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67 microbus

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Picked this up back in 2017, paid more than I should have but single cabs don’t satisfy the family when someone always has to stay behind.
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Velvet green and pearl white with mesh grey interior. Typically rusted along the lower 4 inches, cargo floor, cab floor and a few other surprises.

Will start to post up the progress over the last few years over the coming months.
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Re: 67 microbus

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Man I spent a lot of hours trying to buy this bus back in the day, glad it’s gone to a good home.
Chasing any Neiman steering lock parts, will consider anything.
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Thanks Matt. Hopefully I’ll do it justice although velvet green ain’t coming back on this one.
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Started stripping it down to see what was ahead
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This had me considering keeping the original paint and keeping the character
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Although achievable the more I looked the more I wanted to go shiny
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Rust in all the usual places
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Long side was straight and just the lower section needed work.
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Both cab floor sides had been previously patched, the centre was salvageable
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Some rust in odd places also. Had some blasting done and paint stripped the bigger panels so prevent any warping

Will keep the updates coming, although once again the body work isn’t done by me personally so I’ll thank Cooper early in the thread for putting in the hard yards on this one also.
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Beatts wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:11 pm Picked this up back in 2017, paid more than I should have but single cabs don’t satisfy the family when someone always has to stay behind.
Yep, I learnt this too - shoulda kept the '62 single though...
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You have a couple of great buses Morts, I can’t see myself parting with my SC but a bus is a must for being inclusive that’s for sure.

There’s still some single cabs around Morts, why not add to your collection?!
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Paint stripped the long side, short side and cargo doors before the bus went down the road to the local panel shop.
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Started with removing the cheese grater then due to the front nose being in bad shape it was logical to replace the whole front.
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It’s got to get worse before it can get better. Keep the pics coming mate.
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Beatts wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:23 pm
There’s still some single cabs around Morts, why not add to your collection?!
It is on the agenda, but I have specific needs...
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Nice work!
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Can’t wait to see the result of this bus!
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New nose test fit
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The rear quarter and wheel arch on the short side had the bad stuff removed, replacement sections fitted and tig welded by the local panel shop
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Reproduction doors from Gordon had a test fit while the panels were tech screwed in place.
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It was about now I started to doubt the local panel shops knowledge of getting around a VW bus and the in-depth knowledge to sequence each repair so shit still fits as it should. Along with the challenges of using reproduction panels it’s not an easy task.
They obviously know how to do the work and do it well but seemed to rely on me for guidance on how things should be approached. Luckily I’d already found Cooper so it wasn’t long before the bus headed out to him to sort out the remaining work.
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Cooper made great progress and tackled the tough task of getting decent door gaps using reproduction doors and working around other peoples work. Pretty sure he had to walk away a few times along the way.
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Re: 67 microbus

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I think Rusty might want to know what colour you are painting it! I have a funny feeling you are both having green and white colour schemes
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I better hurry up and get mine in colour first, then I can always say he copied me :lol:
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