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RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by markp » Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:58 am
Steve

I have a special door gap glamping tool

your welcome to borrow it if it helps :P it will open up gaps if they have closed up :cheers:

Just shout mate

Cheers

Mark
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:25 pm
markp wrote:Steve

I have a special door gap glamping tool

your welcome to borrow it if it helps :P it will open up gaps if they have closed up :cheers:

Just shout mate

Cheers

Mark






Cheers Mark, :D

You can drop it off when you take Gerry out for his first test drive!!! :wink:
Got some bottles of Bud in the fridge waiting!!!! 8)
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by markp » Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:41 pm
steve j l wrote:
markp wrote:Steve

I have a special door gap glamping tool

your welcome to borrow it if it helps :P it will open up gaps if they have closed up :cheers:

Just shout mate

Cheers

Mark






Cheers Mark, :D

You can drop it off when you take Gerry out for his first test drive!!! :wink:
Got some bottles of Bud in the fridge waiting!!!! 8)




LOL

seams a good excuse for a drive / cruz in Gerry :cheers:

If all goes to plan over the next week I shout be up and running by the weekend of the 17th of this month :cheers:

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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:20 am
Been hard at it...

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Updates soon... 8)
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by markp » Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:52 am
come on steve

we know ya retiered so stop messing around and get this bus sorted ... your driving ya poor son Paul to drink !!!

keep those pic's coming


remember the rules !!!


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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by Paul66spliy » Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:22 pm
Hi Steve looking Awesome :-)
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by Bleedingmoody » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:54 am
Can't wait to see this around Northamptonshire :D
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:37 pm
Bleedingmoody wrote:Can't wait to see this around Northamptonshire :D



Cheers Brian, Its just a dream at the moment but I will get there one day :roll:
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:40 pm
Paul66spliy wrote:Hi Steve looking Awesome :-)



Cheers mate, I just dream that it will one day look as good as yours
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:07 pm
Mark P will recognise these horns from the early days of his restoration. They were the only bits on Gerry that the rust worms hadn't eaten. So he cut them off :roll: :lol: & kindly donated them to my restoration. 8) (Thanks again Mark) :D
..... as the samba horns were completely shot




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They have sat in my "man cave" for over a year so I have now decided to stick em back together

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Bending 2mm plate over a 10mm rod to get the right radius




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Had to cut the old horns off to get an outline of the base plate







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Wont be fitting them yet till the engine bay has been blasted & repaired.
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:55 pm
Had loads of goodies turn up from Various places today and awaiting more on Friday...
Should make a good start on the chassis & floor pans over the next few weeks.


Will be uploading some suspension updates soon too. (Front beam, work in progress).
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by markp » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:13 am
Great update Steve

Glade to see the horns came in handy ....... amazing how Gerry's horns were so perfect but the rest of him had rotted away


Good updates keep them coming I'm loving it :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


Quick question


What sandwich did you have in ya cave ??












Mustard on side :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:


We all eagle eye'd on here steve













steve j l wrote: Mark P will recognise these horns from the early days of his restoration. They were the only bits on Gerry that the rust worms hadn't eaten. So he cut them off :roll: :lol: & kindly donated them to my restoration. 8) (Thanks again Mark) :D
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Chat soon

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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by msage » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:49 pm
Great work bud keep em pics rolling in
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:16 am
msage wrote:Great work bud keep em pics rolling in



Thanks mate. :D
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Re: RHD '59' 23 Samba... From Sweden.(My Retirement Project!)

by steve j l » Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:29 am
Started Front beam restoration, one side done.

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