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Wed May 15, 2013 10:41 am

Dove blue will look nice. I approve! :P

Wed May 15, 2013 11:14 am

yep dove blue will be great

Wed May 15, 2013 1:34 pm

Dove Blue on a Westy is oh so sweet. 8)

jpeters wrote: That yellow is actually just primer. After much debate, the final color will be Dove Blue. I was going to keep it original pearl white, but as things have progressed this thing won't really be a stock restoration anyway, so I just opted for a stock color.

Fri May 24, 2013 12:02 pm

One step closer to paint:

Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:49 am

Color:

Turns out my engine lid was going to need a little more work than possible. If anyone has a church key engine lid for a 65, please let me know.

Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:34 am

Wow, talk about bringing back some memories...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4...mp;start=0
All that I can say~ keep on keepin' on!

Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:51 am

Jeremy, your thread inspired to go ahead and send the bus to Cooker's. I'm excited to get her home. Unfortunately, it will likely be just as time consuming putting her back together as it has been to get to this point.

Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:03 am

Nothing motivates quite like a freshly painted bus in the garage!

Feel free to hit me up if you have any assembly questions. ~I have the complete dimensions for that rear facing seat, I was all set to build one before mine found me.

Wed Jun 05, 2013 2:45 pm

jeremy57ride wrote: Nothing motivates quite like a freshly painted bus in the garage!

I agree with that. Looks very good and nice job doing the entire thing.

Phillip

Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:41 am

Couple more pics:

Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:43 am

jeremy57ride wrote: Nothing motivates quite like a freshly painted bus in the garage!

Feel free to hit me up if you have any assembly questions. ~I have the complete dimensions for that rear facing seat, I was all set to build one before mine found me.

I may just have to get those dimensions from you. I might have a line on an ice box, but the rear facing seat is pretty elusive.

Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:12 am

Looks great.

Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:16 am

jpeters wrote: jeremy57ride wrote: Nothing motivates quite like a freshly painted bus in the garage!

Feel free to hit me up if you have any assembly questions. ~I have the complete dimensions for that rear facing seat, I was all set to build one before mine found me.

I may just have to get those dimensions from you. I might have a line on an ice box, but the rear facing seat is pretty elusive.
Here's the thread: BTW the dove blue looks fantastic.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=355201&highlight=rear+facing+seat

Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:18 pm

Thanks for the link:

I have a 68 bay closet that isn't in great shape, but would serve a good purpose being used to create the rear facing seat. I was intending to do a full width bed in the 68 anyway.

Oh well, I'm not quite to that point yet, so I'll keep my eyes open. I'd probably be willing to pay a small finders fee for someone that could get me some info on a nice rear facing seat.

Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:45 am

Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:56 am

A little advice...when my bus sat like that...I couldn't wait to have it DONE!! Looking back, the build is what I miss now. Enjoy it man. Take your time and do it right. If you don't have (or know) whats right ... walk away until you do, in the end, you'll be glad you did. And when it's done, you'll love the bus, and miss the build!

Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:17 am

Wow! Your bus is gorgeous. I think your paint work is far superior to mine. Great project. Your bus came along way. Thanks for the kind words about my 67 kombi. Can't wait to see yours done.

Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:40 am

I obviously haven't really updated this in a while. The bus has made it home and is currently in the garage waiting to be put back together. I'm just trying to move forward as much as my time and wallet allow.

The front beam and flipped spindles have all been installed. I almost have all the parts I need to complete the 944 disc brake swap up front (just waiting on new rotors and pads), but I'll be rebuilding and painting calipers before installing. I also have the 944 master cylinder and adapter ready to install.

I'll also be ordering my wiring harness soon, so that will be next month's project. Then on to the back to finish up the strait axle swap. I picked up a 67 Swing axle, which has long axle, but short splines. I haven't figured out for sure if I'll have to swap to a long/long spline axle yet, as it will be getting 944 discs in the back also.

I hope to have her back down on all 4's sitting on new tires and Cosmics by the end of the year.

Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:33 pm

any recent pics? :)

Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:29 am

No recent pics. Basically have just thrown the beam on in order to transport it home. I have everything I need to do a 944 disc brake swap on the front. I just need to paint the calipers, but I'm waiting on rear calipers to arrive so I can paint them all at the same time. I should have some updates real soon.