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dfusion001
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Aitor, this is looking AMAZING, more and more everyday! Your work my friend is GREAT! Longtime coming and it will be a great reward for all your skilled and hard work.
Kudos to u my friend! |
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aitor11
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Joined: April 26, 2006
Posts: 265
Location: Venezuela
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Thank you dfusion001!!!!! I am tired but is coming out nicely, I saw your bus, nice job!!!!!
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JAYGT
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Location: MIAMI
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TinCanFab
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Joined: April 04, 2006
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Location: Waterford, California
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aitor11
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Joined: April 26, 2006
Posts: 265
Location: Venezuela
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Thank you!! I was thinking about making some wood gates like the westfalia wide bed, but at the end decided to try making them in steel. The truck is now waiting for paint and I cant wait to see it in color!
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cru62
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Location: Margaritaville.....24/7
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Aitor-Why no pics of the off-the-hook frame fab for the beam, huh? Are you holding out on the fellas that are following this thread?  Of the work you have done and documented so far, that, amigo, ranks right up there at the top. I was just shaking my head in amazement. I think your next project should be a BD Binz.
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aitor11
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Joined: April 26, 2006
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Location: Venezuela
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Thank you Cru62!!! I had to find a way to make the front chassis because I could not find one here. It was not that hard. First, I made templates from my original-rusted front chasis. Second, I had a client who cut pieces with an oxygen - acetilene pantograph cut two for me using the closest match in steel they have. Later another friend with a bending machine made some of the bends trying to match exactly the original ones, because his machine couldn't make them all I had to finish hammering myself the last two bends. After that came the welding, I used the parts that I made and some others from a brazilian split-bay that I bought. The nuts to hold the front beam were made by one of my employees in our shop as some other small pieces that I needed to finish the front of the truck. Now I am waiting to have the truck back and start working on the front beam and see if everything match perfect, at least I tried with the steering box and it is ok.
Here are some more pictures of that part.
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zozo
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Joined: October 15, 2005
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Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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| Damn dude! Nice work. Congrats on sticking with it and doggin' it down. |
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aitor11
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Location: Venezuela
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Thank you zozo!! Now i feel I´m half way at least!
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DubStyle
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Joined: July 26, 2003
Posts: 6250
Location: SBS headquarters: Missery
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You know after seeing your build thread, I won't complain about my build. LOL I had to fix some hacked up stuff from POs. I'm glad I don't have to tear the whole bus apart... not yet anyhow. LOL
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jeffreyned
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Joined: June 23, 2012
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Location: Eugene, OR
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Absolutely amazing work! I'm just learning on my single cab these days. Once I build up some skills, I hope to do a project with the level of excellence you have! 
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VWLooseNuts
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Location: PNW.
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aitor11
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Location: Venezuela
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Thank you guys! I keep working on it but nothing big to see by now. I dont have a lot of experience it is my first time doing something this big, but a really cool learning proccess.
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aitor11
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Location: Venezuela
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Finally I have my truck back and it is slowly getting shape. I decided to go on a no-original color scheme, basically because the truck was so far gone to beging with that it does not matter to do something different. I am waiting two months to polish the pait, that way it should get stronger and will shine more. Now I am installing the wiring and some stuff in the cabin while I wait for the transmission and at the same time I am working on flipping my spindles (using Brazilian Split/Bay parts) and narrowing my beam. The good thing is I am going to be able to use discs and everything from Volkswagen. In the back I am going to do an IRS conversion suing Brazilian parts too, and some drums from Creative Engineering in the UK to be able to use Wide 5 bolt pattern in a later IRS rear hubs. Hope you enjoy the pictures!.
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Hansolo99
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Location: So Cal
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| WOW! That us coming out nice. I like the smooth gates you made. Can't wait to see it on all fours........ |
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Rich's 50
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Location: San Diego, CA
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aitor11
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Location: Venezuela
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Thank you!!! I am working on my beam now, it has been more work than I thought at the beginning but is coming along nicely. I hope it fits Ok in the front chasis that I had to make.
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aitor11
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Location: Venezuela
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I´ve been working on my truck, nothing too big to show but at least the beam is on it now, the IRS conversion is almost ready too, some pictures!
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My flipped spidles, they came from a brazillian bay/split.
Narrow beam, 3 inches made at my shop.
IRS
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Im missing the calipers, really expensive here so I am looking what to do. |
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VWLooseNuts
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VWDC62
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Location: FL
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Aitor, wow. Love those gates. You are truly a talented metal worker.
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