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Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:02 am

djfordmanjack wrote: bolts in engine bay, nuts in cargo area.
Thanks :)

Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:05 pm

RockStock wrote: nice to be in the mag (May 2010 VolksWorld), shame about the print quality

Oh, really...i didn´t see the issue til yet. I will phone Ivan from volksworld to get some issues.
If you want some better pictures, you can bought them. I make a
special Edition with dimensions up to 130 cm x 90 cm, in a perfect finish. A friend of mine sold them in his internetshop as a limited edition.

Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:46 pm

dont get me wrong, there are some TOP shots - like that one^^
just that some of the text looks a little '3d' (ie last page), & some colour a little washed out?

nice idea on the prints
do you have a link?
*i've just realised the photographs are all your own work. nice! :oops: *

Axel, what tyres are on the bus?

Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:55 am

barndoormambo wrote: Scotty wrote: These are the bolts off my 52, they look to be black originally

..may seem a stupid Q., but which way round do they go?- nut or bolt in the engine bay? :?

Would there have been a washer btween the nut & the firewall? :?

Also, would there have been any kind of rubber seal/grommet between the tray opening & the drainage tube at the back?..thanks

Sat May 15, 2010 8:18 am

congratulations on the very detailed and nicely printed article in the new Käfer Revue ! this bus deserves it !

The article states the color for the chassis as Ral 7039 quartzgrau.
Is this what you used and the actual color for the kasten ?
Just asking because I'm looking for primer for my 54 project, so want to come as close as possible to the original color.I have not a bit of grey left on the undercarriage, mine's brown all over :lol:
thanx in advance.

Sat May 15, 2010 8:31 am

yes this was the color i used, quarzgrau.

Sat May 15, 2010 9:07 am

Danke herzlichst !

Tue May 18, 2010 1:08 pm

WOW!!!! Awesome bus!!

Wed May 19, 2010 11:02 pm

I remember going into the Town hall at H. O. for the dinner that evening and suddenly discovering this awesome Barndoor Panel on display. The shelving and NOS parts box display was tasteful and impressive. I know people say it all the time, but I think that for at least a second or two, that I was actually breathless while starring at it. Absolutely AWESOME restoration. It really made my night at HO. Rick Spohn and I look dumbfounded in those pictures that "RockStock" posted back on page 1 checking out the Bus. Way to go Axel!

Bill Bowman

Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:10 am

This 50 panel turned out real nice 8)

My only question is during the build did you plan on fitting seats in the cargo area?

I only ask as I have a late barndoor panel and want to fit a rear and 6 leg middle seat.
The floor in my panel will need a little tweaking to allow the fitting of seats.

Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:11 am

Scotty wrote: These are the bolts off my 52, they look to be black originally

Hi, friends! Resurrecting the topic...
the threads of the bolts and nuts are 6, 8 or 10mm?
Thanks in advance :D

Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:22 am

I think they're 8mm, I'll check later for you

Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:10 am

Scotty wrote: I think they're 8mm, I'll check later for you

Thanks a lot, Scotty!!! :D

Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:39 am

M8, SW14mm (old wrench size) !

Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:51 am

djfordmanjack wrote: M8, SW14mm (old wrench size) !

Thanks a lot djfordmanjack!!!
But...could you better explain about "SW" and "old wrench size"??? :-k

:!: WTB: I need a set of these bolts and nuts...can someone help me?

Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:29 pm

Capriacci wrote: djfordmanjack wrote: M8, SW14mm (old wrench size) !

Thanks a lot djfordmanjack!!!
But...could you better explain about "SW" and "old wrench size"??? :-k

:!: WTB: I need a set of these bolts and nuts...can someone help me?

SW is SchluesselWeite - wrench width

this used to be a common size, not anymore, now usually 13mm

Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:21 am

exactly ! I am not aware if somebody is reproducing them. you will not be able just to buy stock bolts, the will all have the 13mm wrench width on the hexagon. German factories stopped using 14mm around 1960-1965.
you will not find stock closed 14mm nuts either. they will have to be billet machined.

Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:39 am

djfordmanjack wrote: exactly ! I am not aware if somebody is reproducing them. you will not be able just to buy stock bolts, the will all have the 13mm wrench width on the hexagon. German factories stopped using 14mm around 1960-1965.
you will not find stock closed 14mm nuts either. they will have to be billet machined.

SW14 changed to SW13 in 1958 ... :wink:

Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:20 am

14mm so same as pre58/oval beetle wing bolts? Bonnet bolts? Even floorpan bolts? Etc.
Cut them down?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1064358

Can someone confirm what make the original barndoor bolts are?
Kamax? Knipping?

Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:38 am

I have seen both brands on BDs (not confirming they were original).
the bolts will be the easier part of it. sourcing the closed 14mm nuts is the hard thing. I am keeping just every 14mm bolt or nut I remove from donor vehicles/parts for future resto projects. Most people simply bin the old surface rusted hardware, I've even seen professional resto shops use Allen head bolts all over detailed restos :roll: