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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Work continues. I have started in the rear now. The sheet metal above the engine and the parts holding the engine lid was very bad so I needed to repair this.
For some reason my kombi seem to have the holder for the upholstery panels in the back... I was told only kleinbuses had this.
I used Gersons inner strenghtener and replaced the old one. Really nice fit!
And also fitted the outer part. Also great fit.
Hopefully the engine lid can go in soon. I need to straighten it first though. _________________ ----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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My engine lid more or less looked like a Pringles crisp after being opened by probably a crowbar because of a seized locking mechanism by someone looking for an engine maybee... Anyway I managed to straighten it fairly good with the help of some rough methods
I have also removed the old hinge and my new one is now ready to be welded to the engine lid. Need some help of a friend there though. I havent got enough hands to get it right
The siezed lock was a challenge but two days in oil and some heat made it work again.
Everything mocked up:
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1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7045 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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starting to look like a bus again _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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52panelvan Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2006 Posts: 350
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work! they are definitely not easy to straighten. Really look forward to seeing it in NL ,please keep at it! _________________ Austrian Kohlruss Deluxe
January 1954, 20-072397
The Kohlruss Barndoor Restoration - https://www.facebook.com/groups/641684399225180/
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:27 am Post subject: |
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It's really taking shape, keep up the good work! _________________
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Yesterday i went to therapy and tried to cure my impatience
Started to work on minor stuff rusted together as a result of years in the swedish woods.
The old opening window with a broken latch and broken glas.
Fortunately I had another latch from another bus that spent maybee a couple less years in the Swedish woods
However it needed som work.
And the new latch in place!
Now I need a new piece of frame and glas to save some time.
Next up now is shortening of steering column and mounting of steering rods and spindles. _________________ ----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work Nize - it's good to get the little things done - it is all progress...
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13383 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:59 am Post subject: |
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Nice job sir! You are patient to continue to chip away at the work until you get it on the road again! _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.
**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche fuel pumps or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours** |
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:54 am Post subject: |
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When the outside is gonna be kept rough its nize to have the captains lounge all painted up...
Also good news regarding the CSP dual circuit master break cylinder. It all seems to fit very well!
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1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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felix ehrhardt Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2003 Posts: 91 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:51 am Post subject: |
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nice "captains lounge"
love the contrast in/under against out |
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:53 am Post subject: |
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I had a satisfying night in the garage yesterday. Finally you get to mount those sand blasted and painted parts or those new fresch parts bought recently. Just like a new 22 mm CSP master brake cylinder.
Wires and pedals installed! I got some small pieces left to solve. Such as retaining springs for clutch and throttle pedals and the small bolt for the clutch cable. Also installed the steering column.
Its actually starting to look like a van again!
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13383 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Nice work! Looks great! _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
Follow me on instagram @sparxwerksllc
Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.
**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche fuel pumps or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours** |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7045 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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nize wrote: |
Its actually starting to look like a van again!
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you mean bus, of course!? vans have the steering wheel on the other side or the engine up front, some are even watercooled... _________________ regards
Uli
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nize Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004 Posts: 528 Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:14 am Post subject: |
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I have been worthless in posting updates lately. Just too much going on with two kids and a small farm and a resto project like this but now its time for a catch up...
Electrics sorted and rear window in place... The rear window was a nightmare to fit. Three persons and just as many hours:
I did not have any barndoor front seat so I adapted a 1959 singlecab seat that was lying around in the garage.
The pod is on its way in to the bus...
The old rubber mat was prepped with glycerine and ethanol...
Got the tank back from acid dipping and then covered it in epoxi primer. did the same to the bumpers that I just rebuilt.
The engine for the project will initially be a 126A industrial engine.
Color matched the bumpers to the blue color on the body. I still got the white to do:
The old 6V wiper motor had siezed but the problem was the grease. It was more like surf board wax. Removed it, regreased it and then it worked again! Nice old German quality. This part had been in the woods for 25+ years.
The wipers and semaphores are run on 12V over electrical resistors of 1 Ohm. Seems to work fine but they develop some heat.
Gas tank sprayed in black:
Then, this passed saturday the time had come... It was time to get the junk rolling
My good friend Demian paid me a visit and gave me a good pair of hands. Engine was married to the gearbox, bumpers put on, heigt adjustment, wheel adjustment, start up of engine and more and more... Then it just happened. Suddenly it was standing on its own on four wheels with an engine in the back. I turned the ignition key, fired up the engine and reversed out of the garage. A really strange feeling after all those years of work.
Then I could take it for a spin outside in really nice weather. Hard to beet that feeling!
Demian arrived in his cool barndoor. Here are some photos from the moment:
There is ofcourse still some stuff left to do. MOT needs to be passed and I need to blend in all the repairs and some minor adjustments but overall it is a happy time right now! I´ve got a barndoor that is rollin and drivin! _________________ ----------(VW)----------
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1957 lowlight ghia coupe
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:23 am Post subject: |
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Great work - thanks for the update - you must be very happy
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 5:19 am Post subject: |
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Brilliant! Perfect timing too, the summer is just around the corner _________________
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Hellberg Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2013 Posts: 121 Location: sweden
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Barndoor Mafia Il Capo
Joined: August 23, 2001 Posts: 6194 Location: EUSKAL HERRIA
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Nice thread. I'm super stoked for you! Summer time is around the corner, perfect timing. |
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low54 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2004 Posts: 424 Location: cotswolds-england
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Nice it's a great feeling driving suddenly driving your own BarNdoor
Stance looks good |
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type47fan1 Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2011 Posts: 828 Location: McDonough GA
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