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Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:34 pm
by SlashKirk
Yes, left over material from roller over device :lol:
I run a Miller Challenger machine 220volt 170amp max. 023wire with 75/25 gas. Flux core is not suited for most of my needs.
Sold my extra tank to VWRick last year, sorry.

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:58 pm
by SlashKirk
I have decided to strip it down, fix a little metal, and redo all the mechanicals including lowering it a few inches.
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While I had the front beam out, found the spindles were trashed.....Aaron fixed those up for me.
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Today I fixed the loose center pin.....I like it tight like that :o
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Much easier with the beam out of the bus
A good thread about replacement:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=274893

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:19 pm
by Busjunky
That was a good thread. I haven't messed with mine yet. Everything seems nice and tight at the wheel when ive moved it around in the garage. It'll be cleaned up and redone at some point tho.

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:28 pm
by Randy
Very nice.

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:09 pm
by SlashKirk
UPDATE:
Built these two racks over the holidays
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Finished stripping paint off exterior of DD
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Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:23 pm
by CraigOnTheBoat
You sure have a nice Rack, I bet it will turn heads.

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:30 pm
by vw7266
wow nice work Kirk...

So how much does a rack like that cost?

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:36 pm
by slayer
Super impressed with the racks. Do you have any close up pics?

Nice strip job!

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:49 pm
by 21window
So you've got a stripper with a nice rack, lets hear more about the rack. ;)

Re: 1961 Double Door Camper Conversion

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:52 pm
by SlashKirk
vw7266 wrote:So how much does a rack like that cost?
$550 in materials plus tons of time in labor
slayer wrote:Do you have any close up pics?
No closer pics right now....one (mine) still needs finished and the second just got picked up today :o