Klassic Fab 73-79 Front Floor Repair HELP!

[SGKent]

Gerson may have no intentions of making that part then stocking and shipping them one by one. Something tells me he was making them in Columbia so maybe something has changed there. At any rate, the proper question to ask is, how many would I need to have made and at what price? Then work out how it will be paid. Saying, "I'd like one if you make them again," is not the same as walking into a transaction with cash in hand. If it costs him $3K to set up the dies, then you have to make 30 to get that cost down to $100 a unit plus whatever it costs to make the 30. If it costs him $1000 to set up the dies then it is only 10 at $100 each plus cost to make. Once he tells you his price, then put together a group buy and escrow the money to be sure no one weasels out. If he has many other parts on his flow chart ahead of yours, it may be a while before they can be done and people have a tendency to lose interest so get the money up front - and be prepared for a personal loss in the transaction. That or start looking for a good donor and get your spot weld drills lined up.

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[Vangabonders]

Has anyone used this part to replace their front floor? Looks a lot better quality than most and comes in three parts

https://www.serial-kombi.com/en-GB/bay-window-body...79-n34380#

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73 tintop to poptop westfalia (Frankenbus)

[SGKent]

I have not but last time I conversed with him, he did not stock a lot of things but rather had them drop shipped. He has an e-mail address in France and will respond to you. He may tell you where it comes from so you can check stock and see if they have any stashed in the USA.
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[Jetfxr69]

[SGKent]

[Vangabonders]

[sodbuster]

Looks like it may be more work than you think. Just sorting out the little things that arn't there.
Some differences at a glance.

[Vangabonders]

[Jetfxr69]

just saw your youtube on the lower inner adhesive job. well done. im in that area now and to be honest, I should have gone your way as I have nose work to do as well, that may require a full clip.

let us know how that Schofield panel looks when you get it. Ive ordered several other pieces from them and have been quite pleased with each.
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‘77 westy Seamus
‘76 tintop Crusher
‘77 westy The Judge
‘72 tintop bastard westy Hudson

[Vangabonders]

[Vangabonders]

The Alan Schofield front floor finally came in and its pretty good quality. I wouldn't say its a perfect fit but can definitely be worked with unlike the busdepot/brazilian knock off floor. Metal is thick and feels sturdy!

Now its time to make it work...

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73 tintop to poptop westfalia (Frankenbus)

[Jetfxr69]

thats sexy!
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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. Zappa

‘77 westy Seamus
‘76 tintop Crusher
‘77 westy The Judge
‘72 tintop bastard westy Hudson

[SamboSamba22]

That looks pretty damn good. I’ve had great success with their products over the years.

Sam
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[Vangabonders]

So it took quite a bit of modifying (mostly because I used the inner valence off of an early bay) but it came together quite nicely after fiddling with it for about 6 hours.

I would like to see how it fits for someone who has the original inner valence. I bet you it would be a pretty decent fit. Probably not as good as a funky green panel but ions better than the klokkerholm bs..
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73 tintop to poptop westfalia (Frankenbus)

[babysnakes]

Nice work!

[The Volkswagen Ranch]

Looks great ! That was a lot of work . Bob
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1963 Convertible (Lizzie) and 1964 Convertible (Patience) 1976 Westfalia (Winnie)

[SGKent]

nice work
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[Vangabonders]

[SGKent]

[Vangabonders]

Now its time to blend my welds and get my passenger side dog leg done.

The driver side dog leg is a klokkerholm and let me tell you it took a lot of work to make it look half decent, but I think it'll work for my passenger side too. Excited to see this floor completely installed.

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73 tintop to poptop westfalia (Frankenbus)