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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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So a few months back we drove over 2000 miles to pick up a rusty soup can of a truck that had been left to rot away in Missouri. It had no tittle and many years of rust and decay had left this poor truck in a bad way. I will continue to post pictures in this thread to show the progress of this build. Here are some teasers..
2.0L Turbocharged Subaru powered Mid-Engined
Water to Air intercooler
Belly Mounted Aluminum Radiator
Haltech Standalone EFI
Tig welded Square Tube Chassis
Double Wishbone Front Suspension
Double Wishbone Rear Suspension
Coil over shocks all 4 corners
Disk Brakes all 4 corners
Front Sway Bar
Power steering
Hidden Vintage Air HVAC
Custom Aluminum Fuel Tank
Complete Body Restoration (LOTS & LOTS OF GREEN PANELS!!)
Virtually stock exterior
Two Tone Gray & Gunmetal paint
I have done several resto-mods and the key to success has been making them look virtually stock from the outside. As with all builds its ALWAYS in the details so let’s see where this ends up.
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ronjonlasvegas Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 898 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:15 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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I am looking forward to following your build thread. I like when someone does something outside the box. It looks like a great project. _________________ September 1964 Standard Sunroof walk through SWR/BG original paint. |
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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More work on the chassis. Most of the heavy fab done on the frame. Control arms and the rest of the suspension is next.
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joe cool Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2006 Posts: 1259 Location: Yolo County CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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I do not see class A motor home on that list, but you built the frame to support one! Sure that thing doesn't deserve a diesel pusher? |
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Joe,
Its really not much more structure than what was there in a factory SC. The square tube is all 12ga same as what the stock C channel is. Most of this is 2"x3" to closely resemble stock more so the stock sheet metal goes over and all references fairly similarly. I did beef up the bottom side a little with the 2"x6" but the engine I have built for it is setup to put out around 330Rwhp so I do want some strength over what the stock chassis provides. My tubing order weight in at a little over 400lbs I'm not sure what a stock chassis weights in at and I cant go by the one I have as 3/4 of it is still back in Missouri in the rust piles. I would say I left 50lbs of steel used so I'm guessing My new chassis will only be just a little more than stock.
joe cool wrote: |
I do not see class A motor home on that list, but you built the frame to support one! Sure that thing doesn't deserve a diesel pusher? |
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joe cool Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2006 Posts: 1259 Location: Yolo County CA
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:25 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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I will take your word for it on the pounds of steel used, but it sure looks a lot more steel than a stock bus frame.
What I don't see is the torsion bar tube. What's going on there? |
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:48 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Joe,
No torsion tube here. I am going with a double a arm setup. Maybe an a arm lower and dogbone upper just have to see how wide I can go with the lower control arm and go from there.
joe cool wrote: |
I will take your word for it on the pounds of steel used, but it sure looks a lot more steel than a stock bus frame.
What I don't see is the torsion bar tube. What's going on there? |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14218 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:40 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Buh buh buh buh baddd to the bone is what I see. |
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67dubcab Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2009 Posts: 214 Location: sebastopol C.A
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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What a re-tarted idea, a mid-engine split truck!
Looks like a great start: what are the build performance and use goals?
This centrally located motive mass thing appears to be catching on! _________________ Porsche powered mid-engine double cab build
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3...highlight= |
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brettsvw Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2007 Posts: 2145 Location: Florida
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williamM Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2008 Posts: 4333 Location: southwest Arizona
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 3:31 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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With that power- I don't think weight will be an issue-- suspension-brakes- thats another question- be interesting to to see how center weighted chassis behaves. _________________ some days I get up and just sit and think. Some days I just sit.
opinion untempered by fact is ignorance.
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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This is going to be fun to watch. Although, in the resto-mod theme, I can sure see this truck fooling more of us in Turquoise or SWR- not two tone w/metallic.
If I'm seeing this correctly- it looks like you will still be able to retain treasure chests and doors, no? _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Yes Double treasure chest doors and will be functional. The mid engine really only takes up the space where the stock fuel tank was so Its not a loss of space.
Brakes- AirKewld drilled rotors and 4 piston wilwood calipers in the front, Empi drilled rotors and wilwood 4 piston in the rear.
Truck will be used as a truck as well as a show piece. I have built several cars for customers and finally building something for me..
As build is going forward some changes to the build
Aluminum fuel tank belly mounted
Side pod style radiators with under ducting from belly |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20233 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Looking forward to this one. Can you please show us a pic of the truck before it was pulled from its resting place? I love before and after shots. _________________ nothing |
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brettsvw Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2007 Posts: 2145 Location: Florida
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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So I have been busy working on the truck..
Power rack and bevel box are finished up.
Pedals are close as well as the shifter box.
Not to much of the original truck is left..
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brettsvw Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2007 Posts: 2145 Location: Florida
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:30 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Brett,
Lots of both.. I did some simple sketches to put the concept together.. LOTS AND LOTS of measuring and planning. I have built a few resto-Mods in the past. One I went WAY overboard with and did 3D CAD drawings of the chassis before I ever bent a piece of tubing..
Here is his webpage. Probably the biggest build I have taken on to date. NOT VW but a few good photos in there.. http://tr250v8.com/
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Wow, Is this all in your head or did you draw or design before starting? |
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Enkiel Samba Member
Joined: October 21, 2004 Posts: 2771 Location: Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:52 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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i,d be interested in seeing what you started with... sure look like you're not using much of what was there... _________________ 1964 Turkis Flipseat |
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Neonist Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2016 Posts: 98 Location: San Antonio, TX
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:30 am Post subject: Re: 65 Single Cab revival. Purist You may want to stay away.. |
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Here are what I have of the before.. The photos don't LOOK that bad.. but the whole entire frame is rotten.. about the bottom 8" of the truck just RUSTED.. Doors in bad shape and an accident on the drivers front had it pretty mamed.
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