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npbusguy
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 Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:00 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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And now we are moving to the cargo area.
Sadly, we found that the front edge and rear edge of the cargo floor was riddled with pinholes, so we opted to replace the whole floor, which also gave us unfettered access to the top hats etc.
It is good to see some fresh metal in there, even if it is just to get a visual for the plan of attack. |
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:33 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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It's frustrating, it's always two steps forward one step back with rust repair.
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Frustrating, yes, but not unexpected for a 59 year old car.
Got some major clean up and even some fresh metal fitted and ready to weld in place.
Nothing like the first new metal going on.... What a huge step forward
Check out some of Oliver's other projects at https://www.eastcoastautowerks.com/ |
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VWsArent4Hippies
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Looking good! I met a random guy wearing an EC Autowerks shirt at a concert. Said he has a car there, and had nothing but good things to say
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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We made some serious progress today, and cut out almost all the rust and started welding some new metal back in its place.
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Another big day of progress, but this time with less rust flasks in my hair.
We started welding in the panels and started fitting the front floor.
Sadly, I had to jump in the car and make a 5 hour drive back home while Oliver continued to fit and weld. |
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perello
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:52 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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nice work Neil!
why I wouldn't work on a bus standing like that on thin wood?
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:19 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| perello wrote: |
nice work Neil!
why I wouldn't work on a bus standing like that on thin wood? |
Thank you Perello,
Don't worry about the wood, it is strong enough to hold the empty bus shell.
Despite that the wood looks thin, the planks measure about 45mm x 30cm and it is constructed like the base of a home.
Shortly, the bus will be transfered to a rotisserie, but we wanted to shore it up with new metal to prevent twisting when it is rotated.
Today, I finished refurbishing the headlights, which marks the first "beautification" project on the bus. Until this point, everything else has been focused on reconstructing the body.
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62DoKaGuy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:52 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| npbusguy wrote: |
Today, I finished refurbishing the headlights, which marks the first "beautification" project on the bus. Until this point, everything else has been focused on reconstructing the body.
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Great work, Neil. It's little steps like this that, even out of sequence, more a project forward. Oddly, the first thing I restored on my '59 SC was the original speedometer haha..that was a year and a half ago, and I'm still on metal work haha. Keep at it!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| npbusguy wrote: |
| Today, I finished refurbishing the headlights... |
What parts etc? |
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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The only new parts on the headlight assemblies are the lens to housing seals, otherwise, they are all original parts that I just bead blasted and painted.
The buckets before blasting. I didn't blast the logos away, and you will see why below.
The inside of the buckets were in desperate need of a refresh.
I wanted to retain the original part numbers and logos on the buckets, so I just fogged the primer around them. I got some overspray, but I'm ok with the results.
I used a rally wheel silver paint, which has a satin metallic finish.
If I was going for a perfect restoration, I'd be plotting what I wanted to do about the trim rings, but I don't mind the patina on these otherwise really nice bus trim rings. |
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| nice work neil you always have an eye for detail. speaking of detail what more light can you shed on that silver paint you used? |
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 2:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| velvetgreen wrote: |
| nice work neil you always have an eye for detail. speaking of detail what more light can you shed on that silver paint you used? |
Thanks Michael,
I just used Rustoleum gray primer as a base inside the bucket, as well as on the outer surface of the bucket, and then I coated it with Rustoleum silver wheel paint (rally wheel silver). No special formulas, just straight out of the spray can.
This is the paint I used.
I did the same thing on my '58, but the outside of it's original headlight buckets were black, so it was harder to maintain those logos.
Original, u restored date code correct headlights from my '58 for reference.
I taped these off to prevent the silver from getting into the black.
The buckets
And installed
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Big day of fitting and welding in the front.
The passenger dog leg is in, and the lower seat stand has been repaired.
This bus is tightening up nicely! |
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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Oliver jammed on the drivers side dog leg today, and prepped the front floor to be welded in next weekend.
We have been well pleased with the fit and finish off all the Wolfsburg West panels, and the dog legs are especially nice.
Ok, enough talk, onto the pix.
The front floor is fitted, but will not be welded yet.
More to come next weekend, thanks for watching the progress. |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:05 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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SEXY!!
good time to swap out that MC with dual res one!?
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62DoKaGuy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:43 am Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| npbusguy wrote: |
Oliver jammed on the drivers side dog leg today, and prepped the front floor to be welded in next weekend.
We have been well pleased with the fit and finish off all the Wolfsburg West panels, and the dog legs are especially nice.
Ok, enough talk, onto the pix.
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I used Wolfsburg's fat lips on both sides of my '59 SC recently and have had no complaints either. They went on smooth as silk. Love the progress pictures too! Keep at it!
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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... |
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type241
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| How are you guys welding the dogleg @ B pillar with the Wolfsburg West doglegs since they come with the inner spot welded to the outer? There is a inaccessible area where no welding can be done without cutting something. |
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| type241 wrote: |
| How are you guys welding the dogleg @ B pillar with the Wolfsburg West doglegs since they come with the inner spot welded to the outer? There is a inaccessible area where no welding can be done without cutting something. |
Good question, but one that we also had to address when we put the inner nose structure in, because we needed to make sure it was fully secured to the headlight support panel. We ended up using panel bond, which is a fancy 2 part epoxy that is used in the construction and repair of modern cars.
In this picture, you can see that we had to jack the panel in place a bit to create a tight bond all the way across. The goal was to cut as little of the solid original metal away, and that also made welding the inner structure difficult.
So, the doglegs are welded as you would expect, but also have a bead of panel bond where we couldn't access the 5 or so inches behind the inner box.
I'll be putting a dual circuit master cylinder in soon enough, because it is necessary for the disc brakes that we are fitting.
Thanks for the comments and following along. |
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: 1960 SO23 Westy - New project |
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| Thanks for the follow up on that Neil- you guys are making it look easy- really enjoying following along! |
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