1957 Samba - 23 Window found :) Share from Canada.

[D-Train]

jerry is that u????

[Jerfab]

jerry is that u????

Nope, Jerry sold me the business last November and moved out of state.

[dawerks]

So I changed the tires! yay for me!!



Smashed in nose. No wonder it was so cheap.


I can't fix this.


This side looks ok. I guess.


Can't fix this dent.


Looks ok here... I suppose...


Somebody wrote on it Man..


Some parts! Woot, I guess..


That's the good stuff! Now look at this! GURK!


OMG! What was I thinking dudes??


Fine I suppose..


WHERE'S THE BULKHEAD??! MAN! Front floor is 'ripped' from the nose hit. yes.


More rust to come...

[Jerfab]

If it's too big for you, I can fix it and will gladly take it off of your hands...

[dawerks]

I couldn't inflict this kind of pain on you!

It's snowed a wee bit since those pictures. Had to do a bit of shoveling...


I promised ya rust and rust is what ya gets!







Oh yes, frame rust. I love it!! I could stare at it all day long...

[Cam Biscuit]

Faaaark

[Jerfab]

Crazy that that thing can look so good on the outside but the frame is wasted!

[dawerks]

Since no one is going to come to my place and fix it, I decided to jack it up and have a look. The frame is pretty bad so it can't go on the spinner the way it is. Just decided to poke around and do a bit of welding.





Something done, gotta build on it and see if I can get it solid enough to get it rolled over.

[KombiMadness]

You're a braver man than I, Gungadin......

Rust is what you promised and rust is what we got! That bus is worth saving, no doubt but OMG, as the youth of today like to text. More like, WTF

[dawerks]

Its gotta get done! Plus it's a whole lot of fun working on a 23 Window

A little more cut, little more weld... slowly something is getting done (won't fix itself!)





My flanging skills aren't the best, you can see the patched in area, but I was afraid of grinding the welds too much and compromising the strength in this vital area.

[dawerks]

Started cutting some metal out and the I beams look nice enough.


One top hat needs work and the metal is better near the rear.

[dawerks]

Some parts!


I couldève saved the rear outriggers, but eeh, they were 50-50.


Some pitting but it cleans up..


The center belly pan is pretty good but it will have to come out .. later. Rear hanger is beat up.

[KombiMadness]

Nice work!
You're getting stuck into it! Keep the progress shots coming......

[Zimblewinder]

Good to see you getting stuck in but I would seriously consider some bracing if I were you. You have wheels off the ground and incomplete chassis rails while your cross braces look toast; these ones with all the holes flex easily. Also I would suggest you need to investigate the integrity of the main chassis rails under the middle belly pan flanges. You might find it easier and more sound with full rail replacements from Klassicfab than a whole series of patches. Good luck.

Dale

[kombi niko]

oh this brings back memories, yours is so much worse!!