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Trevor P
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You would almost think that thing was from out east by the amount of rust it has in it. 
Like already mentioned totally worth it....keep up the good work big guy!
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sled
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I cant make out the script in the first bucket, I would assume it to be the color, tauben blau.
235 means, kombi/left hand drive/cargo doors right/sunroof
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Ian
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wow, getting pretty serious. this bus is totally worth it though.
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Concept1
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Location: Calgary, Canada
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Here's a few photo's from the weekends progress.
First, the markings in the headlights. Any ideas?
Had to cut away more metal, and I put in some adjustable braces in the door openings. This way it allows me to adjust the door gaps at anytime during the metal work stage.
Before adjustment
After adjustment
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ol36er
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Keep up the good work Ken, Can't wait to see her when she's done!
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LJay
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Rich's 50
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| 100% stock. |
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Scotty
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| The steering damper looks like the accessory one I've seen listed. |
Sure is
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Concept1 wrote: |
| 100% stock. |
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Concept1
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| Damn I want this bus. Treat her nice |
Don't worry, She's in good hands. -I'm a bit torn about lowering her Vs. *100% stock. I've done both and honestly lowered with a bit larger motor is way easier to drive in today's traffic. Either way the body will be as stock as possible, and dove blue.
Took the beam out. Check out the extended shock tower mod...  . They look like Ball joint beetle shocks, and because they were too long, they drilled a hole in the panel below the seat (actually 3-4 holes per side, as the accuracy was just not there) and reinforced it with a nice heavy plate that bent the panel inward to top it all off. The steering dampener looks like the accessory one I've seen listed.
One of the many not-so-great things about this bus is the wooden strips installed everywhere inside to screw the fiberboard panels onto. They held in moisture in places that wouldn't normally rust as badly.
This is a combination of wood and a metal bracket to attach the panel and to hold the modified rear seat.
and the under side of this...
And outside...
same on the other wheel well.
outside. It's a bit hard to see, but it's rusted right through, where I stripped the paint back, as high as the bottom of the vents.
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CFix
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Thanks for sharing the pics with us... please keep it up.
Very cool bus. |
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LJay
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Kommercial
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| Damn I want this bus. Treat her nice |
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campingbox 
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And these?
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The hole in the bottom center is stock. I think it was a hole for washing out the area behind the front seat. There is a metal "slide" which plugs it normally.
I don't recognize the other holes or the bracket. |
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Concept1
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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Some new pics, mostly just cutting out the rotted areas.
There are two of these in the remaining bulkhead section.. what could they have been for?
And these?
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Trevor P
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| 25A is a rare ass bus!!!! Only 4 left on the barndoor.dk reg! |
This one being the 2nd oldest is pretty awesome too! 
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GeoffP
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey Kenny, Nice to see you starting on this one. Keep all the pic's and updates coming! |
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Concept1
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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I counted 4 as well, but that is only on the picture page... if you take the time to look through the registry, there does seem to be 6. I guess they are played out. 
I imagine the cost of the sunroof option would have been huge in comparison to the base cost of the Kombi. |
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Tonny_Larsen
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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| bubba wrote: |
| 25A is a rare ass bus!!!! Only 4 left on the barndoor.dk reg! |
6 right now.
20-055386
20-086592
20-086697
20-087514
20-091050
20-114487
-Tonny |
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bubba
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| 25A is a rare ass bus!!!! Only 4 left on the barndoor.dk reg! |
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