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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:03 pm Post subject: Rustiest Bus you have ever come across! Photos welcome. |
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This is is the rustiest bus I have ever come across. It was driven from Panama by a 19 year old (I am surprised he made it). It was brought to me to replace the starter, but instead of a pinion gear bushing it had JB Weld in the hole. I could not get another starter in it, and he did not have the money to pay me to R&R the engine to investigate if I could fix it. Instead I bought it off of him for parts.
Anyhow, see if you can show a rustier bus.
_________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22448 Location: Escondido CA
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Kirk Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2003 Posts: 5487 Location: North Texas
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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That one member in new york or somewhere has that one transporter that's super rusty with the slider on with gate hindges. That's probably the rustiest bus I've seen. _________________ MAKE FORUMS GREAT AGAIN
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22448 Location: Escondido CA
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Kirk Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2003 Posts: 5487 Location: North Texas
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah that guy. _________________ MAKE FORUMS GREAT AGAIN
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Kirk wrote: |
Yeah that guy. |
Oh yeah, we love him! _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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my now retired 70 single cab
a buddys nose
i could dig up more if you want _________________
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Dang Don, those are both nasty! I have never seen so much undercarriage rust!
I did come across a bus with a lower windshield area like that. The PO had put a formed block of wood underneath layers of bondo to create a support for the windshield.... Even made the lower lip for the seal out of bondo. _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
66 13W Deluxe, 68 Westfalia, 87 Syncro.
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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couple more
78 westy
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50336
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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TequilaSunSet Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2012 Posts: 2109 Location: Philippines
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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HAHAHAHAHA... so classic! _________________ Don't harsh my mellow...
1985 Hightower Vanagon 1.8T- Gone
1972 Panel Bus- Gone
1967 Bug- Gone
1964 Euro Sunroof Bug- Gone
1969/72/63 Sunroof Bug- Gone
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telford dorr Samba Member
Joined: March 11, 2009 Posts: 3551 Location: San Diego (Encinitas)
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ '71 panel, now with FI
'Experience' is the ability to recognize a mistake when you're making it again - Franklin P. Jones
In theory, theory works in practice; in practice, it doesn't - William T. Harbaugh
When you're dead, you don't know you're dead. The pain is only felt by others.
Same thing happens when you're stupid. - Philippe Geluck
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BusterBrown Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Beat this:
_________________ 1978 Sage Green Westfalia (Happy Trails, SOLD)
1977 Transporter
Life is short. Can I have some of yours? |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50336
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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BusterBrown wrote: |
Beat this |
Yep that one is pretty sad. |
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grandpa pete Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:31 am Post subject: |
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It's a split, though that is a shite load of rust. Dang. Did that fall off on the trailer trip or did you load it that way? _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
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BusterBrown Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:31 am Post subject: |
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BusterBrown wrote: |
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Well I'll be... here's one that's even worse!
ingenbremser wrote: |
found this last week, and took it home, lots of parts for my projekt
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_________________ 1978 Sage Green Westfalia (Happy Trails, SOLD)
1977 Transporter
Life is short. Can I have some of yours? |
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BusterBrown Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:34 am Post subject: |
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peaceful warrior wrote: |
BusterBrown wrote: |
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It's a split, though that is a shite load of rust. Dang. Did that fall off on the trailer trip or did you load it that way? |
Well yes, it was a split... they tend to be the rustiest buses around.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=164642&start=12260 _________________ 1978 Sage Green Westfalia (Happy Trails, SOLD)
1977 Transporter
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7106
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Here's a rusty floor from a '77 I brought home for parts.
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peaceful warrior Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2005 Posts: 5274 Location: Taoswest, USA
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Here's a rusty floor from a '77 I brought home for parts.
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That is a first for me. I have seen the floors rust out towards each door but not in the middle like this. _________________ "Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein
"Notchboy" says "Man up!"
"Tram" says " My bus is bigger than your bus."
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