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Eric&Barb Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2004 Posts: 24732 Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:09 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Thanks, all. Now that i have some good information, i tbink i will leave this off, for now. Mostly because the combination of parts i have is not right. But the bus is also garage kept and driven for pleasure only in good weather. Maybe once it is more complete i can worry about making it correct. _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Kombi body work |
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Got a new sander. Layed on some body filler. A bit more than i hoped but not bad.
The sander is awesome. Makes it quick and easy.
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Last weekend my fuel pump bit it. I ordered a replacement and waited for it at my FLAPS for hours but it was an overpriced piece of crap that didn't fit- the pushrod and lever wouldnt even connect. Not sure if i got the wrong part or just a bad part. Anyway, it got too late so i had to tow it home. Just received my Wolfsburg West rebuild kit.
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Wolfsburg West fuel pump rebuild kit is great. leaked out the diaphragm first time, despite preloading by 14mm as noted in other threads. Second try i just tried to be more careful getting the metal disc on the diaphragm centred before fastening the top. It worked.
I decided to scrap the inline fuel filter given that there is a screen filter in tank and one in the pump.
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Starting to get some high build primer on. _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 7:20 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Much more sanding followed by a little epoxy on the bare spots yesterday.
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi primer |
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I am happy to say i met my goal of getting the bus in primer below the belt line by end of summer. I try to keep my goals realistic, given that i need to balance my down time between family and the bus. Insurance is up soon..a couple days to enjoy famuly time in the bus!
Some minor issues still that need a little glazing putty, but ovetall i am happy with the result. _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Last day on the road on Friday.
And got the roof welded up today.
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi roof repair |
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It's great to be able to take out the roof support frames and have the interior height back. Also got rid of the bay middle seat i was tbinking about using. Thete is so much space again!
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Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:45 pm Post subject: OG primer |
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Stripping paint off the top and roof. I may be alone here..but I'm lovin that OG primer!
Also got all my locks working today- only had to "rekey" one _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Kombi windshield repair |
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Did the windshield over the holidays. A friend with some great welding and bodywork skills came and helped. _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:02 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:14 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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I also picked up a full width Westy bench. I need to install it still.
My buddy and i also did all the gutters. Mostly solid, a few patches were needed. Some heavily pitted areas i used Ospho and will cover them up for now. Maybe one day they will get cut out and replaced, but for now it is good enough. This bus will be garage kept from now on...
Patched the lip of the gutter, left the pitted roof here. This was one of the worst spots.
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:47 am Post subject: Safaris windows |
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I've wanted a bus with safari windows for over 25 years, and the day finally came!
Not fitted, just stuck em in there to see how they will look.
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Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Not much time lately for bus work. Today I got my Westy bench working by replacing the hinges with some that I had.
Also dry fitted the safari window seals..
Moving forward slowly! _________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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I started mounting the full width westfalia bed. It needs to be built up by about (edit:) 1/2" so that the hinges sit properly on the engine area. I will put an extra layer of plywood on the bottom of the westy bed. I also had to weld in some pieces on the wheel arch as they didn't quite sit right on the arch. I still need to bolt those in. Edit: I made up some small plates with the two bolts on them so these can be thru-bolted from the underside of the wheel arch.
The hinges don't quite sit right, but it works. The driver's side sits on a raised part:
Whereas the passenger side hinge sits on a flat part. Again, it works fine. Edit: I welded some seat belt anchors to the underside of the rear cargo deck to fasten these bolts into.
Most importantly, I started fastening the safari windows!
_________________ 1964 Kombi- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=640048
Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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First drive with safari windows! No they aren't installed yet, and I couldn't open them, but it was kind of fun nonetheless. Just up and down my street...
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Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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junichi Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2005 Posts: 749 Location: brentwood bay, bc
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Sold: 1985 Transporter Doka,1978 Westfalia, 1975 bay x 2, 1986 syncro vanagon, 1965 beetle, 1980 vanagon, 1967 deluxe bus, 1988 golf |
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5505 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:59 am Post subject: Re: 1964 Light Grey Kombi |
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Nice junichi, I especially like the lower window repair, keep up the great work and stay well.
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