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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:03 pm    Post subject: 1956 Sunroof Kombi Restoration Reply with quote

She went into the shop last week. Some issues but nothing that can't be fixed. It's pretty complete with a lot of work already done. I will post pictures as the restoration progresses.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice!... Progression pic's please!. Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Megaprops to Kent who saved her and got her this far. Hopefully there will be two non-deluxe sunroofs on the road in short order. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i had to wipe drool off my keyboard!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great bus...please do keep the thread updated with as many pics as you can get!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that is a realy cool bus .... like my 56 23 without all the bling ...I look forward to seeing more pictures having just gone through the body restoration and painting ordeal myself I can realy appriciate what you have .
That bus has a late type trans hanger and mount what is your chassies#? I thought those were only on the later hanover produced busses from 1956 .
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the Bus that Metwiz did all that work on, yes?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mike spadafora wrote:
that is a realy cool bus .... like my 56 23 without all the bling ...I look forward to seeing more pictures having just gone through the body restoration and painting ordeal myself I can realy appriciate what you have .
That bus has a late type trans hanger and mount what is your chassies#? I thought those were only on the later hanover produced busses from 1956 .


actually my buddy bruce has a early 56 truck and it has the later cradle and i think i came up with the early commercial vehicles had a upgraded rear end ...it was in the progressive refinments if i remeber correctly.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, how many other Wolfsburg features would be excluded as well at that point of the trans hangar being updated?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mike spadafora wrote:
that is a realy cool bus .... like my 56 23 without all the bling ...I look forward to seeing more pictures having just gone through the body restoration and painting ordeal myself I can realy appriciate what you have .
That bus has a late type trans hanger and mount what is your chassies#? I thought those were only on the later hanover produced busses from 1956 .


Chassis #170587 which makes it February '56.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn thats a bad ass bus. Mega props. Ill be watching close. i LOVE kombis, but a sunroof kombi. thats uber. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

great bus
im putting up a register about factory sunroof buses , please send me the info in need if you like it up there
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341605

here's a temporary view of the site : http://11windowrag.webs.com/
PS: think i have some other pics of your bus

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the interior looks sweet!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

UZI, should i recognize that middle seat?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steve,
What a super cool bus!!! Keep the pics coming. I cant wait to see the bus finished.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good to see some progress on it. I'll be posting some pics of my '57 sunroof standard pretty soon. It's finally on the rotisserie. I had to choose between the Kombi and the standard. These full-on restos are expensive as all hell.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rad bus,is this the ex-mullens sunroof kombi? i smell a rat on the rear end though,my 56 kombi is later than that and it has the early frame.....also mullens pmed me about sourcing a wolfy frame to fix it
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hugheseum wrote:
rad bus,is this the ex-mullens sunroof kombi? i smell a rat on the rear end though,my 56 kombi is later than that and it has the early frame.....also mullens pmed me about sourcing a wolfy frame to fix it


Different bus.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just went through this on my deluxe...

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