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PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:21 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:29 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

On tuesday started by soaking the hinges on this engine lid , and finding all the hinge parts and screws oiut of the engine lid piece

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:32 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

wednesday march 10th repaired this left hinge part
before pics
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had to design and make this inside part and weld it together
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Had to make up some pieces to make it fit
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I had the hinge carrier measured out gotta try the lid later.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:39 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

Fridays work attacthed inner fender well and attached left rear corner.

before there was nothing
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:08 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

Not much to save there by the looks of things. Did you replace the entire rear corner with new metal as one piece. Do you have a picture of after the repair?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:05 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

I think that is after...
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:15 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

Original left rear corner is attached as planned .
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:46 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

saturdays progress installed left tool tray , it holds drinks sometimes too
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:49 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

to those who were worried about the frame chassis . it has a solid chassis it was towed out of 50km.s of trail already it was pretty solid before It had a few pieces of double frame welded in to support the storage items. It is way beyond the strength it should be for the storage items we are using it for.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:55 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

any updates? it's been three weeks with no new info or progress pics.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:27 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

nothing new yet out of funds for now..
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:21 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

I know you're keen to get this thing back together, I get it, but you're obviously also keen to have it somewhat proper, else you wouldn't be buying repair panels where you could just lay in a bit of sheet steel.

Your welds are noticeably better now than they were at the start of the build, so while you're waiting for funds for the next load of panels why not see if you can just get a load of scrap panels for free and practise cutting them in half and welding them back together again? Maybe get a selection of stuff ie some that body panel thickness, some that's chassis thickness?

I'm about to embark on learning to weld too, so I'm in the same boat, and in my mind, I've laid down a bead with my mate's supervision, I've watched a fair few youtube vids and read a few resto threads - how hard can it be? Well, I'm going to find out how hard it can be on a few bits of metal that a) I don't mind trashing and b) aren't attached to anything so I can look at both sides to see how well my welds have penetrated and give it a good old whack with a BFH so see if it's actually got any strength.


Short version - with the amount of welding that needs doing on this bus you're going to get good at it, but by then you might wish you'd got a little better before attempting some of the earlier repairs.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:24 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:51 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:16 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

Unbelievable Erwin.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:45 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

i knew this thread would eventually have a punchline... his bay window threads usually do

now all he needs is someone to give him 25k for it....or someone dumb enough to drop 125 for him to finish the 'resto'

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 2:02 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:32 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

what a clown. How has this guy made it this far in life with any measure of success?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:02 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

that is current samba pricing not overpriced in cad dollars. in this condition
Have a few ppl interested in the bus.

better act fast if you want to grab it..
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:29 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Bus for fun Reply with quote

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what a clown. How has this guy made it this far in life with any measure of success?


Agree, but he’s no different than most of the other bus flippers that inhabit this site. With the possible exception that he actually unloaded it off his trailer and touched a welder to it before trying to sell it for 10x what he paid. The question is, what’s worse.....to do nothing to improve a rusty, structurally compromised bus before flipping it, or weld it up just barely enough to give some future buyer a false sense that it’s safe to drive around ?
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