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PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 3:34 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Tomorrow we start building a rotiserrie.Cannot mount it underneath as the frame rails are bad.Will design some type of outside mounts
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 5:31 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Rotiserrie is done and the bus is turned over for the frame and underneath replacement
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:10 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Show us pics of your outside-mount rotisserie!! Popcorn
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 3:53 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

pics on in gallery.click gallery
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 4:37 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

thx for posting rotisserie pics!
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2016 9:56 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

there are a bunch guys that will put you right about subaru conversions thats fellows speed shop from top to bottom speak to perry or ben mobile 07831250481 hope this will help
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:07 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Here is an update on the Bus project.The frame and floor have been removed and are getting ready to start building a new frame and floor.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:40 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 4:32 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Are you using the stock torsion housing (rear suspension) in the rear?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:16 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

I'm getting a rear frame clip from a 1969.I will see how this will work
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:24 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Cut the rear panel out and fabricated a new on.Lots of panels to fab.Some crossmembers coming from Westburg.Local S/M shop bending me up some 14guage framerails
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:25 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Fabricated some new front frame clips.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:23 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Fabricated and installing floors and xmembers.I know some of you will not like the floors but they are 16 guage and better than original
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:32 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Stanleyn wrote:
Fabricated and installing floors and xmembers.I know some of you will not like the floors but they are 16 guage and better than original

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Wondering how much extra support are you going to provide to strengthen all them flat panels!?! Confused

Other than the outer skins, nearly every single panel have "stampings" pressed in them to make them stronger and resistant to flexing. The "corrugated" cargo floors, the stampings on the front floor, belly pans and such. Yes, you are using thicker metal but a long flat panel is still prone to flex under stress. Eh?


At the very least, that build could make very good use of belly pans! Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:51 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

pyrOman wrote:
Stanleyn wrote:
Fabricated and installing floors and xmembers.I know some of you will not like the floors but they are 16 guage and better than original


Wondering how much extra support are you going to provide to strengthen all them flat panels!?! Confused

Other than the outer skins, nearly every single panel have "stampings" pressed in them to make them stronger and resistant to flexing. The "corrugated" cargo floors, the stampings on the front floor, belly pans and such. Yes, you are using thicker metal but a long flat panel is still prone to flex under stress. Eh?

At the very least, that build could make very good use of belly pans! Wink


what exactly makes a flat floor better than an original floor?
probably resonates like a drum going down the road. not my problem, but i am the curious kind
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:14 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

mandraks wrote:
pyrOman wrote:
Stanleyn wrote:
Fabricated and installing floors and xmembers.I know some of you will not like the floors but they are 16 guage and better than original


Wondering how much extra support are you going to provide to strengthen all them flat panels!?! Confused

Other than the outer skins, nearly every single panel have "stampings" pressed in them to make them stronger and resistant to flexing. The "corrugated" cargo floors, the stampings on the front floor, belly pans and such. Yes, you are using thicker metal but a long flat panel is still prone to flex under stress. Eh?

At the very least, that build could make very good use of belly pans! Wink


what exactly makes a flat floor better than an original floor?
probably resonates like a drum going down the road. not my problem, but i am the curious kind
think pyro is saying that flat < ribbed.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:47 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Enkiel wrote:
mandraks wrote:
pyrOman wrote:
Stanleyn wrote:
Fabricated and installing floors and xmembers.I know some of you will not like the floors but they are 16 guage and better than original


Wondering how much extra support are you going to provide to strengthen all them flat panels!?! Confused

Other than the outer skins, nearly every single panel have "stampings" pressed in them to make them stronger and resistant to flexing. The "corrugated" cargo floors, the stampings on the front floor, belly pans and such. Yes, you are using thicker metal but a long flat panel is still prone to flex under stress. Eh?

At the very least, that build could make very good use of belly pans! Wink


what exactly makes a flat floor better than an original floor?
probably resonates like a drum going down the road. not my problem, but i am the curious kind
think pyro is saying that flat < ribbed.

think Mandraks is quoting Stanleyn, not Pyro Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:32 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

Okay here are some fabricated frame clips installed.One of the pics shows one of the new framerails.These are 14 guage.I have built numerous streetrods and put in flat floors and have never had a problem.There will be plenty of support so all you non believers should come for a ride when its finished.This isn't my first attempt at building vehicles.I will give you it is my first VW and I wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't my sons.I posted these posts on the thought that it may help some one that is trying to build a bus that the frame and complete bottom was no good.I could find no one that built the frame so I thought seeing that I was doing it maybe somebody else could benefit.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:51 pm    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

i find hot rods cool, would have one in a heartbeat, but the old-fashioned thirties ford, 50s hotrods had a full on frame and body that was bolted on.

VW buses are welded to the frame rails and rely on the structure of the body for strength. Sure you are taking this into consideration.

I would be curious to see what an Art Morrison frame for a bus would look like, the stuff they put under 50s and 60s cars when they get upgraded to 500+ horses.

i will keep watching
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:46 am    Post subject: Re: 1966 bus subaru conversion Reply with quote

I definitely know how this bus is put together for I have cut all the old stuff out.I have taken all asspects of this build into consideration and feel 100% confident it will be as strong as or stronger than original.I definitely know about chassis and ect. as I build all my own chassis.I am actually building stronger than original rails.I thought that salvaging this old bus and sharing this build on this site would be a positive thing ,but so far a lot of negativity.While in Flordia for the winter,knowing I was going to start this build when I got home I looked at a lot of old buses that were on the road and by the looks of a lot of them it wont take much to be stronger and definitely safer.
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