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by **jeffreyned** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:07 am

Made some quick progress on the driver's side door. I bolted a chain to the hinge plate and used a come-along to pull it back closer to where it should be to get a better door fit.

It's not perfect, but much, much, better!

by **jeffreyned** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:23 pm

Had the day off yesterday and today, and so, being inspired by Will's single cab, I got out there and did some stuff.

Worked on the nose again. Smoothed out the welds, sanded the shit out of it again, rust stopped it, primed it, sealed it, and let loose with Rustoleum Sage Green. (Keeping things cheap and simple for now).

Untitled by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

Untitled by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

It's not perfect, obviously, but it'll do for now.

I'll keep at it one panel at a time, and I'll start putting in new brake lines, one line at a time.

by **spiderwebb** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:24 pm

white top...???
:lol:

by **jeffreyned** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 8:51 pm

spiderwebb wrote:white top...???

I considered it. Looked it up on thesamba.com and it turns out it's a raging debate, but no one has seen an actual M code for it. Musta been a dealer or owner thing.

But with a little bit of elbow grease, this is what I ended up with. (Whew, it was a long day!) :lol:

987694800_3edfe9ea47 by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

by **spiderwebb** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:39 pm

I do have some glass for you....
the larger slider type
the one with the crack you saw if you want it...??

free

by **jeffreyned** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:22 pm

Yeah man.

by **jeffreyned** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:30 pm

I've got some more metal working ahead of me. :roll:

But I'm looking forward to it in a weird way. I'm gonna need to learn to make some of my own replacement pieces, but I'm down for the challenge. I've got some steel and some patterns to make up some pieces like the jack points and outrigger supports.

Repair in progress by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

Untitled by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

by **jeffreyned** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:34 pm

rearoutrigger by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

jackpointpattern by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

by **jeffreyned** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 9:36 pm

I also picked up some tires. I'm planning to run some 175 65 R14's all the way around and lower it a couple of inches. :twisted:

Gonna order up some beam adjusters and soon as I can afford it!

by **jeffreyned** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:33 pm

Made up some sheet metal pieces for repair:

Making an outrigger for vw bus by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

VW outrigger take 2 by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

Inner rocker panel by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

by **jeffreyned** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:38 pm

P.S.- A big shout out to Bring Recycling! I'm using a metal shelf that I bought for 2 bucks and will be able to make more than a hundred bucks worth of parts with it.

Also a big shout out to Trent for loaning me his metal brake!

by **jeffreyned** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:12 am

I test fitted my inner rocker panel I made today:

Inner rocker panel mock up by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

by **joe** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:32 pm

jeffreyned wrote:Made up some sheet metal pieces for repair:

Making an outrigger for vw bus by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

VW outrigger take 2 by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr

Inner rocker panel by jeffrey_christensen@ymail.com, on Flickr