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skid Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome bus, great carpentry and damn those bass guitars look great. _________________ '71 Westfalia |
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Jeff Power Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2004 Posts: 1170 Location: with any luck, in my garage building bass guitars.
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks
Rick, you aint kidding that things hard to photograph! And not only from a color perspective, but also from a SIZE perspective. This sucker's HUGE!!! Is it going to be ready by NDBS? You've got until April. _________________ I build complete Westy Style camping interiors check them out here > www.rjcampers.com
Check out my basses here www.ellabasses.com
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Nothing says "I love busses" more than picking up a mouse turd filled with horse hair seat padding |
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Jeff Power wrote: |
Thanks
Rick, you aint kidding that things hard to photograph! And not only from a color perspective, but also from a SIZE perspective. This sucker's HUGE!!! Is it going to be ready by NDBS? You've got until April. |
Really nice! Great work inside and out.
Jeff, I wish you were closer, I would have you do mine. _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
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Jeff Power Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2004 Posts: 1170 Location: with any luck, in my garage building bass guitars.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:52 am Post subject: |
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peaceful warrior wrote: |
Jeff Power wrote: |
Thanks
Rick, you aint kidding that things hard to photograph! And not only from a color perspective, but also from a SIZE perspective. This sucker's HUGE!!! Is it going to be ready by NDBS? You've got until April. |
Really nice! Great work inside and out.
Jeff, I wish you were closer, I would have you do mine. |
The 69 Riviera? I wish I was closer too, I'd love to work on that bus. _________________ I build complete Westy Style camping interiors check them out here > www.rjcampers.com
Check out my basses here www.ellabasses.com
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Nothing says "I love busses" more than picking up a mouse turd filled with horse hair seat padding |
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Jeff Power wrote: |
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Rick, you aint kidding that things hard to photograph! And not only from a color perspective, but also from a SIZE perspective. This sucker's HUGE!!! Is it going to be ready by NDBS? You've got until April. |
All systems are go, I'm changing my plan of attack. Get the transmission and motor in, I think it's a plan to strive to get to that show _________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:16 am Post subject: 71 RHD update |
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Here's an update on the bus - I've been working every weekend + my vacation on this project.
The first photo is in the wrecking yard the day before it was slated to be crushed:
Here it is 90% done:
Here's the engine right out of the bus:
And the engine now. I did all the rebuild, powder coating and the Gator Guard in the engine bay.
More detail of the engine bay
New CV velocity joints & transmission gone through
_________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
- Seneca |
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:24 am Post subject: 71 RHD update continued |
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Here's some more...
I designed & had a friend fabricate the front spare tire mount.
Here's the tire mount on the bus, notice it does not touch the body. I powder coated the bumper and the tire mount.
Rear bumper & trailer hitch powder coated to match the bus. The gray film is coming off the back window, you can't see my dog's butt when were going down the road
Here's some of the interior, it's brown tweed & brown vinyl. Works well with the wood Jeff put in and all the yellow exterior.
I'm paying a lot of attention to detail on the wheel wells
_________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
- Seneca |
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secretsubmariner Champagne Wrangler
Joined: January 08, 2011 Posts: 3104 Location: Tulsa, OK
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Bala Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2003 Posts: 2613 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice! Have you been able to take it out for any camping yet? _________________ 1976 Westy
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samwise Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2010 Posts: 611 Location: North Salt Lake, Utah
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: 71 RHD update continued |
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porschebug wrote: |
Here's some more...
I designed & had a friend fabricate the front spare tire mount.
Here's the tire mount on the bus, notice it does not touch the body. I powder coated the bumper and the tire mount.
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That's great! I wonder if it could be adjusted to work with a late Bay front bumper and the deformation panel behind
Beautiful bus! Love that it has the full-height sliding door with the extension piece! Must be a nice amount of head room in there! _________________ Ben
1979 7-passenger bus
Harvee the Wonder Bus' pics |
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Bala wrote: |
Very nice! Have you been able to take it out for any camping yet? |
Nope, no camping yet. I've been getting it ready for Bug Jam & Bulli Brigade, that will be the maiden voyage. Quite frankly, in south FL, it's been pretty hot for camping lately _________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: 71 RHD update continued |
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porschebug wrote: |
Here's some more...
That's great! I wonder if it could be adjusted to work with a late Bay front bumper and the deformation panel behind
Beautiful bus! Love that it has the full-height sliding door with the extension piece! Must be a nice amount of head room in there! |
Absolutely - if you want to spend an afternoon, take a big piece of cardboard and make a template, you'd have no problem. If you'll notice the bumper horns, where they're prone to rust, we took off the rubber pads, welded the holes and had them Rhinolined. Makes a world of difference. _________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
- Seneca |
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samwise Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2010 Posts: 611 Location: North Salt Lake, Utah
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: 71 RHD update continued |
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porschebug wrote: |
Absolutely - if you want to spend an afternoon, take a big piece of cardboard and make a template, you'd have no problem. |
Using a profile gauge that is deep enough, I suppose _________________ Ben
1979 7-passenger bus
Harvee the Wonder Bus' pics |
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TurboHans Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2006 Posts: 2 Location: sw Florida
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Amazing work Jeff!
Looks like we gotta talk. |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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what year is that thing? the lights in the front, and the bumper combo confuzzle me... _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
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Jes67 Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2007 Posts: 370
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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As a fello highroof owner,, I've loved what you've done to yours.
Very nice, great save. |
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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TurboHans wrote: |
Amazing work Jeff!
Looks like we gotta talk. |
Yeah, you won't regret talking to Jeff _________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
- Seneca |
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
what year is that thing? the lights in the front, and the bumper combo confuzzle me... |
Hi, this is Rick's wife...don't worry, the whole van confuzzles me
(It's cool though)
Rick says:
The headlights are definitely European, the parking lights are contained inside them...another oddball thing the driver's side came with no vent window, I had to convert it over. It's a 1971. I'm gonna post later the birth certificate from Wolfsburg. _________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
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porschebug Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Jes67 wrote: |
As a fello highroof owner,, I've loved what you've done to yours.
Very nice, great save. |
thanks! P.S. I think I saw a pic of your bus covered in snow, is that you? _________________ The divine spark lives in all of us, and perpetually strives toward its origin.
- Seneca |
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Jes67 Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2007 Posts: 370
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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porschebug wrote: |
Jes67 wrote: |
As a fello highroof owner,, I've loved what you've done to yours.
Very nice, great save. |
thanks! P.S. I think I saw a pic of your bus covered in snow, is that you? |
This one. Yes sir.
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