1964 Light Grey Kombi

junichi · Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 9:52 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Well after 3 days of work I finally have a functional door with acceptable gaps. The skin will require a little more adjustment. Had to hack and reweld the inner structure as well as put a 20 guage shim behind the lower hinge. Then used a jack to take a bit of sag out. I thought i might be shopping for a new door! It's not pretty but it is buried inside the door anyway...

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junichi · Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 10:33 pm Post subject: 1964 kombi rear bumper brackets

Hi folks, do the rear bumper brackets bolt to the bumper or are they welded? Mine have been hacked beyond recognition. It appears the brackets have slots for bolting, but my bumpers do not.
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Culito · Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 7:24 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Two bolts on each side.
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junichi · Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 7:32 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Thanks. Mine is welded on one and has one redrilled bolt on the other!
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shortwing · Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 9:14 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

The brackets are intended to be bolted to the bumper. Likely to allow for a bit of adjustment during installation. Can you show a picture?
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junichi · Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Here is my bumper bracket

Nasty!
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EverettB · Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 8:45 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Gross.

If you take it all apart you can straighten that a bit by sticking a crow bar under it and prying it outward. I've done that a few times.

Of course the best way is to unweld it from the bumper and actually fix everything.
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junichi · Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 8:51 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Yup, it's a mess! Bumper is twisted up from an impact so someone just adjusted the mounts to make it work!

Made some progress yesterday... Not exactly the right way to fix a door but it worked.

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Eric&Barb · Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 9:02 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

junichi · Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 9:04 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Good to know. Right now the overriders are all on but are a bit twisted up as well. This project may wait...
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junichi · Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Bent up a patch for my 42 ×42" roof hole using this rudimentary method. It woked pretty well considering..

And built frames to hold it all in place temporarily:

Next step is to screw it in place, mark and cut. I will do the final bending with a hammer and dolly..

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BarryL · Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 10:24 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Pretty radical. That will be one huge weld. I like the rafters.

junichi · Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

It was a tough decision. Sunroof was tempting but the reviews of the aftermarket sunroof kits are not great and they are expensive. I would rather put 1000 bucks towards safari windows and repair panels for that area. I tbought of a custom poptop or mega subhatch but both would be a lot of work and time. I want to drive this thing. In the end original is always a good choice and this was a hard top kombi, originally.
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junichi · Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

A little hammer and dolly and it's torch time!

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junichi · Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 9:58 pm Post subject: 1964 Kombi roof repair

Roof tacked in today.

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junichi · Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:51 pm Post subject: Filler time!

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junichi · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

I got my fuel guage working, but it has constant power to it, which seems wrong. From the wiring diagram it appears it should be switced from the ignition, though it seems to go through the turn signal stalk first?
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Eric&Barb · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

No, thru the speedometer first.
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junichi · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi

Should it have constant power though? Or be switched off by the ignition key?
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