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sgellis
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vw356
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Looking great! I see why you do not want to buy parts.. Yours are better!
Looking forward to your next video too!
Thank You for sharing!
Happy New Year!
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sgellis
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Got an unloved 54 tank. 
The owner decided to get a better tank and sold this one to me for a reasonable price. Good tanks are too pricey for me. Haha
Mine was so bad I figured it would be easier to build one from scratch. This one will be an easy fix. All rust is from the outside. Top has some deep pitting that will need replacing. Small hole in the filler and a section on the end will need replacing. After repair it will get a liquid liner that will take care of the flange seam where I need to replace some metal.
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sgellis
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Another part done.
My beam had swelled in the seams and had many holes so easier to build new. I saved the master cylinder bracket, accelerator bracket and spring tab, park brake washers and hook. Remainder is new.
Welds are actually better than the originals. With higher heat and wire feed you can make strong welds that look like shitty stick welding. I assume they used coat hangers and car batteries to weld these things together. I am amazed at how bad some of the welds were on this bus.
Edit: I just realized I welded the master cylinder bracket on backwards. I felt something was off... Annoying but easy fix.
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sgellis
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FritzCP
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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awesome work. Thanks for keeping the thread updated. To see progress like this helps keep me (and others Im sure) motivated to work on my own turd projects.
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kadeef 1
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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| Perfect work, there is a lot of important information and experience in your work for my renovation, I love your topic. Ivan |
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sgellis
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| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Started the under seat panel.
Tried the bead roller but was a lot of work. I stretched the metal first with an english wheel then through the bead roller with 3D printed dies. Thinner steel would be much easier.
I decided to make a die and press them in. Will save time and look better. I was going to press in the terminations anyway. Need to pickup some 3/16" steel for the die.
Started on the splash panel. Needed a bit more hammer and dolly work. Also cut out a couple rusty bits
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sgellis
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sgellis
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Huetti_1989
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jborregoy2k
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:24 am Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Thanks for documenting this project. Feel inspired by your work. I’m almost in the same part you are doing right now, so eagerly waiting for your youtube episode.
Cheers from El Carmen de Viboral, Colombia (South America)
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sgellis
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:38 am Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Nice work man!!
do you ever thinked about buying a power hammer for a work like this?
The Pullmax is a dream from me, but expensive, heavy and big...
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Thanks
Would love to have a Pullmax but too expensive for me. I am thinking of building a cheep power hammer with an air chisel though. It would do shaping and planishing.
For this part pressing was easier anyway but for the rear floor panels a power hammer with sliding guide would be nice to get the ribs perfect.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Next thing you'll be building a Kubelwagen from scratch.
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sebgi1
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| Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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Amazing work!!
Power hammer for cheap…
https://youtu.be/pN4lP-bvNqk?si=SRQQlUjakgI-JGCi
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sgellis
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kadeef 1
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| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Nova Scotian 54 standard restoration |
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| As always, amazing metalwork. Ivan |
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