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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4573 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:35 am Post subject: "BulliBill's" 1959 Double-Cab restoration... |
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After owning this May of 1959 DC for about 15 years, the resto was "ON"! I finally had it painted Friday afternoon and it looks "freakin" awesome! I'm happy to share a few of many photos shot yesterday...
At 8am:
At 5:30 pm
I'm deleriously happy , it already has a mirror-finish and it hasn't even been wet-sanded and rubbed out yet! Awesome body and paint guy! Now for a year or so of slow and meticulous re-assembly!
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help!
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zuggbug Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2008 Posts: 3479 Location: Anderson SC
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Very nice job on the dc _________________ SOUTHERN INTEGRITY AIRCOOLERS
58 15 window
56 westy |
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Ojai63dbl Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2007 Posts: 452
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:09 am Post subject: |
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now that's a beautiful sight - cant wait to watch the build! |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11070 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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bugpartslou Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2003 Posts: 130
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Nice!!! |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:19 am Post subject: |
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Very nice.*EDIT* Looking at the pictures again you are correct, your painter is AWESOME. A lot of nook and cranies on a D Cab and all of them look to be nicely covered with paint. |
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zombievws Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2012 Posts: 136 Location: greeneville tn
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:18 am Post subject: |
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nice _________________ unique is what we seek, bizarre is what we are. |
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zombievws Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2012 Posts: 136 Location: greeneville tn
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:19 am Post subject: |
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nice _________________ unique is what we seek, bizarre is what we are. |
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velvetgreen Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 2746 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:26 am Post subject: |
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very very nice job- do you have any more "before" pics on what it took to get to that condition?? |
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Braukuche Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:36 am Post subject: |
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velvetgreen wrote: |
very very nice job- do you have any more "before" pics on what it took to get to that condition?? |
Very nice! "Bully" job indeed. _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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nynone4 Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 299 Location: Central Illinois
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Looks AWESOME Bill! Can't wait to see it start coming together now. |
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FritzCP Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2005 Posts: 463 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:37 am Post subject: |
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What type of paint did you use? Did they use a color code, or paint match something? That looks really really nice, let the fun begin! _________________ Fritz Custom Products
Fritz 10 - Tin Screw Torquer
Fritz 124 - Crank Pulley Puller
Fritz 70 - 6306 Bearing Puller
Fritz 44 - Dizzy Puller |
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v.a.s.cleaning Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2007 Posts: 64 Location: antwerp belgium
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:50 am Post subject: |
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make my want to fix my double cab haha
double cab's are so cool _________________ 51ragtop
59 euro 23w
59 dubble cab
66 sundial camper
66 karmann ghia cabrio |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4573 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:56 am Post subject: |
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My body and paint guy is Jeff Burke, here in the St. Louis, MO area. He prefers to work within the Dupont product line, and used a single-stage polyurethane paint. He used a etching primer, two different types of high-build primers, and then a final coat of 2K primer (all block sanded down in 80, 180, and 400 grit). After the rest of the removed parts are painted on Monday, he'll eventually wet-sand and rub out the outer finish. I provided both a NOS 1957 center brake light deck lid as well as an NOS 1959 hooded deck-lid to be painted. I also supplied both a stock overhead air vent door as well as an Ambulance fan cover to get the Dove Blue treatment.
I have most everything here already waiting for the re-assembly process including the second and third grey upholstered bench seat kits that Matt Miller ever produced (the first one is in my 1959 Double-Door Panel). Hell, I should open up a Matt Miller upholstery museum! A new wiring harness, NOS trip speedo, vintage AM/FM radio, every piece of rubber, new Nexen 195R15" 8 ply radials, etc., etc. The later model trans and 1641 motor are being removed and a new split-case trans is being built for this, and a VW factory rebuilt "crate" 36hp longblock engine will push it nicely but slowly down the road. About the only thing I'm still looking around for is one "correct" logo'ed vent wing glass.
I can't wait to head to the shop and see it again on Monday!
Bill _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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clnvwe2 Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2006 Posts: 878 Location: BBQ grill
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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Bullet DC!!!!!!! It looks beautiful.. Keep us posted. _________________ "Keep your horn on"
Cunado 4 life!!!!!!!
Instagram : Flatkool
WTB- The Brundage Motors Plate frame that Merrpie Pribanic's looking for. |
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earlywesty Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2004 Posts: 2358 Location: In the woods, Ontario
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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BulliBill wrote: |
My body and paint guy is Jeff Burke, here in the St. Louis, MO area. He prefers to work within the Dupont product line, and used a single-stage polyurethane paint. He used a etching primer, two different types of high-build primers, and then a final coat of 2K primer (all block sanded down in 80, 180, and 400 grit). After the rest of the removed parts are painted on Monday, he'll eventually wet-sand and rub out the outer finish. I provided both a NOS 1957 center brake light deck lid as well as an NOS 1959 hooded deck-lid to be painted. I also supplied both a stock overhead air vent door as well as an Ambulance fan cover to get the Dove Blue treatment.
I have most everything here already waiting for the re-assembly process including the second and third grey upholstered bench seat kits that Matt Miller ever produced (the first one is in my 1959 Double-Door Panel). Hell, I should open up a Matt Miller upholstery museum! A new wiring harness, NOS trip speedo, vintage AM/FM radio, every piece of rubber, new Nexen 195R15" 8 ply radials, etc., etc. The later model trans and 1641 motor are being removed and a new split-case trans is being built for this, and a VW factory rebuilt "crate" 36hp longblock engine will push it nicely but slowly down the road. About the only thing I'm still looking around for is one "correct" logo'ed vent wing glass.
I can't wait to head to the shop and see it again on Monday!
Bill |
Looks great Bill. Are you looking for perfect og sigla glass? I might have a not so perfect piece if you like, but that may not do for this truck. |
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zombievws Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2012 Posts: 136 Location: greeneville tn
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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i have a nice 58 one you are welcome to _________________ unique is what we seek, bizarre is what we are. |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4573 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:56 am Post subject: |
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CORRECTION to the above: Man! The paint fumes must be getting to me! The glass I really need is not so much a vent window, but one pop-out window glass! I have one correct and one later (incorrect logo) pop-out glass. Although if someone does have vent glass, one of mine has a few scratches that can not be buffed out, so I could use one vent window too. I can run the scratched one if necessary, but...
Thank you guys for the glass offers, but if anyone out there has lots of Sekurit "pop-out" or "vent" window glass lying about, please check out my ads for the WTB ad for a decent piece with a particular Sekurit logo. There is a photo in the ad of the exact logo I need to match all of the other glass for this old (but now pretty) Double-Cab. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
This is the exact logo I need on a pop-out glass and on a vent window glass...
I'll try to add some more photos tomorrow afternoon of the other DC parts being painted...
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help!
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drpete Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Gotta love tha Dove Blue job. Looks top-notch.
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14271 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:22 am Post subject: |
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BulliBill wrote: |
Man! The paint fumes must be getting to me! |
I was wondering about that when you guys get so close to a fresh squirt. Some of those one-part paints off-gas for weeks not to mention the possibility of imprinting the soft coating.
Such a pretty job on my screen! |
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