60 panel gets some new metal

[volksaddict]

I had this 60 panel for sale here for as low as 2k and no one jumped. I guess I'll just have to do the dirty work myself.

It has seen a hard hit right at the B pillar and then it got the big bondo fix. I like how they filled the side panel untill they got to the pillar, then made a little correction I don't know when the bulkhead got cut out, was it with the accident damage or the cool windows - a pickup slider cut in half
Oh well, here goes...

[volksaddict]

First thing to go is those stupid windows! I enlarged the holes out to the support ribs and to the joint at the roof. This way my welds have some backing. I put the reinforcing ribs back in place first, they cut out the vertical upright for the windows so I had to cut those out of the donor 59 too.

Here's the new panels. I didn't have any new metal handy so I used what I had in the junk pile. Part of a squareback roof and the long panel from a bay bus.

Looks good from the inside too!

[volksaddict]

Here's the donor metal cut out of the 59 kombi and cleaned up

And the remains of the poor kombi. Some must die so that others can live.

1 less jersey looker on the road.

[volksaddict]

Windows came out nice, now the fun part!

[ernstben]

Wow. Keep up the good work!
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Ben

'63 Ghia Coupe Project
'59 Panel Project
'56 Ragtop Project

[rockymountainaircooled]

Looking good! Can't believe no one wanted the panel that cheap...

[volksaddict]

Got all the bad metal cut out today. Man this sure beats rust repair What a nice dry bus!

[mtnbus]

how many people did it take to get that bulkhead piece out ?
I hope you hauled it with the mule.

that bus looks tough

[vw6366]

Dang she going to be a keeper when your all done with her...

[tyzel]

[billybob57]

Nice looking project!!! You gonna roll OG paint or repaint and is it going to be low or stock?? You must be having a blast!!
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"It is what it is"

55 Panel

56 Double Door

[mtnbus]

[Sancho]

you sure make it look easy

[silvertonguedevil]

I'll give you $2k when you're done.


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-Greg

[volksaddict]

I'll sell it to you for 2k! Plus T&M of course I've got 30+ hrs in it right now, want me to stop and pack it up for you?
It will be fs again when the metalwork is done, it's a sweet panel but the stable is full!

[volksaddict]

[GLHTurbo]

wow, nice work so far...

my panel has 2 hehr windows cut in at the same spots...
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1957 Beetle
1966 Bus

[volksaddict]

Spent most of yesterday getting things all lined up. Wheel tub, side panel and bulkhead went in nice as 1 piece but the dogleg was tight. At this point I needed a good door to fit the opening to, the old blue one was really worked, pics don't do it justice. I dug this og paint deluxe swr one out of the junkyard. After some work with the portapower and bfh, lots of wood blocks I got everything lined up well. I sure like the ww panels these days, they fit well, pressings are nice, and the e-coating inside and out is a nice touch.

Look at that dry inner rocker No rust repair needed

At this point everything is held together with vice-grips.

Cargo door rockers, cargo floors and front floors friggin perfect. Southwest busses rule!

[silvertonguedevil]

WOW! Nice work!!
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-Greg

[DanM]

nice work!