I’m a novice builder. Watch Fitzees Fabrication, you will fabricate better when you do. Work on a rolling bench and get your self a piece of Eyebeam,you will like it a lot. Don’t cut out all the rust. Cut out enough to be able to line part of your new piece up with the old. Jim in Charleston. Keep it up!!
I just looked at some of the “not too helpful “ comments. I’m an 80 year old biker, but now vw busses and bugs, pree70. All you need is patience and a grinder and a welder. The extras are nice but not imperative. This is a long learning process and you are young.
and a quick tip: the better you do the work before welding and the more effort you put in, the better the patch gets. the welding ist just one of the last small steps when pathching.
I like my coffee black, I really do my babies! Good job on the fab work. If you get a cheap metal brake you'll be able to bend and shape a lot easier. Love the new videos!
looking forward to this series. the first time was just getting it going on a budget.... and this time around is "restoring" it on a budget. you did a great job in my opinion on the patch panel and I think you'll get a lot better at doing it as time goes on. love the fact that you're making it a couples project too. keep on keep'n on friends!
That's some tedious work. This is the kind of stuff I don't want to have to do if I ever get a bus. My son is in welding school so maybe he could handle it. I like my coffee black, but I really don't.
I wonder if the white van had those same panels , you could have cut it off instead of going to all the trouble of buying new patch panels and then adding on when you had the opportunity to cut it off instead of spending money on making patch panels.
Poorly done patchwork like this is NOT restoration! Welding in shorts and without gloves, seems to suggest the guy doesnt have much of a clue, even though basic safety is simple common sense.
@@Vangabonders The problem with poor standard work, is that it will all need doing again quite quickly. I worked on rotten VWs for several years back in the 80s, and most type 2s were too far gone to repair properly even then. Did a few properly, but it was an awful lot of work. Patchwork quilts, though, really are a waste of time, and if you keep the van for any amount of time, you will find that out for yourself.
@@Vangabonders Patches tend to mean areas close to the patchwork corrode much worse, very fast. The only proper way to restore a rotten vehicle, is to remove the corroded parts completely, and replace them using the same method used originally (mostly spot welding). I often needed to do repair work on T2s, which had been restored, with patching. Poor repair work, made it much more difficult to do the job properly. Met a T2 owner a couple of weeks ago, who had paid a so-called "professional" £7k for restoration work. The price should have told him, this wasn't restoration, it was patchwork. Ended up a disaster, and all had to be done again. Big problem with all old VWs, is the press tools are so badly worn, the panels never fit properly, so there is a need to be relatively good at panel work, to get anything to fit even. If a T2 is bad, it's very much a professional job to repair it to a relatively high standard. The problem with that is, the cost of having the work done properly, and a good paint job, is not going to be far away from the value of the finished van. This means large numbers of patchwork quilts, often with very shiny paint, being advertised for strong money. These vans are a minefield, and for the unwary can mean very large amounts of money being pissed down the drain............
I’m a novice builder. Watch Fitzees Fabrication, you will fabricate better when you do. Work on a rolling bench and get your self a piece of Eyebeam,you will like it a lot. Don’t cut out all the rust. Cut out enough to be able to line part of your new piece up with the old. Jim in Charleston. Keep it up!!
I've checked out his stuff, super helpful!
I just looked at some of the “not too helpful “ comments. I’m an 80 year old biker, but now vw busses and bugs, pree70. All you need is patience and a grinder and a welder. The extras are nice but not imperative. This is a long learning process and you are young.
Keep working !!
glad to see you are learning new skills. you should use them to build a work bench. working on the floor sucks. BTW not the dogleg. cheers
and a quick tip: the better you do the work before welding and the more effort you put in, the better the patch gets. the welding ist just one of the last small steps when pathching.
I like my coffee black, I really do my babies! Good job on the fab work. If you get a cheap metal brake you'll be able to bend and shape a lot easier. Love the new videos!
Awesome progress!! Thanks for the shout out😊😊
I like my coffee black :) Also very impressed with the work so far, you’re a DIY master
you guys are funny, but we all gotta start with old buses sometime, great videos
Cool project Vangabonder!
I think you’re the biggest Vangabonders fan 😂
@@Vangabonders #1 😁
Making good progress !!!!!
Love it. Keep moving forward and making the videos.
Dude, I would totally be proud of my first fabricated piece if it looks like that. Awesome job man.
Thanks! It’s gotten a little easier since then but I’m still not much better. Gotta keep practicing!
looking forward to this series. the first time was just getting it going on a budget.... and this time around is "restoring" it on a budget. you did a great job in my opinion on the patch panel and I think you'll get a lot better at doing it as time goes on. love the fact that you're making it a couples project too. keep on keep'n on friends!
Your doing good .
Keep it coming cuties! 🙃
No problem baby
Good work guys,good to see a really honest video that people can relate to !! Your welding is really coming on 👍👍
That’s the goal!
I love my coffee black
Your a goon bro. In a good way 😂
i actually like my coffee black.
good work so far, keep that up and trust the process! my first patch was a lot worse, your welding has potential man💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Good job
Thanks
i like my coffee black. Have you checked out marcijunbug and her van pickle project?
That's some tedious work. This is the kind of stuff I don't want to have to do if I ever get a bus. My son is in welding school so maybe he could handle it. I like my coffee black, but I really don't.
I like mine with milk but loving the videos
I like my coffee black
I remember when my girl friend use to help/film but 20 years later now its "get f$#ked I'm helping" your on your own (lol)
I like my coffee like Halle Berry
I wonder if the white van had those same panels , you could have cut it off instead of going to all the trouble of buying new patch panels and then adding on when you had the opportunity to cut it off instead of spending money on making patch panels.
Poorly done patchwork like this is NOT restoration! Welding in shorts and without gloves, seems to suggest the guy doesnt have much of a clue, even though basic safety is simple common sense.
I apologize my restoration isn’t up to your quality and safety standards
@@Vangabonders The problem with poor standard work, is that it will all need doing again quite quickly.
I worked on rotten VWs for several years back in the 80s, and most type 2s were too far gone to repair properly even then. Did a few properly, but it was an awful lot of work.
Patchwork quilts, though, really are a waste of time, and if you keep the van for any amount of time, you will find that out for yourself.
What would you do differently in this circumstance? What makes the patch destined to fail?
@@Vangabonders Patches tend to mean areas close to the patchwork corrode much worse, very fast. The only proper way to restore a rotten vehicle, is to remove the corroded parts completely, and replace them using the same method used originally (mostly spot welding).
I often needed to do repair work on T2s, which had been restored, with patching. Poor repair work, made it much more difficult to do the job properly.
Met a T2 owner a couple of weeks ago, who had paid a so-called "professional" £7k for restoration work. The price should have told him, this wasn't restoration, it was patchwork. Ended up a disaster, and all had to be done again.
Big problem with all old VWs, is the press tools are so badly worn, the panels never fit properly, so there is a need to be relatively good at panel work, to get anything to fit even.
If a T2 is bad, it's very much a professional job to repair it to a relatively high standard. The problem with that is, the cost of having the work done properly, and a good paint job, is not going to be far away from the value of the finished van.
This means large numbers of patchwork quilts, often with very shiny paint, being advertised for strong money. These vans are a minefield, and for the unwary can mean very large amounts of money being pissed down the drain............
Cool I’ll check out Handy. I make content also. Check it out.
i like my coffee black