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Aircool67 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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Looking beautiful!! _________________ Larry, Aircool Designs
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1263 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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This might be obvious to you but it was totally a duh moment for me BUT: did you make sure your lower hammered lip area of your nose panel interfaces with the lip on your outer valence and also your butt weld seam before you welded it on? I got lucky on mine and it was stupidly close but I had that sinking feeling at one point after the out valence was on where I went hmmmmmmmm and started getting clammy!
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Lower nose panel welded on
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2011 Posts: 936 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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ryans65 wrote: |
This might be obvious to you but it was totally a duh moment for me BUT: did you make sure your lower hammered lip area of your nose panel interfaces with the lip on your outer valence and also your butt weld seam before you welded it on? I got lucky on mine and it was stupidly close but I had that sinking feeling at one point after the out valence was on where I went hmmmmmmmm and started getting clammy!
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Lower nose panel welded on
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Yep...I pre-fitted the nose and marked the lip location on the A pillars so I had reference points. I also have been using a plumb bob for dead center. _________________ 1956 Oval
and a barn full of VW parts
1956 Oval build thread
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
1962 Single Cab Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959298#7959298
1967 Beetle Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495269&highlight=larrys |
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1263 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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Haha nice! I'm still thinking about how lucky I got on that one lol. It just never crossed my mind when I was doing my lower nose work!
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ryans65 wrote: |
This might be obvious to you but it was totally a duh moment for me BUT: did you make sure your lower hammered lip area of your nose panel interfaces with the lip on your outer valence and also your butt weld seam before you welded it on? I got lucky on mine and it was stupidly close but I had that sinking feeling at one point after the out valence was on where I went hmmmmmmmm and started getting clammy!
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Lower nose panel welded on
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Yep...I pre-fitted the nose and marked the lip location on the A pillars so I had reference points. I also have been using a plumb bob for dead center. |
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
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Burlyhammer Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 1693 Location: Great north woods Maine
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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Looking good. Great job on that driver door gap! |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4574 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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Man! You are knockin' it out, way to go!
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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Trying to shake off the winter blahs as well as recovering from rotator cuff surgery. I dug through photos of this build that haven't been posted online yet and realized I forgot to bring everyone up to the current level of progress.
Larry's truck was missing the correct 2 year only humpback seat which proved to be scarce as hens teeth to find as well as needing a king's ransom to obtain.
His truck did however come with a mismatch of a seat bottom from the rear of a double cab and a seat back from a pre 1961 bus. We're going to make these work. First we found a set of pre '61 seat back rests and I fitted them. Next I'll make some supports for the seat bottom.
_________________ 1956 Oval
and a barn full of VW parts
1956 Oval build thread
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
1962 Single Cab Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959298#7959298
1967 Beetle Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495269&highlight=larrys |
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
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62DoKaGuy Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2011 Posts: 1276 Location: Surprise, AZ
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:30 am Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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Fifty-Eight Rag wrote: |
Repairing another rotten hinge mount. Same technique as the other side.
Taking a section from a bus rear hatch repair piece
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This post and approach saved me a load of headache, grief, frustration, and time. Don't know why I didn't think about this before, but I fortunately came across this post recently, while avoiding the treasure chest hinge mount repairs on my own single cab haha.
After decades, the original treasure chest door can be mounted to the body instead of sitting in the storage compartment haha!
Thanks! _________________ ,,Wenige Menschen denken, und doch wollen alle entscheiden.'' -der Alte Fritz
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...I went at it from both ends but going from the rear didn't seem to do anything, although I did spray some rust breaker in there... |
4/62 Double Cab
5/61 Panel (sold)
4/59 Single Cab (sold) |
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Fifty-Eight Rag Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2011 Posts: 936 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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62DoKaGuy wrote: |
Fifty-Eight Rag wrote: |
Repairing another rotten hinge mount. Same technique as the other side.
Taking a section from a bus rear hatch repair piece
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This post and approach saved me a load of headache, grief, frustration, and time. Don't know why I didn't think about this before, but I fortunately came across this post recently, while avoiding the treasure chest hinge mount repairs on my own single cab haha.
After decades, the original treasure chest door can be mounted to the body instead of sitting in the storage compartment haha!
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No problem...glad my twisted mind could help. _________________ 1956 Oval
and a barn full of VW parts
1956 Oval build thread
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
1962 Single Cab Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959298#7959298
1967 Beetle Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495269&highlight=larrys |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4574 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Larry's 1962 Single Cab Resto "Brrt Brrt" |
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I hope your shoulder surgery went well and I wish you a speedy and full recovery! Nice work you are doing on this Transporter!
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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