| edgood1 |
Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:21 pm |
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| that is beautiful. |
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| Disc |
Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:53 am |
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| WOW! |
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| Ring-Free |
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:54 am |
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the last parts welded in that still go without the body.
The frame is so far ready. That was the easy part :D
It's time to put the body back on the frame
Now comes the tricky part. First getting both in the right place and then the welding |
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| Ring-Free |
Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:30 am |
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Have now spent 2 days building a rack to get the body back over the frame.
Not so easy because both do not touch anywhere.
In the lower area is all gone. With this construction I can align the 4 corners in height and push them in all directions.
It was also important to me that I can install the doors at any time and see if everything fits together.
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| TRS63 |
Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:29 am |
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I just discovered your project..wow, now that is a lot of work but I love these kind of projects!!
Enjoy and keep us updated !
Antoine |
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| Huetti_1989 |
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:40 am |
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good idea with that adjustable stands!
so you can plaxe every corner to its final place, i must think on that when doing my Barndoors.
-Christian |
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| Ring-Free |
Sun Aug 06, 2023 10:46 am |
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Reconstruction of the body now begins.
I think the best way is to start with the B-pillars.
Alignment without a reference point is difficult. It all takes a long time. Assemble, measure, mount, check....... It would be nice to have a second bus as a model to see how the parts fit together.
At the top I added a piece of steel. Then I have the possibility to mount a seatbelt.
The left B-pillar is mounted to 3/4
To align the B-pillar to the cargo area doors, I connected the doors together. This way I can hook them into the top of my construction and easily check if the pillar is in the right place.
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| John Ghia |
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:32 pm |
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Connecting the cargo doors together is such a great idea.
I really enjoy following your build. |
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| TRS63 |
Mon Aug 07, 2023 2:43 am |
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Massive job, the idea with the cargo doors is excellent !!
Thanks for sharing,
Antoine |
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| TDCTDI |
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:04 am |
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Ring-Free wrote:
Thanks for this pic, it’s the one spot that I was looking for to reconstruct on mine. |
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| Ring-Free |
Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:22 am |
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On the driver's side, I once mounted a door to the rest of the A-pillar. It seems to fit on the B-pillar.
Bulkhead is now mounted and welded in place
The B-pillar needs a lot of modification work
90% of the work is look, measure, check. over and over again |
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| Burlyhammer |
Fri Aug 11, 2023 12:14 pm |
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:popcorn:
This is awesome! |
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| Ring-Free |
Sat Aug 12, 2023 11:08 am |
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Today's work.
The outside of the B-pillar must be adjusted.
First cut in half
It is 3 millimeters too short at the top.
I have extended it a bit and adjusted the opening for the hinge.
Here the embossing does not match my door.
Cut off, adjusted and back in with it
I also have to change the lower part. The part is more curved and stands out in the middle 3-4 millimeters
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| TRS63 |
Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:19 am |
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Crazy work, thanks for sharing !
Antoine |
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| Huetti_1989 |
Sat Aug 19, 2023 11:54 am |
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Hy✌🏻
Nice to meet you at SPA this weekend! you make it✌🏻
Good luck, let me know if you need anything!
See you next year wirh your driving cars 😉😂
-Christian |
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| Ring-Free |
Sat Aug 19, 2023 11:56 pm |
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Servus Christian,
always nice to meet the people behind posts.
With moving cars in Spa :roll: , rather in jammed cars
Yes.... sometime with finished cars
Marc |
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| Ring-Free |
Tue Sep 19, 2023 10:41 am |
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The rear area is cleaned and freed from rusty metal.
Still some work until new sheet metal comes in
The right side I welded to the rest of the angle the new.
There was a small mishap with the right one. 10 days break. ](*,) I call it "Scar on PGSG"
At the left side I have filled the gap with epoxy. I do not want to break the patina by welding there
It's going slow at the moment because I have to assemble and adjust each part before I install it. There are a lot of sheets together. |
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| scottvw |
Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:01 am |
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| Very impressive work. |
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| Ring-Free |
Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:56 am |
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Welded one of the D-pillars
Small areas sandblasted for spot welding.
Welded the inner part
Repaired the outer part with pieces of sheet metal and preserved as much patina as possible.
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| Ring-Free |
Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:08 am |
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Wheel Housing were too long and the shape had to be adjusted.
A bit of shrinking and stretching to get from 92.5 to 90 cm.
First test assembly whether everything fits
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