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Sidbus
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sslosbergas
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| Tom i havent seen this thread! love it.. hows it comming along.. i just left Daniel a new project! did i hear camping trip |
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earlywesty
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| Been waiting for an update on this one. Its nice to have a shop at home, more likely to get out there if its close...bus is looking good. |
Yeah, I havent done anything on the bus since 1st week of February. Our landlord sold the apartment we rented so we had to scramble to find a temp spot until we could close on the house and move in. Been living out of boxes until last Wednesday.
I can't wait to restart the project! |
Congrats and enjoy! |
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Sidbus
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earlywesty
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| Been waiting for an update on this one. Its nice to have a shop at home, more likely to get out there if its close...bus is looking good. |
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mandraks
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Zugbug,
Thanks for the encouragement. Just last week we moved into a new house. My brother and I spent the weekend moving the VW stuff. First time in my life I have a garage. Much easier than battling traffic to get to the warehouse I was renting. 
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seems like a major step forward. and the bus is looking very good, too
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Sidbus
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zuggbug
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Keep up the good work.
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Sidbus
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ricekooker
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| Nice progress. Can't wait to see this one finished. |
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Sidbus
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I have a welder working on rust repair. He sometimes borrows my shop to work on my friend's busses, now he's doing mine and my brothers. Here's some pics of his progress:
Of course there is the more common parts like floors, rockers, corners, etc.
Then there's the so34 specific stuff. He's proud of the flipseat mounts he created. He had a very rotted model to go by.
In addition to the flipseat the table mount hole threw him a curveball but he eventually got it right:
He also got to some small holes in the cab floor and some other spots. This week he'll do corners, long rocker, floor, outrigger, and a few more little holes. Progress.
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57 Panel http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=453943
62 so34 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533160
76 Westy http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=520076 |
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Sidbus
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| Don't use it on the lower part of the bus since the media will get through every nook and cranny (into rockers, cross members, outriggers) but have you thought of shooting a media with a pressurized blaster onto the roof and other areas with rust? A media such as crushed glass will remove the rust and leave clean metal, which you will need before painting. |
Yes but so far sandpaper and wire wheel is getting the job done. If we get the a point where we need to blast we'll decide what to do. It looks like we won't have to.
Slow going but we want to do as much in our garage with the tools we have. The only thing I'm not looking to learn is welding...we have a good guy for that.
Been really fun so far
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57 Panel http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=453943
62 so34 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533160
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Campy
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Don't use it on the lower part of the bus since the media will get through every nook and cranny (into rockers, cross members, outriggers) but have you thought of shooting a media with a pressurized blaster onto the roof and other areas with rust? A media such as crushed glass will remove the rust and leave clean metal, which you will need before painting.
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zuggbug
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Looking good,
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Campy
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The twisted wire wheels are much stronger than the straight wire ones and they, thus, are better for heavyduty work. I would not recommend the wire cup since the wire is straight and spread out horizontal to the surface that you are working on so you cannot get a lot of leverage like the twisted wire wheel. You can use the straight wire ones for milder jobs but I just use the stronger twisted wire wheel for everything. I have a cup but I do not like it.
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Eric&Barb
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Have never seen a "Strength" rating for wire wheels. The standard flat and cup ones are both great.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/Se...SEARCH+ALL
Phosphoric acid is also a great help to get rid of the rust. Wire wheel, sand paper, phosphoric acid let till dry over night, repeat over and over till all the rust is gone.
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Campy
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That 4.5 inch Makita angle grinder would be perfect if the shipping fee is not too much. I have a couple of 4 inch Makita angle grinders that stores sell for about $58 plus tax. I, also, have a 4.5 inch DEWALT angle grinder, which I like. I have a twisted wire wheel, which you can buy at a Home Depot store, and a rubber pad with disc sandpaper for the DEWALT and one Makita angle grinder. Those twisted wire wheels are great for removing rust, paint, and filler. Make sure that you wear gloves, coveralls, a face shield, and ear protection when using an angle grinder. Stick with a major brand like DEWALT or Makita and avoid brands like Bosch.
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Darth Wolfsburg
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| I do not know if you own one but, as I noted earlier, you need a twisted wire wheel on a name brand, i.e., Makita, angle grinder. Besides using it with the stock attatchment to grind down welds, you can put a rubber backing on it with disc sandpaper on it. It is a great tool. A small wire wheel with straight wire attatched to a drill is a joke, which you probably just used for the picture. |
Campy, your thoughts? http://www.amazon.com/Makita-9557PB-2-Inch-Grinder-Paddle/dp/B0009OR8XO
Would this be good enough? I really don't want to spend more than this if I don't have to.
And what strength twisted wire wheel do you suggest? |
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