My 61 panel (and a 66 panel digout)

[karl h]

bin ned so sicher....
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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[Huetti_1989]

looking good, if you hold that speed you drive this before i drive mine
-Christian
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My 1957 semaphore Single Cab:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=605363&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
MY 1967 Sparsamba:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=757182
My 1954 Deutsche Bundespost Barndoor:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=621802
My 1961 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=716285
My 1991 Westfalia California:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=650751

[karl h]

and we are on all fours

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

i modified the torsoin housing next, so that the irs arm can get low enough to wiggle the Lemmerz wheels (ET 10) into the wheelhouse

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

i have three, two of them automatic, but i only use the oldest cheapo plastic visor. i´m just used to it
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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[BarryL]

What welding helmet do you use?

[karl h]

and we have tochdown

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

i may have an aluminum 20mm adapter with studs fabricated to get rid of the spacer
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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

next was the front brake trial setup
the calipper bracket was from veedub engneering, as are the bearing spacers for the 911/944 hubs
nothing hits, the adapter fits perfectly. the hubs are the 60mm version, i have to shorten the studs 10mm. the stock wheel, the sprint stars and the 17" radars all fit without interference, spaced out 10mm YAY!

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[BarryL]

Clever...I was wondering how you'd do it without the weight on it.

[karl h]

front beam is in, toe-in adjusted

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

front cradle is out, beam about to be mounted

two part epoxy putty for repairing the steering wheel

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

welded the mount (from Hoffmann speedster) for the power brake canister to the front beam and made a dry fit. the canister is the smaller one (i think vanagon) that does not interfere with the drivers side handbrakecable

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

yes, for the front oil cooler
spring - yes, this year ????
i remeber doing my 21 window headliner and i dont envy you.....

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[Huetti_1989]

[djfordmanjack]

Great decision !
These days we hardly see any buses on the road anyways. Just going to shows. It must have been years when I last saw a T1 in regular traffic....
Your panel has come so far....
it's only right to get it moving under it's own power !

ps, if you keep it in primer, you could even fill the rust pittings with filler. even tinted brown filler. then sand down to the grey epoxy. Wouldn't even be fake patina. just enhancing all the (somewhat) beautiful rust patterns that left pittings. just an idea.
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Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !

52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
67 1500 Käfer, og paint Lotus weiß L282 w/red interior

[BonTonRoulet]

Not only does your bus have Soul, it's got Soul with Feeling! Get it going mechanically so you can enjoy putting it to use generating smiles and actually going places. The cosmetics can wait.
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Never argue with an Idiot. They'll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

[karl h]

finally started the assembly, the long brakeline is in, as well as the aluminum heatertube
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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

i used one of the last warm days to epoxycoat the whole vehicle again

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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert

[karl h]

that was my thinking, if i ever want to paint it, i can do it later
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61 panel: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=465022
68 ghia vert
arctic alice (63 on irs): http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,27456.0.html
86 Caravelle
04 new beetle vert