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Major Woody Samba Enigma
Joined: December 04, 2002 Posts: 9010 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:25 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Kdavid wrote: |
BarryL wrote: |
Great. The fan is bringing in clean air through its filter and pressurizing the booth right? |
This is correct 👍🏻
Now i need to test if it's necessary to add another fan
to push out the overspray |
I think you will want one. Put the fan at the end of a duct if you can. The air will move more smoothly toward it if the fan is not inside the booth. Turbulence. |
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:18 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Awesome package came in the mail today 👍🏻
So first test of my paint booth went really good, overspray clears
the booth fast.
Will do some more work on the floor, so its nice and even.
And make the floor wet next time
Some more tests with the new paint gun to get used to it
before i start with the real deal
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vwuberalles Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2003 Posts: 1355 Location: Richmond, VA
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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dash tray in not so good condition
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:09 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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dash tray had seen better days
So yeah i sprayed my first layers of seagull grey, results are okay but not great. Outside in open air they look good under the lamps a different story .. Because the small parts i used a scotch brite to scuff them before paint. and i should of have fine sanded them with a small block and guide coat.. lesson learned.
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:43 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Some debrasel alu putty, sanding... spray putty, sanding... primer,
Sanding.... Next time some mango green
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TRS63 Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2017 Posts: 992 Location: Stuttgart - Germany
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:50 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Started searching and gathering all my window parts,
and looking what's still missing
Window and frame assembly.. found some good lube works great 👌🏻
Some confusion first on the outer seal
so this is the way it should go on, thanks for the help on the forum 👍🏻
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mastorna Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2008 Posts: 177 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:53 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Lovely progress! Would love to see more detail on the jig you created to press together your windows. _________________ 1959 Type II Mango SO-23
1962 Type II Kombi Light Gray
1963 Type II Standard Sunroof SWR\BG
1963 Type II Deluxe MG\PW |
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 7:40 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Hmm dilemma they clean up nice but the chrome is damaged
keep those? paint ?? buy new ones
Safari windows will also need a coat of seagull grey
big difference ..
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12400 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:23 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Latches: Buy new ones, sell pitted ones to someone who's into patina.
Safaries: Tape very carefully and close, paint frames.
Bet it was a pain to put the popout windows together! _________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 8:36 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Last of the old original paint 😁👍🏻
Wolfgang international safari window kit, no major issues installing the kit
Some minor adjustments and rdy to remove and a layer of seagull grey on them
This will be a pain to paint with the window stil in frame ..
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VWsArent4Hippies Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2005 Posts: 3076 Location: The Bull City
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Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Yes, unpainted tabs are the worst. Don’t half ass it like suggested. They’re too easy to disassemble not to _________________
aeromech wrote: |
in my opinion you don't know shit |
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 4:15 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Disassembling the safaris was not a big deal, alignment was not so great and paint chips easily off...
So will be stripping these down to bare metal some epoxy primer and paint. First aligning the frames
First set of latches where no success, second set was a WW set fits perfect
👍🏻😁
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type241 Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2006 Posts: 971 Location: MOSES LAKE, WA
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 6:45 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Who makes those vent window seals? I have never seen preformed corners before? |
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 11:24 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Ready for paint 👍🏻
we are getting there, been a long time since i disassembled those. lot of thinking needed 🤣
vent window latch hard to close, almost impossible. think i will need to trim a bit the latch 🤨 ?? or be a bit patient till the rubber sets ?? Dunoo
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 11:19 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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They have come a long way 🙄
Okey, vent window rubber and latch issues solved 😁
Installed a slightly different one from other supplier and a
bit of talc powder on the seals and solved 👌🏻
Some old pics... will need a lot more parts 🤨🤣
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Salazar Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2014 Posts: 6 Location: Chula Vista Ca.
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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David
You have done so great job ! I have a 64 like yours and you inspired me to keep working on my bus, please keep posting such great detail in every single picture ! |
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:31 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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Last of the paint removed and epoxy applied
Drill out some of the bolts, and test fitted the cover... this one will also need some tweaking and adjustments 🤨
checked out my new parts stock... so i don't order twice the parts 🙄
And need to sort out my interior handles colors ?!
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Kdavid Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 11:07 am Post subject: Re: 64 microbus body restoration |
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so yeah i will be replacing my good working cheap aliexpress carburetor for this empi one... has also a threaded fitting,
did not feel so sure about the other one 🤨
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