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berrie120
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Joined: May 10, 2007
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Location: Dronten, Holland
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arthurnugen
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Joined: January 11, 2005
Posts: 3081
Location: The PNW, where "going green" means rolling with moss.
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Interesting. What year bus?
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ALWAYS WEAR STEEL-TOE BOOTS IN THE GARAGE!
1965 Bus (Riviera camper)
1972 Bug 'vert
1967 Bug sunroof
1961 Ghia 'vert
1957 DKW 3=6: 3 cylinder 2 stroke! |
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2Pack
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Joined: September 20, 2005
Posts: 813
Location: Virginia
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Hi,
here's my van, it's going to be restored for me.
Finally my website online, more pictures to come soon.
15 window
Berrie |
Nice Spijlbus!  Looks like you've made good progress already. Doesn't look like there was much rust at all.
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Dave24
Samba Hack Purist
Joined: April 14, 2004
Posts: 7442
Location: Hablamos Ingles, So. Cal.
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| From the bumpers, Brazillian, Right?. looks good! |
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langsmer
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Joined: November 18, 2004
Posts: 1127
Location: CO/NM border
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Those bumpers are some of the coolest vw ever made. The best of both worlds.  |
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Dave24
Samba Hack Purist
Joined: April 14, 2004
Posts: 7442
Location: Hablamos Ingles, So. Cal.
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| langsmer wrote: |
| Those bumpers are some of the coolest vw ever made. The best of both worlds. |
Agreed. |
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berrie120
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Joined: May 10, 2007
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Location: Dronten, Holland
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berrie120
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Joined: May 10, 2007
Posts: 76
Location: Dronten, Holland
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Yesterday I picked up my finisched 15 window.
The hard lines are ready, the rest of the items and gadgets i can do myself.
Wish list,
bumpertrim:
jailbars,
backseat bar,
More popouts,
safari'
lower samba trim.
My daughter and Son are even more Glad with this van.
On a hot day, getting soms MC-flurries.
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jeremyrockjock
Samba Towbar Builder
Joined: January 01, 2002
Posts: 5008
Location: Richmond, Verjinya
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Looks good. Wheres the pressed bumpers?
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my65vert
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Joined: November 09, 2003
Posts: 6186
Location: Middleburg, Florida
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looks awesome but you need to straighten out the front emblem, its very crooked.
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OGJHC
Kombisutra;
I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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berrie120
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Joined: May 10, 2007
Posts: 76
Location: Dronten, Holland
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| Looks good. Wheres the pressed bumpers? |
That van never came over from Brazil, I'm having his brother now. 
But without the pressed bumpers.
Coming back from Bug Show last year and had some oil on the backwindow. And angry drivers behind me :geek:
result, the cranck has 15 mm bouncing space in the case.
Then starts the long and difficult thinking process to detemine what to do.
I Like 100% original busses, verry much but i realise the behaviour doesn't fit to my wishes of long traveling holidays.
So i deside to opt in for some extra horespower.
The big spending is then on youre doorway.
More horsepower needs some better driving and stopping
This is where i am now.
porsche irs at the back with Type2detectives conversionset
porsche brakes at the front.
A new steeringbox.
and the red9design frontsuspension.
Well started a few weeks ago,
Had completely stripped down the red9 axle, to paint it black.
The when I would mout it on the car I had to take away the Stubs for the brakeline's and there was a lot of underbody coating.
Stripping this I found a verry solid bus, so I desided to strip it completely naked to bare metal and build op the new paint system, epoxy primer, 3m rubbeer coating and 2k paint.
Got some help from my doghter.
To avoid fighting kid's underneath a small van, I found some work for my son in the garden.
Painted and finaly fitting.
Also painted the brake caliper and steering parts.
Now scratsching started at the back of the van, IRS is coming there.
At the rear, IRS.
Wouldn't fit like i would.
Had to get rid of the heating pipes.
Ready for some color.
Than I had to much Toe-out with the new adjustable springplates.
They were to long.
The handbreak for the 944.
Did some cutting on the original 944 "gaffel" so i could use the splitvan handbrake cables.
Above 944 kabel, under splitvan cable.
This weekend ready for the new engine
Waiting for adpaters for the front and hopefully tomorrow start the engine and enjoy the fun
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MrBusCo
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Joined: February 13, 2007
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Location: stoughton, WI
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well damn. Lotsa stuff I've never seen before.
I'd still like to see those bumpers on it! those were awesome.
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Snoop Bob
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Posts: 2687
Location: Florida
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Very nice. Thanks for the update.
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Dave24
Samba Hack Purist
Joined: April 14, 2004
Posts: 7442
Location: Hablamos Ingles, So. Cal.
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| Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| Nice!!!... please post further results when complete. |
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thewalkingdude
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Joined: May 07, 2008
Posts: 152
Location: where am I now?
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:22 am Post subject: My 15 window |
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Wow! That's some very impressive work going on there. Makes others think of what we could do to ours, with enough funds that is. That's going to be one sweet ride.
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berrie120
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Joined: May 10, 2007
Posts: 76
Location: Dronten, Holland
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Today,
Fired up the nwe engine, wouldn´t fire in first place, choke valve was stuck. So cost a little time to find out what was happening.
Started at the front,
Assembly of the Boxter brakes.
Yesterday picked up the conversion set from Area51
Bought the wrong nuts, so couldn't fit the wheels.
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Major Woody
Samba Enigma
Joined: December 04, 2002
Posts: 9016
Location: Portland, OR
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| The blond guy in the pictures looks like the lead singer from Rascal Flatts. Is that you? |
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redeye65
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Joined: March 24, 2010
Posts: 147
Location: Corona CA 951
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| great thread! |
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berrie120
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Location: Dronten, Holland
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How strange can it be,
We all know Ben Pon the father of splitty's.
Now PON-dealer soest rents my van for promotion activitys
Worked verry hard lately to get it ready, and it worked out.
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cjsmitty
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