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VWDog Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2005 Posts: 617 Location: Ladysmith, BC
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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Reminds me of a 20' Blanchard company built sailboat I got that had sunk and was missing planking from the stem to 7' abaft. I re-established the CL and rebuilt it, even after my former wooden boat instructor said, "Oh man, too much work requiring too much patience. I would just burn it". And he was a guy who had a lot of patience! In the end everyone exclaimed,"What a beautiful boat!". I was proud of that, as you will be. Bringing back a slice of VW and local logging history is an admirable pursuit. A hat off to ya! Keep up the great work. _________________
1970 Lotus White Single Cab 2015- , 1979 Sage Green 2014-2015, 1978 Dakota Beige Westy 2012-2015, 1978 Neptune Blue Riviera 2012-2017 , 1970 Neptune Blue Bus 2010-2012, 1970 Deluxe Savannah Beige 2010-2012, 1985 Iltis 2010- , 1962 Single Cab 2010-2013, 1975 Brasilia? Bay/Split Kombi from Brazil 2008-2011, 1985 DoKa 1999-2009, 1971 Bus 1999-2000, 1968 Double Cab 1991-1998, 1965 Ghia 1987-1991, 1970 Westfalia-bought by Mum and Dad in 1970, sold by me in 1993 why-oh-why :_(
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jcwelding Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: LEICESTER, ENGLAND
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:12 am Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Cheers for the uplifting comments guys there much appreciated
So with all the pillars welded, rear corners and sides it was time for the cargo floor to be fitted.
It was the usual case of doing loads of trial fits and a little trim here and there to get it fitting perfect.
I then hit a small stumbling block!! 2 chunks of the front bulkhead were completley rotted out and the guy who supplied me with these in the past was unavailable
Luckily for me I remembered seeing Matt Keene from Airkraft making a complete bulkhead from scratch for the barndoor samba there currently restoring so after a quick phonecall and a bit of pleading he agreed to make me some repairs and send them out to me asap
That keeps things rolling!! thanks Matt _________________ http://jcweldingservices.co.uk/
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DSweinhagen Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2002 Posts: 382 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Great work!! Impressive how quick you're getting it done. _________________ David S |
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Mr. OGPaint Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2010 Posts: 821 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Good job. Thank you for sharing _________________ https://instagram.com/mr.ogpaint
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RPGreg2600 Samba Member
Joined: November 07, 2010 Posts: 1657 Location: Vallejo, CA
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Amazing. Thanks for sharing. |
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HUGO bOSS Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2008 Posts: 2602 Location: Madeira Island - Portugal
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bubbla Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:00 am Post subject: Re: '54 Swedish kombi |
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eddieskustom wrote: |
eddieskustom wrote: |
Bala wrote: |
Have you been able to work out the name of the logging company? My family owned a logging company in Sweden that I think would align time wise with this bus. I have a family history book I'll have to flip through this evening. Probably not related, but still very interesting to me. |
Hi Bala
That would be amazing if you could check your records, I'd love to find some history for the bus. I currently do not have the company name, but my be able to find it out. |
The logo appears to say
SODERFORS SKOGSFORVALTING
If you or anyone else can help translate or give a clue to its meaning I'd be very grateful 👍 |
Söderfors Skogsförvaltning was a part of "Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB", a large mining/forest/timber/paper/pulp company, actually one of the world's oldest still active companies (a share from 1288 still preserved). The "female symbol" was used in the logo of the company, you have it both on the dashboard plate and on your door. In 1982 the name was shorthened to "STORA" and in 1998 it was purchased by Finnish company ENSO, forming "Stora Enso".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stora_Enso#History_of_Stora
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jcwelding Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: LEICESTER, ENGLAND
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Brian_1952 Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2005 Posts: 700
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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jcwelding wrote: |
Quick update!
Cab floor area is now well underway.
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Who makes those front floor pieces _________________ (20-024785)Ambulance (20-037784)truck (20-035850)panel
(20-035778)kombi
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mg6770 Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2005 Posts: 843 Location: North Shore CamPbodia
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Damn bro you're killing it! It looks incredible already, nice work mate! _________________ Phil 4:13 |
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jcwelding Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: LEICESTER, ENGLAND
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jcwelding Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: LEICESTER, ENGLAND
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jcwelding Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2016 Posts: 74 Location: LEICESTER, ENGLAND
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srfndoc Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 3270 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Wow, you are killing it. _________________ RPM=(MPH*336* (R&P*4th*1.26))/Tire Diameter in inches |
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nane_cox Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 115 Location: France-Switzerland
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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srfndoc wrote: |
Wow, you are killing it. |
+1
Fast and nice |
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Mr. OGPaint Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2010 Posts: 821 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Awesome job! Beautiful pics too _________________ https://instagram.com/mr.ogpaint
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Ragtop Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Rio Rancho New Mexico
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Mad Skills most impressive |
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obieoberstar Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 1126 Location: Tucson
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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beautiful work. |
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oldbusboy Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2006 Posts: 604 Location: Bowen Island, BC Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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very nice work
Trevor _________________ 1968 porsche |
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Lowdown Dirty Rat Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2005 Posts: 877 Location: Cornwall, UK
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Söderfors forestry bus |
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Very nice composures with the photos _________________ 1951 Samba 20-017894
1952 Samba 20-028952 |
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