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- Bleyseng
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Seattle again
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forget the JB part and just weld it as thats what I did. I combined 4 seat spring sets to make two good ones with one welded spring as I only had one good one of it.
Geoff
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
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77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
- bretski
- Ellipsis-Meister
- Location: out of hibernation...for now
- Status: Offline
"Now Timmy, let's see which fixes Mr. Wizard's hip flask better...JB Weld or Duct Tape."sped372 wrote:I'm not sure if you could argue that it contains more magic; it's just that the magic is in tube form rather than a thin coating on the back of a rolled-up strip.
1978 Deluxe Westfalia - "Klaus"
"transcripts are overrated. hardware store receipts: those are useful." --skin daddio
"transcripts are overrated. hardware store receipts: those are useful." --skin daddio
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
- Status: Offline
(JB weld is holding my engine together shhhhhhhh)
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- BellePlaine
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Minnesota
- Status: Offline
Spring has sprung so I'm back in bus mode. I've got two major projects on my plate: 1) to get the passenger swivel seat installed and 2) to swap my aftermarket carbs for FI.
Both '76 + style seats are ready to install after a winter of removing rust from the frames, fixing broken springs, swapping out the wrong sized springs, painting, mending and cleaning the seat covers, and wrestling the original covers on the frames over new Wolfsburg West coconut pads, coffee bean sack burlap, and batting. Whew, what a winter project!
Next step, remove the bulk head. Before:
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After:
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I'm breathing a major sigh of relief that I cut my lines pretty straight and didn't hack up the good metal much at all. With a little grinding, sanding, and paint and I think it will look really good.
Both '76 + style seats are ready to install after a winter of removing rust from the frames, fixing broken springs, swapping out the wrong sized springs, painting, mending and cleaning the seat covers, and wrestling the original covers on the frames over new Wolfsburg West coconut pads, coffee bean sack burlap, and batting. Whew, what a winter project!
Next step, remove the bulk head. Before:
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After:
[albumimg]3001[/albumimg]
I'm breathing a major sigh of relief that I cut my lines pretty straight and didn't hack up the good metal much at all. With a little grinding, sanding, and paint and I think it will look really good.
1975 Riviera we call "Spider-Man"
- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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What are you doing for the loss of chassis stiffening? Those things were a major player. The later buses have a gusset welded from the b-pillar to the rear of the wheel arch.BellePlaine wrote: Next step, remove the bulk head.
Before:
After:
I'm breathing a major sigh of relief that I cut my lines pretty straight.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
- Status: Offline
Some nitwit wrote:
I asked that question b4 all that hacking but no one seemed to find issue.Any structural issues with removing the bulkhead? The very late bay seat pedastals seem to be a different construction and more reinforced.
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http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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When, where, what, to whom, got link? Did I miss that one?hambone wrote:Some nitwit wrote:I asked that question b4 all that hacking but no one seemed to find issue.Any structural issues with removing the bulkhead? The very late bay seat pedastals seem to be a different construction and more reinforced.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- Amskeptic
- IAC "Help Desk"
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hambone wrote:Page 6, Dear Leader.
Found it. Must have missed it. That triangle brace is important.BellePaline wrote:I did save some of the old pedestal (the tri-angle brace that goes between the pillar and the pedestal) to weld into (or onto) the new pedestal.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- BellePlaine
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Minnesota
- Status: Offline
Have no fear, I have the triangle brace for it. I knew that it served a purpose so I saved it from my parts bus. It won't be original of course, but it will work for a "Westi-era."Amskeptic wrote:hambone wrote:Page 6, Dear Leader.Found it. Must have missed it. That triangle brace is important.BellePaline wrote:I did save some of the old pedestal (the tri-angle brace that goes between the pillar and the pedestal) to weld into (or onto) the new pedestal.
Colin
BTW, tonight I did some prep to the passenger seat area. I ground out the beginnings of rust on the pedestal. In addition, I installed a new antenna as the old one was busted. The easy-listening station comes in loud and clear now.
1975 Riviera we call "Spider-Man"
- BellePlaine
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Minnesota
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Here's my triangle support gusset.
I've also decided that the swivel base needs just a little extra support because it flexes just a wee bit when I set up the seat to try it out. The solution will be a small piece of angle iron welded across the pedestal underneath the base swivel plate. I'll take a picture when it's ready.
1975 Riviera we call "Spider-Man"
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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Lookin good, Mr. Handy!
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http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- BellePlaine
- IAC Addict!
- Location: Minnesota
- Status: Offline
Almost done with the swivel seat project. Last week, I had the swivel base and triangle brace welded in by my buddy. Last night I began grinding the welds and installed the seat just to mock it up. I love it. After some primer and paint, I think that this will not only look pretty decent but also improve the functionality of my camper by opening it up. We've got two kids and a dog, you know.
The only drawback is that the passenger's seat now sits a taste higher then the driver's seat. Not a big deal to my 5'1" wifey.
The only drawback is that the passenger's seat now sits a taste higher then the driver's seat. Not a big deal to my 5'1" wifey.
1975 Riviera we call "Spider-Man"