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Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:13 pm
by rabidkombi
Looking great Cam

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:05 pm
by johnharte
Great work - just read through all the pages!!

Would like to see another shot of the roof with the colour on...

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:31 pm
by chuck85
Very nice work mate

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:32 pm
by Cam Biscuit
Thanks guys

Due to an act of massive stupidity on my part I'm going to have to go back and re-do a section of the roof..... :(

The lesson here is don't take your grinder to the underside of the roof just to touch something up when that roof has paint on top.....grrrr heat bubbles

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:48 pm
by 067DUB
Good work bigballs , mistakes hey, god knows I've made plenty!!

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:18 pm
by kombi niko
yep me too, I drilled though the body from the inside putting wires in :evil:

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:04 pm
by Cam Biscuit
Thats gotta hurt Niko :(

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:59 pm
by kombi niko
dam straight it did, had to do a quick repair but all is good now ;)

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:02 am
by Cam Biscuit
Roof repair done and now have the engine bay primered.

I had some Stone chip stuff left over so thought I'd hose a bit around on the underneath of the parcel tray to help sound proof it a little. Another coat went on after this pic.

I did a big day in the shed yesterday and managed to get the interior all primed as well. I'm hoping to get the interior in paint by next Sunday as I'm then off to the US for a couple of weeks but it might be a bridge too far. The weather up here is getting warmer and more humid and it soon gets like a sauna in a paint suit ......

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:10 pm
by rabidkombi
Awesome work Cam

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:57 pm
by Cam Biscuit
Big weekend to get this done before i go away tomorrow- There is a lot of bloody paint on the interior of a splitty! Lots of sanding and lots of wiping down...

I got through about 5 litres of water getting this in paint today, still re-hydrating now I think. It was 35C in the shed with about 65% humidity :shock: Jealous of you southerners today!

The colour looks a little washed out in the pics but it really pops in person. Very happy with this colour choice :mrgreen:

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:05 pm
by splitbus
Looking real tidy Cam 8) 8) 8)

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:33 pm
by Shaven
shiat thats nice Cam.
Love the colour... stunning. :wink:

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:39 pm
by Cam Biscuit
Still poking away slowly but its troppo season here which means about 35C every day and high humidity :shock: Not good shed weather...

Beam is apart and hopefully going back together shortly, and the rebuilt trans with 3.88 ring & pinion has arrived back from Dave Butler.

Body is being made as ripple free as I can - tip for young players is to just go hard and smear it on the filler thick from the start, otherwise you end up going back and doing multiple runs and no one wants to sand the side of a Kombi any more time than you have to! amazing how much ends up on the floor.

Don't think I'm going to get it in paint by Xmas somehow.

Re: Darwin '67 11 Window Resto Project

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:27 pm
by morts
Just went back to page 1 for a peek - what a transformation!!

Looking forward to catching up Sunday. No bus or bug for me so will be in the Type three...