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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:22 am Post subject: 54 kombi "Dahlströms grävmaskiner" build thread... |
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I just realied that I should put my 54 on here. I have posted a bunch of pictures to the gallery but never collected them in a forum post...
Ok here goes:
as we found it:
In the garage with the roof sorted.
Getting some basic measurements back to were they should be...
Supports welded in:
Out with the old floor pans...
Oh no... The rear stayed on the ground as the bus was lifted up in the air...
Making my own side panel...
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1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Collected some material for the chassis.
I need to replace the bottom of the metal between the engine compartment and the loading area. I made my own pressing tool for this. I hope it will work. The pressing procedure warps the metal a bit but hopefully I can address that somehow.
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barndoorbarnfind Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2009 Posts: 242 Location: sweden
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Nice!! keep up the good work _________________ WTB a barndoor preferably from sweden
My bus don't leaks oil it just marks it's territory...
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streetwagens Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 475 Location: Wales, GB
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Nice work Nize, excellent progress! I would love a press like that at my place, really handy! _________________ To catch a fish, you must first think like a fish.... |
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:46 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, keep up the good work! _________________
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barnduude Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2008 Posts: 91 Location: belgium
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:56 am Post subject: |
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alo,
thats the way to do it
grtz to all. _________________ www.everyoneweb.com/luftwaffenracing
'54 BD kombi.
'68 APAL samtrack.
hell is empty, all devils are here. |
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barndoormambo Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2005 Posts: 443 Location: East Coast, Homeland
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:50 am Post subject: |
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..inspiring work- keep it coming _________________ ....just cause you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there!.... |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2103 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Yessss, very good job on the pressings. that keeps me going on in my totally rusted out projects, thanx!
Nothing said against Gerson, his stuff saves a lotta buses and I have seen the quality, but it's cool that you build it yourself !!! Try to use a 'shrinking disk' on the warping, it's a stainless steel disc that you use on the angle grinder, applying heat to the panel while softly touching it with the disc. It works very well, you get them on ebay.com. _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:47 am Post subject: |
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djfordmanjack wrote: |
Yessss, very good job on the pressings. that keeps me going on in my totally rusted out projects, thanx!
Nothing said against Gerson, his stuff saves a lotta buses and I have seen the quality, but it's cool that you build it yourself !!! Try to use a 'shrinking disk' on the warping, it's a stainless steel disc that you use on the angle grinder, applying heat to the panel while softly touching it with the disc. It works very well, you get them on ebay.com. |
Thanks for that idea. Will look in to that.
Thanks guys for all the kind words... _________________ ----------(VW)----------
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Worked with fitting my home made panel today. It was not easy since I had to get rid of the warps in the metal. I managed to get rid of almost everything by using my shrinker and stretcher. Now most of the warping in the metal is on the down fold were the floor pan is going to be attached so that will not be visible anyway.
Before cut...
Finally in place but only by a couple of spot welds so far...
More to come.
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bubba Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Now thats hardcore~ making your own panels! |
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obus Samba Member
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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bubba wrote: |
Now thats hardcore~ making your own panels! |
Hardcore or stupidity... I dont know
It shure is a nice satisfaction though.
But there are some funky green metal in my garage waiting to be welded on too. _________________ ----------(VW)----------
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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By the way... Has anyone got a god picture of how the pressing for the heater tubes looks in the part I am making? I have nothing left to look at _________________ ----------(VW)----------
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low54 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2004 Posts: 424 Location: cotswolds-england
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:50 am Post subject: |
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Glad youve started a thread on this one
That press does look like a nice thing to have about in the garage _________________ 65 original paint so42 dormobile
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:25 am Post subject: |
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low54 wrote: |
Glad youve started a thread on this one
That press does look like a nice thing to have about in the garage |
The press is a very handy tool. I bought mine really cheap. Its based on a simple jack. _________________ ----------(VW)----------
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Keith Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2005 Posts: 3635 Location: Brodheadsville, PA
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Hi, I absolutely love builds like this. Especially ones that save vehicles that would have been thought to have been beyond repair and scrapped.
I am very interested in hammer forming and want to try this myself. Can you post pics or explain what technique you used to get the radius in the side panel after the initial flange was hammered? Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:23 am Post subject: |
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ovalteen wrote: |
Hi, I absolutely love builds like this. Especially ones that save vehicles that would have been thought to have been beyond repair and scrapped.
I am very interested in hammer forming and want to try this myself. Can you post pics or explain what technique you used to get the radius in the side panel after the initial flange was hammered? Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
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Its not difficult at all and when you get god at it its so much fun. But you need some good tools. You need a shrinker and stretcher to shape metal in an easy way. The panel above had its curve made by the shrinker. By using the shrinker on the flange I get the whole panel to curve.
Check this out on Youtube:
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nize Samba Member
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