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Huetti_1989
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crofty
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| Anyone have any pointers on how to get the banana in and to fit correctly? |
What an motivating thread!
I want to restore immediately my ´61 Flipseat Westy when i see this!
what do you mean with the "Banana"? |
Thanks!
The "banana" is the small piece of wood that covers the space on the rear most section of the wood roof.
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campingbox 
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| Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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| crofty wrote: |
| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
| crofty wrote: |
| Anyone have any pointers on how to get the banana in and to fit correctly? |
What an motivating thread!
I want to restore immediately my ´61 Flipseat Westy when i see this!
what do you mean with the "Banana"? |
Thanks!
The "banana" is the small piece of wood that covers the space on the rear most section of the wood roof. |
Make sure the grain of the wood does not run left to right. Mark center on the bus and center on the banana. Align and start screwing from the center towards the outside edges. You may find it useful to take a hot damp towel and moisten the back side of the corners. You might consider using slightly longer than stock screws on the corners and not tightening them down all at once. Once they are full tightened you can swap them out for the correct length. If you push those edges too fast you run the risk of breaking the tips off. |
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zuggbug
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| Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Absolutely beautiful!
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crofty
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:35 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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| campingbox wrote: |
| crofty wrote: |
| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
| crofty wrote: |
| Anyone have any pointers on how to get the banana in and to fit correctly? |
What an motivating thread!
I want to restore immediately my ´61 Flipseat Westy when i see this!
what do you mean with the "Banana"? |
Thanks!
The "banana" is the small piece of wood that covers the space on the rear most section of the wood roof. |
Make sure the grain of the wood does not run left to right. Mark center on the bus and center on the banana. Align and start screwing from the center towards the outside edges. You may find it useful to take a hot damp towel and moisten the back side of the corners. You might consider using slightly longer than stock screws on the corners and not tightening them down all at once. Once they are full tightened you can swap them out for the correct length. If you push those edges too fast you run the risk of breaking the tips off. |
I'll try that Greg. Thanks
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crofty
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:36 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Out with the old ...
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crofty
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:31 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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and in with the new!
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crofty
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 10:57 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Ive been camping in the SO34 as much as possible this summer!
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oakman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:02 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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| crofty wrote: |
Ive been camping in the SO34 as much as possible this summer! |
Damn that looks great!!  Can't wait to camp in mine.
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srfndoc
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:14 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Nothing better than camping in a Westy. Nice work!
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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| Your repairs and blends are righteous. I can't even tell they're there. |
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turkis-deluxe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| Your repairs and blends are righteous. I can't even tell they're there. |
It's cause his Yeti cooler is so distracting and hard to focus on anything else!!! |
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jjjjack
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Red Fau Veh
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:55 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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It's awesome! 
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Huetti_1989
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crofty
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:19 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Started the 1776cc for the Flipseat. I stole the engine out of my Double cab but it needs to go back in so I can get it up in the classifieds.
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zuggbug
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Very nice
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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Just read the whole thread. This bus is awesome and the restoration/preservation is inspiring.
Your paint blends are amazing. Can you give me a little detail about how you make it look so good? |
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crofty
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| Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:11 am Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
Just read the whole thread. This bus is awesome and the restoration/preservation is inspiring.
Your paint blends are amazing. Can you give me a little detail about how you make it look so good? |
I used pre mixed two stage paint from cans. I would add multiple coats to the new metal and lightly fog around those areas with both the base and the clear.
afterwards I would hit it with 2000 wet paper and then polish and wax it.
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crofty
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| Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: 1962 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia "Build" |
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added safaris and disc brakes a few months back!
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