Ahh it's amazing how fast I get l loaded now when they see me approaching with a phone full of pictures!metalmick8y wrote:you got many in the truck with you hows the song go, a life on the open road.
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The Trukkvagon is coming
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This one???
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Well decided to skip the welding today,taped up the recent repairs
you dont have to tape it but it is neater and looks better and its just nice to see good metal not rusty tin
the inner bit of the front arch has also been covered, this will be dynax'd after paint
then spent the rest of the afternoon stripping out the rest of the body and glass ready for painting next week , most of the van is very very good but its several different shades and as red is one of the worst for fading were goiung to do the lot.. while were at it.
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you dont have to tape it but it is neater and looks better and its just nice to see good metal not rusty tin
the inner bit of the front arch has also been covered, this will be dynax'd after paint
then spent the rest of the afternoon stripping out the rest of the body and glass ready for painting next week , most of the van is very very good but its several different shades and as red is one of the worst for fading were goiung to do the lot.. while were at it.
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Great work as always mate. First time I have seen the use of tape over welds though.
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the tape is either side of the welds/joins and the sealant brushed between then tape removed its how I always do it
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deja vu here..
Even though it's not mine it's a good thread, nice pics as usual Mike.
Even though it's not mine it's a good thread, nice pics as usual Mike.
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Aye kev and everytime I see a thread with reference to 'slight seam rust' in this area i know what the reality is you are prepared to dig to the bottom of it
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Well os step.not the worst by a long way nor the best but
its better in many cases to repair rather than replace and in repairing you can use the correct steel also the van retains more authenticity and originality, some may laugh now but in another 20 years this will be a relevant and pertinent point,
so taped of the area i want to remove
no more, no less, just past the rusty area is sufficient
this is the iffy bit
the idea will be to replace in 2 parts as the original was
this is the underside and you can see how good it is, i would note here that the vw sealant finnished just on this curve and was not present on the underside of the step ? anyhow its scraped off and i will weld to the left(inner) part first
too shiny to see clearly but i have stepped the part so it will fit under the next part to be fitted
this shows it joined underneath ,
I will then mark the line correctly and cut this part so it is neat and the correct width and then add the last part. had to knock off ealy as i had the mum of all migrains that is just wearing off
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its better in many cases to repair rather than replace and in repairing you can use the correct steel also the van retains more authenticity and originality, some may laugh now but in another 20 years this will be a relevant and pertinent point,
so taped of the area i want to remove
no more, no less, just past the rusty area is sufficient
this is the iffy bit
the idea will be to replace in 2 parts as the original was
this is the underside and you can see how good it is, i would note here that the vw sealant finnished just on this curve and was not present on the underside of the step ? anyhow its scraped off and i will weld to the left(inner) part first
too shiny to see clearly but i have stepped the part so it will fit under the next part to be fitted
this shows it joined underneath ,
I will then mark the line correctly and cut this part so it is neat and the correct width and then add the last part. had to knock off ealy as i had the mum of all migrains that is just wearing off
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That looked in good nick compared to mine, mine has started to rust around one of the holes that the rubber mat clips into
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I got a new replacement step Mr Fin
I can post it to you
I can post it to you
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Which side Kev? I could do with the passenger side. LHD.
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Oh well... lol
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Re: The Trukkvagon is coming
Another great thread