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Jason vw
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Wow, great save!
I really liked that bus before it rolled, and thought it was totaled in the accident.
Never thought that anyone could actually bring it back to life. |
Most would have considered it to be totaled. im not most. thank you for the kind words. and im looking forward to seeing your sunroofsskombi at bulli this year too.
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the bus driver
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Wow hat's of to you "Jason vw"
I'm seriously high on Highroofs and seeing the first pics in this topic my stomach went upside down!! 
Can I plse ask who made the long corner for you? wast that a tailored job from KF?
Also who made the panels above the swage line?
My mate has recently bought a RHD which is pretty beaten up as the PO blasted it with some kind of industrial machine 
Afterwards they've tried the beaten the panels back out with as result they're useless and need to be replaced.. especially the front panel above the cab is a difficult one.. will be a hard job but after seeing this ... 
Truelly amazing!
Do you have a more recent pic in it's full glory.. ? And do you mind if I use some of your pictures here?
I'd like to put a little write up on my blog which is in light of Highroofs.. 
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Saul Koll
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Boy you guys are good!
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Jason vw
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| the bus driver wrote: |
Wow hat's of to you "Jason vw"
I'm seriously high on Highroofs and seeing the first pics in this topic my stomach went upside down!!
Can I plse ask who made the long corner for you? wast that a tailored job from KF?
Also who made the panels above the swage line?
My mate has recently bought a RHD which is pretty beaten up as the PO blasted it with some kind of industrial machine
Afterwards they've tried the beaten the panels back out with as result they're useless and need to be replaced.. especially the front panel above the cab is a difficult one.. will be a hard job but after seeing this ...
Truelly amazing!
Do you have a more recent pic in it's full glory.. ? And do you mind if I use some of your pictures here?
I'd like to put a little write up on my blog which is in light of Highroofs.. |
the finished pictures will be posted here on the samba AFTER the bus is revealed at bulli brigade. so if you want to see it completely finished be in tampa next month other wise wait till i get back from the show and ill show everyone here.
what is a swage line?
you can use the pictures just give credit to myself and to the samba as well 
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Jason Stratton 407 497 9944
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mandraks
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:40 am Post subject: |
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what is a swage line?
you can use the pictures just give credit to myself and to the samba as well |
swage line appears to be the "belt line"? where the top and bottom of the bus meet.
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Jason vw
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| mandraks wrote: |
| Jason vw wrote: |
what is a swage line?
you can use the pictures just give credit to myself and to the samba as well |
swage line appears to be the "belt line"? where the top and bottom of the bus meet. |
okay all panels were made by Gerson @ KF. Youll get to see what i did in the next few updates
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the bus driver
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Jason vw wrote: |
you can use the pictures just give credit to myself and to the samba as well |
Thx
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RPGreg2600
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the bus driver
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| mandraks wrote: |
swage line appears to be the "belt line"? where the top and bottom of the bus meet. |
Exactly.
And there was me thinking it was an US english phrase.. 
I picked it up from this site.. 
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Jason vw
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| the bus driver wrote: |
| mandraks wrote: |
swage line appears to be the "belt line"? where the top and bottom of the bus meet. |
Exactly.
And there was me thinking it was an US english phrase..
I picked it up from this site.. |
No worries. always good to learn some new slang.
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Jason vw
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here are some shots of us test fitting the new long panel.
if youve never done this the best way to describe handeling somethng so large is like getting a picnic table to hang on a couple thumb tacks on your wall at home...make sense?
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Jason Stratton 407 497 9944
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Jason vw
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here ive got the top long panel installed for reference (btw this being a high roof means this panel is larger than the lower half, remember the picnic table illustration?) and im body working the lower half of the twisted metal so everything lines up again. did i mention it was hit by a semi truck right?
thats all for tonight
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Jason Stratton 407 497 9944
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RPGreg2600
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MaicoCPA
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Jason vw wrote: |
here are some shots of us test fitting the new long panel.
if youve never done this the best way to describe handeling somethng so large is like getting a picnic table to hang on a couple thumb tacks on your wall at home...make sense? |
So you're putting a barndoor long panel on it?
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dawerks
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They cut out the vents and put the correct ones on. I don't think Gerson makes a later style long panel just the early BD ones.
Great work guys!
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brettsvw
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| Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 5:31 am Post subject: |
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Looking forward to seeing the highroof at Bulli this year.
Way to go Jason! |
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Jason vw
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Jason vw
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| Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| MaicoCPA wrote: |
So you're putting a barndoor long panel on it? |
| dawerks wrote: |
They cut out the vents and put the correct ones on. I don't think Gerson makes a later style long panel just the early BD ones.
Great work guys! |
at the time of these pictures that was the only thing available. it has the correct vents on it now...unless i decided to make a highroof bd..? 
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VWDC62
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Magician is the word that comes to mind. After seeing some of these pics, I feel like I lucked out big time on getting mine done by someone who knows a ton on how to turn a lemon into lemonade. Sick work man!
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fresno james
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AWESOME !!!!! 
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