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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: 54' 25A build thread. |
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After sitting stagnant for 2 years while I finished up other projects, The time has come to start on the sunroof Kombi.
Some of the rust/damage highlights
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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Bringing her in the shop
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Ian Samba Moderator
Joined: August 28, 2002 Posts: 4930 Location: 713
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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awesome project!! _________________ All your Buses are belong to us.
Love and good roads!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROB CRESS 1968-2012 |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69813 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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It's the rear seat... It looks like someone took the upholstery off the original frame and remade the frame out of square tube and wire. The bus has some weird brackets in it, that seems like it would allow all of the seat frames to lay flat, even through the cut out bulk head.
Does anyone have any detailed pictures of a BD Kombi with the rear hard-board panels option? I think the ones in this bus are original, but they are not the same material as the door and kick panels. |
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volksfahrer.nl Samba Member
Joined: September 18, 2003 Posts: 2128 Location: Delft Holland
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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You allready have done two outstanding restorations so I'm sure
you can handle this beast too!
Your latest 23 is beautifull!
I'm gonna be following this one for sure. _________________ www.volksfahrer.nl
www.theundutchables.nl
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1531 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Awesome bus. Look forward to seeing it progress _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2172 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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W T F
What's the straw doing in there and why are there roof window openings in the inner panels ???
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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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djfordmanjack wrote: |
What's the straw doing in there and why are there roof window openings in the inner panels ??? |
i don't know about barndoor but later sunroof buses all have the inner pressings for skylight windows it's part of the sunroof stenthen supports _________________ '60 15 window walkthrough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=559931&highlight=
why is there no sarcasism button on here? |
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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:41 am Post subject: |
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The inner panel is the reinforcement for the sunroof, the same panel as used on a deluxe.
The hay was a previous owners attempt at insulating the bus as part of a really sweet camper conversion. This conversion also included wrecking the rear seat frames, cutting out the bulkhead, and attaching all kinds of wooden strips inside the bus, holding in moisture and causing it to rust even more than a standard bus.
Last edited by Concept1 on Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:56 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 863 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Can't wait to see this one when it's finished. Rosie and Heidi were both very good practise for this one!
Bring on the green panels! _________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
56 Wolfsburg PG/SG
57 Oval, 2332 & Berg 5
70 911T
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bubba Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 2531 Location: Florida
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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25A is a rare ass bus!!!! Only 4 left on the barndoor.dk reg! |
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Tonny_Larsen Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 371 Location: Denmark
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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bubba wrote: |
25A is a rare ass bus!!!! Only 4 left on the barndoor.dk reg! |
6 right now.
20-055386
20-086592
20-086697
20-087514
20-091050
20-114487
-Tonny |
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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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I counted 4 as well, but that is only on the picture page... if you take the time to look through the registry, there does seem to be 6. I guess they are played out.
I imagine the cost of the sunroof option would have been huge in comparison to the base cost of the Kombi. |
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GeoffP Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2002 Posts: 400 Location: Blaine WA / Vancouver
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Kenny, Nice to see you starting on this one. Keep all the pic's and updates coming! |
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 863 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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bubba wrote: |
25A is a rare ass bus!!!! Only 4 left on the barndoor.dk reg! |
This one being the 2nd oldest is pretty awesome too! _________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
56 Wolfsburg PG/SG
57 Oval, 2332 & Berg 5
70 911T
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Concept1 Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2004 Posts: 334 Location: Calgary, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Some new pics, mostly just cutting out the rotted areas.
There are two of these in the remaining bulkhead section.. what could they have been for?
And these?
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campingbox Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2000 Posts: 10196 Location: Petaluma, CA
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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Concept1 wrote: |
And these?
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The hole in the bottom center is stock. I think it was a hole for washing out the area behind the front seat. There is a metal "slide" which plugs it normally.
I don't recognize the other holes or the bracket. |
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Kommercial Samba Moderator
Joined: December 28, 2000 Posts: 1154 Location: San Tan Valley, Arizona
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Damn I want this bus. Treat her nice |
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LJay Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 584 Location: Arbroath,Scotland
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