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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good work ben!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great welding work.
You Barndoor Guys are very cool Cool
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for the nice words.. Very Happy

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thanks bubba! Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

looks great!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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thanks bubba! Cool


I never dream to see this 51 like that Shocked
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I never dream to see this 51 like that Shocked
Nice work

Your welcome! Keep up the good work!! Let me know if you need help with anything else. Very Happy
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thanks bubba! Cool

AHH! Laughing NICE! can't wait to get started with our 51 Very Happy (my dad cand i Wink )
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thanks bubba! Cool

nice work ..cant wait to see more.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JD, Great job my friend!! Twisted Evil Keep it up!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks niels... we have some little trubble in the front at the moment.. everything is not exactly where it has to be! searching for doors at the moment to get that fixed!

we working hard to get this thing ready to the vowoshow 2010.. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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we working hard to get this thing ready to the vowoshow 2010.. Very Happy

DAMN!! NO... REALLY!?! That would be great! Shocked Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

here´s what happens in the last weeks..

finished the cargo door area..
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and then we started with the front..
first i cleaned up all the mess
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now it looks like this
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after doing this.. we stared with the a pillars.. both needed to be changed
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then we needed to fix the mess with the front clearance
it wasn´t easy but we did it..
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now the door matches and we could start to restore the front..

unfortunately we had to cut the front.. because it was more damaged then it first looked like Sad
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this is how it looks now.. finishing it on monday..
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next step.. dog leggs, hurray Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking good!!
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks great! What's the black stuff you're putting over the welds?
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnny d, how have you found the latest gerson panels you have fitted?
will be interested to see how you get on with the doglegs too
be top if you can make VolksWorld
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good work guys, best of luck getting it sorted for VWorld! Cool Loving the use of straps to pull it back to shape, ratchet straps are our friends! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Looks great! What's the black stuff you're putting over the welds?


its just some rustprotection stuff.. Wink
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Good work guys, best of luck getting it sorted for VWorld! Cool Loving the use of straps to pull it back to shape, ratchet straps are our friends! Very Happy


thanks.. and we were stuck without them! Wink
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we hold them on the last days.. looks like they need some litte love, but nothing special! we will see next week.. Wink
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