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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 12:46 am Post subject: Oval Vert Restore - The Volks Shop |
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Trying to get this Vert done early this year in time for some shows......
Here's a few shots over the last couple months...... Our buddy Juan is on body work and paint........me, mixedup59, and tony3 trying to make the rest happen.
Car as it sat in March after telling Juan it's on.
Plenty of rust discovered
Dash Repaired, only to get cut up again
New Pan halves
Time to work
OK, here is some of the front.
A little more rust here and there
OG Decklid needing a little love
April 19
_________________ I like VWs
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17082 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Tear that shit up homeboy! _________________ 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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Not Safari Izzy Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 837 Location: Santa Clara, CA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: |
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Nice job so far...keep the pics coming! Whats the original color? _________________ DBK Nor Cal
1952 Beetle 11G
1956 Beetle 151 |
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:12 am Post subject: |
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You mean, as rusted as that thing is you aren't going to claims it's "too far gone"?
Seriously, that looks like an interesting project and makes the "too rusty" crowd look like fools. Please document your progress with lots of photos, because I want to be able to use this as a reference for future naysayers of "too rusty to save". _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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Yustrn JHC Controla
Joined: August 01, 2000 Posts: 5478 Location: Ovaland, CA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Makes mine look like a walk in the park! Keep it up that first drive will make it all worth while.
Are you guys just drilling out the spot welds or do you have a spot weld remover? Just asking as my spot weld remover is kinda big for VW and trying to source something smaller. _________________ I own a copy of "The Car of the Century" by Garwood. This means I am authorized to act like a twat in thesamba forums. |
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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys.....
Shoot skim....ain't shit compared to some of the shit I've seen you tackle...
Not Safari Izzy wrote: |
Nice job so far...keep the pics coming! Whats the original color? |
Thanks Izzy, Originally L232 Iris Blue Metallic
Yustrn wrote: |
Are you guys just drilling out the spot welds or do you have a spot weld remover? Just asking as my spot weld remover is kinda big for VW and trying to source something smaller. |
Drilling the spotwelds.....tedious hell. Juan has got some serious skills with VW metal. He's making most every replacement piece look like original.
I'll try to keep the pics coming. _________________ I like VWs
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Fantastic work guys - it's inspiring me to get mine sorted
Dave |
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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Pan....powdercoated a metallic silver.....prior to going back to be painted. Got to have that protective undercoating.
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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: |
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and meanwhile, back at the bat cave.....
1st Batch of chrome to get me home..... Trying to step up my game....keep shit movin'...
A couple trinkets here and there....
Hopefully the last couple batches are done by the end of the week. We'll see.
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Bart Dunn Samba Consiglieri
Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 2354 Location: Sea level (Mid Atlantic)
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Terrific! I've seen this method of "cut that bitch in half" with convertibles before, and then hear the conservative school talking about bracing everything within an inch of its life so that the body doesn't move or shift relative to itself.
How do you put it all back together? This way is certainly more daring. _________________ Not enough car seats fit into my:
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Bart Dunn wrote: |
Terrific! I've seen this method of "cut that bitch in half" with convertibles before, and then hear the conservative school talking about bracing everything within an inch of its life so that the body doesn't move or shift relative to itself.
How do you put it all back together? This way is certainly more daring. |
One weld at a time _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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Bart Dunn Samba Consiglieri
Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 2354 Location: Sea level (Mid Atlantic)
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Icy wrote: |
Bart Dunn wrote: |
Terrific! I've seen this method of "cut that bitch in half" with convertibles before, and then hear the conservative school talking about bracing everything within an inch of its life so that the body doesn't move or shift relative to itself.
How do you put it all back together? This way is certainly more daring. |
One weld at a time |
Ba-dum bum (sound of snare drum). But seriously, how? I like this way. It has style. Panache. I might imagine you use the pan as something of a jig, bolt on the heater channels, and then set the front and back halves on top of the heater channels, hang the doors and move the halves back and forth until the door gaps look good, and then weld up the heater channels. That about how this goes?
Way cool. _________________ Not enough car seats fit into my:
'58 Beetle convertible
'58 Beetle sedan |
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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Bart Dunn wrote: |
Icy wrote: |
Bart Dunn wrote: |
Terrific! I've seen this method of "cut that bitch in half" with convertibles before, and then hear the conservative school talking about bracing everything within an inch of its life so that the body doesn't move or shift relative to itself.
How do you put it all back together? This way is certainly more daring. |
One weld at a time |
Ba-dum bum (sound of snare drum). But seriously, how? I like this way. It has style. Panache. I might imagine you use the pan as something of a jig, bolt on the heater channels, and then set the front and back halves on top of the heater channels, hang the doors and move the halves back and forth until the door gaps look good, and then weld up the heater channels. That about how this goes?
Way cool. |
You got it Bart, that pretty much sums it up (Icy is right on too...one weld at a time). Put it back on the pan and make sure all the holes line up and all gaps are correct and start tacking and measuring. it is now tacked together and has threaded rods in place of the doors to support the body and keep it from flexing. I haven't been over to Juan's in a few days, so I don't have the latest pics. Will post progress when I get them. _________________ I like VWs |
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Yustrn JHC Controla
Joined: August 01, 2000 Posts: 5478 Location: Ovaland, CA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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If you guys need any sheet metal let me know, my fabricator is always parting out cars and normally has some nice Rust Free California metal laying around at reasonable prices. _________________ I own a copy of "The Car of the Century" by Garwood. This means I am authorized to act like a twat in thesamba forums. |
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mixedup59 Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2002 Posts: 704 Location: Tacoma Washington
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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a-train wrote: |
Bart Dunn wrote: |
Icy wrote: |
Bart Dunn wrote: |
Terrific! I've seen this method of "cut that bitch in half" with convertibles before, and then hear the conservative school talking about bracing everything within an inch of its life so that the body doesn't move or shift relative to itself.
How do you put it all back together? This way is certainly more daring. |
One weld at a time |
Ba-dum bum (sound of snare drum). But seriously, how? I like this way. It has style. Panache. I might imagine you use the pan as something of a jig, bolt on the heater channels, and then set the front and back halves on top of the heater channels, hang the doors and move the halves back and forth until the door gaps look good, and then weld up the heater channels. That about how this goes?
Way cool. |
You got it Bart, that pretty much sums it up (Icy is right on too...one weld at a time). Put it back on the pan and make sure all the holes line up and all gaps are correct and start tacking and measuring. it is now tacked together and has threaded rods in place of the doors to support the body and keep it from flexing. I haven't been over to Juan's in a few days, so I don't have the latest pics. Will post progress when I get them. |
Guys in the Ghia forum get too whacky when it comes to pulling a body. They're too anal about reinforcement, bracing, and all that. _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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mixedup59 wrote: |
Vert is coming along nicely A-train. Love that chrome shot (whatcha got for me red?)
Beam is done, and off to body and paint.
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Beam is lookin' sweet tone......I'll get to check it out in person tomorrow when I swing by Juan's. mmmm, roller bearings, nice work. _________________ I like VWs |
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volkation Samba Member
Joined: December 30, 2005 Posts: 21
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: all aboard !!! |
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enjoy the ride folks ... tvs _________________ were only buggin |
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mixedup59 Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2002 Posts: 704 Location: Tacoma Washington
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a-train Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2003 Posts: 702 Location: Issaquah via Parkland, WA
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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Yustrn wrote: |
If you guys need any sheet metal let me know, my fabricator is always parting out cars and normally has some nice Rust Free California metal laying around at reasonable prices. |
cool, thanks Yustrn. if I come across something else, I'll definitely hit you up. Juan has been re-fabbing most the the replacement metal I've gotten from the standard suppliers so it is as original. _________________ I like VWs |
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