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Jack-Fatboy
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Location: POLAND
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 Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:04 pm Post subject: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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Hi All,
I'm thinking about making tools for pressing the divider panels for single and double cab bay window bus.
Do you think this is a good idea? Any interest?
I mean this kind of panel -
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TDCTDI
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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I think you might do better if you repro the side & rear gates for single & double cabs.
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VWDog
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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From what I have seen, these panels are often rotted out or missing in SCs. There may very well be a market. Didn't know DCs had them, it has been a while since I owned one, so I don't remember what was under the seat 
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| I think you might do better if you repro the side & rear gates for single & double cabs. |
Gerson(klassicfab) does them last time I checked... hopefully he still does because I have to get around to ordering a set 
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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Never mind 
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Jack-Fatboy
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 1:51 am Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| I think you might do better if you repro the side & rear gates for single & double cabs. |
I wish some day  |
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babysnakes
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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If I had found GOOD reproductions I would have bought them for mine. I did search high and low and sourced two very nice ones that needed minimal work.
There is a market for these albeit small. I haven't seen many trucks getting the full on resto like buses do, many truck owners use them as such. Kudos to you if you do. |
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rkeller
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Location: Wake Forest, NC
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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I'm ready to order two today.
Name your price. Even if I was to create a template, somehow roll or form the sheet metal so it didn't flex or wasn't extremely heavy, then had to finish it, drill it, sand, primer and paint it, I can almost be certain any sort of production can do it cheaper than I can. Email, PM or text any time they are ready.
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jtauxe 
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: Truck SC & DC divider tank panels (repro) |
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| babysnakes wrote: |
| There is a market for these albeit small. I haven't seen many trucks getting the full on resto like buses do, many truck owners use them as such. Kudos to you if you do. |
Agreed. There is a market since nothing else will work. You might even find customers in Europe or Australia.
Some used ones are available now:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1995022
Two are needed on both single and double cabs.
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