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BeaterBarndoor
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 Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: 52 panel repair from Austria |
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Be sure to check the distance of the valance/pedal pan holes. If I recall, the holes are slightly different location. Not a huge difference but if you use an original pedal pan, things may not line up to the later nut holes. You would either relocate , I think the outer 2 nuts or easier to open up the holes on your pan to mate up.
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djfordmanjack
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| Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:49 am Post subject: Re: 52 panel repair from Austria |
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I can feel your despair with the big hole and nothing to hang on.
Just a suggestion. If the other (driver side) of the roof rain gutter and inner rail is still solid and straight?
I would suggest, just for the moment, to use something like a 30x20mm, or 40 x40 steel tubing to replace the rain gutter bit you cut out, b pillar to rear corner. that way you can weld it in for time being, have a reference of length, and straight/ level line, you can take measures to and from. I would also weld in a zig zag pattern of let's say 20x20mm square tubing between that new rail and the other original rain gutter. that way, going step by step, you will be able to square out the twisted and bent body and roof. if you keep the 30x20mm tubing, let's say 50mm to the inside of the bus, you can fully rebuild all the replacement gutters and channel, C pillar and such, before reattaching the short rear panel. when all is said and done, and the body solid and square again, cut out the inner tubing.
(you could actually add a new tubing rail to BOTH sides of the rain gutters, making it possible to also repair the drivers side, bit by bit, if needed. It is like building a temporary space frame you can hang your panels ).
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At all i feel a litte overwhelmed in the moment, taping from one big Problem to the next at this project, need to come back to make one corner after the another and not looking to much at problems...
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sgellis
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:20 am Post subject: Re: 52 panel repair from Austria |
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With a close look i see that all the nos inner rockers have a bunch of holes and notches, but the remaining of my inner rocker only have later drilled holes through the cargo floor.
Can anyone confirm that there are bo holes in front and back of the inner rocker? |
My 54 did not have the notches on top, only holes drilled through the cargo floor and rocker after assembly. I believe the notches were added after 55 but I do not know when. From my research there were no holes in the bottom of barndoor inner rockers.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: 52 panel repair from Austria |
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With a close look i see that all the nos inner rockers have a bunch of holes and notches, but the remaining of my inner rocker only have later drilled holes through the cargo floor.
Can anyone confirm that there are bo holes in front and back of the inner rocker? |
My 54 did not have the notches on top, only holes drilled through the cargo floor and rocker after assembly. I believe the notches were added after 55 but I do not know when. From my research there were no holes in the bottom of barndoor inner rockers. |
I have a September ‘54 here at my shop that has the drain holes on the bottom of the inner rocker (original)
I have a September ‘53 here that does NOT have the drain holes (original).
I also have two October 52’s here but both were too rusted to tell, I’m assuming no drain holes.
Both buses have holes in the cargo floor that appear to be drilled through after the floor was installed
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I guess it has something to do with how barndoor buses didn't have a third layer of strengthening metal inside the inner and outer rocker. that middle plate would have trapped water inside the inner rocker portion. only the outer rocker had the drain dimples.
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Very nice work, i follow your post with interest bécause its rare to see restauration where all detail and spécification are conserved.especialy on a 52 model..
I saw you are adjusting A pillar. So are you modify it?
i know pré 52 pillar have à différent shape on the Windows section.?
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