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Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:19 pm

Shit,, after blasting the thing, Then LETTING it RUST like that...

CUT the sucker up, you'll never get that rust off again, >>>? years after a paint job, it will be full of holes.

Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:34 pm

Fix it or sell it whole. I have seen much worse brought back to life.

Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:52 am

That is a solid start for a nice doublecab. I'd buy the parts and let the students have at it. That is what they are there for.To learn to do body rust repair and bodywork. Why not give them something cool to learn on instead of another boring newer car. If you are not willing to do that then offer it up whole to someone else that is willing to step up and save it.

Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:49 am

This is why I love the Forums....... "bad karma will follow me and my family if I cut it up"? That's a classic. I can see it now. My wife comes home from work and I have my computer in the fire pit, black smoke belching from the burning plastic. She asks me what I am doing and I tell her that the Samba told me this was the only way I could redeem myself.

Believe me, if I didn't care about preserving VW's I would have cut this up last month – by saving it I know I am throwing away at least another $1,000, on top of the $4,000 or so in value I have already lost. However, my goal is to do the right thing, even if it costs me a bit more. As for the surface rust – this is one of the reasons I hesitate to proceed forward at the school. I am not an expert, but I do know that you need to coat bare metal after media blasting or you create problems going forward. The fact that this didn't happen shows me that no one there is interested enough to take ownership of the project, and I can't do that myself from a long distance.

I bought this with the intention of making it the last car I would ever own. I already had an engine picked out and have been accumulating OEM parts for 2 years. Whether I pass it along to someone else to save or cut it up, I have already started looking for a replacement and will be hiring someone to inspect the next one.

When I bought this, it was a fully functional, complete vehicle that drove and ran fairly well – new brakes, tight steering, decent drive train. The engine is now dismantled in my garage. The 3 gates and rear seat pedestal are at the school with the rest of the truck. I gave them a full replacement front floor, a truck-only battery tray, a WW rear corner, and two doglegs. If anyone wants to PM me and start a discussion about taking this project over I am all ears. The vehicle is in Western PA, the other parts are in Michigan.

Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:47 am

The next chapter...... I took the feedback seriously, bit the bullet, and paid for the repairs. Not cheap, but done right, plus now I won't have bad karma following me around. Paint goes on in a couple weeks, then the fun part comes (putting it all back together).

Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:11 am

That looks awesome!, more pics please.

Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:29 am

holy crap im jealous =D>

Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:41 am

Beautiful! I'm glad you decided to save it. I bet after it's all completed you're going to know you did the right thing. I never see those on the road!

Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:16 am

What are the two holes on each side in the back gate for?

-dasdachshund

Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:32 am

Quote: -dasdachshund

What are the two holes on each side in the back gate for?

So you can see the brake lights when the rear drop gate is down :0)

Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:51 am

nice move!
:lol:

Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:52 am

MiOdy81

Great Job! You will have a super cool truck when you are done :0)

FYI,

I presume the holes in the bed are for the wooden slats? if so make sure you seal then up with some silicone when you screw them back in, or you will have water leaking into the gas tank compartment & under the back seat…

Also since you are doing right, you may want to pull the gas tank and spray some self etching primer and a coat of epoxy primer under the bed & all around under there… because if you leave your truck parked outside the underside of the truck bed will get a lot of condensation on it and over time starts to rust the bed from the under side…

Also adding some sound proofing to the back side of the bulk head panels can reduce the engine noise you hear in the passenger cabin, especially if you plan on using it to haul things without the seat…

Along that same vain(noise and finish protection) I bought a cargo floor mat for a passenger bus and cut it to fit my DC so that it cover the whole cargo floor (= under the seat too ;0)

Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:04 pm

Want :shock:

Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:30 pm

Hurray!!!!! That is gonna look super awesome.

Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:13 pm

Thanks for the suggestions Lionhart. I've already got the tank out & will be applying POR15 to that cavity, top and bottom. Dynamat in the roof, doors and walls.... maybe I'll do the back of the 2 gas tank divider panels too. Hadn't thought of applying silicone before installing the slats though, that is a good idea. Funny, I just bookmarked a picture of a bed mat.... wonder if it was yours.

Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:59 pm

Nice job.

Definitely worth saving.

Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:12 pm

Wow. What a difference! Amazing difference

Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:30 pm

Nice! Karma comment retracted! Yay!

Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:55 pm

WOW!! NICE save!
you might want to look into a tinable bedliner material. I did mine a few weeks ago and am realy happy with the results

I used a product called "Raptor" and added 20% base color to the material sprays easy and looks good and it's real tough to scratch (so far)
have about 120 bucks in it and about 12 hours labor, mostly because I sandblasted the bed to remove all the rust.

Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:21 pm

:D

Nice !