Chad’s ’66 SO36 Dormobile

[Pat K]

#61849

Dormie tops are ~ vert beetle tops…😠🤭🤫

Fit, drilled, cut, welded by Franz, shaped, straightened, dressed, sanded, polished and fiddled with OG canvas hold down strips all day.

Tomorrow should be rewarding…😁😎😁

We will build it if it comes.

[Shortbus]

#61850

I just looked back through emails… I bought this bus the first time in the summer of 2009. I didn’t get to use the top back then because the canvas was trashed. It’s pretty damn exciting to see it this close to being an actual functioning dormobile again.

The manual says leave an 1″ of slack on the long end to accommodate shrink. Having built one, and spoken with a couple more people that have installed the roof tents on these, I believe that is overkill and leaves the tent looking wrinkly and poorly fit. If doing it again, I wouldn’t leave more than 1/2″.

[Bodgoco]

#61853

This is an amazing bus.  Top looks awesome. Straight up KCW work. I’ve got the wiper in Durango if the KCW fam needs it I’ll pull it.

[mtnbus]

#61856

agreed Bo !

 

[Bodgoco]

#61857

Only reason I have the nose is because of Bubba! He beat me out of a 15 for a rickenbacker guitar.

[mtnbus]

#61859

Hahha

[Pat K]

#61867

Riley and I got a early start this morning.

I am working on lift arm assembly, Riley is back on retro sound install.

We will build it if it comes.

[John Jones]

#61873

That top…it’s worse than doing a deluxe sunroof top… 😎 😎 😎    Only 1 thats come through here in 2 years… Unlikely to do another….   And thats fine by Pat…. 😎 😎 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Audrey Jones]

#61888

Team Kendall is ON IT!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Franz]

#61890

Floor mat and parts to build window frames arrived yesterday.

[Pat K]

#61896

STRIPES!

We will build it if it comes.

[Shortbus]

#61897

Bodgoco wrote:

This is an amazing bus. Top looks awesome. Straight up KCW work. I’ve got the wiper in Durango if the KCW fam needs it I’ll pull it.

i’m not having any luck getting a restored one. If you’ve got a good 12v one and it’s not samba priced, pull it and send it ASAP. The help is greatly appreciated! Damn wiper assembly is holding up the show. 🙂

[Shortbus]

#61898

Correct exhaust is headed your way VIA UPS today.

Rear IRS kit says it should deliver today.

[Pat K]

#61899

IRS kit arrived. Beefy!

We will build it if it comes.

[Riley K]

#61901

Continued sticking in the Retro Sound today. Got the rear quarters and driver’s door fully covered. About 3/4 done with the passenger side door!

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