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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:34 pm    Post subject: 1953 portuguese kombi Reply with quote

hi,
I think it's time to present my 1953 portuguese kombi



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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some more pictures Smile
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some work done



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really nice bus, that John Deere green color was awesome ! Laughing
excellent fabrication and welding work going on here !
Welding in a roof insert as big as yours must be a real bitch, glad you made it ! show us some more pics of those steps involved in welding the roof.
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The bus was initially transformed to a camper by the previous owner. He used the original roof to do a kind of pop up. He used it until he was almost 80 years old and I must say it was quite heavy.


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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

These are the only photos I took through the welding.



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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 5:33 pm    Post subject: Re: 1953 portuguese kombi Reply with quote

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hi,

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what's going on with the gas tank and spare tire space? some kind of custom thing from the PO?
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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 11:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, that top was cool somehow. Anyways, understand that you wanted to go back to stock, but that design of the pop top sure was interesting too.
That is a LOT of welding in a pig panel like the roof. you also cosed the vent lid, obviously. did you hammer and dolly that back into shape ? well done !
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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:37 am    Post subject: Re: 1953 portuguese kombi Reply with quote

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busbarn wrote:
hi,

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what's going on with the gas tank and spare tire space? some kind of custom thing from the PO?



Yes, that's ritght. I think the the PO wanted to get more space to luggage. Another thing I have to change.

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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2014 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Wow, that top was cool somehow. Anyways, understand that you wanted to go back to stock, but that design of the pop top sure was interesting too.
That is a LOT of welding in a pig panel like the roof. you also cosed the vent lid, obviously. did you hammer and dolly that back into shape ? well done !


Actually the welding process was very painful. Embarassed I had to cut small sections first, weld a spot, hammer it and so on. I'm not a professional so I had to learn through the process. Smile The roof is not finished yet, there's still a lot of work to do.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some repairs I have to do
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A new section made

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First attempt to put everything together Very Happy

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Almost there..

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Almost there..

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Any new updates Busbarn?

Would love to see some updated photos!

Keep up the hard work
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing new to report.
The bus is still at the painter's waiting... Confused
I miss it already.
I think I'm going to rescue her next week and paint it myself. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My bus , more than 20 years ago Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

busbarn wrote:
Nothing new to report.
The bus is still at the painter's waiting... Confused
I miss it already.
I think I'm going to rescue her next week and paint it myself. Very Happy


Please post pics when you get it back from the painters Very Happy

Also- That's rad that you found pics of it from back in the day! I like the leopard pattern seat cover. Please tell me you kept them?!?!
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Also- That's rad that you found pics of it from back in the day! I like the leopard pattern seat cover. Please tell me you kept them?!?!


that would be an awkward looking leopard with that pattern Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

that would be an awkward looking leopard with that pattern Smile

At least the seats were faster than the bus Very Happy

I really don't understand what is happening in Portugal. We are facing a serious economical crisis with huge unemployment numbers and on the other side... Confused
This is the second workshop that after a previous agreement and months of storage refuses to paint the bus. Is my bus so difficult to paint?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking Sharp
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hear your frustration in getting body work/painting done in Europe. There has been some sort of breakdown in providing those services that I also don't understand considering the unemployment. I have heard similar stories from classic car folks here. Maybe the new car repair mentality (snap in a new panel) has made older projects less appealing? In Italy most cars have the corners damaged, they don't seem to get repaired. Throw-away mentality?? It's odd.
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