Aircooled VW South Africa

strated scratching around on my '67 australian bus ....it's amazing how good they can look from the outside ..but rotten on the inside ...nevertheless...rather fix and know what you have than patch and be unsure every time you drive it !


took a few pic's
removed the nose and valences....and about 5kg's of body filler on the front...rest of the bus is great except for the obvious sills and valences.....







so now we wait for the replacement front to come and some "A" pillars...etc...
keep you posted..

The "mission" has started, good luck Jacques, keep the pics coming

Great a new project starts after a long patient wait! Contests Jacques!!!

The fact that you can buy new panels for these VWs never ceases to amaze me I'm looking forward to seeing the progress on this. All the best Jacques, I like your work space. I wish I had a shed in my yard!

Andrew

good luck jacques. dont let the long and winedy road get the better of you, hang in there. we've seen worst to start off

the build becomes easier with more pics

Thanks Fahraad...and jolas , Drusky and Dutch driver.......i just mailed Gerson for prices....5 pages long !
he seems to be upgrading his website and the new one looks great ! klassicfab.com check it out !
i am also speaking to Andreas regarding local panels that he makes so lets see where we go from here..........

Thanks Gerson.......
now to decide on a welder and then the work can commence !!


stay tuned.......

Awesome! good luck with the project.
Is it expensive to bring in body panels?

Nice one Jacques!!
Keep the updates coming

Um, whats the address of that workshop ?

Awesome to see someone locally taking on a restoration like this!

Luuuurrrrve those green panels!

Hi Jacques,
the Lights I was thinking that may have been on your St Johns, would have been like this

See the small round "black out lights" near the tail light. ?
I think this is what you had.
Herman

did some more stuff on the Ozzy bus today.....
took off the headlight bucket support panel..and started to prep and trial fit the new inner valance...




cut the left side A pillar...trimmed it up and crimped it slightly to fit inside the new one as a guide and to add strength...



trial fit....





placed the bumper brackets to see if everything lines up ok .......


i do have one or two little snags here and there...like trimming the A pillar a touch too high...but i can fill that in so no prob. !
all looking good so far !
i am getting a new headlight bucket support panel...just used the old one to check alignment..in case any one was wondering...
now i have to prep all the surfaces and paint the inside of the new panels before i fit them...once fitted i won't be able get in everywhere behind to paint and seal.....enjoying every minute of this !

Looking goooooood,
Bit of welding, bit of buffing, and its, back on the road........

did a bit more today....trial fitted a door to see if all the Gaps are correct (even though i measured through out the operation)



decided to cut out the rotten drivers side A pillar and fit the new Gerson one...







all coming together slowly.......

must admit i am enjoying this...