My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted.
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My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted.
Its been a 5 month mission sourcing the correct 1972 model year only rear bumper brackets for my cross over early bay. But perserverance pays I guess.
I received the 2 used bumper brackets from the seller in California USA on 3 February, just before I left for the George car show.
Over the past weekend I managed to first fit the bumper brackets to the bus body and fine-tuned them with a hammer and block to ensure that they fitted as close to straight as possible, after lining up the bumper about 30 times on 2 jack stands, before I was happy to remark them.
I just could not get them to line up with the existing holes in the bumper, so I drilled 2 new holes to ensure that the towbar stiffner could be fitted inside again.
The bumper was a bit dinged and dented and scratched, but all good nic. So I got my hammer and dolley out and straigtened the bumper as best I could. After sanding it down with some P80 and P180, I bought some rattle can white auto primer, and rattle can auto white paint, and painted them. An hour later I fitted them and was quite chuffed with the way it turned out. My bus rear end is finally finished up and looks 10x better even if I say so myself.
Also expoxied the VOLKSWAGEN script badge to the tail gate and added some extra blobs of epoxy inside where the pins come through the tail gate. What a mission removing all the 20 odd screws that hold the tailgate panel and isulation in place. After that, just for peace of mind, I tried to pull it off again, and short of using a screw driver to pry it off, im quite confident its in place for a while... fingers crossed.
Sunday morning, the wife, daughter and I picked up granny and grandpa and went on a little around the peninsula road trip and picnic.... a fun weekend all in!
This weekend... (read Thursday afternoon already) family camping trip with the bus and Venter Slip stream caravan, up the West Coast to return on Sunday afternoon.
Happy times!
I received the 2 used bumper brackets from the seller in California USA on 3 February, just before I left for the George car show.
Over the past weekend I managed to first fit the bumper brackets to the bus body and fine-tuned them with a hammer and block to ensure that they fitted as close to straight as possible, after lining up the bumper about 30 times on 2 jack stands, before I was happy to remark them.
I just could not get them to line up with the existing holes in the bumper, so I drilled 2 new holes to ensure that the towbar stiffner could be fitted inside again.
The bumper was a bit dinged and dented and scratched, but all good nic. So I got my hammer and dolley out and straigtened the bumper as best I could. After sanding it down with some P80 and P180, I bought some rattle can white auto primer, and rattle can auto white paint, and painted them. An hour later I fitted them and was quite chuffed with the way it turned out. My bus rear end is finally finished up and looks 10x better even if I say so myself.
Also expoxied the VOLKSWAGEN script badge to the tail gate and added some extra blobs of epoxy inside where the pins come through the tail gate. What a mission removing all the 20 odd screws that hold the tailgate panel and isulation in place. After that, just for peace of mind, I tried to pull it off again, and short of using a screw driver to pry it off, im quite confident its in place for a while... fingers crossed.
Sunday morning, the wife, daughter and I picked up granny and grandpa and went on a little around the peninsula road trip and picnic.... a fun weekend all in!
This weekend... (read Thursday afternoon already) family camping trip with the bus and Venter Slip stream caravan, up the West Coast to return on Sunday afternoon.
Happy times!
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Re: My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted
happy times indeed china !!!!
by fig » Mar 26, 2018
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Re: My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted
@ Jolas... Im sure you will agree mate.
Q: Do you you know when the best time of the week is?
A: A Friday afternoon after work, 1 - 2 hours in either direction away from home, driving in your VW Bus !!!!
Q: Do you you know when the best time of the week is?
A: A Friday afternoon after work, 1 - 2 hours in either direction away from home, driving in your VW Bus !!!!
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Nice bus! Nice camping trailer!
fig
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Nice one Mud's !! love the caravan !!
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Re: My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted
Oh yes, it doesn't get any better.Muderick wrote: Q: Do you you know when the best time of the week is?
A: A Friday afternoon after work, 1 - 2 hours in either direction away from home, driving in your VW Bus !!!!
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Re: My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted
Indeed Mr Webb, indeed....
We should rustle up some guys for a weekend camping trip real soon... you, me, Paul, Christo, oom Hennie possibly, Errol, Jason and who ever wants to join...
What do you think?
Muds
We should rustle up some guys for a weekend camping trip real soon... you, me, Paul, Christo, oom Hennie possibly, Errol, Jason and who ever wants to join...
What do you think?
Muds
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I'm always in for a camping trip! I've been doing quite a few recently but haven't got round to sharing any yet.Muderick wrote:Indeed Mr Webb, indeed....
We should rustle up some guys for a weekend camping trip real soon... you, me, Paul, Christo, oom Hennie possibly, Errol, Jason and who ever wants to join...
What do you think?
Muds
Paul said he was keen to organise something. I don't mind going at a drop of a hat, but the guys with families seem to need ages to plan.
Herman suggested this central camp sometime at the Gariep dam, I'm already in for that. Whats the idea there Herman?
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That sounds like a great idea. Give us enough advance warning and mrsfig and I will be there. Let's make it happen!sean wrote:Herman suggested this central camp sometime at the Gariep dam, I'm already in for that. Whats the idea there Herman?
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Re: My Early bay rear bumper and Script badge finally fitted
Sweet rig muds. If your bus was blue I'd swear you had time travelled it from my parents neighbours back in 1973.
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