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Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:42 am

SICK! This is gonna be bad ass when done. :)

Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:38 pm

Thanks for all the positive feedback. I am considering wleding the corners back on and have plans to finish things out so it looks more factory than a piggy back ride.

I sure am having fun with it. I bought the green doors and the b pillar from a local junkyard for $400 bucks. I didn't original plan on making it a Double Door. I was bench racing under the influence of alchohal when that idea flashed into my brain. That is how the front doors got stretched too. Originally I was going to make a six inch wide b-pillar. I love the stretched front doors. The seat position is cool too. I am 5'6". I look right through the middle of the windshield. In a stock Splitty I almost have to duck to see out the windshield.

Tonight I am going to work on the floor in the back. I will keep some updates going.

Mike

Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:50 pm

I am following this from over on the Vanagon Forum too.

I have a friend with a Pinzgauer & have forwarded the thread on to him.

What is your plan for the former VW logo location? Spotlight?

Regards

Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:57 pm

Looks Cool!!!
Would have made the rear side back window stock size, so you could of put the original glass back in as it looks a little funny with the front door windows being so big and that being so small...otherwise keep it up could be a nice ride...:)

Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:10 am

Loooooooove your style dude !!!
Wish we could do stuff like that in overregulated Belgium

Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:06 am

Very cool. I had a few Pinz at one time. We used to joke how they were 4x4 VWs.

Looks great.

Is this Mike ?

Bubba here from Dgo.

Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:57 pm

mtnbus wrote: .

Looks great.

Is this Mike ?

Bubba here from Dgo.

Wuz up Dawg. Hey you should meet us in Moab in May. Syncro Solstice, May 10-13.

Hope you having a good winter.

Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:05 am

:shock:

Sick !!!!!!

I dig it.

Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:23 am

Looks great so far. I would love to see how the engine sits in there or just more pics of the inside. Following this one for sure...

Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:32 am

That's awesome, man! A buddy of mine introduced me to Pinzgauers and they're pretty killer. Seeing a bus body on one...that's too cool!

Can't wait to see more pix!

Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:33 am

mtnbus wrote: Very cool. I had a few Pinz at one time. We used to joke how they were 4x4 VWs. Some of them actually were :wink: (VW powered). Very cool project.

Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:15 pm

Hey guys,

So after a summer hiatus, The Splitzgauer is back in the shop. We have been working on it for a few weeks. Things are coming along. I will try and gather some more pictures but here are a few. There is very little Pinzgauer body left. Mostly just Chassis stuff. Here are a few photos of the center floor area

Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:55 pm

That is cool. good job thinking outside the Box.

Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:56 pm

sub-hatchtim wrote: RPGreg2600 wrote: I think it would have looked better if you hacked more of the pinz body and kept more of the split, such as the wheel arches.

x2 I would like to see you use the split bus corners and tail lights

x3
I once thought about doing something similar: my plan was to put a T3 syncro drivetrain in my T1. Luckily I came to my senses ;-)

But I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with that beast. Pinzgauers are very capable vehicles. A bit noisy though...

- will

Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:48 am

Dear Jesus, tell me that's photoshopped.

Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:27 am

No photoshop there polak, that's somebody's hard work, skill and innovation. Like they used their hands and skills to actually build what they had in their head.
You ever build sumpthin' polak? :wink:

Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:39 am

I'm in love with this.

Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:38 pm

I was wondering what ever happened to this project. I am in Loveland- so let me know when it is done- would love to check it out!

Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:52 pm

rockymountainaircooled wrote: I was wondering what ever happened to this project. I am in Loveland- so let me know when it is done- would love to check it out!

Hopefully later this spring. You are welcome to come by and take a look in progress too. Let me know.

Mike

Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:59 pm

Ok, so here are some recent pictures of the progress. It has been getting a lot of attention over the past month.