The ‘58 Hacienda Panel

[Audrey Jones]

#58103

mission accomplished!!! And he got it done before it was toooo hot out! Nice work Riley

[mitch]

#58104

Pat K wrote:

 He spent the rest of the day scrapping very well aged horse hair tar board.

When I hear people talking about the hair used by vw in the interior I always hear “whore’s hair;” certainly a curious choice of material and one which I wouldn’t put past 1950’s Germans.

[John Jones]

#58107

😎

[Pat K]

#58144

Riley just finished scrapping the last bits of tar board off the donor section. 

Dissecting all the bits off is his next mission.

We will build it if it comes.

[Ragtop Ron]

#58148

Well done Riley!

[Uncle Mark]

#58171

It’s looking great!  Call me when you need help installing the drivetrain.

[mitch]

#58172

Pat K wrote:

Riley just finished scrapping the last bits of tar board off the donor section

clean. Stoked for that thing to get welded in.

[mitch]

#58173

Uncle Mark wrote:

It’s looking great! Call me when you need help installing the drivetrain.

The plan is to drive this thing home from Colorado at ~45 mph. It’ll take me 3 days lol!

[John Jones]

#58186

Riley is dissecting still…  Prep always takes twice the time it takes to install the peice…. 😎

[John Jones]

#58187

mitch wrote:

Pat K wrote:

Riley just finished scrapping the last bits of tar board off the donor section

clean. Stoked for that thing to get welded in.

and after it’ all in… still have the spare area to fix, and the gas heater hack…. 8-(  8-(  takes twice the time to use original stuff, but sometimes it must be done!  😎

[Vwfool]

#58200

It’s all worth it in the end. Such a cool bus with cool history

[mitch]

#58202

@Vwfool did I read you are in X-Mas Tree business? I have a cool old sign I want to give you, I pulled it from the same place this bus came from. Has a couple pine trees on it; you might be able to paint it up your own way.

[Vwfool]

#58206

That is awesome. Thank you. I would love to have it.

Yes, I started a Christmas tree farm from scratch 3 years ago with no clue what I am doing. I have never grown anything but weeds in my lawn so it’s a ridiculous idea. I have roughly 600 trees and I am adding 200-300 a year. I also started growing cherries and apples too.  It’s slow but growing

[mitch]

#58207

@Vwfool right on; nice looking cherries! I started a cactus and succulent nursery about 3 years ago too. Built a huge greenhouse here in San Diego County. Fun times.

Ok I am sending KCW a rear hatch for my bus so I will throw it in the same box and you can grab it next time you’re passing through CO.

[Vwfool]

#58208

Awesome. Thank you

Lowbus on here is a succulent grower too in Tucson. Hit him up

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