55 Standard PGSG Project

bus guy · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

Maybe the reflection distorts it, I compared them to this pic:

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They are definitely the same as the left one.

mabalot5150 · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: pgsg

lucky you. i wish i had the reflectors for my bus.
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Slowlow · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:

^^ THAT is a badass bus!
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EverettB · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

They look large diamond to me too.

I'm surprised an April, '55 Bus would have them too but it's pretty close to Barndoor...
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BeaterBarndoor · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject:

my june 55 deluxe had one frese reflector still in place when i got it and that bus was pretty darn original. whos to say it was installed later but i highly doubt it. i was just under the assumption that it was a wolfsburg thing.
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KTPhil · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject:

What's PGSG mean? I presume it isn't Peter Green's Splinter Group, since Nigel and Peter had a falling out.

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bus guy · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:05 am Post subject:

Another crappy pic, but without the reflections you can see it a little better...

Hopefully get my new camera in the next few days..

stephenmullens · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: Re: 55 Standard PGSG Project

Hey that sand green looks well preserved under there...that's the closest match I've seen to original color...usually it's all sun faded to a yellower hue. I almost bought that bus twice over the many months it was listed here...wanted to use it as a donor for my 55 sunroof kombi but I couldn't bring myself to make it a donor because it's so solid...I'm glad you got it...way to step up!

bus guy · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks Stephen,
It deserves to be saved.

Ellectronico · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject:

how much was this bus for sale for? I must have passed over the ad because of that gold color. lol
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bus guy · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:48 am Post subject:

it was $3000.

bus guy · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject:

Welded the 1st rear light hole. Just need to grind it smooth and fill in the gaps..

type241 · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:22 am Post subject:

Are you TIG welding? It looks really free of heat. The paint is not discolored what so ever. It looks great. Have you figured out the camper window hack yet? I am excited to see that done.

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maybe rvp
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bus guy · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject:

I don't have a TIG machine yet, so MIG at the moment. I learned to do TIG without filler rod when I worked at a Jaguar restorer a couple winters ago and also did a restoration course here: www.contourautocraft.co.uk where they do shaping with the wheeling machine.
I am just making sure the pieces fit the holes very well, so there is less distortion and taking my time with tack welds, jumping around so the heat doesn't build up. I also use as high power setting as possible, as something I learned on the course is if you use higher power the weld has a shorter duration, thus not allowing as much heat buildup.
Here I have the second hole filler piece held in place with 2 magnets;

Then tacked in place;

I have both holes filled now, just need some more flap wheels tomorrow for the grinder so I can dress the welds back;

I had to remove a bit more paint than I wanted, as the drivers side had some dents, which I had to shrink with the torch.

I am only doing around 30-50 mins per day on it at the moment at the end of each day. I want to wait to do the side window piece for when I have a little more time. I am going to use masking tape to measure and mark the cut lines on both the body and the clip piece to ensure an accurate fit. I think I will finish up the back end first, repair the rear bumper and fix the hole above the engine. I also need to put a new battery tray in and let a piece of steel into each lower corner where the battery tray meets the corner. Then I will work around the bus, doing the long side first. I finished the front beam dollies today with the castors I picked up on sunday;

I might get those taillights off you Greg if you still have them when I have some more money

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boy thats going to be a really low bus when you have it on the dollies.
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