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Sidbus
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 Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:43 pm Post subject: 57 Panel Project |
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Having a blast doing a 1957 Panel project!
The purchase:
I was away on a business trip and decided to make some offers. Eventually narrowed it down to a ’57 panel and negotiated terms and price while navigating airport security. Quick call to ask my wife to get some cash from the bank, scurry to reserve a uhaul trailor for next morning only seconds before flight attendent made me shut off phone. Land, receive confirmation and address from seller.
The Pickup:
Wake early, pick up friend, load trailer, drive 5 hours, load bus, quick Subway footlong, 5 hours back to Miami, drop off bus at painters and dash to Uhaul to make it back by 8:00pm. Arrive at Uhaul at 7:57pm and they were not happy to see me (it was a Friday night and now they have to stay a few minutes late). Then when they see the pickup full of bus parts they really got pissed...ha!
Stuffed bags, boxes, tubs of parts. bumpers, gas tanks (there were two in the cargo area), glass, panels, lights, radio, electronics, tools into the back of my blazer. Strapped giant bulkhead panel to roof. Crawled into blazer while my friend held down the panel and drove 15mph to drop off motor.
Returned home 11pm covered in grease with a smile on my face.
Status 3/4/2011:
Just about all parts purchased: metal, wheels, safaris, wiring harness, odds/ends. Motor rebuild underway, paint underway. Now reconditioning what I can salvage and hoping to be on the road in May.
Big thanks to all the guys helping and teaching me as we go...Loving it!
Pics:
(already gave away the fiberglass bumper)
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57 Panel http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=453943
62 so34 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=533160
76 Westy http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=520076
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Adam
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice. Can't wait to see some more progress  |
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Sidbus
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sslosbergas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:48 am Post subject: Re: 57 Panel Project Miami |
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Having a blast doing a 1957 Panel project! Over the past month I’ve been on the fence about doing a split bus restoration. Somehow I got fixated on a 50’s eral panel project.
I love the simplicity of the design. There are so few parts, you can fit them all into the back of a Chevy blazer, including the motor. (I know from experience)
The purchase:
I was away on a business trip and decided to make some offers. Eventually narrowed it down to a ’57 panel and negotiated terms and price while navigating airport security. Quick call to ask my wife to get some cash from the bank, scurry to reserve a uhaul trailor for next morning only seconds before flight attendent made me shut off phone. Land, receive confirmation and address from seller.
The Pickup:
Wake early, [b]pick up friend,[/b] load trailer, drive 5 hours, load bus, quick Subway footlong, 5 hours back to Miami, drop off bus at painters and dash to Uhaul to make it back by 8:00pm. Arrive at Uhaul at 7:57pm and they were not happy to see me (it was a Friday night and now they have to stay a few minutes late). Then when they see the pickup full of bus parts they really got pissed...ha!
Stuffed bags, boxes, tubs of parts. bumpers, gas tanks (there were two in the cargo area), glass, panels, lights, radio, electronics, tools into the back of my blazer. Strapped giant bulkhead panel to roof. Crawled into blazer while my friend held down the panel and drove 15mph to drop off motor.
Returned home 11pm covered in grease with a smile on my face.
Status 3/4/2011:
Just about all parts purchased: metal, wheels, safaris, wiring harness, odds/ends. Motor rebuild underway, paint underway. Now reconditioning what I can salvage and hoping to be on the road in May.
Big thanks to all the guys helping and teaching me as we go...Loving it!
Pics:
(already gave away the fiberglass bumper)
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The panel is SOLID AS HELLLL. cant wait to see it running!!. Tom before you know it you will be rolling it to Fuds with a slammed panel and a 2 liter. |
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sslosbergas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Tom here are some pics i had on my phone!!
The "famous door"
The motor that was filled with water
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Sidbus
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sslosbergas
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Stephen,
I forgot about that door, luckily it is safe and sound in Miami now!
Maybe I can put the engine on a boat, it's spent more time underwater than above! At leat it would be a good anchor.
I can't believe we made it back to Uhaul on time....crazy day.
Just found another pic:
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SHIT how many times did we have to tie down those cargo door!
HAve you gotten anything else in the mail, part wise? |
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Andy P
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Wow, good score.
You just don't see many Panels that straight these days.
And as a mate of mine says, Panels are the hotrods of the VW world. 
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Sidbus
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Andy P
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2.0litre Type 4 or stroker?
For the record, hotrod means the look although performance helps. 
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2.0litre Type 4 or stroker?
For the record, hotrod means the look although performance helps. |
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sslosbergas
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Sidbus
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Cool...are the "non-hippy" stickers staying?
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I love the fact that you and your bus took over the living room and looks like a lot of other rooms.
My wife feels the same way - I have taken over pretty much the whole house... 
I have a problem - I am a bus addic
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