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Fifty-Eight Rag
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drpete
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 Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| And Pete is now my go-to Type 2 guru as he and I now both own '56 single cabs. |
Guru or Goober...I'm always happy to share my 2 cents of limited knowledge... 
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drpete
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| Grant Reiling wrote: |
Very exciting Pete, it will be interesting to see and track the progress.(And park our split sunroofs next to each other) 
Congratulations! What a great project for 2019!
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Thanks Grant! Yeah, it'll be quite a moment when we get these 2 together in their finished form...Cheers!
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drpete
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:42 am Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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Lacking the talent, persistence and patience of John, I've asked a friend to finish the restoration of this '51 11e. Early morning a few days ago, I packed her up and delivered her to his shop. This guy's got the ability, the enthusiasm, and the facilities to make this car whole again.
Pictures to follow as we go along...
The story continues...Cheers!
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Grant Reiling
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| drpete wrote: |
Lacking the talent, persistence and patience of John, I've asked a friend to finish the restoration of this '51 11e. Early morning a few days ago, I packed her up and delivered her to his shop. This guy's got the ability, the enthusiasm, and the facilities to make this car whole again.
Pictures to follow as we go along...
The story continues...Cheers! |
This will be a brave and enticing journey Dr. Pete; I look forward to perusing the upcoming chapters...and of course; the completed results!
Carry on. 
Grant
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"What you really know is possible in your heart is possible.
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What we imagine in our minds becomes our world. That’s just one of many things I have learned from water."
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johnshenry
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| drpete wrote: |
| Lacking the talent, persistence and patience of John, ....... |
Well let's be careful there, if I were truly persistent, you wouldn't have this split now!!
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Grant Reiling
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| drpete wrote: |
| Lacking the talent, persistence and patience of John, ....... |
Well let's be careful there, if I were truly persistent, you wouldn't have this split now!! |
Touché, John.
Wishing's best done with due caution right? 
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"What you really know is possible in your heart is possible.
We make it possible by our will.
What we imagine in our minds becomes our world. That’s just one of many things I have learned from water."
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DDub
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| Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| My hat is off to you. Many are not smart enough to know they have limitations. |
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drpete
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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Work has begun! Welding on pan. Parts are being ordered. Body will be squared up on rack, then metal replacement and rebuild will commence. We're off!
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Grant Reiling
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| drpete wrote: |
Work has begun! Welding on pan. Parts are being ordered. Body will be squared up on rack, then metal replacement and rebuild will commence. We're off!
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It's good to see things advancing; may the progress outpace your urge to see the completed results...and may it be fairly linear.
Thanks for the update Pete.
Carry on.
Grant
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"What you really know is possible in your heart is possible.
We make it possible by our will.
What we imagine in our minds becomes our world. That’s just one of many things I have learned from water."
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drpete
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:33 am Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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Mounted up and squared on the jig. Some "new" rust uncovered on the LF quarter panel. That's now removed. Replacement pieces ordered for sections that can't be salvaged...
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Grant Reiling
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| Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:20 am Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| drpete wrote: |
Mounted up and squared on the jig. Some "new" rust uncovered on the LF quarter panel. That's now removed. Replacement pieces ordered for sections that can't be salvaged...
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Though a bit "gory" looking, I'd chalk up significant progress Pete.
Now I understand your 'extended' timeline.
Best luck as you go along with it.
No doubt there will be more "discoveries" along the way.
Grant
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"What you really know is possible in your heart is possible.
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drpete
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| Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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Almost like putting together the pieces of the puzzle, she starts to coming together. Heater channels, etc.
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:08 am Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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Where did you get your channels, A pillar bottoms and lower firewall? Virtanen or KlassicFab?
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drpete
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:47 am Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| Where did you get your channels, A pillar bottoms and lower firewall? Virtanen or KlassicFab? |
Virtanen supplied the heater channels and a few other pieces in this project. Several restoration friends have told me their quality is top-dog (important to this retired veterinarian ). No argument here...
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Grant Reiling
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| Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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| splitjunkie wrote: |
| Where did you get your channels, A pillar bottoms and lower firewall? Virtanen or KlassicFab? |
Virtanen supplied the heater channels and a few other pieces in this project. Several restoration friends have told me their quality is top-dog (important to this retired veterinarian ). No argument here... |
More progress; now time to throw another "bone" to the doggy! 
I'm looking forward to the eventual results.
Best, and see you @KP
Grant
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drpete
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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This week's new look. More progress...
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David
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| Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:26 am Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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What a really cool and rare example! Any updates on this, drpete?
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drpete
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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My apologies for falling off the radar in this thread. Too many distractions, too many projects and not enough time to pull up pics. But...The 11e is getting closer to completion, and it's been an interesting journey. COVID really took its toll on the work being done (I'm sure that's the case with many other project cars). But things are moving ahead now. And the work on this car is top-dog, the attention to detail is incredible. Here are a couple pics of the car, after most of the body work, before and after the final prime. And 2 pics of the decklid and a door with their pearl gray color. I'll post more pics in the near future showing more paint, some smaller details, the upholstery, and the sunroof that makes this such a special VW. Getting excited here as we start to put it all together...
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johnshenry
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: '51 Standard Chassis Restoration |
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I can't even describe how happy these pics make me. I sold this split to Pete 5 years ago now. It has been a long road. We chat pretty much weekly. I am flying out to CA in a few weeks and will visit the shop where this split is. This car could not be in better hands. Pete is an AVID vintage VW enthusiast and this split WILL get completed and WILL get driven. Great progress and kudos to the shop that is doing this incredible work.
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