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BUGTHUG
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Very nice work. Looking at the heater log made me wonder if anyone has thought of moving it back to where the slant starts on the back, it would seem it would throw out better heat and free up the bottom of the floor under the seat. Just an idea  OK back to what you were doing.
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Snoop Bob
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Location: Florida
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That wouldn't work as well with the trim piece that should be there and has a cut out for the heater log it sits up in front of.
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exciter
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Location: NW OHIO
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Just a quick updAte from my. Cell phone, I had a great day yesterday finished up all underside rust repair them was finishing up Patrick's rear engine access hatch when a big storm came through and knocked out all power! so I had to shut it down early . All my pics are on my camera do when they restore our electricity I will be sure to post up. It's almost time to do some finally sandblasting on a couple areas then get ready to paint the underside of this girl!!!
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exciter
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Location: NW OHIO
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Well Finally we got our electricty back on this afternoon!!!!! So tomorrow morning bright and early we'll be back at it hard!!!
Heres a couple pics of Fridays progress. Pretty much all of the rust repair is done underneath and were just about done with he engine hatch mod!!! I have some rust to repair on the top side of the wheel wells then the bottoms ready for color! My goal is to have the bottom spot sandblasted and seam sealed and primed and in color by this weekend!!!!!!
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cjsmitty
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tlambert
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Location: S.C.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| Great progress Joe, its looking good! |
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exciter
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Thanks guys !!!
I did get Patricks engine hatch all fabbed and welded in place and trimmed out. Boy Patrick this sis going to make working on your big ole type 4 nice and easy!!!!! I also cleaned up some small area under neath that needed attention. Not a lot to see in pics but lots of good progress for sure!!!!!
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ducatis
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Location: Doing the Samba (Sometimes the panel)
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Joe
Fantastic work, should i be green with envy - or is that the Gerson effect 
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tlambert
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Engine hatch is killer. Kick its butt Joe! |
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exciter
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Okay Patrick i just typed a nice long description of this weeks work but accidently deleted the damn thing! 
Anyways Ive been rust repairing all the little area underneath and on the top side of the wheel wells etc . etc. etc. I am going to let the pictures do the talking. Unfortunatley i didnt get the bottom in color this week. Since we are leaving for VW drag niht in the morning. SO i will be back at it tuesday with final body work in the engine bay and Left front wheel well.
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dawerks
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Gorgeous! It's fun seeing it one colour on the bottom again huh?
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Iozzio
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Outstanding work, keep it up! when do we get to see the suspension and wheels go under this thing?
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Jerry
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Joe, just curious, did the belly pans come with the pressed-out tabs for holding the brake line?
I have not ordered them yet & I am sure I cannot cut the tabs in myself.
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KombiMadness
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:47 am Post subject: |
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Awesome work! Really mad skills you are displaying on this bus.
Is that engine hatch from a Type 3?
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Tuned Perfection
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| Jerry wrote: |
Joe, just curious, did the belly pans come with the pressed-out tabs for holding the brake line?
I have not ordered them yet & I am sure I cannot cut the tabs in myself. |
On my bus they did NOT and I assume Patrick's were the same. To make it work, I just bought brake line clamps from a hot rod shop and installed 4 of them under the pans.
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Tuned Perfection
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| KombiMadness wrote: |
Awesome work! Really mad skills you are displaying on this bus.
Is that engine hatch from a Type 3? |
Yes. Joe got the hatch then fabbed up the channel it needed to work from scratch I think. Bay window hatches are not that large.
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exciter
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Jerry, Like Greg said they dont come with them and on custom buses the best route is to use aftermarket clamps, However if i was doing a fully stock resto i would fab them in myself, Which by the way you will see that done a lil later this fall on a bus we have in the lineup!
Paul, Shes pretty much ready to bolt it under now. Im going to do th eroof next and try and whip that out so we can get the suspension and them KILLER rims under her ASAP!!!
Patrick tonight was a BIG step in your bus getting completed!!!!!!! 
I finshed body working the weld repair areas that were left then everything seam sealed underneath then wheeled her in to the paint booth!!!!!
Patrick heres some shots of your LB1M Harvest Moon Beige,
THe bottom came out GREAT!!!! Im really happy with it!!!
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tlambert
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Very cool Joe. I like the color. |
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Jerry
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Sexy!
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Iozzio
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great!
Wheels! Wheels! Wheels!
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