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Re: July 1955
« Reply #30 on: December 25, 2011, 11:57:12 PM »
what is your plans for the castle nut on the axle?
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Re: July 1955
« Reply #31 on: December 26, 2011, 11:06:44 AM »
what is your plans for the castle nut on the axle?
Kevin, Its not torqued down yet and i can get half a cotter pin in it..:)

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #32 on: December 26, 2011, 11:40:54 AM »
pheww! sounds good
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Re: July 1955
« Reply #33 on: February 13, 2012, 01:54:25 PM »
sent to Wagenswest on October 24
just arrived on the weekend......
next on the agenda.........

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #34 on: March 08, 2012, 12:54:40 PM »
seem like spring outside so i thought i would drag her out of the garage....:)
dropped spindles and a st8 axel kit.....she should drive nice ....;)





need to bleed the brakes and get the 1600 installed still but its a start...thanks for looking!
also installed Dual MC w/spacer and a rabbit reservior..

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #35 on: March 08, 2012, 02:12:42 PM »
Looking good Bill!
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Re: July 1955
« Reply #36 on: March 08, 2012, 02:32:05 PM »
 Nice! Woot_Emoticon

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #37 on: March 08, 2012, 02:41:14 PM »
 :whoo: :whoo:  loooking really good I will have to do that brake upgrade sometime soon . Good progress

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #38 on: March 08, 2012, 04:41:32 PM »
Outstanding Billy!

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #39 on: March 08, 2012, 06:10:59 PM »
Looking super good!!!  Congrats!

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #40 on: March 08, 2012, 07:50:42 PM »
looking rad!
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Re: July 1955
« Reply #41 on: October 18, 2012, 09:41:47 PM »
how s the project going Billybob?  I Keep checkin on this one!!

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #42 on: January 12, 2014, 02:03:10 PM »
Where is this panel these days? Updates?

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #43 on: October 25, 2015, 08:54:24 PM »
Hey Bill, sweet bus! A couple questions: What did you use to strip off the old paint? and what kind of paint did you use underneath? Looks great, I need to do the same to my 58 Kombi. Thanks.

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #44 on: October 30, 2015, 11:25:18 PM »
i saw this panel cruising the streets this past summer...and it's badass!! great job on getting it done bill! now lets see some current pics and hear some stories about how it all came together!!  :cool:

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #45 on: November 07, 2015, 03:52:34 PM »
Sorry, I was busy putting the Bus together and not great at keeping up the posting so ill jump back a cpl years and post some pictures of the metal work and then the finished product as it was completed around May 2015.

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #46 on: November 07, 2015, 04:06:18 PM »
Long rocker

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #47 on: November 07, 2015, 04:07:21 PM »
Dogleg

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #48 on: November 07, 2015, 04:09:27 PM »
Passanger side Rocker

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #49 on: November 07, 2015, 04:19:54 PM »
More Pictures cabn be found on FB at Rusties Site.
https://www.facebook.com/aircooledgermanauto/?fref=ts

Special thanks to Joel Sanderson without his efforts this would not get done... Top notch friend.
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Re: July 1955
« Reply #50 on: November 08, 2015, 09:50:22 AM »
Such a badass early panel! Wolfsburg busses are so killer!!!
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Re: July 1955
« Reply #51 on: January 04, 2016, 07:11:38 PM »


wurd!!

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Re: July 1955
« Reply #52 on: January 05, 2016, 05:57:00 AM »
More Pictures cabn be found on FB at Rusties Site.
https://www.facebook.com/aircooledgermanauto/?fref=ts

Special thanks to Joel Sanderson without his efforts this would not get done... Top notch friend.

Thanks Bill.
This was a really fun project and I love seeing it on the road.
Here's to our 2016 traveling adventures coming to a Vw show near you! :)
Yes please check out more pics on my Facebook page.