TheSamba.com :: View topic - My first 1967 Split Window MicroBus 11 window Restoration

Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:27 pm

akbluebus wrote: Hey! I have a 1965 11 window as well, same front bench seat, same original colors it looks like. (sea blue and bluewhite?) I would love to see your M-code plate. Perhaps mine and yours were on the same boat over or something.

I'm somewhat novice by the way, I hope asking for and M-code plate picture isn't like the socially awkward equivalent of asking for someone's social or something.

Anyway the bus looks great and I'm excited to see your progress.

Not a problem.
My M Plate is missing and removed by some previous owner who knows how many years ago.

It turns out that the S/N next to the fresh air overhead console was also removed but the VIN # in the engine bay is still intact.. my first digits start as 227_ _ _ _ _ and so on..
So the first digit says its a Type 2
The third digit is a 7 so that means that my bus is actually a 1967 and not a 1965

So when i go to register it I have to let them know that the year on the title has to be changed to 1967

Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:41 pm

Any updates on this?

Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:52 pm

Well...
I just bought panels for the rust work removal and replace with good metal

I have to tell you that I have bought panels from KF, WW (AC), and CIP1 (Estraguaru Brazil)

The KlassicFab panels i bought from a guy in Florida that was getting rid of his stuff so i bought some pieces off of him.. I found the metal to be like that of Estraguaru and Wolfsburg West.

The fitment on the Estraguaru panel is good and it cost a lot less from CIP1

Here is the LH Section from WW (AC) from their site

This one is from KF

My brother is also ordering the LH side Panel from Aircooled Treasury and he spoke to Matt and what Matt carries is Auto Craft which is very good quality panels. which has a fine oil mist on it which is simple to take off with some prepall or pre cleaner. Instead of having to sand the FR primer or Orange primer paint.

Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:44 pm

[quote="Goshen"] akbluebus wrote: Hey! I have a 1965 11 window as

It turns out that the S/N next to the fresh air overhead console was also removed but the VIN # in the engine bay is still intact.. my first digits start as 227_ _ _ _ _ and so on..
So the first digit says its a Type 2
The third digit is a 7 so that means that my bus is actually a 1967 and not a 1965

So when i go to register it I have to let them know that the year on the title has to be changed to 1967
Good luck on that? I would talk to someone with title knowledge before you go to the courthouse and they tell you your bus has found to be stolen, and it belongs to someone else?

Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:13 pm

[quote="BUGTHUG"] Goshen wrote: akbluebus wrote: Hey! I have a 1965 11 window as

It turns out that the S/N next to the fresh air overhead console was also removed but the VIN # in the engine bay is still intact.. my first digits start as 227_ _ _ _ _ and so on..
So the first digit says its a Type 2
The third digit is a 7 so that means that my bus is actually a 1967 and not a 1965

So when i go to register it I have to let them know that the year on the title has to be changed to 1967
Good luck on that? I would talk to someone with title knowledge before you go to the courthouse and they tell you your bus has found to be stolen, and it belongs to someone else?

Its not stolen.. already certified by Law enforcement agency

Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:23 am

I just bought this unit and i am going to attempt to make it all work.. I am not sure what to do here but i am hoping someone will chime in..

In the event that i am not able to then i will be selling it.

I plan on using it in my '67 Split

Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:57 am

Check out this thread:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61336&highlight=air+conditioning

There's even some old pics of my bus in the thread. One of very few splits with dealer installed A/C. (I assume dealer installed. No m-code, but VW pamphlet)

Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:09 pm

So far the welder has been making long strides on welding, replacing bad metal for good metal on my 67 Split 11 Window Microbus

I will post descriptions later... but right now it is 2 am and i am tired

Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:51 pm

Well it has been a while since i have posted so here are the updates...

I purchased a Left Side Long panel from Aircooled Treasury which is the Autocraft Engineering from UK which is a very good qualilty metal panels.. it is the same brand that Wolfsburg West sells.

So here it is the Left panel
measures 95" L x 44" Height so transporting it is a pain and WW will not ship so the Cali guys are lucky because they can just go there and pick it up..

Us guys on the East Coast can buy from Aircooled Treasury which is in the midwest and convenient.. just ask for Matt Montgomery and tell him i sent you.

Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:06 pm

My friend Joe from Bullseye Powdercoating suggested that I should acid dip it to remove all the rust, bondo, paint and impurities so after much thought i said Yes because it is a bit expensive around $3,800.00

So we picked it up from Daniel Chapisteria in Opa Locka, FL to take to Bullseye and dismantle it.. that is remove everything.. wires, suspension, tranny, motor and leave it as bare as possible.

This is my first bus so i thought it would be simple to remove all that stuff but it took about one day ... here it is anyway.. i had help from a guy Anthony because he knows Splits better than i do.

Here is the day we pick it up from Daniel Chapistero Cubano in Opa Locka

We have arrived at Bullseye Powdercoating

Here we are the removing of Motor, tranny and beam.. wires harness, steering shaft and box

Now to tackle the beam

Here are the parts removed from the underside

Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:18 pm

My 5'2" wife Hadassah came to give me a hand to take off the rest.. i had no idea that the doors and hatch had to be removed too so i didnt have anyone else to help me out so my wife came to the rescue.

It took us all night to get it done and using a flashlight but we got it done..
Baruch Hashem that i have such a great Jewish wife !!!!

It is now the next morning so now we have to load it onto the enclosed trailer for the hike up to the acid tank which is a little away from Miami.

Joe placed a 4x4 wood lateral position to use the forklift to get into the trailer

Wed Jan 27, 2016 2:30 pm

Well it is now the 2nd week in January 2016
and i just got the bus back.. its amazing what the acid tank will do..

I have to get it to Daniel Chapista Cubano in Opa Locka to put the Left Side long panel in and finish all the other welding so we can Epoxy Primer it with PPG line

Enjoy the pics

Engine Access panel cut and welded in

Clean underside

The roof all clean too

Interior driver and passenger

Now to adhere and weld the Left side long panel from Aircooled Treasury

Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:21 pm

Here is a video of the walkaround of my bus after it was Acid Dipped on YouTube

Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:58 pm

Now it is time while the bus is getting the last remaining pieces welded I can concentrate on Narrowing the beam and of course getting it Sandblasted at
Bullseye Powdercoating

Taking some measurements since i will be narrowing from the outside only 2" on each side.

I had the following plates made at LabShop which is Lawrence Sanborn a vendor here on the Samba.
He made these especially for me and my type of application since i will take this piece and mate it to existing plate from outside

We will get back to this portion later.
I ordered the flipped spindles from a good buddy at Vintage V-Dubs from San Diego , CA
Once i get these in then i can pick up where we left off

Now lets go to sealing the bus with PPG Epoxy Primer.

Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:01 am

Let's seal the bus with PPG Epoxy Primer..

Cargo Doors

Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:06 am

Wow the bus looks great. The acid dip sure did the trick. Nice

Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:01 pm

asesapie wrote: Wow the bus looks great. The acid dip sure did the trick. Nice

Thanks

If i had known of this before i would have done my bug the same way.

Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:46 am

Now if we could just primer dip the whole body like they used to do! Wish they had never stopped that.

Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:15 pm

1967250s wrote: Now if we could just primer dip the whole body like they used to do! Wish they had never stopped that.

That would be ideal.. but after acid dipping it has to be neutralized and sanded with a red scotch brite pad. It would definitely be nice to primer dip.

Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:02 pm

Out with the old .. sell the old motor to fund the new motor...
I replaced all the seals like from the oil cooler and such... this motor is a 1600 single port... and it should sell for about $800.00

Motor is out of bus

The tearing down process:

Here it is .. Before and After pics