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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12400
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Check out those drag marks. That's why I like a drum puller.
Getting that thing on/off the trailer doesn't look fun.
DD Panels aren't super rare, but that doors both sides option is sure a handy feature.
Just tweak the doors back into shape, and weld that hinge back on.
Nice score for $350! Look Ma, no hacks!
That shit'll buff out! _________________ The Obsolete Air-Cooled Documentation Project http://oacdp.org/ |
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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candyman Samba Trout Slayer
Joined: December 20, 2003 Posts: 2694 Location: Missoula MT
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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dude,
$350 is a hellova score. that OG partition alone is worth $300. Not to mention the belly pans. not saying you're going to cut it up or anything cuz that would be wrong , but you get this bus running and looking good and you have a nice investment on yer hands!
one tip though, cuz i just did this on my 61 dd, when you do get it running and you open heater boxes for the first time, duct tape one side of the heater vent hole on floor of cab, leave the other side of vent open but shove a vacuum hose down there, then rev engine and you'll see a bunch of mouse shit and nests come out of there (getting sucked up by vacuum of course ). if you don't do that you'll get a bunch of mouse shit and nests in your face when driving BTDT !!!
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Ellectronico Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2002 Posts: 529 Location: porterville
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Any updates on this bus? _________________ www.56panel.com
www.killerjunk.com
"you need to lower it", "it would look better lowered", "Slam that bitch!", "That would be a slutty bitch if it was lowered", "That bitch would be a bitchin bitch of a bitch bitch bus if it was on its nuts, bitch" |
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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LJay Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 584 Location: Arbroath,Scotland
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:39 am Post subject: |
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Thats scrubbed up really well,its a beautiful van-just get a rear bumper an some slightly less wide tyres and roll as is
i used to own a swr 60'dd _________________ 1962 Turkis Westfalia so34.
My build thread.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=742279 |
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66busman Samba Motorcyclist
Joined: September 14, 2006 Posts: 1166 Location: Madison, Wisconsin
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Wow, that turned out real nice! I like the big tires. Great job so far! _________________ '66 SO-42
'73 Bay
'75 Type 181 |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Is it low yet, Joel? _________________ nothing |
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woodslat Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2004 Posts: 751 Location: Nor Cal
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:25 am Post subject: |
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That bus is great! Glad you buffed it out, it's gorgeous! |
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adam beefcake bruno Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2000 Posts: 246 Location: Spokane Valley, WA
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I only wish I could find a SWR DD panel in a scrapyard...and for only $350! And it cleaned up really nice too. Good work! _________________ Don't take life too serious....you won't get out of it alive! |
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DaKine Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2006 Posts: 620 Location: Florida
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice job.
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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You should be able to use your current e-brake cables. I'll see if I can find the thread about it.
EDIT: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=362493&highlight=ebrake
Look at the sixth post down in this thread. You just need to shorten the steel cable housing that passes through the backing plate by about an inch. _________________ nothing |
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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great! thanks for the help. I was going to say, when I took apart mine vs. Jayson's, there was defenitly a difference in how they are held in. Hopefully it'll be rolling yet this fall.
I finally got my tie rod ends. I just bought an adjustable splitty tie rod and an adjustable bay tie rod, took the ends off and put them on my narrowed tie rods. I was waiting for a bunch of rubber for my beam too that I finally got, so now I just gotta get out there and get it all put together and set down on it's wheels again.
I got a 4.5" narrowed adjustable beam that fits in the bus very nicely. I'm hoping to go as low as I can without having to do frame mods. I really don't see the point in hacking out structural integrity to make it look cool. Besides, if I wanna get THAT low, I'll just drive my bug since that's about a 1.75" off the ground in the front. _________________ RED RIVER VW CLUB---www.redrivervwclub.com
'60 DD SWR Panel
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2522353#2522353
'62 Gulf Blue Ragtop Bug
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420720&highlight=
'60 Black RHD Beetle
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6478591#6478591
1965 Sea Sand L568 Notchback
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8307805#8307805 |
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67 Shane Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2007 Posts: 1080 Location: Losing my mind in Charlotte, N.C.
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Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Did you straight axle the rear? _________________ -OstKüste-
67 Euro Type 1.
67 SO-42 Westfalia |
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JoelH Samba Member
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