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volkswouter
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Found a pair of these grilles on EBay and took the change if they'll fit.
The fit the Hella's perfectly! The grilles need some modification to fit the rear corners before the bus goes to paint.
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D-train
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:36 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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They look trick. What are they from?
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Lind
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:35 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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| D-train wrote: |
| They look trick. What are they from? |
356A horn grills
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John Ghia
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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Let’s see how they look vertical.
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:08 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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I like them more horizontally.
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vwuberalles
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aa390392
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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Id do without...to glitzy
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zimblewinder
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| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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problem is I immediately see/think they belong on something else and that just spoils it. If it was a custom piece it wouldn't so quickly call another vehicle to mind.
PG also looks so good on a curvy corner all buffed out Id find it hard to go past that.
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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Back with some action!
I got myself a much better engine lid. The PGSG one is totally busted on the inside. I saved it and last week i donated it to another PGSG bus here in the NL.
The owner used paintstripper and found out that his lid was a painted Dove blue one.
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D-train
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:24 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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Wouter, funny u say it was db. I’ve seen parts that havnt been taken off that are db painted pgsg.
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:56 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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The outer belly pans will be welded. The middle section can be screwed loose and is bolted.
The middle plate is reinforced with L shaped steel.
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:49 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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The bus got a new side panel and the rear corner is dent free 
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:29 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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Marc van der Most also built me a Bekowa style roof rack for a sunroof bus.
These racks are a little bit higher than the normal ones and have an extra bow.
Picked the rack up with my small little Audi and immediately dropped it off at the powder coaters place.
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:24 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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I know nothing about belly pan buses. Can you confirm how the factory installed them? Outer pans get welded in and center are bolted in to access the brake lines and heater liner? Am I correct and or anything else I left out? Please school me.
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| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:23 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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| I know nothing about belly pan buses. Can you confirm how the factory installed them? Outer pans get welded in and center are bolted in to access the brake lines and heater liner? Am I correct and or anything else I left out? Please school me. |
No on the Split buses all the pans are welded. On the later Transporter T2A VW started to make the middle section a bolt on.
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| Nice rack. Did he make the clamps too? |
Yes, he makes them in-house. |
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:38 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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Slowly getting where i want to be! Cleaned up a lot of welts, looked at some gaps and seams and am almost ready for the sandblaster.
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:21 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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All the parts are being sandblasted and coated with epoxy primer.
The bus will be done by next week.
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volkswouter
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| Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:36 am Post subject: Re: My 1957 PGSG swivelseat sunroof microbus... |
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The bus is completely blasted and sprayed with epoxy primer.
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