Bus
'71 Squareback |
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Hatracks Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2016 Posts: 663 Location: Renton, WA
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Posted: Yesterday 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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[quote="KTPhil"]
Hatracks wrote: |
YIKES!
These photos should be archived and brought out every time a newby buyer says "the seller says it has almost no rust and it look good!" |
its about as bad as i have seen but i knew it was there when i bought it, i didnt quite realize the battery had rotted everything around it so bad.
Still trying to figure out the best way to weld that all back in. _________________ 73 Super Build |
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metz Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2005 Posts: 280 Location: Norway
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Posted: Today 12:11 am Post subject: Re: Happy to be back in the air-cooled club - 1970 Bay Window Camper |
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Those hinges. Wow. _________________ 68 panel
64 ghia coupe |
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