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Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:50 pm

I begin my new project.
I bought Dove blau crew cab 1967 in england last year.
I used it for some meetings but now i decided to restore it because have a lot of "COVERED" rusty. :twisted: :twisted:

When i bought it ....it looks good

but i know that i have to do something for have a better van...

Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:03 pm

nice "project" car. :roll:

Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:29 pm

Start to disassembly....

there are some parts not very good [-X

Thu Mar 17, 2011 4:38 pm

Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:11 pm

Amazing what shiny paint can hide :cry: . Are those photos in Italy? Beautiful mountains :wink:

Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:15 pm

Nice project. How long did you have it before you decided to strip it and fix it? I have a feeling there is a whole lot more rust underneath all that bondo.

Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:42 pm

Quote: there are some parts not very good

there are some parts not very, very, very good on my crewcab as well..

Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:22 am

guidomeda79 wrote:

Apparently they don't have to strap down the vehicles over there! :shock:

Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:18 pm

pyrOman wrote: guidomeda79 wrote:

Apparently they don't have to strap down the vehicles over there! :shock:

Correct apparently ... see here

During cutting ....

Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:21 pm

Linda Grunthaner wrote: Amazing what shiny paint can hide :cry: . Are those photos in Italy? Beautiful mountains :wink:

Monte bianco out of tunnel

Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:43 pm

Some news.......

Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:39 am

After sandblasting..... something appear :shock: :shock:

Incredible ... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

The gates are not too bad

Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:11 pm

When you originally bought double-cab.
Did you know it was rusty with bad repairs?

I would hate to pay top dollar to see that under shiny paint. :shock:

Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:19 pm

brettsvw wrote: When you originally bought double-cab.
Did you know it was rusty with bad repairs?

I would hate to pay top dollar to see that under shiny paint. :shock:

x2

Unless he knew it was a home garage bondo/flip- that would suck!

Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:10 pm

brettsvw wrote: When you originally bought double-cab.
Did you know it was rusty with bad repairs?

I would hate to pay top dollar to see that under shiny paint. :shock:

I had guessed that isn't perfect and had some rusty parts.... but :? :roll:

Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:44 am

Good that that you are diving into it and getting it done.

Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:14 pm

Step after step i will done it..... 8) 8)

Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:17 pm

brettsvw wrote: When you originally bought double-cab.
Did you know it was rusty with bad repairs?

I would hate to pay top dollar to see that under shiny paint. :shock:

OG paint busses are sometimes better then shiny paint ones...

Guido how is the VW scene near Como? My car broke down once @Como and I had the most scariest ride in my life sitting in my car on the back of an autotransporter racing alongside the lake to Colico VW garage... The owner of the garage looked at me if I was talking about aliens when I asked about classic VW's in the neigbourhood :lol:

Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:22 pm

Glad that it's getting attention! I know it's your bus, and you probably don't want advice at this point, but since this is a public forum, and since most people would like to learn how to make their buses even better! :)

When you do the welding on the outriggers, the stitch weld gives it more strength for sure. But for 'looks' and correct appearance, they should be plug welded. (And the front seam kept intact). An easy way to do plug welds is to make the two pieces of metal fit, then turn up the heat, and lower the wire speed on the Mig and let the heat puddle make the 'hole'. Then close it up.

Then when you grind down the weld, it's going to look super nice and factory! :) Here's a bad quality pic to show what I mean.. (And I should've cleaned the Gerson metal better so see, I'm learning all the time!)

But, please don't mind what I posted! I see you are putting alot of love into fixing the DC, so from one bus lover to another, it's just a little hint/tip I picked up (and I am always open to better ways to do things!) :)

Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:03 pm

dawerks wrote: Glad that it's getting attention! I know it's your bus, and you probably don't want advice at this point, but since this is a public forum, and since most people would like to learn how to make their buses even better! :)

When you do the welding on the outriggers, the stitch weld gives it more strength for sure. But for 'looks' and correct appearance, they should be plug welded. (And the front seam kept intact). An easy way to do plug welds is to make the two pieces of metal fit, then turn up the heat, and lower the wire speed on the Mig and let the heat puddle make the 'hole'. Then close it up.

Then when you grind down the weld, it's going to look super nice and factory! :) Here's a bad quality pic to show what I mean.. (And I should've cleaned the Gerson metal better so see, I'm learning all the time!)

But, please don't mind what I posted! I see you are putting alot of love into fixing the DC, so from one bus lover to another, it's just a little hint/tip I picked up (and I am always open to better ways to do things!) :)

NO PROB.... :D :D I need a lot of information because i'm virgin in this type of welding...
This is my first restoration.... please help me in the future i'm happy..
i learn something 8) 8) 8)