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Huetti_1989
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kalymnos 
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On my SC from 12.56 the gap is closed (orig. primer)
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KombiMadness
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:05 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| I am lucky to have an original paint 67 westy, and an original paint 57 kombi here right now. The 57 shows the gap, the 67 does not. |
Maybe on mondays the don't want to weld this gap  |
Or Friday afternoon also.....
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Pinetops
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 5:05 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Here is my bus's nose in original paint:
I've since painted the nose and I guarantee you I didn't remove any weld from that area.
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 11:08 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Prove it!
Kurt |
Here we go.
Aug 1, 1966, 1st day of 67 model year production.
Definitely has no weld filling the gap.
Then my late December of 56 built 57 kombi.
Definitely smoothed over, but you can just barely see a slight gap/crack in the paint.
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glideking
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LaSpaz
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Your statement has the dates reversed. Thanks for the photos. This confirms what we are seeing. Now we just need to narrow it down to when this change occurred. My guess is late '62. Has the internet allowed us to become so picky?
Now back to welding!
Kurt |
My November 1962 single cab has it welded. |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| glideking wrote: |
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| I am lucky to have an original paint 67 westy, and an original paint 57 kombi here right now. The 57 shows the gap, the 67 does not. |
Your statement has the dates reversed. Thanks for the photos. This confirms what we are seeing. Now we just need to narrow it down to when this change occurred. My guess is late '62. Has the internet allowed us to become so picky?
Now back to welding!
Kurt |
HAHAHA you're right! Chalk it up to a long week, a long day, and a long neck beverage.
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Thing3
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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My 62 is filled smooth.
Let's see a 63'
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Schwing
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
Here we go.
Aug 1, 1966, 1st day of 67 model year production.
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Oddly enough that date sounded familiar to me so I had to google it.
http://www.biography.com/people/charles-whitman-11495598 |
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:14 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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I had stepped away from this thread and was about to post a picture of my 59 bus with its filled in gap. Glad to see that others had chimed in. I guess we beat that topic to death!
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Huetti_1989
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KombiMadness
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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I would love to come Christian but seeing as the overland route via Burma (Myanmar), India, Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, etc, etc is not very safe these days I might have to give it a rain check 
Have a safe drive from Austria to the UK and enjoy the show. Remember, photos or it didn't happen....
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Huetti_1989
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KombiMadness
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:09 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Drinking a beer under the ocean ..... That is cool. Before the Euro tunnel train, you would need to in a submarine to 'drink beer under the sea'.
 
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I would love to come Christian but seeing as the overland route via Burma (Myanmar), India, Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, etc, etc is not very safe these days I might have to give it a rain check
Have a safe drive from Austria to the UK and enjoy the show. Remember, photos or it didn't happen.... |
Yes this Route is not very save at this time.
But the last few steps you can take the eurotunnel.
We drive 13,5 hours with only one 5 Minute fuel stop.
Here we Drink a beer under the ocean :
- Christian
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Huetti_1989
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KombiMadness
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Christian, that's you with your back to the camera taking a photo? Are you an under cover VW secret agent or just a bit shy? 
Post up some more photos of the show..... We love photos of VW's
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