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[jp]

#39438

Nice bike and rail!!

Suby power rite 🤔😈

[John Jones]

#39447

Saturday my back kicked my ass and I didn’t do much… but a lot of sleeping.. So Sunday I felt the need to get something done!!!

So Sand rail was next, and it’s dune season!!!!  So… The boys pushed it in for me and Rusty and I got on it!  I never liked the look of the chassis on this.. the top… so I spent sunday taking the “Fugly” out of the chassis… starting with those huge heavy seats!!!!

 

Corporate wrote:

New toy/project😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

 

Now she has the look.. I’m going light weight, of course, bench seat, carbed motor..

[John Jones]

#39448

scooting the seat  back, which is making me do ton’s of fab work, moving gas tank etc..  pedals need to come back like 10″!!!!

[John Jones]

#39461

realizing I have created a full sand rail build here… and there is no doubt sand season will come and go before I get this done, or even get the mechanicals all bought and paid for…  Next spring I could have her ready….   darn it…  8-(   there’s always Glamis!!!

Makes the one Kevin Leake showed me last weekend look pretty appealing..8-)  it was less than a motor cost… and done.. 😎

[Jb]

#39465

Bench seat rail! Gonna be like “where’d JJ and Corporate go?……oh they way up on top of that dune makin out on the love bench!”  😂😂👍💪

[John Jones]

#39469

😎

[John Jones]

#39517

I am balls deep now in this project….  or maybe I should say committed.. or maybe, I need to be committed for starting this!!!! 😎 😎  No way!!! I see many many fun times at the dunes ahead of me!!!!! 😎  I love me some sand dunes… and I am going to build me a machine for the dunes!!!!   I dunno why I HAVE to build everything I own…  It’s a gift and a curse…. 😎

I cut the whole floor out!! it was over built and too heavy for the project goal… 😎

[BBWB]

#39520

John Jones wrote:

I dunno why I HAVE to build everything I own… It’s a gift and a curse

Those who can, do! Those who can’t, buy!

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[John Jones]

#39554

Seems those who can are broke dicks like me and you Ben… 😎  😎  I mean that with all due respect. 😎 But it seems to be true.

I think I have my seat figured out… I just gotta do it…   😎 Then pedals, shifter, and maybe I can start moving forward from there!!!!

The last few days of basting I have wanted a shower early.. which lead to some dinner, and then the recliner… 😎 😎  I seem to be more of a morning person than a late night person the last few years…  Doing a “second” shift is not as appealing as it once was, and certainly not as easy…. 😎  I have to dig deep and find some motivation to get this rail done.   I need to call painters and get my tranny going.. But I fear the tranny alone will cost as much as buying a WHOLE NOTHER RAIL!!!!!!! 8-(  8-(   If I am going to get any local / current friends into the dunes.. I imagine me having more than one car would be a great start!!!   😎

 

[BBWB]

#39556

John Jones wrote:

Seems those who can are broke dicks like me and you Ben… I mean that with all due respect. But it seems to be true

Ya, I’m definitely broke dick status! Just live within your means my dad used to say. It’s a point of pride for me to have something unique, I built myself over some shinny new toy.

I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.

[jp]

#39566

Airbnb Kcw Baja experience.   Retirement plan!

Get the hipsters to do the sanding and blasting and make um pay for it to boot.

[Corporate]

#39573

Can’t wait to see all the progress you’re making! That being said… Don’t be afraid to rest in the evening… we keep having birthdays you know😁😁😁😁 besides, you’ve always been a morning person.. you wake up cheerful and ready to go!!!!! 😘😘😘

I love going on adventures in our bus!!!

[THC4ME]

#39575

I’m no hipster, but I’d happily pay to camp at the KCW compound for a few days in my 04 Tacoma !

I’ve been a daily KCW lurker since 2012. When the old site went down, I went into total withdrawal.  my wife said that I was moping around like my dog died.  I have the highest respect for the craftsmanship, experience and dedication that JJ, Franz, Pat and team bring everyday! As anyone who toils on these old shit boxes knows, what the KCW team does everyday is astounding in both volume, pace and quality of work. It takes a lot more than a hipster beard, an Instagram account and buffalo plaid shirt to make VW dreams come true- it takes YEARS of actual EXPERIENCE and cumulative KNOWLEDGE that can only be obtained by DOING WORK everyday!

I feel that i can speak for the many faceless KCW fans, when I say thank you for doing what you do; and thank you for the site and community that has grown with it.  Best wishes and many more years of success.

[Corporate]

#39580

Thank you!😁😁😁😁

I love going on adventures in our bus!!!

[John Jones]

#39581

THC4ME wrote:

I’m no hipster, but I’d happily pay to camp at the KCW compound for a few days in my 04 Tacoma ! I’ve been a daily KCW lurker since 2012. When the old site went down, I went into total withdrawal. my wife said that I was moping around like my dog died. I have the highest respect for the craftsmanship, experience and dedication that JJ, Franz, Pat and team bring everyday! As anyone who toils on these old shit boxes knows, what the KCW team does everyday is astounding in both volume, pace and quality of work. It takes a lot more than a hipster beard, an Instagram account and buffalo plaid shirt to make VW dreams come true- it takes YEARS of actual EXPERIENCE and cumulative KNOWLEDGE that can only be obtained by DOING WORK everyday! I feel that i can speak for the many faceless KCW fans, when I say thank you for doing what you do; and thank you for the site and community that has grown with it. Best wishes and many more years of success.

 

Thanks for the kind words… We do one thing.. and do it the best we can…. 😎

[John Jones]

#39585

Corporate wrote:

Can’t wait to see all the progress you’re making! That being said… Don’t be afraid to rest in the evening… we keep having birthdays you know😁😁😁😁 besides, you’ve always been a morning person.. you wake up cheerful and ready to go!!!!! 😘😘😘

I haven’t gotten much done…. cut more shit up…. 😎   I wanna go to the dunes!! But I need a car!!!!

[Willy]

#39707

The blue tape on the headlight was starting to bug me…

[ryans65]

#39716

Jones, you need this. I’m sure you’ve already seen it or know about it though!

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2302811

[MikeK]

#39724

I’m pretty sure that Bus came out of Colorado.  It used to belong to Wes Taylor who had several really interesting cars.  There can’t be many Dove Blue Deluxes.

 

From what I can remember, he told me that he had found the original owner through some research (he was into that sort of thing) and that the owner told him the Bus had completely flipped over and landed back on it’s wheels during his ownership, hence the paint job.  The OG owner told him that the only thing that hit on the roof was just over the cab.  Wes went back, looked under the headliner and there was the dent!

 

 

 

 

[John Jones]

#39734

ryans65 wrote:

Jones, you need this. I’m sure you’ve already seen it or know about it though! https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2302811

 

Would love to own a rig like that… but I am gonna have to come about it a little cheaper than that… 😎  😎

I did get a shit ton done on my rail last weekend and some during this week too..   I was going to buy some aluminum for the floor.. but I think after I weld tabs all around, and bolt the aluminum in with steel hardware and lock nuts…  I can drill some holes in these ghia floors and plug weld them on!!!  then drill out all the low area’s for and drainage.. 😎  and free… 😎

Floors and then some paint!!! 😎  I’m gonna go bright orange!

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