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61karmann
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 Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:33 am Post subject: Og 58 pgsg |
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Wrapping up an already started preservation look project. Original seats and paint. Already had its engine rebuilt, new brakes, springs, most moving parts gone through.
Ive tuned the engine, went through every door mechanism, re pinned all the locks, clear por15 on the floor pans and and rust that isnt an issue yet. Finished electrical, saw that everything was accounted for and working..
i need a new sigla slider, & both sliders are seized up:/
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61karmann
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Took off original seats material to fix large rips and missing chunks. Took out rusted springs and replaced them. I sewed in the ripping thread from all places, glued new vinyl under the old stuff just so if it were to rip again new material is underneath.
The seat padding from ww is not usable for putting back original material. Its too puffy and will make everything rip. If using original material, then original padding is needed. So i got cotton batting and burlap which worked. Now onto the headliner
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61karmann
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61karmann
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Engine and trans is rebuilt and original, i really want to cut out that broken fuel tank sender and replace with a non tube style so i dont have to take out the engine.
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Yannvanh
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:58 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Awesome bus! Love those og PGSG busses!
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61karmann
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Thanks yannvanh! As ill be going through the paint, its hard to decide which spots to touch up and which to clear over and buff out.
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crofty
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Nice! Great work!
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61karmann
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| crofty wrote: |
| Nice! Great work! |
Thank you, ive looked at yours so many times, great finish on its patina. Wish i had a ragtop
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pondoras box
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Nice bus great work on that interior! That’s some serious ink work there.
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61karmann
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| pondoras box wrote: |
| Nice bus great work on that interior! That’s some serious ink work there. |
Thanks oh yes well, besides working on vws thats what i do every day. And neither really go away
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Stocknazi
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Really nice preservation, the roof fade is perfection.
I admire your effort saving the interior, especially the seat covers.
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BUCIOBATISTI
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Something tells me that the passenger knows how to party.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| BUCIOBATISTI wrote: |
| Something tells me that the passenger knows how to party. |
hahaha..yep!
Turned out be a really cool bus! |
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Stocknazi
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| 61karmann wrote: |
Thanks yannvanh! As ill be going through the paint, its hard to decide which spots to touch up and which to clear over and buff out.
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I wouldn't clear over anything. A high quality polish/wax only.
You can spot clear coat a mile away and it just doesn't look right over paint. Touching up over rust, yes, but not over paint.
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61karmann
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| andre b wrote: |
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| Something tells me that the passenger knows how to party. |
hahaha..yep!
Turned out be a really cool bus! |
Haha totally! He really does, and now has two kids
Thanks still much to go, the middle seat needs attention, and id like safaris.
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61karmann
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| 61karmann wrote: |
Thanks yannvanh! As ill be going through the paint, its hard to decide which spots to touch up and which to clear over and buff out.
I wouldn't clear over anything. A good polis/wax only.
You can spot clear coat a mile away and it just doesn't look right over paint. Touching up over rust, yes, but not over paint. |
I agree. And was thinking of paint blending on all spots id like redone. Some areas on the roof that are just metal, i may spray sand green like the palm wore off or just leave it metal. And the whole roof gutter lip looks so cool discolored and chipped, but the top side could all use some clear or palm brushed in there. Any clear coat id use id wetsand the sheen off, and rubbing compound to match the sheen around it.
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crofty
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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Thanks still much to go, the middle seat needs attention, and id like safaris. |
Kinda a given if you have a bus!
Was it originally a 6 pop out bus?
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mtnbus
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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beautiful bus !
nice work |
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ddutch
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| The shine on the original paint in the second and third picture of your first post is very impressive. Nice work on the interior too. PGSG is such a pretty and stylish colourscheme. |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Og 58 pgsg |
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| Your bus is great in so many ways. Nice work! |
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