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jeremyrockjock Samba Towbar Builder
Joined: January 01, 2002 Posts: 5008 Location: Richmond, Verjinya
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 11:06 am Post subject: The 58 Deluxe Hardtop Journey |
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This is where I found it. Bought this and a 71 in Nov 2001 for $200
I freaked out when we drove by and I saw that deluxe trim and corner windows.
When I got it to my parents, I had to shovel about 300 pounds worth of junk and trash out of the cargo box.
The side was crunched with a forklift. I looks like they ran into it with the forks and then lifted
it from the bottom because there is a tear in the cargo floor where the fork came through.
The front floor is almost completely gone. It will have to be totally replaced.
Here it sits beside my 62 Sub Hatch Flipseat Westy
This was the donor for the metal. Even though it is the wrong side I still was able to hack and piece it together to
make the areas I needed to repair the passeger side. And hey, it was only $33.
I bought some doors from a 66 only to learn they had high hinges on 61 down buses. So I cut the hinges out
of the old doors and welded them into the new ones. The stamping on the inside of the door was made for high
and low hinges. Look under your seals if you have low hinge doors and you'll see what I mean. VW must have
just added the low hinge stamp to the old press dies in 1961. Also if you look at the cargo door trim believe it
or not but that is the same trim that came of the crunched doors. I straighented it out.
Here I have cut all the metal too wrinkled to straighen and pushed the side out with a hydraulic ram.
Before and After I pushed the side back out.
My $10 decklid
My spring plates cut to fit Beetle IRS trailing arms.
One drum cut to fit Beetle stub axle.
Trailing arm assembly before install
Inner trailing arm pivot
Machined drum
IRS is in
Sitting on its new IRS legs
Its alot straighter now
Innie louvers reversed to make outies
Side patchwork coming together
71 Bus back up as temp 3rd brake light. Someone had brazed
and fulled the hole for the brake light so when I bought the
decklid I thought it was a 58. I was a little bit stoked to say the
least when I realized it was a 55-57.
_________________ Why buy what you can build.
Step away from the fiberglass and no one gets hurt!!
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6d7vdub Samba Slacker
Joined: October 08, 2003 Posts: 989 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Holy Crap Man!! keep up the work and show the progress!! By the way, can you make your pictures a little bigger please...lol. _________________ Bill
Sadie's Site
http://positivepause.com |
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jeremyrockjock Samba Towbar Builder
Joined: January 01, 2002 Posts: 5008 Location: Richmond, Verjinya
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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6d6vdub wrote: |
Holy Crap Man!! keep up the work and show the progress!! By the way, can you make your pictures a little bigger please...lol. |
Yeah sorry about that I wish I could resize what I have already. I will edit them smaller next time.
Update: Nov 24 I am resizing the pics so they aren't so huge. _________________ Why buy what you can build.
Step away from the fiberglass and no one gets hurt!!
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1973 1303S Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2003 Posts: 550 Location: Sheffield, England
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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good luck with your project & keep the pics coming! it's already looking a lot better
it's times like this i wish i was a millionaire & didn't have to go to work & could just buy an old bus & spend every day working on it _________________ don't forget to flash & wave! ( . )( . ) |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13280 Location: Tejas!
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23window Samba Member
Joined: November 25, 2001 Posts: 838
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Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Jeremy straight making something out of nothing. |
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Racelook Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 59 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Wow man that;s indeed impressing!!!
Keep up the good work!!! _________________ B-extreme B-tuning
Racebug is comming to get ya........ Still in full resto
1974 Supa... |
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johnny main Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2003 Posts: 63 Location: mill bay
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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glad to see your saving that bus i wouldnt have the patience
good luck _________________ ride everything |
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OG Velvet Samba Family Man
Joined: February 24, 2003 Posts: 2168 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Very nice. Keep us posted with the progress. _________________ '67 13 Window
'77 Westy
'69 Sunroof Beetle
'65 Honda Dream |
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bljones Resident Wit
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 2377 Location: ontario canada
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 10:23 am Post subject: |
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I've heard of bringing a vehicle back from the dead, but your clean dragging that one out of the afterlife. serious props. _________________ OG JHC
Author of Original Rant #1
"It stingd itself to dead... now that is control on you"
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NorCalWeekender Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2000 Posts: 6531 Location: East Bay, CA
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Major props, man! You are a braver man than I, Gunga Din.
-Taylor _________________ 9th Owner of a 1971 Tintop Westy
"Eventually, we sold to a guy for $500 who towed it away to live in it in his parents' driveway. We didn't think it would ever avoid the junk heap on that day." -The 3rd Owner, 1995 |
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ronnie Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2002 Posts: 1053 Location: lost somewhere between the earth and my home.
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thats amazing, I didn't see anything in that bus but parts when you first posted pictures of it. Looking good. _________________ I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave.
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http://www.rideable.org/
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TimGud Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2002 Posts: 6459 Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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I can't believe you have made it that far in such a short time. You are well on your way to having a nice deluxe. |
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sixfootdan Samba Smartass
Joined: February 13, 2002 Posts: 4848 Location: \Lo*ca"tion\, n. 1. The act or process of locating.
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have the paitence for that. I would pull the ash tray get another bus drop in the ash tray and call it a day! _________________ Schrodinger's cat walked into a bar and it didn't.
GO SEAHAWKS!!! |
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my65vert Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2003 Posts: 6186 Location: Middleburg, Florida
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Way beyond my skillz,props to you for bringing that one back. Also nice pug dog, I'm a pug breeder and have quite a few of em. Gotta love the pug dog. _________________ OGJHC
Kombisutra;
I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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6d6vdub Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2003 Posts: 449 Location: Jacksonville, nc
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Keep us updated man, that baby is up there for transformation of the year. Mad props to ya. |
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orangebug60guy Twin #1
Joined: June 28, 2003 Posts: 1516 Location: South Hadley Mass
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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i wish i could find a bus like that in a field somewhere and restore it like that. nice job, very impressive. keep up the great work. _________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation. |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 1:00 am Post subject: |
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jeremy mad props on that job youre doing. What a major accomplishment for sure. It makes me think my 23 window is a cake walk. Im glad to see you posted pics. I also like your layout and descriptions to your pics.
Man you get an A+ _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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actorboy Samba Bum
Joined: May 26, 2003 Posts: 544 Location: Henderson Nevada
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! I wish I had your skills and confidence. That is WAY beyond my abilities. Good for you. You should feel proud of yourself for having the skills and courage to tackle a project as tough as that one. I'm cheering you on like I'm watching football! I like the commentary under each pic too it helps a lot and is very interesting. Good luck to you bro even though you don't need luck. |
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DubStyle SBS Hit Squad
Joined: July 26, 2003 Posts: 6250 Location: SBS headquarters: Missery
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Dood you rock! You will be the reason there is one more Bus alive today!
Save teh World one VW at a time! _________________ Anthony
SBS #1
SBS #1 on FB
"The original & best lowered Split Bus website/club" |
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