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59skab Samba Member
Joined: December 06, 2008 Posts: 47 Location: LOS ANGELES
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:03 am Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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I cant believe it! 😞 _________________ Looking for caramel interior panels for mango bus any condition considered |
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bdmike Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2009 Posts: 76 Location: Antwerp , Belgium
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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At EBI 7
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bdmike Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2009 Posts: 76 Location: Antwerp , Belgium
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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At IKW 2017
Love my new Cunado T-shirt
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nineteensixtyfiveVG Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2009 Posts: 456 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: some more pictures |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7050 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: some more pictures |
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billstickly1 wrote: |
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you have an excentric taste in wheels _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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western auto Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2013 Posts: 293 Location: yuma,az
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: some more pictures |
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billstickly1 wrote: |
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this is exactly why you don't sell good buses ....wouldn't a removable wrap served the same purpose without complete destruction of something amazing ? |
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blink Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2011 Posts: 90 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:00 am Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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Done an amazing job mate!!!
Too the people who are hating on a guy who bought a bus and did what he wanted to it to should go and get bent. He has done what he wants with what is his and from what i can see doesnt give 2 ##### about it. Yet you losers are all there awww see what happens when you sell a nice bus bla bla bla. You should of spent your money on it and saved it from what you didnt like. You people really need to get over it, better having a nice new paint job and out on the road then in some shed doing shit all!!! |
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bdmike Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2009 Posts: 76 Location: Antwerp , Belgium
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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At Volks weald UK
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morts Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Orstraylia
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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Hi there BD Mike, do you have any closer up shots of your rack from the inside and outside? Thanks Morts. _________________ Every day behind the wheel of a split is a good day..... |
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bdmike Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2009 Posts: 76 Location: Antwerp , Belgium
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:08 pm Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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Hey Morts , I have a small picture from a magazine .
I do not have bigger photo's myself right now .
Roof had a big hole cut into it , in the 70's or 80's .
Not wanting to put in a sunroof , I made myself a rack out of heating tubing .
Welded a 1,2 mm sheet metal plate and made some Aluminum- bows with 6mm threads to secure the hardwood slats .
On the inside , there are 2 square tubes , for straightening .
Nothing to show on the inside , cause of insulation and I fabricated an Aluminum headliner .
Thanks for asking , Mike |
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morts Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Orstraylia
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:48 am Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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Thanks for that - I think I get it, its just a bit hard to tell from the pic.
So you made the rack, then the 1.2 mm sheet - is that on the top side of the roof, the underside or has it been butt welded in? Then the timber is screw fixed directly to the roof/new sheeting and into the aluminium bows underneath the sheet??
I have a '67 Canterbury Pitt camper and don't use the pop top very often and am considering a bigger rack than just the front one we put on in front of the pop top when we go away.
If you do get a chance to put up a few bigger pics including the inside that would definitely be much appreciated.
_________________ Every day behind the wheel of a split is a good day..... |
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bdmike Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2009 Posts: 76 Location: Antwerp , Belgium
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:45 am Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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Made the lower tubing first , folded the roof sheetmetal around the tube on the inside and welded in place .
Then I welded the little towers and the second tubing . Afterwards put in the 1,2 mm sheet on top of the first tubing and welded it shut . Drilled holes to accommodate some m6 nuts .
Made the 6 mm aluminum-bows with tapered holes for the wooden slats .
I can remove the aluminum and wood in an hour or so , to clean ( not doing that eery time ) |
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morts Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 70 Location: Orstraylia
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:15 am Post subject: Re: Finally at home : '54 std kombi |
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Thanks. Good _________________ Every day behind the wheel of a split is a good day..... |
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