my $10,000 challenge with 61 Panel

67 Splitty · Post by **67 Splitty** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:43 pm

Joe i must say amazing Job FRIGGIN AMAZING.

people might yell at me, but why not put a flat plate floor in

Just an idea

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:50 pm

It's tempting to put something down like that to get an RWC.
Any thoughts from anyone else?
Can it be patched or fabbed, Joe, or is too much of it rotten?

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:32 am

It was pretty bad and then I cut it into 1/2 meter strips to get it out so now its a bit of a jigsaw of sorts

I'd be interested to know if anyone has tried making their own.

dawerks · Post by **dawerks** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:10 am

This is a good thread on metal working...

http://metalmeet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6823

But some specialized tools/machines are needed of course. You can handmake all the indentations (I will try to find you a thread of a guy in Thailand who did that). Basically anything with metal can be done.

Is it $1400 just for the floor pieces?? The orange (cheap) ones from Cip1 will work.

The way to do it is use, self tapping screws. Screw in the floor. Set it to where it needs to be first, and weld in the outers, then remove a screw, put in a weld etc. The orange stuff will work and that's what everyone used in the past, but it does tend to curve in between the I beams.

Gerson's is of course $$$ but WELL worth it. They're about $700 + shipping.

PS People have made floor indentations with a jig, and lots and lots of hammering.

And of course flat floors, but if I did that I would go with 14 gauge metal or something thick and sturdy. Or just put the indentations on the outside where the cargo door is

HELMUT · Post by **HELMUT** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:57 am

could you cut the floor out of a bay for the main part and make up the outer bits that are different?

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:24 am

HELMUT wrote:could you cut the floor out of a bay for the main part and make up the outer bits that are different?

Up there for thinking, Marty!

martinigreenbus · Post by **martinigreenbus** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:10 am

Joe, do you know anyone who can roll mini orb sheeting.... it would be pretty close ???

No, I don't either.

byronmcmanus59 · Post by **byronmcmanus59** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:18 pm

martinigreenbus wrote:Joe, do you know anyone who can roll mini orb sheeting.... it would be pretty close ???

No, I don't either.

We made a jig at work to do something similar to mini orb

mat54 · Post by **mat54** » Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:25 pm

You can just use a small bench press ( or a big one if you got acess to it) and bend the floor sections yourself ( again or get them bend up for you)
That way you end up with a sheet of the right profile.
Cut the floor to size .
Hard to explain but i try anyway.
Since you want a flat "border" around the sheet you cut slots into the side the profile is.
Hammer it flat and reweld your slot cuts.
I know its a bit of work but if you have time and not much money i rekon you could make the floor for little more than the price of the raw material.

And now you can make fun of how i tried to explain it.....

Cheers
Steffen

Ps when it comes to putting the glass back in let me know and i try sorting you out with first class seals at a good price.
(what a shameless plug for myself...

Just trying to help you keep the budget!!)

Keep up the great work
It inspired me for sure
Thanks!!

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:04 pm

I can see the floor will have many options, but for now I'm focusing on the side panel.

Here is the next installment with advice taken from KombiMadness

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPyMoVh8VpM[/youtube]

bay window bandit · Post by **bay window bandit** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:59 pm

Excellent work Joe, the difference in the height of the dogs legs are because of differing year models.

warb · Post by **warb** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:36 pm

nice one mate, love ya work, esp the intros.. haha.. spewin' your using late model dog legs, i do like to look of the thicker earlier ones

... (61 was the last year for the thick one)

tombi (aka type2tommy) · Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:46 pm

Another top installment Joe

beerdoc · Post by **beerdoc** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:37 pm

"Gesundheit".

or

Gazoontight

Nice work Joe brings back so many memories

KombiMadness · Post by **KombiMadness** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:55 pm

Love it, Joe!!

You are an inspiration and good to see the Madness of Kombis affliction - lost count of the number of F***'s were let fly during Ninja Cam; hilarious!!

And the mumbling mouth affliction at the end was also quite a hoot....