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Dave24 Samba Hack Purist
Joined: April 14, 2004 Posts: 7442 Location: Hablamos Ingles, So. Cal.
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shaunl Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2009 Posts: 426 Location: Nova Scotia
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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Any action? I love this thread. |
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Old Paint Samba Member
Joined: May 29, 2010 Posts: 436 Location: Battle Ground, Washington
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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I want to see the expression on the face of the guy at the transmission shop when he submits the core!!, Kinda makes me a douche for giving up on the Westy in the driveway!! _________________ Greg
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66ratrod Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2009 Posts: 463 Location: Tallahassee FL (insert funny comment here)
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Morten Lund wrote: |
I cleaned the inside today, and I still get surprised how well some parts of the car is.
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man, that thing is less rusty than my land-based 66 combi . I guess FL weather and hippy neglect from the previous owners are worse than being a shipwreck for 35 years
hope to see it on the road soon, hell, i'd drive over there just to see that thing move under it's own power.
good luck...
PS-you may want to dry it out _________________ 1966 Standard Bus (No longer a ratrod)
"ACWVs are like having a sick dog that has a 100 year life span and needs constant medical attention... that you ride to work daily."
-Brian
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Morten Lund Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2009 Posts: 47 Location: Norway
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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The winter and spring did definitely not go as planed this year (has it ever?). But the Samba is first in line, and for the moment I hope to be able to start on it in July as I have some vacation-time to kill.
And I will post pictures as soon as something happens.
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faltkiesel Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:03 am Post subject: start of works in luly |
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hurry up morten... we want to see it running to Bad Camberg next year... |
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rebapuck Samba Member
Joined: May 17, 2007 Posts: 1023 Location: Chapel Hill NC
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:44 am Post subject: |
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I want pictures when 66ratrod "drives" over there. _________________ Judy
1966 Camper "Hannah"
1967 SingleCab "Khady" |
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66ratrod Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2009 Posts: 463 Location: Tallahassee FL (insert funny comment here)
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:14 am Post subject: |
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rebapuck wrote: |
I want pictures when 66ratrod "drives" over there. |
ok, slightly map challenged, (correction) drive on boat and drive off in europe, then probably get pulled over and have my bus impounded for not passing inspection
actually my bus is not very rusty anymore (thank God for Bustoration), but it was alot worse when i got it from some smelly hippy....i mean it was horrable...like parts car horrable
PS-with schwimmwagen parts anything is possible
_________________ 1966 Standard Bus (No longer a ratrod)
"ACWVs are like having a sick dog that has a 100 year life span and needs constant medical attention... that you ride to work daily."
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Stuggi Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2007 Posts: 1208 Location: Jakobstad, Finland
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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To the guys that think that recovery was excessively expensive;
That's a standard lorry fitted with a standard hydraulic crane, and from work experience in Finland these kind of jobs usually don't cost much, a guy with a bigger crane than that one here in Pietarsaari charges 50€ to lower sailing boats into the water in the harbour.
As for shutting down a main road, that probably didn't happen, it looks like they just put out some traffic cones around the legs of the truck so that people won't drive into them.
The most expensive thing with this recovery would be renting the divers, and who knows, maybe they are amateur divers who don't dive professionally, here in Finland you can usually get them to do non-dangerous dive jobs for a couple 24-packs of lager. _________________ 1970 Beetle
1969 Panelvan
Orange VW Fest!
Pulled out of a Lake Fest! |
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5506 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Good to know, BTW Stuggi I love your orange thread, I especially love the 59 Ghia orange the best.
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To the guys that think that recovery was excessively expensive;
That's a standard lorry fitted with a standard hydraulic crane, and from work experience in Finland these kind of jobs usually don't cost much, a guy with a bigger crane than that one here in Pietarsaari charges 50€ to lower sailing boats into the water in the harbour.
As for shutting down a main road, that probably didn't happen, it looks like they just put out some traffic cones around the legs of the truck so that people won't drive into them.
The most expensive thing with this recovery would be renting the divers, and who knows, maybe they are amateur divers who don't dive professionally, here in Finland you can usually get them to do non-dangerous dive jobs for a couple 24-packs of lager. |
_________________ American Red Cross Safe And Well:
https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/...bsite.html
Maui Roadsters
www.mauiroadsters.com
http://www.oacdp.org
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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Stuggi Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2007 Posts: 1208 Location: Jakobstad, Finland
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5506 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Morten Lund Any updates on this little beauty or updated photos? Also is the oil method helping preserve it now that it's outside? I've read about WaxOyl or similar products and never tried them but sounds interesting.
Stuggi, I got hooked on orange one fall as I saw an orange car surrounded by pumpkins around Halloween and suddenly I fell in love with orange.
This orange beats all
BTW motor-head gal here
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Thanks dude, I also like Orange VWs a whole lot for some reason, can't really understand why. That Ghia is awesome, sadly anything Ghia that old in Finland costs around 5000€ or more... |
_________________ American Red Cross Safe And Well:
https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/...bsite.html
Maui Roadsters
www.mauiroadsters.com
http://www.oacdp.org
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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maggiolino91 Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2010 Posts: 56 Location: ITALY
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:16 am Post subject: |
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do you start? _________________ 1956 strato silver L227 ragtop
1961 beryl green L478 ragtop
1973 superbeetle pastelweiss L90D |
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bill may Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2003 Posts: 14160 Location: san diego,ca
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Stuggi wrote: |
Thanks dude, I also like Orange VWs a whole lot for some reason, can't really understand why. That Ghia is awesome, sadly anything Ghia that old in Finland costs around 5000€ or more... |
you must have drank the case before calling Linda a dude. she is a female Linda unlike that barndoor Linda. _________________ Admin note: Bill Passed away - July, 2017
1965 panel bus-Kermit
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67pickup Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Bergen, Norway
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SkooobaSteve Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2005 Posts: 3152 Location: Dothan Alabama
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slow36hp scott wimberley
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 3113 Location: mukilteo washington
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Morten Lund Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2009 Posts: 47 Location: Norway
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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I will post pictures later, I haven't had time yet - all my time the last three weeks have gone to get the car started before this SCC 2010 meeting. The body is still untouched. What is done is to put in a new gearbox and motor, fix the breakes, clutch, accelerator and handbreake. Grease the original front wheel bearings and connect a fully charged battery. |
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Morten Lund Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2009 Posts: 47 Location: Norway
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haz1 Samba Member
Joined: March 21, 2006 Posts: 90 Location: Oslo, Norway
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:25 am Post subject: |
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Wow! I never knew this would generate over 600 views in under 4 days.. I hope it's OK that I posted the video on YouTube Morten. Btw, I cried a little when I saw the picture of the bus right before it was dumped.. was it in your family at the time? Why was it dumped? _________________ It's not speed that kills, it's suddenly becoming stationary |
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