Tom’s 23 Window Deluxe!!

[Tom Hoare]

#78695

Yeah!! Hell yeah!!

🙌🏼🛞🙌🏼🪑🪑🙌🏼

Parcel tray is on its way!

Love the pics!!

[Audrey Jones]

#78727

Thanks for ordering the parcel tray, Tom!

We’ve been kicking ass on this project!!!

After I disassembled a couple donor seats for parts, I gathered and started cleaning up the bumper trim yesterday, stripped the paint and pried out the rubber insert + found some new rubber  👍🏻

made sure we have each side of that special curved front bumper trim 👍🏻

we’ll get them all shiny for ya!!

Never make somebody a priority who makes you an option.

[John Jones]

#78736

Seats sucks balls..,  but coming along well.  This will be a combination of a bay folding and bug back rest 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[russ]

#78742

those are nasty

not much to work with

[ColeB]

#78744

We are heading East this weekend! Delivering the transaxle. I think it looks pretty good with all the brake bits installed.

Im excited to see this project come together!

After speaking to Tom on the phone last week I know he is excited to get his hands on the final engine install with us before the first drive to dinner with the team. Then we can either drive or trailer it back to UT (depending on Tom’s timeline) to finalize our part of the project. The mechanical final test and tune. I will put a couple hundred miles on it and test, tune and adjust the whole time before getting it back to Seattle.

Sounds like the timeline will match up well with getting all the upholstery and small bits done before we come to do the final mechanical install with Tom.

[John Jones]

#78768

I wish you would take this middle seat spring project!!!

Still sucking.🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫. Try to push through!!!!

What ever makes Tom Happy makes me happy!!   I just want to get it done..  I’m soo close..,  but I still have Tons to do.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[splittyvw64]

#78778

Ouch John!!! I know first hand how bad it sucks when it comes to springs. I only had to do one seat on my rig and that was plenty. 😣

Keep pushing through brotha , it will all be over with. Funny thing is after paint and some drive train components most people would think they’re close. But there’s still about 80 percent left to do after those steps. 💪🏽💪🏽
It’s been a blast to see this thing come together and it looks even better in person . can’t wait to see it on the pavement. Have a great day John .

[Audrey Jones]

#78780

Hi Cole and Franz – looking forward to seeing you guys! Do you guys have an ETA?!

JJs been fighting springs all yesterday and this morning constant arm wrestling match – but he’s on the right path! Two springs left!

i installed the retro mat inside the new passenger door yesterday 👍🏻 I also gathered up all the panels and kick plates and seat covers left to install for Doug 👍🏻

working on that bumper trim again!! Cleaned up all the pieces with wax and grease remover, then scotch brited the shit out of them and now rolocing it all… one step at a time!

Never make somebody a priority who makes you an option.

[Audrey Jones]

#78781

Well the parcel tray arrived! But it’s a thin lipped parcel tray… doesn’t have the thick lip like a late ‘62.. you can see how it doesn’t fit in the notch in the speedo pod 

Never make somebody a priority who makes you an option.

[ColeB]

#78802

Bus is coming out great! Can’t wait to finish this project up! Happy to hang out at KCW again. Even if it was quick. Thanks so much Jones’!

[Tom Hoare]

#78807

Aw Dang!  No bueno on the parcel tray!

Cole, Franz -send me a link for the correct one?

Everything else is looking SUPER!!  JJ, I can’t even imagine what those seat springs are about.  If YOU complainin’, they must be some very nasty buggers that are fighting you!  Thank you! You always put it right.

[Tom Hoare]

#78808

CIP1 doesn’t have a later splitty parcel tray from what I can find.  Maybe it’s back to using the one mine came with?  JJ, would you take a look and see if you can work with it?

Anyone have a parcel tray for this bus?  The fat lipped variety I guess you’d say.

[Vwfool]

#78812

I think I do. I will be up there in a couple weeks. I will check

[Tom Hoare]

#78833

Thank you Vwfool!

[Audrey Jones]

#78834

I found one Tom! We got it! I’m about to blast it 👍🏻 thanks Scott!!

Great visit from Cole and Franz!! And Nico and Jengo of course 😁

The bus is looking great we’re just on all those details now! Looking forward to seeing all you guys again soon to wrap up the bus!

Never make somebody a priority who makes you an option.

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