Kuch's 1956 11 Window Kombi Project [16-09-08]

longboardbus · Post by **longboardbus** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:34 pm

crackin read plenty of pics to study before i start on my 59. You wouldnt have a spare set of working semaphores on that brown bus .... mine are missing not sure how hard they are to find

Keep up the hard yards cant wait to see it progress!

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:56 pm

Semaphores are hard to find, but i might be able to organise some for you. Send me a pm when your ready for them.

The brown bus is a dual back light bus, no semaphores.

Kuch

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:39 pm

Saturday with some nicer weather.

Welding a new lip on the inner panel due to the old panel beaters cutting it off...

New top section replaced. When we lined up the corner panel, was nearly 20mm out of line and they welded it on like that before! Unbelieveable

New bottom section

New side lip which mounts onto the back end

Making the bends to the curve by working with the metal and oxy

Nearly there

Welded in place on top section

And picked up a new ride! More parts and panels bus.

Enjoy
Kuch

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:56 pm

Wow Kuch, love watching your work! That new ride looks too good to be a
parts and panels bus though.

cassa · Post by **cassa** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:02 pm

Yeah Kuch, that new one looks too good to cut up. What is the roof like?

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:02 pm

You havent seen nothin yet
I took the photo from a good angle

Was a chicken shed once, wouldnt say theres much left of the floor and rear chassis.

Roof is bent and the floor isnt holding together, so you can notice a small gap on the top of the cargo doors, and rather large on the bottom where the bus has stretched.

Kuch

cassa · Post by **cassa** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:02 pm

And I love the number of the u-haul trailer.

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:04 pm

Thats the same trailer that picked up the blue kombi from victoria.

Is it your lucky number eh?

cassa · Post by **cassa** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:08 pm

Isn't it everyone's?

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:17 pm

I dont understand!

cassa · Post by **cassa** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:28 pm

Early Porsches Kuch.

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:31 pm

I see, not a porsche man myself. Nice to look at though.

Kuch

cassa · Post by **cassa** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:44 pm

No rear axle on that poor old girl. Looks like a dog with worms trying to scratch its arse on the lawn.

frenzix · Post by **frenzix** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:23 am

coming along mate.. keep it up

Kuchster · Post by **Kuchster** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:17 pm

Sunday with some unexpected suprises.

I love the smell of grinding off bog on a sunday morning to find some brass underneath!

Well, we can fix that

Looking better

Done

Hmm, bit out of alignment

Ahh, few tensioners can fix that

Note, all metal, no bog in this baby. Even that cheap spray can matches the original colour!

Dont they look cute together

More next weekend.
Kuch