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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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I got the undercarriage painted. I ended up adding a little more red to the front wheel wells after I took these pics...
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zuggbug Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2008 Posts: 3479 Location: Anderson SC
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Looks great _________________ SOUTHERN INTEGRITY AIRCOOLERS
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EA57RHD Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Absolutely beautiful work Dave. Your attention to detail is superb! _________________ ----VW's in my garage----
March 1959 Mango Standard
November 1958 Single Cab
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22462 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:28 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Dave,
I've been loosely following this build and it looks great.
Are you restoring it to the truest sense? Like leaving over spray under and what not? I ask as it looks like it - and love it when people shoot for "as factory done". _________________
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1964 T34 S Convertible
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2179 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 7:10 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Yes, trying to match the original colors and overspray as it would have been done originally. I know the overspray varied widely but hopefully it's close. Once you get into the '60s there seemed to be more body color underneath and I understand if someone doesn't like the overspray look and prefers to paint the entire underneath body color. It wouldn't have seemed right on this bus though.
Thanks again guys! _________________ David S |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22462 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:07 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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DSweinhagen wrote: |
Yes, trying to match the original colors and overspray as it would have been done originally. I know the overspray varied widely but hopefully it's close. Once you get into the '60s there seemed to be more body color underneath and I understand if someone doesn't like the overspray look and prefers to paint the entire underneath body color. It wouldn't have seemed right on this bus though.
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Excellent. Good to hear it. Not enough done like this IMHO. _________________
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Jason "notchboy" Weigel
1964 1500 S
1964 T34 S Convertible
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Peter_N Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2014 Posts: 321 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:22 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Great attention to detail doing that overspray!
Btw, is that bodyfiller applied to the bellypans? That’s next level restauration man _________________ My 1958 PGSG project topic |
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Thanks! Yeah, I had to use body filler. While the original belly pans were solid they were pretty beat up. I pushed down what I could from the topside while the floor was out, but I was working around the heater tube, cable tubes, etc. Once on its side I used the nail puller to pull and had to do a bit of shrinking. I got it straightened out but needed filler to smooth out all the metal work. It was fairly time consuming but I'm glad we saved the pans with the original spot welds and gas welds in tact. The lower transmission tube was beat up too and took some time to straighten out. _________________ David S |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2179 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:47 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Did you literally straighten out the transmission cradle or is this an early bus/1952 thing ? yes the cradle almost always has dings and dents from using jacks but all of my 4 53 and 54s had a bow shape to them, none as straight as yours looks now.
here's my 53 SC for comparison
_________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
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55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:02 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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It’s an early thing.
See http://barndoor.dk details and changes, engine suspension. _________________ 1951 Samba 20-017894
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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The body is down off the rotisserie...
Starting body work on the front doors. They were clean enough I was able to metal prep and go over the old media stripping. Note the last three digits of the VIN on the doors and window frames...
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Looks incredible!
What’s the plan with the splash pan. I was thinking about this today as mines ready for paint to. What colour are they on a 52 deluxe? They are black on microbuses. _________________ 1951 Samba 20-017894
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7050 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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DSweinhagen wrote: |
Starting body work on the front doors. They were clean enough I was able to metal prep and go over the old media stripping.
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how did you treat the backside of the inside pressing? _________________ regards
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:41 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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mandraks wrote: |
DSweinhagen wrote: |
Starting body work on the front doors. They were clean enough I was able to metal prep and go over the old media stripping.
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how did you treat the backside of the inside pressing? |
I just sanded it by hand and primed it as best I could. It's a pain, but you can in there. _________________ David S |
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:49 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat wrote: |
Looks incredible!
What’s the plan with the splash pan. I was thinking about this today as mines ready for paint to. What colour are they on a 52 deluxe? They are black on microbuses. |
Thanks. Good question on the pedal pan as I've been wondering the same thing... The one I have here is grey but not sure it's original to the car. I thought most I've seen are grey, but you've seen black? The heater baffles are black. So I like the idea of black. _________________ David S |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 878 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:33 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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Well here is axel’s 50 - restored.
And an original.
Obviously they are not deluxes.
Anyone crawled under the hornbecker 52? _________________ 1951 Samba 20-017894
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Lazaa Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2011 Posts: 228 Location: Voiron, France
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:31 pm Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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I don't see why they would do different on deluxes on a part which is basically not visible... so I will go for black on mine too.
Also I think those black parts on deluxes are great because unexpected. Even the wiper arms, bases and blades were originally black on my 52. |
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:17 am Post subject: Re: 1952 Deluxe |
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I've been working on the bus, but nothing really exciting in photos... A lot of block sanding and re-priming. Here's the cargo doors and decklid back from the stripper and in primer...
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