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Snoop Bob
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Leave the vents as the are until you figure out what the deal is.
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| Put your lips onto the little tit with the hole in it inside and make a good seal. You can suck and blow but with a little resistance. It gets better after it's wet. |
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| I would be interested in knowing the sizes of the various shafts. |
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Busmark
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Joined: May 30, 2007
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Location: Dallas, Oregon, USA
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: Dide all panels come with upper vents? |
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I have the DD walk-through with one set of upper left vents.
Just took a good close look at the interior of both sides, no evidence of either side having a repair panel. Seems it came from factory with only left vents, at some point the entire left body panel was replaced in a perfect fashion, or this chassis is cursed.
Hard to see in the galley photo, but both left wheel wells were cut out, and two later flared replacement panels are pop-riveted over the holes.
Manufacture date of October 31, 1958. Original engine number seems to have been 2617666. Chassis number 404913. Halloween, 666, 13...
Maybe this wasn't such a great deal?
My problem now, to restore this panel, no vents? One vent? Two vents?
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Snoop Bob
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: |
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I think in a post from him in the original thread of this, he stated the wheel arches were pop riveted in repair panels.
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| Put your lips onto the little tit with the hole in it inside and make a good seal. You can suck and blow but with a little resistance. It gets better after it's wet. |
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| I would be interested in knowing the sizes of the various shafts. |
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Stevepi
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Location: Surrey.UK.
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It has the later wheel arch on the side with the vents too which suggests its been repaired in that corner with incorrect panels.. |
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DMNCLNR
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Location: Newport Beach Ca
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Actually almost 6 years now... Here is the other side with some weird metal storage on the side..
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DMNCLNR
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That pic was taken about 5 years ago, and That bus is still sitting in that exact location, very rust free... Owner swares they are going to fix it one day. Confused me when I first saw it...
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AlteWagen
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| Im sure the parts bus above is long gone but wouldnt the vin in the engine compartment allow someone to order the BC and verify the 116 code?? |
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williamblanda
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Damn! The mystery remains... |
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AlteWagen
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this guy has a 59 wt dd panel with only ONE upper vent...WTF??
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4260232#4260232
Just picked up a 59 double-door walk-through, a carport find!
Manufacture date of Oct 31, 1958. Portland, Oregon point of entry.
M-code
360 175 183
UP 215 GREY 404313
Also, I understand that a walk through doesn't have the rear upper vents, this has one set on the left!
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kombisutra
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pyrOman
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If that badge on the headache rack ... |
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cdennisg
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Can Anybody tell me more about this conversion??
Its a walkthrough model.
Any help will be appreciated! |
If that badge on the headache rack reads "Travel Equipment Corporation, Elkhart, Indiana" then it is likely a Sportsmobile. The badge on the poptop probably reads the same way.
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Karmannkonnection
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Can Anybody tell me more about this conversion??
Its a walkthrough model.
Any help will be appreciated! |
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Ellectronico
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ok just found this. page 4. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=284810&start=60
so apparently, ALL panels prior to Jan. 17 1958 had the vents (reagrdless whether its a walkthru or not). so this bus doesnt cut it for us. its too early. its not the example we're looking for.
we need to see a walkthru bus WITH upper vents built AFTER jan 17. 1958, and preferably one after oct 58 so we can see an mcode plate. |
well i think the fact that this could be a 57 walkthrough is cooler then a 58 walkthrough with upper vents 
but thats just me 
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VolksFire
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ok just found this. page 4. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=284810&start=60
so apparently, ALL panels prior to Jan. 17 1958 had the vents (reagrdless whether its a walkthru or not). so this bus doesnt cut it for us. its too early. its not the example we're looking for.
we need to see a walkthru bus WITH upper vents built AFTER jan 17. 1958, and preferably one after oct 58 so we can see an mcode plate.
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VolksFire
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crap. i just remembered that mcode plates didnt exist til oct 58, so there nothing for the guy to check.  crap.
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VolksFire
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i would like to see the mcodes from that bus. i will send a email.
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ScrapJunkie
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Whoa..that's crazy..
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Ellectronico
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wow thanks for pointing out the vents on that bus. i didnt see it.
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VWAdam
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| What about walkthroughs with the vents? My buddy Jake had a 58 w/t with the vents and factory safaris. |
i would love to know the mcodes for this bus. the mcode for a walkthru with vents. are you sure its not a bench seat that was hacked out?
hmm. those are both campers too. interesting.... |
This was just a Panel and if it was a hack, it was a damn good one. It had the correct '58 walkthru bulkhead. He has since sold the Bus, I can see if he still has some pictures of it. It was a rusty pile though. |
The Bus I was talking about is up for sale again.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=698197
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