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chris67bug Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2011 Posts: 38 Location: Belfast
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:52 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Fabulous save, and amazing progress on the restoration/ reconstruction. Was interested in the location, isn't Tocksfors the site of the (in)famous scrapyard? Been hearing about that place for years, pics of a number of barndoors if i recall. Anyone know if its still there? |
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busben Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2008 Posts: 526 Location: Somerset, UK
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:52 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Thanks Chris, and yes it's the same town in Sweden but this bus isn't from the scrapyard. It was discovered rusting away on the land owned by the original owners family. The original owner used it when he ran a mechanics workshop in the town back in the fifties.
The scrapyard is still there, but quite a few rarer vehicles have been sold over the years including all the Barndoors and early vw stuff. As far as I know the owner is reluctant to sell much more other than a few complete cars because the place still gets a few visitors wanting cool photos. Remove too many cars and the place loses its charm I guess. |
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52panelvan Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2006 Posts: 350
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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What can you say, just an amazing job Ben and Jeff!! _________________ Austrian Kohlruss Deluxe
January 1954, 20-072397
The Kohlruss Barndoor Restoration - https://www.facebook.com/groups/641684399225180/
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goreygoreymanunited Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2010 Posts: 44 Location: forest of dean
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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staggeringly beautiful work and incredible story. Truly inspirational. Well done |
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chris67bug Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2011 Posts: 38 Location: Belfast
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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busben wrote: |
Thanks Chris, and yes it's the same town in Sweden but this bus isn't from the scrapyard. It was discovered rusting away on the land owned by the original owners family. The original owner used it when he ran a mechanics workshop in the town back in the fifties.
The scrapyard is still there, but quite a few rarer vehicles have been sold over the years including all the Barndoors and early vw stuff. As far as I know the owner is reluctant to sell much more other than a few complete cars because the place still gets a few visitors wanting cool photos. Remove too many cars and the place loses its charm I guess. |
Thanks Ben, very interesting. Remember seeing pics of that place in volksworld way back in the early nineties and it was mind blowing. Delighted to hear the early stuff has been saved. |
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DadsOld74 Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2013 Posts: 138 Location: Cody, Wyoming USA
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:20 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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This is great! I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together. _________________ --Brian ('74 standard bug)
"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." - Ferdinand Porsche |
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Grant D Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2004 Posts: 62 Location: wirral..united kingdom
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Wow. Have you finally lost the plot:) |
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busben Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2008 Posts: 526 Location: Somerset, UK
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:41 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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haha yeh it's a big, bad project for sure Grant, but I couldn't leave such a rare bus rotting in the forest when I had a chance to save it. It's interesting to try such a rusty project too. Bit different to the last one.
So, on to that early rhd pedal cluster. Everything, unsurprisingly, was seized solid in a lump of rusted metal..........
so first job was to fabricate a nice new cross-section to re-assemble everything onto
before the handbrake assembly was carefully taken apart,
cleaned,
painted,
and re-assembled using a new spring from a gun
Then the pedals were pulled apart.
The rod that holds the pedals was rusted solid, so when pulled apart and cleaned it showed heavy pitting, especially where it looked like water had been dripping onto it .......... for the last 50 years!
so it was filled with weld
and ground back. Perfect.
The sleeve was even worse
but repaired the same way
Finally every component was cleaned and painted ready for re-assembly,
with another chassis section fabricated by hand
and finally everything back together, fully refurbished and working well
Final job before Christmas was to weld the section in place in the chassis
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Hellberg Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2013 Posts: 121 Location: sweden
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bally Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2006 Posts: 1182 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:32 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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You make it sound so easy Ben
What special potions/techniques/tools were required to disassemble that lot?
Cheers,
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13383 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:00 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Wow...! Nice work. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:29 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Your clutch pedal doesn't have much wear on it at all! _________________
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I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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busben Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2008 Posts: 526 Location: Somerset, UK
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Scotty wrote: |
Your clutch pedal doesn't have much wear on it at all! |
Wish the rest of the bus was as good Guess that a local mechanic working from his shop on the edge of a small town in rural Sweden didn't do many miles. It only had the one owner and was definately laid up by the late fifties / early sixties so maybe only driven locally on odd occasions for 9 or 10 years max, maybe a lot less?
Maybe the clock is right
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Dennaan Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Will be fun to follow yet another incredible save by you! Insane |
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The Rascals Cats Samba Member
Joined: March 23, 2013 Posts: 63 Location: France
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Amazing Job ... _________________ Building my automotive dreams ....
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Aspro Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2012 Posts: 70 Location: Australia & UK
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:06 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Does the pine cone switch still work Ben? Looks like another rare barndoor part. |
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7045 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:53 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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Aspro wrote: |
Does the pine cone switch still work Ben? Looks like another rare barndoor part. |
that is the swedish version of the toilet paper roll.... _________________ regards
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73sports Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2004 Posts: 2107 Location: Warrington, PA
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 8:03 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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I just keep thinking how cool it would be to see the chassis taken out for a spin before the body is reconstructed. _________________ I will never lie, but sometimes the truth changes.
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dockmaster Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2005 Posts: 297 Location: Florida
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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73sports wrote: |
I just keep thinking how cool it would be to see the chassis taken out for a spin before the body is reconstructed. |
I second this! |
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Crimson Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2016 Posts: 1 Location: Töcksfors
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:28 am Post subject: Re: 20-020744 "The Tocksfors Rhd" |
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I was the one who found and checked the number on the bus .. remember I got tons of mail after I posted pictures on the meanbugs forums .. a few years since the last time I was working on vw:s.. but my friend patric sent the link to me regarding the bus so I just had to register again to see the awsome work you done to it. Keep up the good work👍🏻😊 |
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