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icekoffee
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 Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject: 1966 Velvet Green Kombi- ozark looker project |
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I figured that I would make a thread for the Kombi instead of flooding the "So what did you do for your bus(es) today?" thread.
Purchased October 5th 2012
This bus actually changed hands a few times from my understanding before I picked it up and gave it a home. I am told it was pulled out of Cushing OK but made it to me by way of Joplin MO.
Here she is sitting in a yard in Oklahoma.
Tucked away in her new home with friends. The beetle was put on the back burner and moved to my brothers shop for storage. Needed some room to work.
Shots of what I started with. Honestly more solid than most I find around here
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1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
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1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi
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icekoffee
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Made some large orders for the bus. First to come in were the tires. 27x8.5r14 general grabbers. Mounted them on a set of 14s with matching patina
used the GTI to haul the tires to the tire place for mounting
next were some parts... (some parts in the order are for my 21 window too)
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1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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icekoffee
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pulled the pan. full of acorns, walnuts, gravel, insulation, straw, roughly $4 worth of pennys, a few nickles, dirt, a cat flea collar, beer tabs and bottle caps
did the front brakes and bearings
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1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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icekoffee
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cut out the front floor. it was pretty roached on the sides and the drivers side rust was inching way towards the middle so I figured I would just do a whole new front floor.
patched up some bad spots on the a-pillars then fit the WW front floor
replaced the lower dogleg on the passenger side. and then started welding in the front floor. I sectioned the floor at the steering so I wouldnt have to drop the steering box. A little lazy I guess but oh well. When it is done noone will know the difference
I am still waiting for my drivers side dogleg to come in so I can do the same to that side
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1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi
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icekoffee
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not really sure what the point of this hole bus but it bugged the crap out of me. So I welded it up.
before
after
also started putting down por15... a quart did not go as far as i had hoped so I had to order some more lol
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1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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icekoffee
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Today my decklid arrived from CA. thanks blackdog1999!!
looks like I will have to give the bus a CLR bath to get everything matching
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1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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cru62
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Damn, brother. No moss grows on you! Nice, and FAST, work.
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ccb_dan
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| That "patina" is killer! Looks like it got baked. |
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icekoffee
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Yeah the day before I bought this I went to the local bus meeting but in a water pumper not aircooled. I can't let that happen again lol
I love the patina too. I need to find a velvet green in a rattle can to cover my patches.
There are also logos on the front doors. It's a star...Not sure what it is for though
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1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
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tyzel
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Damn! Gettin down with the get down!!!!!!! Like this bus a lot, will be watching  |
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Andy P
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I love this bus.
Are you going to repair the rear guards or are you keeping it a Jersey Looker?
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icekoffee
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I have the panels to repair the rear wheel wells. I just need to find some rattle can green to blend it.
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1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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cru62
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icekoffee
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Looks like jade is a match for turkis not velvet green
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1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
1961 Kombi |
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MrBusCo 
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Order a can from Tower Paint. I bought some Dove Blue and Seagull Gray, it was a decent match. Dove Blue is a really hard color to get right.
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Travis Woodard
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| Is that an Oklahoma tag on that 66 bus there |
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| Order a can from Tower Paint. I bought some Dove Blue and Seagull Gray, it was a decent match. Dove Blue is a really hard color to get right. |
I agree- or at least stay local. On a patina'd vehicle- I personally think any spray touchups you do should dissappear as much as possible. Let the age of the rest of things show. Krylon may stand out too much- as it will wander into the realm of "Idaho looker."
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FINEGERMANSTEEL
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nice! i be watchin this
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Looks like jade is a match for turkis not velvet green |
"1966 Velvet Green Kombi". D'oh! 
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Mid West Dubber
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Sweet bus mate, keep up the great work!  |
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