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PostPosted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
My hatch and lid treated with bases so the sandblaster has to use little force with blasting. I did the same thing with my front doors.
Those parts are truly beautiful completely naked.. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:03 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
The company who sandblasted the whole bus also had the option to electro static paint the chassis.
This is the result in mousegray.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:39 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
Appears clean. How did they remove all the sand and dust?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 12:43 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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Appears clean. How did they remove all the sand and dust?


Rotating the bus and a lot of pressed air..
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:21 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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One giant step forward and a minor setback. My nose appears to be very bad and thin after sandblasting. It will be replaced next week, it's to much work to straighten it out and make it dent free.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:01 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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wondering if the bus would have fitted directly inside the sprinter? seems like it should have
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:59 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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wondering if the bus would have fitted directly inside the sprinter? seems like it should have



Nah... That's a proper one: Crafter Volkswagen! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:19 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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Nah... That's a proper one: Crafter Volkswagen! Laughing


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:43 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
Hmmm.
This looks somehow familiar:

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If you've seen one sunroof swivel seat kombi, you've seen them all! Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:46 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
And I like seeing the lead after stripping.
The bus I stripped had both lead and brazing which showed up when all the paint was removed.

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i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 1:18 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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Hmmm.
This looks somehow familiar:

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Mister Pickens, i started dreaming about this view around 2004. This was the year i saw a panelvan at Bad Camberg with a swivel seat. 2004 was also the year i bought the spare tyre wheel well sheetmetal.
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In the years to come i saw your bus come together and liked the idea even more.
This picture was my screensaver for a long time!
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After sandblasting i had to repair some of the welds and dents.
A professional worked on the body for two days straight, very happy with the result!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:54 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
volkswouter wrote:
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Hmmm.
This looks somehow familiar:

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Mister Pickens, i started dreaming about this view around 2004. This was the year i saw a panelvan at Bad Camberg with a swivel seat.
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In the years to come i saw your bus come together and liked the idea even more.
This picture was my screensaver for a long time!
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Great views.

I think that 2004 was the year that I completed the custom modifications to make my swivelseat sunroof mangobus. It was a good year. Great minds think alike. Wink

I know of four sunroof swivelseat buses. Of course John's is the only original one.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:11 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
Old front gone now waiting until the new arrives.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:18 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
nice thread and very good work.

Thanks for sharing.

PS. My Bus came from Canada to Netherlands, where I bought it from Joost H. maybe you know him....
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:49 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
^^ nice pic with Hazet Toolboard in the background!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:02 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
I just noticed the armrest mounts on the sidewalls.
Are you doing a swivelseat sunroof standard or kombi?

Either one would be very cool.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:42 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
j.pickens wrote:
I just noticed the armrest mounts on the sidewalls.
Are you doing a swivelseat sunroof standard or kombi?

Either one would be very cool.


PGSG Mircobus it's going to be.

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The nosejob is done! Bus is fitted with a Klassikfab panel and i like what i see... Laughing Laughing

Christmas came early this year, bought myself an Enders egg brakedown light.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:52 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
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PGSG Mircobus it's going to be.


Now for the headliner combs to be welded in!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:21 pm    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
j.pickens wrote:
volkswouter wrote:
PGSG Mircobus it's going to be.


Now for the headliner combs to be welded in!


They where already in the bus.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:49 am    Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... Reply with quote
Any updates on this bus?
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