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Lazaa Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2011 Posts: 228 Location: Voiron, France
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:32 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Rose
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I guess it will be hard to have a picture of an original 50-51 front floor but we never know... if someone has one ?
I realized the hole to pass the main harness through the floor will not be used (it goes through the roof).
So obviously the hole should not be here and I guessed that the middle recess should be longer....
I did the modification, but if a picture show me it is different I will do it again
Here is the before and after pictures :
I won't be able to work on the bus until wednesday, but I think I will put the body back on the chassis soon after
Lots of work left then, but it should be very motivating to see it "in one piece"
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Most inspiring stuff Florian
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Its all in the details! very good. _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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Patastrophic Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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This is truly AMAZING!
This bus stood about 20-30km away from where I live. It's nice to see that you still can make these kind of finds in 2013. |
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Demian_S Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2008 Posts: 82 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lazaa wrote: |
I guess it will be hard to have a picture of an original 50-51 front floor but we never know... if someone has one ?
I realized the hole to pass the main harness through the floor will not be used (it goes through the roof).
So obviously the hole should not be here and I guessed that the middle recess should be longer....
I did the modification, but if a picture show me it is different I will do it again
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Sorry, Florian...
The left one is about 160mm, the middle one is about 130 and the right one is about 145mm long.
I can´t remember the VIN, but it´s manufactured around july-october 1951
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Volkswagenaholic Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2005 Posts: 845 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Incredible work! Can't wait to see more progress photos _________________ 1974 Superbeetle 1641cc 17.9@72mph, 1957 Ragtop, 1967 Cal-Looker, 1993 Corrado SLC 3.6L, 1992 Passat 20v, 2010 Sportwagen TDI, 2022 Tiguan SE-R Line Black
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Lazaa Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2011 Posts: 228 Location: Voiron, France
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:48 am Post subject: Aktiebolaget Stockholms Bryggerier |
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Thank you !
No big update as I am still waiting for an important Gerson part, but that should arrive soon now, so then i can move one. The bus will not make it to BenPon though....
While waiting for the bulkhead panel, I did some work here and there and I will post some pictures later. But to begin, here is a great discover we did with my friend Yann while getting the front doors back to OG paint.
The bus was logo’d and this lettering indicates that it was originally owned by a brewery company called « Aktiebolaget Stockholms Bryggerier », who produced beer until 1980.
That’s an awesome discovery, which couldn’t have been done in the case of a full paint restoration where you just sand all the paint without carrying attention about the original one !
Then I've had the reg. papers who confirm the history of the bus.
The brewery bought the bus new in 1951 and sold it in 1956 to a fire equipment company. Then it's have been sold again in april 1958 and again in september 58 to the father of the guy who sold the bus to me.
Here are some documents I found about the brewery, but i will go to stockholms archives to investigate a bit more and try to find some pictures with the barndoor.
Of course i will load up the bus with correct wood crates :
We can still find some nowadays...
We can even find old bottles
Maybe the barndoor was loaded up somewhere around here ?
Not that much to show, but I will post some pictures of the bus soon.
Cheers
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mightymouse Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 4220 Location: las vegas
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:25 am Post subject: |
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This thread just made my month. Thanks florian, nice work. _________________ Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
Note to EVERYONE.
Know your ZDDP levels or you WILL lose a cam and lifters. |
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Adam91 Samba Member
Joined: December 13, 2012 Posts: 135 Location: Northwest
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Wow!! That's really awesome about the logo! |
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Lazaa Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2011 Posts: 228 Location: Voiron, France
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Hi there !
Here is a little update on the build.
I finished to work on the chassis by repairing the panel on front of the front beam :
Then it was time to re-assemble body and chassis :
Then i've seen that the left corner had already been changed in the past and the repair was visible... so I had to do it again. But the old corner was too damaged to be repaired, so i replaced it by a NOS corner.
I also decided that the right corner was too damaged to be kept, so here we go.... 2 NOS corners fitted as well as a new rear panel without window :
Here is the result with all the engine bay repaired with new battery trays...Etc
Of course i modified the corners to be "barndoor correct", with a 50-52 barndoor recess on the left side :
and the barndoor specific straight lip that goes on the mud panel. On 85 barndoors at the BenPon show only a few had this correct detail (mostly OG ones)... :
I also filled the 2 hacked windows on the long side panel :
And replaced the bottom of the short longside panel :
The long side rocker is not welded yet :
Recently I received my bulkhead panel. So after removing the top rib that shouldn't be here on a 51, i put it in place :
It allowed me to test fit the NOS B pillar and work on the door gaps :
Then I took a complete afternoon getting 3/4 of the roof back to OG paint :
And this week I welded the rear floor....
Still "a bit" of work on the front end.... but the metal work should be all sorted out for early june
I also began to work on some parts so then I can re-assemble the bus asap :
Sandblasting :
Front seat by Fabrik interior :
restoration of an OG paint dashboard :
Repaired with a piece of OG dove blue metal and loaded up with a 50-51 specific speedo and more nice stuff :
More to come in the next months !!
Cheers
Florian
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7050 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 10:41 am Post subject: |
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very nice, so much attention to detail makes the inner german happy _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 863 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Florian, your attention to detail is amazing and the fact that it has come this far in this period of time is awesome. Keep up the good work. _________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
56 Wolfsburg PG/SG
57 Oval, 2332 & Berg 5
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2177 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Geothon Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 153 Location: Ventura, CA
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Bravo! |
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60_mango Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2014 Posts: 4 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 1:26 am Post subject: |
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Great work, looking forward to the updates |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1455
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 2:30 am Post subject: |
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now this is amazing... attention to detail is killer!!
whats happened to the gearbox cradle?
is it bent? _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 5:20 am Post subject: |
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Great work Florian! _________________
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RPGreg2600 Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2010 Posts: 1657 Location: Vallejo, CA
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:42 am Post subject: |
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Awesome! So you're not going to repaint the whole bus? It doesn't look like there's much left! |
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52panelvan Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2006 Posts: 350
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Lush!! What an achievement! _________________ Austrian Kohlruss Deluxe
January 1954, 20-072397
The Kohlruss Barndoor Restoration - https://www.facebook.com/groups/641684399225180/
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MattBulliBus Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 28 Location: Sunny Berkshire, UK
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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This is looking fantastic.
Super panelvan |
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