Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
Awesome project mate, lots work gone into that!
Have you done it all outside?
I'm currently looking for a spot welder, was yours off ebay?
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
Wow!
Brilliant work there :niceone:
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
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Originally Posted by
Ashy
Awesome project mate, lots work gone into that!
Have you done it all outside?
I'm currently looking for a spot welder, was yours off ebay?
lots gone in and lots more still to go :laugh:
yep all out side, i have a workshop at the bottom of my garden big enough for the van but i live in a terrace so no access :sad::sad:
its one of my best tools through out this, yeah i think it was off ebay second hand.
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Jonny5
Wow!
Brilliant work there :niceone:
cheers mate its certainly trying at times
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
Loving this project mate! :agree:
I'll be starting my beetle soon once my broken arm is sorted, ordered a lot of bits this week to get the project going
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
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Markey Mark (BD)
Loving this project mate! :agree:
I'll be starting my beetle soon once my broken arm is sorted, ordered a lot of bits this week to get the project going
Cheers mate.
Nice have you any pics?
This is my mates 59 beetle
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psfrztss6e.jpg
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Thanks for the link, always handy to have options
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its basically GSF Carparts, just running an older VW focussed website. :)
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
What you really need is a V12 engine! :eek:
http://www.build-threads.com/build-t...d-vw-fridolin/
Some really good detail'd builds on that site. :cool:
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
wow that is crazy but what a nice finish
been a bit slow as i have been waiting for some end plates to be made
i have cut the beam and removed the center torsion bar support so i can cut the 4 inches out. i have a fair bit of fabrication to do as i am aim to build my own narrow air ride beam.
here are the end plates i have had laser cut. i have had a few sets made now and have the ability and contact to run more off if others are interested as if your like me and want a go yourself it quite hard to find any where that sells them. i will also be doing my own rear drop plates :cool:.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...pskopczvsc.jpg
i am really pleased with these
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psuhfixxlh.jpg
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
:eek: take my hat of to you:agree:
All that body work, and doing it on your drive.........got to be honest, I'd personally give in if there was that much rotten........fair play:agree::agree:
Seems top work so far, keep us posted:coffee::smokin:
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
yeah its not ideal on the drive but only option i have sadly, its come close twice now to being sold but the worst is over, the day we rolled it on to its side and really started to dig around was heart breaking with the amount of rot it had.
trial fitted new end plates, fitted like a dream so Air Ride here we come!!!!!:smokin:
also going to tub the front arches so she can roll low as well
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...pssansmt4i.jpg
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
This is great, I'd absolutely love an old bus like this. I just can't beleive the prices of them though! :eek:
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cheers, they are going for crazy money :eek: really and even still they have rot in unless tour going big bucks, i couldnt afford to buy one done so thought i will go this route (although i doubt the decision sometimes :laugh:) i know then all the rust is out, i have found plenty of bodges and cover ups in this bus as i am working through it.
i have done a little more on the beam, and its been a while since i done any arc welding but its been enjoyable
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps6uqginhy.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...pskjbbcc5l.jpg
i carried on with work at the rear mainly on the engine lid panels
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psyn3jl2eu.jpg
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...pspqwineld.jpg
and made a repair panel for the bottom corner of the rear door
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...pstsytqdrp.jpg
i had lots of problems with the bottom edge of the front arch so i have bought a new step, i cut the original panel and tacked in place for now, still plenty to do here
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psehzsh4yk.jpg
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
Excellent work mate, makes restoring a GT look easy ;)
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cheers mate
yeah this is more involved than i ever expected, remove a rusty bit find 2 more i think is the motto of this project
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got on it early today and it was finally nice to feel like a bit of progress
went to clean up the bottom of the rear arch and ended up in a ploom of white dust as the previous owner had decide not to just skim the panel with filler but make the whole dam thing out of filler it seemed :lol:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psneylsivu.jpg
i cracked on with the engine lid hinge panel, the outer valance and the corner today
it was the first time i used these little clamps and the are brilliant :D
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps90hvpdwd.jpg
was even happier when the engine lid fitted a treat with all nice panel gaps (excuse the horrific paint job on the engine lid)
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psknanlsxi.jpg
and to finish off i carried on with the front arch, it now lines up a lot better but i did have to cut the whole step off which considering the price of these repair panels is not on really
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps3lmng9ki.jpg
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a little more progress on the rear door, its not bad at all but had 2 areas that were showing and would not have lasted to much longer
cut out
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...psv7vkbrdi.jpg
repaired, i was quite pleased as i manged to form the outer skin round the repaired inner skin so it all still looks the same when the door is open
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...pswqfzg7my.jpg
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That is nice, being sat near the sea has done no favours though. Be lovely when finished. You going with the Porsche turbo engine?? You know it makes sense.
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
Awesome! My bro is doing exactly the same on his, 3 years so far but had it blasted and replaced most panels now. His has a subaru engine going in though ;-)
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
It's more full on than I imagined.
I hope to have it solid by end of this year and then going to soda blast it before starting prep as I have found filler here and there and at least 2 paint jobs.
I am gonna go with a 1776 twin carb motor now for a clean look as I was going to turbo the 1600.
Re: Dorothy the 73 bay westy
I don't know how I missed this :eek:
Amazing build skills there! I love T2's. I have a bright orange one to detail next month.
Do you go to any of the air cooled shows? We go to Bug Jam every year, it's brilliant!