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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice progress! love all the clean structure builds and the panel fitting looks great.
Did you spotweld only the long panel or do you also use additional panel glue ? How many guys are actually working full time on the bus ?
keep us posted with pics.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Question for Jason only to answer... Wouldn't the cargo door not closing be a side effect of the c pillar YOU replaced?

I'm not looking to pick on anyone, just tring to gather how and which pieces effect the others.


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after the short side panel was on and the new lower c pillar was attached the door didnt close properly. the cargo door rocker had been installed too high and had to be removed. the previous shop probably never checked this prior to making the lower rockers a solid unit
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

littlebuggie wrote:
Question for Jason only to answer... Wouldn't the cargo door not closing be a side effect of the c pillar YOU replaced?

I'm not looking to pick on anyone, just tring to gather how and which pieces effect the others.


Jason vw wrote:
after the short side panel was on and the new lower c pillar was attached the door didnt close properly. the cargo door rocker had been installed too high and had to be removed. the previous shop probably never checked this prior to making the lower rockers a solid unit
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No, because we did not change the position of the upper hinge. Only the lower (beltline down) was replaced. Also it wasnt the door that was off it was the rocker was put on too high.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kinda looks like there's a huge dent in the cargo rocker.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is how the bus is sitting currently. the drivers semaphore piece needs to be attached. We are waiting on 1 more piece then we can pull and attach the final corner on the drivers side. after that all of the replacement metal will be on this beast then it's off to the blasters.



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn, good job.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think once it's blasted you won't be able to tell what was replaced they should Clearcoat it and take it to shows so people can see true craftsmanship looks like...this deluxe is on its way to becoming a beautiful bus ...it just took a longer road and then it should've to get there..
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, that's alot of replaced metal. What is original on it? 5-6%?

That much replaced metal means there had to have been some flexing at some point so that cargo door being off 1/2" is not a big surprise.

Seems like it would've been easier just to build a 'Gerson Special', tack on the BD plate, and have left the Pinky the way it was. It was a cool bus with it's own character and history.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that long side KF that just wasn't primed, or?

Looks great
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it's 'great looking and perfect' then it's probably Autocraft Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VWsArent4Hippies wrote:
Is that long side KF that just wasn't primed, or?

Looks great



Thanks.


Yes he is sending us all of the metal for our builds oil covered similar to the way he sends the noses to customers all over the world. The spot welder wont go through his green.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dawerks wrote:
Wow, that's alot of replaced metal. What is original on it? 5-6%?

That much replaced metal means there had to have been some flexing at some point so that cargo door being off 1/2" is not a big surprise.

Seems like it would've been easier just to build a 'Gerson Special', tack on the BD plate, and have left the Pinky the way it was. It was a cool bus with it's own character and history.


I think the owner of a certain bus can do with it as he pleases. Your opinion of how he spends his own money shouldn't matter here.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sorry to disappoint you Dawerks, but it's a KLASSICFAB long side... Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jason,
you still need to smooth out those drip nipples on the long side panel as well as the nipple on the short side rocker.

The only drip nipples a Barndoor should have are three on the cargo door rockers, excluding 1950

Great looking job so far but don't skip that detail that many ignore.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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sorry to disappoint you Dawerks, but it's a KLASSICFAB long side... Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


So you admit it's not perfect Laughing Laughing Laughing

I'm just bugging you, I know you take a good ribbing. Your products are a good second choice for quality, but first place in terms of selection. Without you, this bus couldn't be rebodied as a Barndoor.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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This must be the most clamps used on a single panel ever!
Laughing I know, I know.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dawerks wrote:
Gerson wrote:
sorry to disappoint you Dawerks, but it's a KLASSICFAB long side... Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


So you admit it's not perfect Laughing Laughing Laughing

I'm just bugging you, I know you take a good ribbing. Your products are a good second choice for quality, but first place in terms of selection. Without you, this bus couldn't be rebodied as a Barndoor.


you really seem like a complete asshole
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

'seem'? I guess I'll have to try harder. Laughing

Just returning the shots fired earlier in this thread. That long panel wasn't finished and the rest of the bus was hacked to pieces before 'the other shop' got it.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can we see a recent picture of the long and short sides with the bar on the panel to show how straight it is now?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dawerks wrote:
'seem'? I guess I'll have to try harder. Laughing

Just returning the shots fired earlier in this thread. That long panel wasn't finished and the rest of the bus was hacked to pieces before 'the other shop' got it.


Ok u are an ass and i dont really know or care about the history of this bus....i just see you spouting off and offering nothing constructive to this thread. You just want to cut down people who work hard to support the hobby
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