"BulliBill's" 1959 Double-Cab restoration...

aa390392 · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:55 pm Post subject:

Bill great video....made me wanting more..
as far as the panels....ah, so they just dont slip in there? in 15 mins? thx for the heads up...

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GTV · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:50 pm Post subject:

Didn't the factory use a thin metal strip between the front and middle panels? That's what's in my friend's single cab (original boards, etc).
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dmuis · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:37 pm Post subject:

GTV · Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:42 am Post subject:

Good to know. The metal sure does hold up a lot better and look cleaner (not wavy).
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BulliBill · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 10:48 am Post subject:

So on Wednesday I decided to put both of the original left and right side vintage "cardboard" sunvisors on since the front ceiling panels were now in place. I haven't done a thing to restore them, they are going back on in "as-is" condition.

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Some previous owner added a cool metal spring-loaded paper or document clip (which I bead-blasted and re-painted silver) on the driver side visor. It's cool, so I left it there.

Here is a look up at both visors installed with the original screws. A little scruffy compared to all of the rest of the area appearing so new and fresh. You can see that we have not yet installed the ceiling gap strips, or fixed the middle and rear panel overlap issue yet.

Finally, I took a few minutes to install the seal in the floor for the accelerator pedal rod, then installed the rod and installed the pedal assembly (bead blasted, primered and painted black) to the floor with a new tension spring to hold the bottom pivot pin in place.

We're movin' along...

Bill
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Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton

Thanks for any help!

EverettB · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 6:07 pm Post subject:

BulliBill · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:37 am Post subject:

Pacmanfever · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:14 am Post subject:

That document clip looks like something a company would install to keep their drivers organized, do you know how that might fit into the history of your bus?

Little details like that clip are icing on the cake, awesome.

EverettB · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:12 am Post subject:

mandraks · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:46 pm Post subject:

those little details are what turned a new bus into your bus. My brother's old 61 crewcab has a pull out tray on the passenger tray, mounted under the dash, made to hold a clipboard, would never consider "fixing" that
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BulliBill · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:16 am Post subject:

DubStyle · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:53 am Post subject:

Absolutely bad ass looking!
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BulliBill · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:54 pm Post subject:

Thanks "DubStyle"!

Yeah, I'm super-happy about the DC's wood slat bed, and Rick's wood slats.

Last night I whipped off the wheels again and spent hours on my back waxing all of the interiors of the wheel wells. It just had to be done! All that pretty blue paint under there. They just cried out to me for wax protection! And so I just had to give it to them!

...and while I was at it, I waxed the entire engine compartment too!

Next I moved on to installing new split-seam VW/Audi transaxle boots. Seams to the rear, just like the VW Workshop manual calls for!

Bill
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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!

p horvath · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:31 pm Post subject: dcab

i know exactly what the document clip on your sun visor is.
way back in the day when i attended church these would be screwed
to the back of the pews. men would attach their hats to the clip by the
brim and voila....instant concealed hat rack.
thanks for the memories.

mandraks · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:00 pm Post subject:

i would recommend a flat tonneau cover, keeps the water out, the sun off, and the assholes from throwing their crap in the bed. These are easy to make, roll up to the front to give you full use of the bed. Had one on ours for years
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel

Schwing · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:12 am Post subject:

KombiMadness · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:16 am Post subject:

Now that you've done such a great wheel well wax protection job do you think she's ready for a bit of bush bashing......

Not gonna let a SC show you up, Bill?! Laughing

Love the wood slat install photos and tips. I'm just about to install some in my SC and will be sealing like you.

BulliBill · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:39 am Post subject:

Pinetops · Samba Member Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987

The video clip was great! Your attention to detail is really inspiring.

BulliBill · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:59 pm Post subject:

So lately I've been messing around with the powerplant for the '59 DC. This is a 36hp complete engine (minus the muffler and air cleaner) that is a VW factory remanufactured "exchange" motor which sat waiting in a storage room of an old Wisconsin dealership for quite a few years. A great buddy of mine bought out their dusty backroom VW parts supply long ago, and the unused engine eventually was bought by me for use in this old DC.

We had it torn down and checked out to see that all was well inside after at least 30 years in storage, and it was awesome to see come apart! Almost like an archeological dig. We found that the factory installed lots of brand new parts during their rebuild process, some used but factory re-conditioned that could stand up to their warrantee, all factory refreshed and then shipped out to a dealership to await the next customer that needed a VW warranted rebuilt 36hp motor.

I had another set of engine tin powder-coated locally, and here you see that same long block with all the powder-coated upper tin "trial-fitted".

A couple of evenings ago I removed the pretty tin, and got back to a long block. I did a valve adjustment, pulled and checked the spark plug gap, torqued them back in, and started to get all the peripheral tin and parts ready for re-assembly.

I'm installing NOS "vented" 36hp valve cover that have been collecting dust on my parts shelf for many years, an old NOS VW accessory magnet installed into the oil drain plate, an baffle in the oil filler, a resurfaced flywheel, and new Sachs pressure plate, clutch disc (with springs) and new throw-out bearing, along with a NOS German 36hp muffler and the '59 only tailpipe. It's been fun to slowly put this one back together! It'll look beautiful, but it'll never get me anywhere very fast, and that's just the way I like it!

Bill
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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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