Absolutely great work, Sir. But a suggestion, when you do some bending or hemming, put additionally some body adhesive inbetween the bending sheets, e.g. Sika. Takes a little more time, but it is a perfect rust protection.
Glideking, I want to say I totally agree it is a passion/love for our work!! not too just rip and tear thru as fast as You can. quality and pride makes all the difference . Too bad its becoming a thing of the past .If more people were proud of there work we would not be living in a throw away/dispozal world and there would not be all the damn recalls and faulty products!! You should be proud to be a real Craftsman!! take care,bob
I think this is the video where I though "Dang, he's really going precise on this", and I tried not to let this new intimidating realisation that I'd want to try for the same sort of perfection override the inspiration that these videos and your thread has given me so far...
It did not start out that way. I just wanted to fix my truck. As I learned how to do things, like welding; doing a better job of it became fun.Perfection is always out of reach.
Nah that's what I figured, and for me I reckon I'm going to end up doing a similar thing - I have a 66 bus which needed a new cab floor, but then I've poked at a couple of bubbles on the front panel and found a couple of little holes. I wanted to avoid having to remove the valance and do any nose repair (I've got a '67 single cab that needs all that), but I know if I was to do a localised repair of the holes I'd end up having to do it over and over again until I had to do it the proper way anyway...
Good Morning. I congratulate you on your work. What type of welder used? It's a mig ? You could tell me make and model ? I like welds are !!! Thank you!!! Greetings from Uruguay!!! FEDE ... :)
Hello,how many cases of cut off wheels did You use? lol grinding disc/wheels? Damn good job very inventive , looks great!! like a veteran body man did the fitting work !! bob
loved following your resto sir, what setting did you use on your MIG welder when doing all the sheet metal work, I have never welded on anything less then a 1/4 inch so I need practice before I start doing body panels on my 65
Saw your video of replacing the front nose on your split window. My question is, how is the quality and fit from Klassicfab and were you happy with the turn around shipping time? Thank you, Emil
great job but, I am going to ask you a tough question. Are you building this for someone else in the next lifetime or are you ever going to drive it. Most of you guys doing such perfect work are never going to drive your car. Also when you welded the nose around the wrapped edges the original was around a 1/4 inch on center spot weld. I would have used panel bonding adhesive as well as welding on the wrapped edges of the skin instead of rust primer. This would do the dual purpose of adding strength and stopping corrosion. Looks like good work though. I can bet you will be one of the guys that has that till his grave burns out because of doing it so perfect and never drives it.
+miguel thepainterdude I have plenty of vehicles to drive. You miss the point altogether. We do these restorations to be doing it. Not to have a finished car. This is a hobby for us "guys". I do not look forward to the day it is "finished". There will always be something to improve on it. If or when it is finished, the hobby is over and we will have to start another.
Love your videos sir, I myself am about to remove my front nose up to the halfway point that splits the headlights. I saw that you did not drill out the the spot welds on the pinch seam on the door side of the nose. My question to you is can you do that with the lower pinch weld seam of the nose? Id rather not drill them out if I dont have to because my inner and outer valance are in good shape and will not be removing them. Thanks Kyle
glideking yes I did, now if you asked me, did I go through the entire thread? No I did not.... I made it to about page 8 last night. I thought it was weird when I watched the video and you were talking about how great of a fit the nose skin was you didn't mention where it came from.
Side four of the "White Album", "Honey Pie" was written by McCartney as a pastiche of the flapper dance style from the 1920s. The opening section of the track had the sound of an old 78 RPM record overdubbed while Martin arranged a saxophone and clarinet part in the same style. Lennon played the guitar solo on the track, but later said he hated the song, calling it "beyond redemption".
Isn’t it nice to finesse things into proper alignment and have it work out. Great to watch. Who knew the sound of vise grips could be so musical?!!
Wow... I'm impressed. I love to see videos like this where someone takes the time, and really thinks things through. You are very skilled and patient.
I'm fully impressed with the skills you have makes me love Volkswagen
Cars, trucks, and buses more& more
Very Impressive and amazing work you do. You and Rob Berry are my VW Bus inspirations.
You say you’re not a professional ! There are many professionals that don’t have half your skills or patience. Great work & video thanks 👍✨
Absolutely great work, Sir. But a suggestion, when you do some bending or hemming, put additionally some body adhesive inbetween the bending sheets, e.g. Sika. Takes a little more time, but it is a perfect rust protection.
Man - was a huge handcrafting job.....amazing....take so time and details....
Glideking, I want to say I totally agree it is a passion/love for our work!! not too just rip and tear thru as fast as You can. quality and pride makes all the difference . Too bad its becoming a thing of the past .If more people were proud of there work we would not be living in a throw away/dispozal world and there would not be all the damn recalls and faulty products!! You should be proud to be a real Craftsman!! take care,bob
Not only you have high skills but glideking skills aswell you just can't go wrong
Great work, great taste in music!
I think this is the video where I though "Dang, he's really going precise on this", and I tried not to let this new intimidating realisation that I'd want to try for the same sort of perfection override the inspiration that these videos and your thread has given me so far...
It did not start out that way. I just wanted to fix my truck. As I learned how to do things, like welding; doing a better job of it became fun.Perfection is always out of reach.
Nah that's what I figured, and for me I reckon I'm going to end up doing a similar thing - I have a 66 bus which needed a new cab floor, but then I've poked at a couple of bubbles on the front panel and found a couple of little holes. I wanted to avoid having to remove the valance and do any nose repair (I've got a '67 single cab that needs all that), but I know if I was to do a localised repair of the holes I'd end up having to do it over and over again until I had to do it the proper way anyway...
Great tunes makes me wanna work on my 61 double cab and wifes 65bus. Wish I had the know how to replace my underside
Great work, I'm impressed. I love to see your videos.
Nice job dude. I'm watching you from Blumenau, Brazil, State of Santa Catarina.
Nicely done, about to embark on my own 1968 type 2 crew cab truck and am doing some research.
...Your work is incredible.!!...
Impeccable work! Though I would've liked to have heard some more Cat Stevens on your soundtrack. : )
If you use a block of brass for your backing instead of steel. You don't have to worry about the weld sticking to it.
você é um verdadeiro e ouro restaurador, estou de boca aberta como você é um cara detalhista, você é uma coisa rara.
Love the workmanship
Great tradesman here ....Enjoyed the music too. !
Very enjoyable video that helps those of us who want to do our projects
Great work...love it
Very enjoyable video! Very well edited!
Can you make my new bus your hobby and help me install a nose panel!? Man I wish I knew how to weld. Looks fun. Great job!
Wonderfull job, Man! And the new nose is perfect.
Beautiful work man ;)
Good Job! Love U'r work.
Have Fun 2.
3m makes weld through primer in a spray can. This will help with corrosion concerns
Craftsmanship at its finest.
Thank you for sharing you awesome work you have given me more ideas when i work on my bugs and ghias
love the vehicle rotisserie wold enjoy seeing how you made it. what are the specs /dimensions on that?
It was very good congratulations
wooowww men your work is amazing!!!!☺
Great job ,I earned alot, Thanks for sharing
Respect ✊ great job sir!!!
Good Morning.
I congratulate you on your work.
What type of welder used? It's a mig ?
You could tell me make and model ?
I like welds are !!!
Thank you!!!
Greetings from Uruguay!!!
FEDE ...
:)
Hello,how many cases of cut off wheels did You use? lol grinding disc/wheels? Damn good job very inventive , looks great!! like a veteran body man did the fitting work !! bob
About 20 cut off disks total.
Espetacular 👏👏👏👏👏
loved following your resto sir, what setting did you use on your MIG welder when doing all the sheet metal work, I have never welded on anything less then a 1/4 inch so I need practice before I start doing body panels on my 65
I use the settings listed on the machine. Learn about "stitch welding" for sheet metal.
Perfectionist!
Can you turn subtitles on?
Done. Thank you for reminding me.
Saw your video of replacing the front nose on your split window. My question is, how is the quality and fit from Klassicfab and were you happy with the turn around shipping time? Thank you, Emil
The quality from Classic Fab on my nose skin could not be better. Shipping from them has always been faster than expected.
Still looking for a model of my 63-Panel, where did you get so lucky?
querido amigo hola quesiera preguntar donde pudo conseguir las piezas de color verde como el piso delantero gracias
great job but, I am going to ask you a tough question. Are you building this for someone else in the next lifetime or are you ever going to drive it. Most of you guys doing such perfect work are never going to drive your car. Also when you welded the nose around the wrapped edges the original was around a 1/4 inch on center spot weld. I would have used panel bonding adhesive as well as welding on the wrapped edges of the skin instead of rust primer. This would do the dual purpose of adding strength and stopping corrosion. Looks like good work though. I can bet you will be one of the guys that has that till his grave burns out because of doing it so perfect and never drives it.
+miguel thepainterdude I have plenty of vehicles to drive. You miss the point altogether. We do these restorations to be doing it. Not to have a finished car. This is a hobby for us "guys". I do not look forward to the day it is "finished". There will always be something to improve on it. If or when it is finished, the hobby is over and we will have to start another.
Love your videos sir, I myself am about to remove my front nose up to the halfway point that splits the headlights. I saw that you did not drill out the the spot welds on the pinch seam on the door side of the nose. My question to you is can you do that with the lower pinch weld seam of the nose? Id rather not drill them out if I dont have to because my inner and outer valance are in good shape and will not be removing them.
Thanks
Kyle
+Kyle Fegley Grind off the edge of the pinch and wiggle the two halves off. The spot welds will break off one at a time.
+glideking Thanks so much for the quick reply, is that a nose skin from Wolfsburg West?
+Kyle Fegley Have you seen the entire thread here? www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=545030
glideking yes I did, now if you asked me, did I go through the entire thread? No I did not.... I made it to about page 8 last night. I thought it was weird when I watched the video and you were talking about how great of a fit the nose skin was you didn't mention where it came from.
Fantastic enjoyment in the job at hand . Much better.
Inspirador...!!!
Where did you get your sheet metal skins and parts?
bom dia, vc tem o endereco de compra dessa kombi miniatura?
what´s that song at 17.00 ?
Side four of the "White Album", "Honey Pie" was written by McCartney as a pastiche of the flapper dance style from the 1920s. The opening section of the track had the sound of an old 78 RPM record overdubbed while Martin arranged a saxophone and clarinet part in the same style. Lennon played the guitar solo on the track, but later said he hated the song, calling it "beyond redemption".
Beauty eh ?