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Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:52 pm

orangebug60guy wrote: Installed the inner rocker today on the 59. What a bitch.

Hey, Ev, where's the "like" button?

Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:08 pm

Explain please...got that job coming up. Why was it a bitch exactly?

Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:50 pm

Lots of cutting and grinding. The more you dig the more metal you find needs to be replaced as well. Then you have to fit it with multiple clamps and spot welds. This was being done while laying on the floor and getting hot metal splattering all over the place. I'm 6'1'' so I'm kinda big to be rolling around welding the top hats to the rocker.

Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:09 pm

Thanks.

Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:53 pm

Outer rocker installed today.

Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:50 pm

Looking good boys! Looks like ya know what your doing...

Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:45 pm

orangebug60guy wrote: Outer rocker installed today.

What brand of inner and outer rockers did you use?
How was the fit? Did you need to re-work anything?

Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:31 am

Muthashabubu wrote: orangebug60guy wrote: Outer rocker installed today.

What brand of inner and outer rockers did you use?
How was the fit? Did you need to re-work anything?

Wolfsburgwest inner and outer rockers. The fit was perfect. WW's metal is really working well. The outer rocker had a very heavy shipping primer on it.

Every bus is different I would think. So the need to re-work pieces to fit is on a case by case basis right. If your not hitting the metal with the hammer and expect it fit perfectly, I would think you're not doing it right.

In all, WW inner and outer rockers are where it's at. Shipping within a week, quality pieces. We'll see how long it lasts. At least they seem to be out of the business of selling orange metal

Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:13 pm

Started working on the drivers side inner and outer rockers.

Should have it done in a couple of weeks. Hard to get work done when you're by yourself. I was so lucky to have my brother helping me last week. Today I only got done in one day, what we did in 4hrs when I had help.

Keep moving forward!

Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:05 pm

Dan,
I still have that box of extra bits for the bus, and a free transaxle.
You just gotta come get them.

I also have a pair of decent cab doors I bought recently, you might want to take a look see if they are better than the ones from your bus. I'll sell them at what I have in them.

Let me know.

Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:41 pm

j.pickens wrote: Dan,
I still have that box of extra bits for the bus, and a free transaxle.
You just gotta come get them.

I also have a pair of decent cab doors I bought recently, you might want to take a look see if they are better than the ones from your bus. I'll sell them at what I have in them.

Let me know.

Thanks John, should be stopping by on Monday.

Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:22 pm

60vwnewengland wrote: j.pickens wrote: Dan,
I still have that box of extra bits for the bus, and a free transaxle.
You just gotta come get them.

I also have a pair of decent cab doors I bought recently, you might want to take a look see if they are better than the ones from your bus. I'll sell them at what I have in them.

Let me know.

Thanks John, should be stopping by on Monday.
That'll work.
Txt me.

Wed Oct 02, 2013 2:21 pm

Well, with the government shutdown, I'm furloughed...and that gives me time to work on the bus.

Been spending a lot of time on the driver side rocker

Do not worry, I did more adjustments and the pillars are above the lower seam of the inner rocker.

Test fit rocker

After much grinding, fitting, more grinding, and more fitting, the rocker is welded in

More work to be done

Next will be grinding and more welding. Possibly more tweaking with the hammer, and then the thinnest layer of plastic to make it look super nice

Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:29 am

Finished up the front drivers side outrigger

Then I started to attack the corners with hammer and dolly, any tips?
Driver's side

Going to need to replace the lower corner of the passenger side and install a new battery tray. Any suggestions?

Next I need to prep the engine bay by wire wheeling/sanding and painting:

fix this, a little lose

And then figure out whats going on here

The govt shutdown is pretty fun so far :twisted:

Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:43 pm

Well, I'd say after about 15 hours of work, the drivers side rocker panel is almost complete. Ground down the welds, and hit it with some primer.

Sun Oct 27, 2013 2:12 pm

Been plugging away. I tackled the lower doglegs.

I have to do a little more grinding then I should be all set to do the front floor.

Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:51 pm

Major progress on the '59 yesterday and today. Tore out the front and rear crossbeams, grind, ready to weld in new metal. Removed center pin from beam, ready for new center pin.

Cut out felt holders, and gas pedal hinge from old front floor, ready to weld onto the new floor.

Lastly, passenger side front outrigger was taken out and grind, ready for new metal. Next weekend, is welding!

I was too busy to take photo. More to come next weekend when I'm welding

Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:19 pm

Good to see your taking advantage of the warm weather Dan !!
Metal works a Bitch, but your ROCKING IT !!!! 8)

Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:13 pm

Go Dan, go!

Here are some pictures of your trans in the works.

These drums were stuck!

This thing was pretty haggard inside, lots of bad parts:

Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:54 pm

More cutting and grinding today. Almost ready or start welding in the four rear outriggers, front and rear cross beams, and passenger side front outrigger.

Nasty surprise when I took this outrigger off! Dirt in the shape of an outrigger. None of the other 5 had dirt filling the inside. The bus doesn't show any signs of being submerged in mud..

Test fit

Deadline is to have the underside ready in one month for transmission install