Hebster52

[VW_Jimbo]

[Hebster52]

Now I'm out of welding gas but got the other side tacked before it was empty.

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[Hebster52]

Last weekend I got the diy panels fully welded and turned out really nice imo.

Now that the front is basically empty I noticed that the outer bottom corners in the firewall might need some repair too. So better do it before I weld in the tankframes and inner panels again.

Today I drilled out the old tankframes so I can straighten and restore the innerpanel before joining it with the new Virtanen tanksupport frames.

The old ones definitely needed to be replaced...

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[Hebster52]

Yesterday I patched the other side of the VIN tray.

This morning I got the bodymount brackets welded!
Quite a pusselbitar to fit all the small part for the bolthole strengthening ..

Next time I'll weld the sidesupport frames.

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[Hebster52]

Now this is all restored and ready to be welded back into the body!

Got to fix some on the front bulkhead before I weld it though.

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[Hebster52]

Yesterday I modified the inner firewall to 1947-50 specs so it get more correct look for early Hebmullers. As mine is built from a -52 it had a indentation for lightswitch on the RHD setup too...

This is how it looks from 50 to 59 on both LHD and RHD.. (borrowed pic from the gallery)

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[Hebster52]

Soon I have to drop the body on the chassis to help fitting and aligning the front inner structure back into the body.

So I started preparing the chassis for new floor halves too. Will be welding those into the pan at the same time.

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[VW_Jimbo]

NICE!

Is that the front apron back there?
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Jimbo

There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!

[Hebster52]

Yes. It's the front apron. Need to weld up some holes on it to make it a pre-49 apron too.
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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[VW_Jimbo]

[Hebster52]

So, today the body met the chassis again after 8 months separation... <3
Now the rest of welding can be done until I separate them one last time for sandblasting and paint!
Feels almost unreal to be at that point that I can start thinking of paintjobs soon!

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~Kris~
"The Hebster52" my Hebmuller replica build
The 912ST
The KidVRod project
The 356 Pre-A replica,SOLD
The 1966 Kommanderwagen, SOLD

[VW_Jimbo]

CONGRATULATIONS!

That is a huge milestone in any build! You are almost on the down slope!

It looks fantastic!
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Jimbo

There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!

[rgdedge]

Great work as always. Looks nice sitting back on the pan.
Timbo
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