Who's Slammed Bus has the nicest looking tubs?

richierich · Samba Member Joined: December 23, 2004 Posts: 919

Here's mine that I've just put in. Pleased with them

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Bulli Klinik

Thanks for the reply.
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That’s clean, but may I ask what tooling was used to bend the tight radius on the seat base tubes? I can’t find any dies with that tight of a radius to rebuild my seat frames.
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John Ghia · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 306

If anyone has their old cut outs or are planning on tubing their bus, I can use your old metal, both sides.

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Not a split but tubs none the less. Almost finished up on these in my bay.

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VWLooseNuts · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:37 pm Post subject:

pfcmooney · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:42 am Post subject:

Looks good, I'd like to see how the piece that joins the floor area and curved area look in this tub. Not bad though!

KOMBI NIKO · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:12 am Post subject:

sled · Samba Member Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 6268

ok here's the deal...no matter what each person deems the 'best' or 'best looking' it is all relatively irrelevant and purely based on opinions. Sure there are different levels of craftsmanship and fabrication execution but it all boils down to each individual application and what each owner is trying to achieve. Do you want to lay frame rails? then cut the fuck out of the tubs and build new ones..do you want to just lay a little low and have more clearance for suspension deflection? ok raise the stock tubs a couple inches. Every one here is different and ever single bus is different, please stop comparing the size of the tubs and focus on the quality of the workmanship...anything aside from that is case by case.

here are my big "lay frame rails" tubs that worked perfectly. this bus laid the frame rails hard and I could still drive it as a 6'0" person. If someone doubt this then ask all the folks who saw this bus at shows

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themetalsurgeon · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 7:33 pm Post subject:

this is a great thread .im going to tub my bus real soon and liking all the info ,ideas etc on this thread especially Nikos work.
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frankie67 · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:49 pm Post subject:

Yes I'm on air and I am on 17x7 and 19x8.5. You have to remember that farmers had to drive tractors for hours at a time. The seats fit the shape of your butt making them even more comfortable. Right now the front suspension is my only limitation. I only have 8" travel. I'm working on a new setup that should give me 12".

cage66 · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:32 pm Post subject:

To ad to Nikos post raising the beam 2" doesn't mean that the bus is lower than a stock location beam, to an extent. If it was on air ride a stock location beam would hit the ground before the bumper. Like he said it just helps keep the geometry a little closer to original because as you lower VWs the caster angle gets shot.
But so many factors can change, wheel size, tire size ride height... And any combination. I had to make a set of 3" tubs even though I felt they look too big but after doing the math of the 17" wheels, tires and ride height that's what the guy needed/wanted.
Once again I am just adding to the post. Wink

Frankie I dig the SC, looks real nice. The tubs are crazy huge but I am sure they have to be for the wheels, what size are they? Also the tubs may look bigger because the surrounding metal is gone. I am sure it's a fun little ride it does look like it would be uncomfortable but I could see how they actually may feel fine.
Are you running air?

KOMBI NIKO · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:21 pm Post subject:

frankie67 · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:55 am Post subject:

I'm 5'8" and I have too much room. A friend came over and he is 6'4" and he has two inches before he touches the roof and this is in a Singlecab.


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