60' Kombi (maybe familiar to DSK)

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60' Kombi (maybe familiar to DSK)

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Hi All,

This is my first post on DSK. Thanks :D go out to Leroy and John for getting me up and running on DSK.

We are the new owners of what may be a familiar bus to some on DSK. The story thus far is we acquired the 1960 type 23 from DSK member Paul Willans. Ripping bloke and knows all the tricks about tying down buses when rear loaded on a trailer such that the doors or pop outs don't blow off. We had to travel from Melbourne to NSW to get the bus and I made it a road trip for my 7 year old son. Two days there and back with a sleep over in a tent. Lots of quality time....

The bus is currently stashed away in our garage and has taken pride of place over the daily driver. Not sure how long this will last...

I will be needing lots of advice with the question of full restoration or rat the first point of call.
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Good stuff enjoy the journey! Great to see your son right into it too
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Welcome, that bus came from the same farm as my bd....found it about 9 years ago
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Welcome mate.
I'll kick it off with.... Go the rat!
You can't go back to rat (original) after you go the whole hog. You can always do a full makeover down the track.
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Hi byronbus. Thanks for the pic showing the old girl. Do you have any history on the original owner?
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Yeah Roo I think your right. Can always go the full resto at a later date.
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Rat is also a lot cheaper, no forking out for panel and paint :!:
Its a well known fact an OG SC will always be worth more than a DC with a checker plate tray, towel rails and PINK plates
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Hey Mark, good to see you made it! Such a good solid bus to start with! 8) I'd be keeping it original too if it was mine. A full resto will be BIG bucks if you want to do it correctly. Just mu 2c. Enjoy the journey, and keep us all updated on progress 8)
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Another pic
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Where did that bus end up Bruce? Love it.
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Being restored down south...
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Welcome Cutza, enjoy the ride.
Awesome patina on that bus would look great lowered with some wheels.
Good luck.
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Thanks Dave. Will need plenty of support. Steep learning curve for me. Reading up on straight axle and drop spindles at the moment. Hopefully I can catch up with some of the DSK gurus at VW events and get pointers on what to tackle first.
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welcome
if you want to learn how to straight axle your bus
look at this
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Thanks for the link. Gota love a step by step with pictures... :D
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