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OhHerrooo
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oh man this is like my dream west, with blue seats on blue paint. Love it.
Do you know if the new owner is planning to repaint it? original paint looks pretty good to say the least.. |
The new owner, to the best of my knowledge, is fixing all the rust on the car and repainting it in the original neptune blue.
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OhHerrooo
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| ... i got some new blue basketweave seat covers and seat padding for the front seats for christmas, so those will be going on as soon as i get new seat stand mats. ... |
Do you happen to know where Santa found the basketweave seat upholstery? Or was it just covers?
I needs some in brown for the front seats of my '79 transporter... |
The basketweave seat upholstery came from TMI.
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roland
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| Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:26 am Post subject: |
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oh man this is like my dream west, with blue seats on blue paint. Love it.
Do you know if the new owner is planning to repaint it? original paint looks pretty good to say the least..
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jtauxe 
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| OhHerrooo wrote: |
| ... i got some new blue basketweave seat covers and seat padding for the front seats for christmas, so those will be going on as soon as i get new seat stand mats. ... |
Do you happen to know where Santa found the basketweave seat upholstery? Or was it just covers?
I needs some in brown for the front seats of my '79 transporter...
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OhHerrooo
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Wasted youth/adulthood wrote: |
| Hmmm...Looks really nice! Why did you not like the bus as much as a squareback? |
My prior Squareback - as a project - was done. It was just how I wanted it and only needed a few minor improvements to be exactly how I wanted it. I bought the bus thinking I was going to go camping all the time, but when it came down to it I found myself driving other cars to camp - and the bus just sat.
Maybe it was because it needed some rust work/major interior overhaul, or maybe I just liked having a fast, low Squareback more. My Squareback was dialed in with a big motor, carbs, nice interior, etc... Making a change from that to the bus really made me appreciate my Square (that I had just sold) so much more.
Here was my OG paint Peru Green 68 Square at the classic a couple years ago:
And here's the new, OG paint Savannah Beige 68 Square I'm picking up on Friday!
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmmm...Looks really nice! Why did you not like the bus as much as a squareback? |
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OhHerrooo
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| Looks like the paint came out nice. Any mOre progress to report? |
No more progress... I actually sold the bus in June to buy another Squareback. Here are some pictures of the bus just before I sold it after more buffing/cleaning/painting:
The buyer is local and is doing a full, back to stock resto on the bus. I'm picking up a new 69 Square on Friday!
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Resto-raider
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Looks like the paint came out nice. Any mOre progress to report?
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OhHerrooo
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OhHerrooo
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well not much has been happening lately on account of the holidays, but more parts have come in and I've gotten some things done here and there. I had the trailer hitch bolt heads cut off so i could remove it. i got some new blue basketweave seat covers and seat padding for the front seats for christmas, so those will be going on as soon as i get new seat stand mats.
i also got a buffer for christmas, and i've started working on the paint. so far it is shining up very well. I need to get some polishing bonnets and polish before i'm 100% done, but it should turn out great.
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Hikelite
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Nice camper. I have a '68 as well, except white.
Mine has a hitch too, but it is very different. It doesn't attach to the bumpers at all afaik. It has it's own little frame that goes under the bumper and attaches to the frame.
I'll be watching your thread with interest.  |
Thanks! I'll be sure to check out your thread as well. I'll post more updated pictures on Friday of the hitch and how it was attached. |
Nothing is gonna happen on my thread for another year. Revenue is going to pick up towards the end of next year, then I will have the $$$ to start on mine. I'll be living vicariously through you and others until then
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OhHerrooo
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Nice camper. I have a '68 as well, except white.
Mine has a hitch too, but it is very different. It doesn't attach to the bumpers at all afaik. It has it's own little frame that goes under the bumper and attaches to the frame.
I'll be watching your thread with interest. |
Thanks! I'll be sure to check out your thread as well. I'll post more updated pictures on Friday of the hitch and how it was attached.
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Nice camper. I have a '68 as well, except white.
Mine has a hitch too, but it is very different. It doesn't attach to the bumpers at all afaik. It has it's own little frame that goes under the bumper and attaches to the frame.
I'll be watching your thread with interest.
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OhHerrooo
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i researched here on the samba and came up with duplicolor wimbledon white on the rims and krylon dover white on the bumpers. if i remember correctly, the split bus guys used these colors. i know our bays are a different factory color (cloud white vs silver white vs lotus white etc) maybe someone else can chime in?!? 
the wimbledon is more of a "off" white then the krylon dover white.
sorry, no pic of the stock rims with painted bumpers...
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Awesome, thanks a bunch. this is going to be a weekend project for sure. The bumpers are pretty haggard at the moment, but they're not too dented so I'm sure a fresh coat of paint will help a ton.
I went to the local muffler shop yesterday and they offered to torch the bolt heads off, so I'll be heading there Friday to get that taken care of. I'm off work all next week so I'm sure it will be a productive week. I have both front and rear headliner panels to stain and install, pop-top canvas and seals to install, all stationary window glass to go in, and wheels to sand and spray. Going to be a great week and the bus will be looking way better.
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kooldub
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i researched here on the samba and came up with duplicolor wimbledon white on the rims and krylon dover white on the bumpers. if i remember correctly, the split bus guys used these colors. i know our bays are a different factory color (cloud white vs silver white vs lotus white etc) maybe someone else can chime in?!?
the wimbledon is more of a "off" white then the krylon dover white.
sorry, no pic of the stock rims with painted bumpers...
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jakokombi
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You might try some Easy Off oven cleaner to remove some of that p.o. paint on them first. Do both bumpers and the wheels and that bus could look very original/cool.
Come to think of it, oven cleaner won't hurt the hub caps (oven racks are chrome right?).
Otherwise, most any bright white spray paint like rustoleum should look pretty close.
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OhHerrooo
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| Yes, cut the bolts and push them into the frame. No problem. |
Awesome, thanks. Does anyone know of a store-brand spray paint that is close to the factory color for the bumpers? I figure while my rear bumper is off i might as well give it a quick paint job so it doesn't look as bad.
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Yes, cut the bolts and push them into the frame. No problem.
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OhHerrooo
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That looks like the correct dome light, I've got the same one, plate and all in my headliner.
Cut the bolts off and don't worry about it for now. Hopefully they are just bolts and nuts, and the original nuts are still welded to the frame. |
Awesome, thank you. The plate is pop-riveted into the original headliner, I'll drill out the rivets and attach it to my new headliner once it's stained.
I'm taking the bus to a local muffler shop after work to have them torch the bolt heads off.
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RocketSurgeon
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That looks like the correct dome light, I've got the same one, plate and all in my headliner.
Cut the bolts off and don't worry about it for now. Hopefully they are just bolts and nuts, and the original nuts are still welded to the frame.
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