Barndoor Bulkhead and small plate at bottom

[Joe Caraway]

my 53 smoothgate singlecab has it.

[kalymnos]

according to the VW parts catalogue SC have it too

[sgellis]

I am looking for a good photo of the bulkhead cleanout cover. Found two photos but difficult to see the details. Also looks like it would fall out. What holds it in? I though I had a cover but now believe it was not original. Did the cover change over the years?

This one is claimed to be a 54 and I assume mine should look like this.
EDIT: Just thinking this is probably a commercial chassis and could be different to my bus that had an interior panel covering the opening

What I thought was the cover where it was found under my mat.

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My 64 Kombi restoration
My camper interior build
My 54 standard restoration
The Nova Scotian Barndoor (YouTube)
The Nova Scotian Barndoor (CAD drawings)

[BeaterBarndoor]

The plate on your floor looks correct to me. It’s just a flat piece of metal. Maybe 19g I forget. It would be the same for all bus/ truck models. Just painted the usual primer gray and slides into place.
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Whaaaaat?

[sgellis]

I was interpreting one photo wrong. Looked to me like the cover had a tab bent out but was actually just the hole having a notch at the bottom.

It has all become clear to me now
Thanks.
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My 64 Kombi restoration
My camper interior build
My 54 standard restoration
The Nova Scotian Barndoor (YouTube)
The Nova Scotian Barndoor (CAD drawings)

[myklsmyth]

Adding this photo for reference in the thread as nearly all images in this thread are no longer available. This is from my 52. My cover is missing as well, but this image references the shape of the opening.