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WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:17 am
by dawerks
I'm stupid for buying this, but I love the rusty piles of junk that no one wants.

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Early Mango door on a late bus? Genius fitment!
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Sweet doglegs! 2 for the price of one!
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Should've walked away...
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Solid!!
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Frame is solid, really!!
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THE HORROR! I mean, I love this shit.

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:23 am
by FrankenCab
Looks normal rust for a DC ...most time consuming pain in the ass busses to fix arghhh but we love them

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:55 am
by NorCalRiviera
Yeah, that's crusty, but the double cab is the new 23/21 window! Those prices out there are sheer madness!

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:03 am
by dawerks
Cut away Double! Actually doesn't look too bad now.
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Lil bit of frame rust.
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Why didn't VW make the gates like this? They rust so bad in this area. It was full of bondo, fiberglass, mesh, wood, and of course rust.
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Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:31 am
by dawerks
Worked on the frame rails so it's not so holy.

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More work needed but it's solid again.
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Opened up the front a lil bit.
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Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:51 am
by dawerks
Got a bit of time off in the holidays to work on it (busy time of course!). Got one whole top hat end welded in but I got all the insides rust proofed after a good degreasing/cleaning.

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Still more cutting!
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Inside the outriggers/tophats.
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Oops, some overspray! :)
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Done for the day!
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Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:02 am
by foxworth
love the old 80's paint job :lol:
nice one

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:16 pm
by scooter
Where did you pick it up from thats a big f...n boat you were on.

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:49 pm
by dawerks
I'm going to try and preserve that paint :) I love the fun colours!

I got it in Victoria (Canada though). There's a few hour ferry ride and I got a realll good look at what I impulsively bought. I drove 12 hours to pick it up so I wasn't leaving empty handed!

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:08 am
by dawerks
Got a little bit more done. And got it a bit more rust proofed. There's lots of dirt, dust, metal bits, so it takes a bit of time to get it all cleaned up, etc. Then the welding removes the protection and I have to re-do it. Is there a better way? I figure 'more' is better in these areas :)

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Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:18 am
by 68BUS
As usual you are getting stuck quickly into another big project. You would get one very well with some select members on here that are also ambitious (read - NUTS).

The headlights are a bit different. Or are they missing the front lens?

Re: WHYyyyy??? Because!! Rusty Double Cab!

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:42 am
by dawerks
Yes the headlights are a mess right now :) Missing the lenses.

Got some more welding done.

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Rear quarter, I always dread the final cut, but this turned out really good.
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More welding/grinding needed.
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