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karl h Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 2:58 am Post subject: |
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next, i tilted the bus on its side and welded the crossmember securely to the lower struture
the lower a-pillars were next. i have taken some good hard looks at these since i got them to find out how to get these into the right position.
first i decided to "notch" them: i cut out parts of the pillar on the side that faces the door (jam), leaving the channel for the seal intact for about 50mm upwards.
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karl h Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:02 am Post subject: |
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then i cut off the corresponding parts so the pillars slid on from the underside
taking care to get the lip into the correct position where the nose skin wrapped around, i cut more and more off until it slid all the way up
sorry for the bad pics, but you get the idea. i will have to shorten the front crossmember some more to get things aligned up front _________________ 61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
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CamBiscuit Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:34 am Post subject: |
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Great thread, keep up the good work karl _________________ 1965 ratty single cab
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BarryL Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:56 am Post subject: |
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How do you guys that do the lower pillar know when you have the lower hinge mount in its exact position? |
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karl h Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:43 am Post subject: |
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thanx for chiming in guys!
well i mount the door, making sure the gaps to the pillars are within tolerance. i also clamp the door shut using a wooden block that aligns the beltline crease. there is some colourful language involved and some serious tweaking using all kinds of tools and my arms and legs to get it to the right position
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karl h Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:49 am Post subject: |
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since money is tight (as mentioned before), i got the cheap brazilian crossmember that is a royal POS, its hard to get to fit the funky green pillar (i even kicked it)
when i was satisfied with the fit i tacked it in a few places, then i took the door off and tacked it some more. i wont weld it completely before the cabfloor and the doglegs are on to be able to modify the fit of all of the parts
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karl h Samba Member
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karl h Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 6:59 am Post subject: |
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after further investigation i determined that the upper hinge mount of the a-pillar was crusty and didnt support the hinge properly. also the plate that takes the four screws that hold the door wasnt gonna cut it either because i drilled out two of them to get the door off earlier upon disassembly. two screws dont secure the hinge enough so i first cut out the crusty metal over the hinge cage. then i drilled out the spotweld in the middle of the cage to get the little metal tab out that centers the hinge plate, then i was able to slide it out to the side
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Going through a lot of this same stuff with hinge mount points and A-pillars on my 62, just not quite as extensively as you form the looks of it. Lookin good, keep it up! _________________ When life hands you lemons, shut up and eat your damned lemons. |
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karl h Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:57 am Post subject: |
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the front sheet metal fits pretty good now, but i won´t weld it on now
i briefly thought about mounting the doglegs now, but the rear part of them will butt up to air because there is no lower b-pillar. i will repair the outriggers/inner rockers and all the construction under the cargofloor next the be able to replace the lower b-pillars _________________ 61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
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