I heard a cry...

brewerjas · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:30 pm Post subject: I heard a cry...

I found the bus out in the forest, it had sat for 22yrs. I pulled it out in January and have been working on it and had it worked on. It now has become my daily driver. Still lots to do, but well worth it.

The day of the find.

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Took this picture this morning...just about three months later.

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79SuperVert · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:34 pm Post subject:

Wow!

NorCalWeekender · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:35 pm Post subject:

Wow, that is damned impressive! Smile

Rock on!

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auslander · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:36 pm Post subject:

Damn

That is awesome, thats amazing that you could see the potential in that and actually doing it, just like jeremys bus. What was in the bus? Do you have more pics? the bus is nice
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57bugman · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject:

another bus is saved! good job, enjoy it! josh
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brewerjas · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:17 pm Post subject:

Inside the bus I found a bazillion moths living in the leftover wood paneling (sp?) and insulation. The motor was also sitting inside of it and lots of old pull tab beer cans and bottles. I've got some rust issues to deal with on the inside, but I've seen worse or heard of worse here on the Samba.
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vdub_nut · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 2:59 pm Post subject:

great job! nice one Very Happy

Yustrn · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:30 pm Post subject:

DAMN!!!

That's some serious work in 3 months. Yustrn gives you big props!
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crofty · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:48 pm Post subject:

Damn, I pulled abus outta OR about a month ago and I will NEVER be to that point in 3 months. Good job.
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NorCalLowLife209 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject:

ya good job.very nice in 3 MONTHS!
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70 140 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject:

You could call it the 90 day wonder....except its not 2 tone Very Happy

. Seriosly though, nice work in a short amount of time. Thats really impressive.

Skim · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject:

sixfootdan · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject:

Good Job Guy! I always liked that color .
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Skim · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject:

Maybe you should post what you had to do and which products you used to freshen her up like that. The scarcity of OG paint busses like yours is growing and this way you could change some peoples ways of thiking before they break out the primer and rattle cans so quickly.
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KingAir42 · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:

I cant thank you enough for saving yet another veedub and putting it back on the road and DRIVING IT!!!! very nice job!
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jeremyrockjock · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:47 am Post subject:

That is very impressive.
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UncleBob · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:59 am Post subject:

Damn. 3 months? What an accomplishment.
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brewerjas · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 9:19 am Post subject:

That's what really sucks about the paint looking as good as it does, is that I have to cut out some cancer...i.e. cargo door rocker, back bottom corners, and the bottom of the inside of the passenger door. What I did was completly gutted out all the rotten stuff and completly dried it out. Then I used a product called "Mothers California Gold" (I think) rubbing compound No.7 to rub it out. I did this all by hand and went through two cans of the stuff in about three days. I did have to sand and use POR15 on the front window sills before replacing those. Being that the front windshields were broke for so long the cab floor pans are rusted through also. I've got the replacements for the rocker and floor pans, just waiting to put them in. Right know I've got a sheet metal template of the floor put down there just to make it road worthy for temporary. I've got a lot to learn, but am more than willing. Thanks for all the compliments.
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TimB · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 10:26 am Post subject:

again Wow, Nice work I'm sure you've spent many hours of just cleaning. That's not to mention the time with the mechanicals.
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1973 1303S · Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:09 pm Post subject:

you've done a great job it looks really decent now!! get a set of those bumpers back on it when the money comes in Cool

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