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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:28 pm Post subject: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Since finishing my Turkis 15 window, which flew by rather quick, I went out and got another. I got bored because I didn’t have anything else to work on so I’m doing this out of sheer boredom and it’s a place to document it all. I was going to add the pics to my Turkis 15 topic El Pavo 15 but I was convinced to do it in a new thread.
Here it goes.
It’s a 62 deluxe. Has all its jail bars, coat hooks and long latches. It has 4 layers of paint on it now but it’s fairly solid with the exception of the ‘usual’ lower bus rust. It’s ugly for now. Rattle can don’t help. It is ugly but with some work I think it’s gonna be a good bus.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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First I wanted to get down to the OG paint. Used Jasco stripper to get the 3 top layers off then thinner and scotch brite to get through the last layer to SWR.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13385 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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I enjoy your threads! Looking forward to following along on this one too! _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:36 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:40 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Kinda splotchy from old bodywork repairs but way better than that white, baby blue, root beer brown and rustoleum gloss grey.
So now I’ll bring it home to work on it in my shop where I can get after the metal work. It has been sitting behind the shop at work since I got it.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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It gets to meet its slightly younger and lower brother for the first time.
Tucked away in the shop where it will undergo some surgery.
I’ll continue as I go. Thanks for checking it out. _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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wcfvw69 wrote: |
I enjoy your threads! Looking forward to following along on this one too! |
Thanks Bill. I missed the fun I had on my Turkis bus. Couldn’t stay away from the punishment I guess. _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11043 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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vwuberalles Samba Member
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Most of my sheet metal arrived.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Had a pallet arrive from Morrie. Got an OG Paint decklid for the 15 and a mouse grey decklid for my mouse grey 63 and two sets of early panels. The panels are earlier blue grey but they will work fine for the 15.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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G-wood Todd Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2005 Posts: 1047 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Looks like a solid start. Look forward to the progress. _________________ and take the kids for instance "Are we going in the Volkswagen bus?" and they say "Yay!" and clap their hands and if it's a glorious day you can slide the sunroof back and let a little of the glory in and all of a sudden, it stops looking funny.
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Spike0180 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2015 Posts: 2269 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Awesome! Look forward to the updates! Will this one be stock height, lowered, or raised? _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
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Burlyhammer Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 1693 Location: Great north woods Maine
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Spike0180 wrote: |
Awesome! Look forward to the updates! Will this one be stock height, lowered, or raised? |
stock height. I dont really have any game plan for this bus. Just fix some rust. _________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19670 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Looks like a solid project. Too bad it wasnt Mouse Grey! _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1254 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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That's some body filler right there!!
Don't make me look bad a finish like three busses before mine is even done the metalwork! |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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Thanks everybody for the comments. I had a little surprise as I started cutting out the lower rockers. The old shirt in the rocker Bondo trick. At first I thought I came up on some old cash lol.
Shirts anyone?
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject: Re: Out of Sheer Boredom. Metalwork on a 62 15 window. |
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_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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