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Hella Bro Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2002 Posts: 1143
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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-For my 21 I finished the bulkhead interior pieces and also put on the rear hatch upholstered panel.
-For my 66 Westy (Its been in storage,so I brought it home to give it some "lovin") I took various grades of steel wool and cleaned up the louvered windows-all 5 of them- I also put in a new crank mechanism
on a louvered window that just broke-its so nice to have some spare parts!- also put on some vintage water travel decals on the interior wood just below the poptop- monday i'll find some time to clean up the aluminum trim on both front and back westy racks.-Im also gonna mount the west tent brackets on the roof and front bumper
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VWAdam Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2002 Posts: 3331 Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Yesterday I bought and hauled my new Panel home from Mississippi.
Today I broke the drums free, unloaded it and cleaned 27 years of trash and rat crap out of it. _________________ All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.
'59 Euro Beetle ragtop
'63 Standard Microbus
Come to my show! www.volksjam.com
Looking for badge/sticker/frame from Western Motors in Great Falls, Montana |
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Hella Bro Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2002 Posts: 1143
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Icepick or pushbutton 64 panel? |
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VWAdam Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2002 Posts: 3331 Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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pushbutton. M-code date is May 30. There are a couple of pics in the bus hunting history thread. _________________ All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.
'59 Euro Beetle ragtop
'63 Standard Microbus
Come to my show! www.volksjam.com
Looking for badge/sticker/frame from Western Motors in Great Falls, Montana |
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EL DUB Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2007 Posts: 630
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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i am in the process of stripping EL DUB to bare metal inside and out should have one more good afternoon and then its off to the paint shop.
Maybe ill post some naked bus pictures later this week _________________ Castle Rock, Co
Eric and Laura's DUB "EL DUB"
1964 Deluxe Bus
1959 Single cab
1963 Double Cab{coming soon}
SBS #77 Cuarenta Seis Para Vida
*****WTB Circle Motors Long Beach,Ca Plate frame.****** |
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Adaze1 Samba Member
Joined: July 08, 2004 Posts: 114 Location: N.C. usa
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: I drive it |
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I drove my slamed single cab loaded down with parts to Bug out 61 a seven hour trip each way
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Daddybus Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2000 Posts: 1653
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Installed privacy deadbolt on rear hatch and installed curtain rods and curtain on the rear hatch. Ready enough to camp. |
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RINC Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2005 Posts: 3877 Location: A Sunny Place For Shady People
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I got in touch with the shipper that the buyer of one of my buses hired to ship it out.
I looked at many pics of my buses today as I am 1800 miles away from them. |
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vw7266 Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2004 Posts: 3038 Location: the point, ohio
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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chris which bus did you sell? |
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Hiramhaus Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2006 Posts: 666 Location: IC
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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This last weekend:
Got a MIG
Got a 16 foot trailer
cleared a room, where soon there will be a garage door
Got dual Kadrons from Samba Classified _________________ 1969 Ghia
2016 Audi Q3 |
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Campy Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2005 Posts: 4933 Location: Chico, CA
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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It got up to 90 degrees, today, and I was removing sheet metal screws, bolts, and the right outer front floor section from the free double cab that I got. It was in an accident some 25 years ago and some idot replaced the whole far right front section using globs of welds from an arc welder with overlapped sections on the seat pedestal and floor with screws and welded on inside, sections from two dog legs overlapped with screws and plenty of mud, far right side of dash from another bus welded to the original dash (arc welder) with a big hump where it was welded, and A pillar and dogleg to far to the rear. Has anyone seen worse body work than this? I'll post some pictures in my "opinions on double cab" post. |
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RINC Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2005 Posts: 3877 Location: A Sunny Place For Shady People
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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vw7266 wrote: |
chris which bus did you sell? |
Why the Standard of course.
Stock height 4X4 all the way baby. |
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mabalot5150 Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2005 Posts: 248 Location: Stone Province ESSJ
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject: this weekend |
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i got a middle seat (not correct) and some door seals... i still need to do a bunch of shit.... _________________ RoachGhia: haha, they're nuts designed to connect two bolts, or studs.
(21:21:50) vwluver74: nothing wrong with being gay pedro, but it is disturbing when yoiu shove burritos in your ass, flex your kegels and blow it all over your desk
twinwindows: How is it you guys know spark plugs but yet drive turds?
mabalot5150: cause they drive Carlos
twinwindows: lol. fuck you. |
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ratpanel61 Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2003 Posts: 345 Location: Va Beach, VA
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Blew the 2027cc motor up on the way home from Bugout 61 _________________ - '57 Sunroof Beetle (project)
- '73 THING |
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Cocoabean Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 357
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 12:59 am Post subject: |
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I washed my bus for the fourth time since getting it in February of '06. And i waxed it, the front doors at least. _________________ '66 Sundial
The Moderators are out to get me. |
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xavi_242 Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2005 Posts: 1672 Location: Barcelona (SPAIN)
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 2:25 am Post subject: |
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This weekend I fixed up mi '67 wiper motor, I needed to repair due to:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=230154&highlight=
I'm not an expert with electrical gremlins.... but owning a 40 years old bus makes me learning fast!
Took all the assy off and
1: wires bad connected at motor.
2: brushes where gone!
I replaced new brushes and installes assy. Now it works fine and with the correct two speed!!
_________________ 1967 Split SO-42 Dormobile |
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jeremyrockjock Samba Towbar Builder
Joined: January 01, 2002 Posts: 5008 Location: Richmond, Verjinya
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Took my son to bug out. _________________ Why buy what you can build.
Step away from the fiberglass and no one gets hurt!! |
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vw7266 Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2004 Posts: 3038 Location: the point, ohio
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:45 am Post subject: |
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RINC wrote: |
vw7266 wrote: |
chris which bus did you sell? |
Why the Standard of course.
Stock height 4X4 all the way baby. |
I didnt even know you had it up forsale? guess thats why your looking for a new bus now.... |
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NorCalWeekender Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2000 Posts: 6531 Location: East Bay, CA
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Went for a drive up around one of the local reservoirs...was just too nice a day yesterday not to. _________________ 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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The Sage Samba Member
Joined: December 10, 2005 Posts: 2470 Location: Traverse City
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: |
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A) I moved a Ghia, the 23 windows and the double cab across town (at $3.65 a gallon) into my barn to start the process to restoration.
B) I moved the Squareback into my garage at my house to strip down for painting.
C) I wet sanded the fiberglass roof of my Bay Westy to prepare it for painting this week.
D) I removed my tires on my trailer to prepare for a exchange
E) I took Asprin, a beer and a hot tub. _________________ Feel My Pain l Sage Ad World |
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