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wrenchnride247
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Looks great Kurt! The poly is supposed to have a grainy texture. A 1.8 will not let the poly flow/spray like its supposed to. 2.0 is about as small a tip as you should use.
Oh, It sands like talcum powder... 
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glideking
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55samba
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| I just sprayed that exact primer with a 1.8 tip and is laid down smooth. Harbor freight gun... |
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wrenchnride247
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| I just sprayed that exact primer with a 1.8 tip and is laid down smooth. Harbor freight gun... |
Yeah, it will spray it, but you want the texture to aid in the blocking process. When the texture is gone, move on. When it's smooth you are wasting material and time sanding off more than is needed. And, can sand back down to where you started in the first place.
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lumber-baron
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Kurt, I thought you might appreciate this being a woodworker - I made this sanding block from a chunk of CVG D-fir, it's about 20" long and works great for getting a dead flat surface on a long panel. If it gets beat up a little just run it over the jointer to flatten it.
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glideking
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glideking
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My 1965 bus has these rear bump stops that are one of the components that help give later transporters a one ton weight rating.
Here is the rubber bumper on the axle that will contact the stop under a heavy load and driving over a bump.
Although not original equipment on a 1959 truck I do have a later axle so I will add them to my frame. It will add some safety and protection for my trucks components.
Many of us know this VW enthusiast who donated these parts to "Funky Truck" C.M. Thank you!
They were cut from this bus that goes on giving and giving and giving...
The first one is cleaned up and ready to be cut from the old frame.
Drilled out the spot welds and chiseled them off.
Some primer.
I will plug weld these on in the morning. This has the potential to confuse someone in the future as to exactly what year this truck really is. Here is the explanation on the internet for all time. I imagine some restorer cutting them off and returning it to a small nut transaxle someday but for now this is what I want.
Kurt
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campingbox 
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Damn!
Wild custom! Addington ain't got nothing on you! What's next ? Gull wing doors? After that, gull wing gates? |
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glideking
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C.Moore
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| Kurt It was fun to have you visit and harvest a few parts. Nice photo also thanks C.Moore |
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mandraks
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Damn!
Wild custom! Addington ain't got nothing on you! What's next ? Gull wing doors? After that, gull wing gates? |
clearly you would have lambo gates rather than gullwing gates. that way you get full access to the bed 
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campingbox
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| campingbox wrote: |
Damn!
Wild custom! Addington ain't got nothing on you! What's next ? Gull wing doors? After that, gull wing gates? |
clearly you would have lambo gates rather than gullwing gates. that way you get full access to the bed :) |
Lambo gates would be awesome, maybe weld all three together and hinge them all at the front over the cab, be cool if they came up over the cab and in front of the truck to push stuff off the road like snow, leaves, etc. I think a scissor bed like the mini trucks have could work well too, if it went high enough Kurt could use it as a hang glide launching platform.
In sure everyone knows who Chris Addington is, but Incase you've been living in a cave for the last several decades he was the mastermind behind Rodbuster:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ClbSpALMGGE
This ghia is probably considered my many as the ultimate custom VW. Major props from me. |
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glideking
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glideking
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:53 pm Post subject: Load bed installation |
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It is now two years since I started restoration. "Funky Truck" has reached another milestone. He is truly rust free now. All of the new sheet metal I have ordered has been installed, almost. Not welded yet.
I have attached the front tilt bow pieces to assure alignment while I Cleco the bed together.
Getting this butt joint right took a bit of time as the bed comes with extra length and width that has to be trimmed off straight and square.
I cut this notch at the front and back at the center overlap to make everything line up. I have never seen this done before. I wonder how others have done this?
Next are lots of plug weld holes to drill. I will paint the treasure chest, engine bay and the underside of the bed before welding. It is a lot easier to get all those nooks and crannies now. I know that is not how VW did it but I don't want it to be rusted out again in another 50 years!
Kurt
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...highlight=
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stuckon61s
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| To be exact there is 386 spotwelds in the bed and cab divider. That's the way I lapped mine. I also drilled all the spotwelds with it off. Put a two inch spot of weld thru primer at each spotweld. Taped each hole and primered the underside before puttting it back on. It's alot of spotwelds. |
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kafer60
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Load bed installation |
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Did you use KF for the load floor or WW?
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chrisflstf
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| How are people crimping the edge of the load bed over and in particular the separation panel? The load bed seems not too bad, but not much access room on the separation panel, just below the rear cab window |
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klcarrie
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Took this from the fat chick boards, but I believe it applies to your question.
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Took yesterday off "work" so I could put some real work into the truck. The engine in the Bug is in bad need of an overhaul so I want to get the Plump Truck back on the road. Anyway, here's some pix of the progress:
Made a "crimping tool" out of this! Grounded off the sharp edges and it worked well!
Seam-welded the groove across and used "seam seal" on the long one as well as the "opening" where the bed meets the forward bulkhead.
Next is the Herculiner on the bed, reinstall the gates and start daily driving it!  |
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