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Sidbus
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 Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject: SO34 build thread |
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Just getting started on a nice winter project:
Pic from PO (Kevin) before it shipped
The bus is about as complete as you can get and the PO kept everything together (tent, tire table mount, cabinets, safaris, flipseat, subhatch/hardware)
And when he sent me the title he included a little surpirse:
In addition to all the extra so34 stuff Kevin was nice enough to send the bus with two of his own wheels on the promise that I'd send them back. (two of the so34 tires wouldn't hold air.)
Some more pics:
spare tire table mount and original curtains
better shot of curtains
interior had two layers of reupholstering over the original (but totally shot) plaid:
I found a supplier for close match on thesamba classifieds
seats now covered in the new
comparrison to the original (this was the biggest piece that wasn't threadbare)
Has all but the cargo door cabinets. The laminate is nice, complete and should shine right up. I had Jeff from thesamba classifieds make me a replica for the cargo door.
Sisal mat is beyond repair but all the metal rings are there. I've ordered a sisal carpet and will try to make a replica. (Stay tuned for pics) You can also see how nice the lower panel laminate has held up...totally dry and firm. Also, a nice view from rear of flipseat.
Flipseat arms are perfect but the mounts are totally rusted out
None of the interior wood panels survived. Floor, side and ceiling panels all flaked and thin as paper.
Now we are prepping for metal work and on the hunt for a chandellier and folding chair 
original engine is gone but the 1600 cranked and ran after 40 years of sitting.
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kevm
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Great stuff, I've been waiting for your thread 
I'm not sure those curtains are original, they're not like the usual single colour yellow or Red ones, but I guess they could have used something different 
The seats are looking great, excellent start to the project 
I am really interested on how you get on with the Sisal mat, please take lots of pics ! I need to make one for my bus but I don't have any of the metal rings.
Those strengthening plates under the flipseat arms are massive rust traps, my bus has had repairs in those areas which aren't great and need redoing, the plates are also no longer present, so I need to make some I guess, Fred on here is also looking for some...
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Sidbus
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Great stuff, I've been waiting for your thread
I'm not sure those curtains are original, they're not like the usual single colour yellow or Red ones, but I guess they could have used something different
The seats are looking great, excellent start to the project
I am really interested on how you get on with the Sisal mat, please take lots of pics ! I need to make one for my bus but I don't have any of the metal rings.
Those strengthening plates under the flipseat arms are massive rust traps, my bus has had repairs in those areas which aren't great and need redoing, the plates are also no longer present, so I need to make some I guess, Fred on here is also looking for some...
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Kevm,
Thanks for heads up on the curtains, actually I've only got some vintage ads to go by and I've seen both solid and a yellow/white checker. Moot point anyhow as I went with a matching but different pattern for my replacements.
My sisal rug is here but I haven't opened it yet. From the pics it looks thicker and darker than the so34 mat but we'll see how it goes.
I'm on vacation from work this week so should have more updates later in the week.
--Sid
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Campy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Make sure that anyone who uses a wire wheel wears a face shield (ear plugs, too), as pieces of wire come flying off at high speed. The best setup is a twisted wire wheel on an angle grinder.
You will have a labor of love and it looks like a good project.
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crofty
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Maybe this will be thread to get me to start working on my 62 so34
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Sidbus
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ricekooker
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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Going all out on this one or just cleaning it up then camping? Looking forward to the progress.
I didn't think us Floridians had "winter" projects. |
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject: Re: SO34 build thread |
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Two comments:
1) Shee needs some safety glasses. I got a peice of metal in my eye from a wire wheel. I thought that I had pink eye. The doctor's comment..."I can see why your eye is red...you have a piece of metal in it."
2) She's a keeper (even if she ends up losing an eye).
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Sidbus
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Campy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I do not know if you own one but, as I noted earlier, you need a twisted wire wheel on a name brand, i.e., Makita, angle grinder. Besides using it with the stock attatchment to grind down welds, you can put a rubber backing on it with disc sandpaper on it. It is a great tool. A small wire wheel with straight wire attatched to a drill is a joke, which you probably just used for the picture.
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Sidbus
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I do not know if you own one but, as I noted earlier, you need a twisted wire wheel on a name brand, i.e., Makita, angle grinder. Besides using it with the stock attatchment to grind down welds, you can put a rubber backing on it with disc sandpaper on it. It is a great tool. A small wire wheel with straight wire attatched to a drill is a joke, which you probably just used for the picture. |
Yeah, I was just taking a few spots down to see how bad they were while waiting for my brother to wrap up on his bus for the day. Then my wife wanted to see what it was like to strip some rust. She gave it a centimeter pass then I asked her to freeze so I could take the pic.
I still may end up sending it out for soda blasting but I'm trying to do as much as I can myself....bad experience last time I sent my other bus out for blast/paint. If I decide to do the rust myself I'll look into the Makita.
thx.
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Darth Wolfsburg
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| Campy wrote: |
| I do not know if you own one but, as I noted earlier, you need a twisted wire wheel on a name brand, i.e., Makita, angle grinder. Besides using it with the stock attatchment to grind down welds, you can put a rubber backing on it with disc sandpaper on it. It is a great tool. A small wire wheel with straight wire attatched to a drill is a joke, which you probably just used for the picture. |
Campy, your thoughts? http://www.amazon.com/Makita-9557PB-2-Inch-Grinder-Paddle/dp/B0009OR8XO
Would this be good enough? I really don't want to spend more than this if I don't have to.
And what strength twisted wire wheel do you suggest? |
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Campy
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That 4.5 inch Makita angle grinder would be perfect if the shipping fee is not too much. I have a couple of 4 inch Makita angle grinders that stores sell for about $58 plus tax. I, also, have a 4.5 inch DEWALT angle grinder, which I like. I have a twisted wire wheel, which you can buy at a Home Depot store, and a rubber pad with disc sandpaper for the DEWALT and one Makita angle grinder. Those twisted wire wheels are great for removing rust, paint, and filler. Make sure that you wear gloves, coveralls, a face shield, and ear protection when using an angle grinder. Stick with a major brand like DEWALT or Makita and avoid brands like Bosch.
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Eric&Barb
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Have never seen a "Strength" rating for wire wheels. The standard flat and cup ones are both great.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/Se...SEARCH+ALL
Phosphoric acid is also a great help to get rid of the rust. Wire wheel, sand paper, phosphoric acid let till dry over night, repeat over and over till all the rust is gone.
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Campy
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The twisted wire wheels are much stronger than the straight wire ones and they, thus, are better for heavyduty work. I would not recommend the wire cup since the wire is straight and spread out horizontal to the surface that you are working on so you cannot get a lot of leverage like the twisted wire wheel. You can use the straight wire ones for milder jobs but I just use the stronger twisted wire wheel for everything. I have a cup but I do not like it.
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Looking good,
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