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How to set up a personal Avatar
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miles »
Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:00 am
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An avatar is an image, which is displayed next to your forum user name, every time you post on the SSVC forum.
Three things are needed to set up a...
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Last post by miles
Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:00 am
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Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:53 pm
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Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:04 pm
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Last post by vwJim
Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:34 pm
Swedish 66 Crew Cab
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mabbo »
Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:38 pm
Alex bought his Swedish 66 crew cab to us for metalwork and paint.
As you can see, the chassis is in a bad way:
We decided the best...
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Last post by mabbo
Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:23 pm
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Last post by markp
Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:50 pm
mid 1960 mango, long way to go
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tallandrew »
Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:19 pm
Well the time has come for me to stop voyeuristically watching what you guys are doing and share some images of my project.
All started 2ish years...
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Last post by tallandrew
Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:40 pm
You Cant Rush These Things!.......
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coatesy »
Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:51 pm
Well after 10 years of ownership and storage in a garage, I think it's time and well overdue to get my van back on the road and being used as...
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Last post by type21f
Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:24 pm
1960 RHD Double Cab
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Jon Petts »
Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:14 pm
Well after ending up with a little cash left over after my 65 Standard Microbus was written off and then repaired by Matt Smith, I decided to buy...
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Last post by Jon Petts
Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:08 pm
57 Pritschenwagen
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by
Weissach_FLB »
Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:12 pm
Hello everyone. I have just joined the ssvc although I have had my Single cab for almost 10 years now. I bought it when I used to live in Australia...
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Last post by Weissach_FLB
Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:44 am
AWD 964/911 Bus
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john&hannah »
Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:18 pm
This started off 4 years ago by buying a 1966 bus with no engine and some shoody running gear and then convincing my wife that spending £3500...
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Last post by john&hannah
Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:01 pm
Max Last, the Swedish `63
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Max Last »
Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:29 pm
Right! after a few years on here i`m now able to post slightly over sized pictures! I shall attempt to put a few on here to bore evertbody and to...
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Last post by Max Last
Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:21 pm
52 Samba
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by
lowdown dirty rat »
Fri May 23, 2008 8:04 pm
Right, I think I’ve just about recovered enough to introduce you all to my new X-treme project. But first of all I’ll explain the nightmare I went...
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Last post by markp
Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:13 am
65 13w deluxe 'Project Franklin'
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pauldee »
Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:48 pm
So I know some of you have been eager to see how I'm getting on, so here it is! A couple of slight delays from a bit global travel and then quickly...
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Last post by markp
Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:45 pm
66 Devon Caravette
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Bathtub57 »
Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:37 am
Hi everyone,
Thought I'd start a thread to detail the restoration of my 1966 Devon Caravette now that work has started. Russ at Just Dubz is doing...
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Last post by Bathtub57
Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:58 pm
61 RHD devon
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BlastingDiePast »
Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:09 pm
Early RHD Devon Splitscreen.
In for everything we can do, she needs major chassis work, full front and side plus some roof work.
Fits in nicely
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Last post by hebbrkd
Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:25 pm
'67 Pickup
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vwJim »
Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:57 pm
My other bus is a pickup.. The project pickup at the very begining, just after a really rubbish blasting session.
The project pickup at the very...
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Last post by vwJim
Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:26 pm
'58 Turbo Samba
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by
vwJim »
Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:17 pm
Here's the bus;
and here's the engine
One day soon they'll be together again.... :shock:
Soon to be more photo's on
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Last post by vwJim
Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:20 pm
1960 OG Paint Mango 11 Window...
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Karl_F »
Tue May 27, 2014 9:29 pm
Ok so it’s someone else's project, but it was within 95% of what I wanted, I can still stamp my mark on it & would have cost me nearly the same to...
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Last post by Karl_F
Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:46 pm
1954 Deutsche Post Barndoor
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Bathtub57 »
Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:51 pm
Thanks to Irv and his incredible network of contacts and having sworn off doing another basket case restoration, let alone a Barndoor, an...
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Last post by vwJim
Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:48 am
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Last post by type21f
Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:45 pm
First camping trip in the 65
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smudger73 »
Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:44 am
Had our first camping trip in my splitscreen, took a long time to build but worth the wait
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Last post by smudger73
Sat Aug 15, 2020 8:04 am
60 Dove blue Panel
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by
dom_k »
Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:01 pm
Now decided to give my van a proper restoration. Will be turned back to a panel van and painted in dove blue with white bumpers and badge as...
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Last post by LJay
Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:52 pm
67 13 window
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jambo »
Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:03 pm
Well here she is as i bought her
I bought the most solid bus i could find as i hate welding after owning minis for the last 10 years...
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Last post by bowie
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:21 am
My 66 Sundial
Replies: 424
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jayvanman »
Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:09 pm
Hello there everyone I am going to introduce you to my first proper project. I found her in California when I went over to pick up my Singlecab with...
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Last post by grant
Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:23 am
First splitscreen project
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Adamski123 »
Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:01 pm
This is our van as we collected it.sold as a 63?only to find out its a 61.more pictures will follow, any advice or info would be good, thanks in...
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Last post by Adamski123
Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:05 am
Errol, the '56 Single Cab
Replies: 66
by
Who.Me? »
Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:23 pm
Been meaning to start a thread, but they all seem to be huge build threads, so this one will be slightly different, if a little uneventful.
This is...
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Last post by Who.Me?
Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:13 pm
65 Crew Cab project
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by
Eternal Optimist »
Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:44 pm
Well, some progress at last. I imported this one from Johannesburg - not rust free as it had spent most of its time on the Eastern Cape. It spent a...
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Last post by markp
Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:09 am
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Last post by type21f
Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:50 am
Minor resto on 65 microbus (Poppy)
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Nocky »
Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:10 pm
Thought I’d show the work being undertaken on my new ride. As expected with a Cali import, there is always going to be some minor attention needed. I...
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Last post by Nocky
Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:20 pm
1956 RHD Splitscreen aka noodles
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BlastingDiePast »
Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:30 pm
So here is a 1956 RHD bus.
In for the now standard BDP restoration works of blasting, stripping, welding and painting.
Should be fun!
Comes with...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Wed May 27, 2020 1:06 pm
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Last post by Griff55
Fri May 22, 2020 10:33 pm
Friar Tuck
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Sundial C S »
Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:07 pm
Hi, this is my first go at a Splitscreen but I’m very familiar with Bays and T25s having restored many of both.
It’s a 64 panelvan, lhd imported by...
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Last post by Sundial C S
Fri May 22, 2020 5:02 pm
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Last post by markp
Sun May 17, 2020 8:22 am
57 Project
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by
Pie »
Mon Mar 09, 2015 6:36 pm
Finally got around to starting me van.
It was acid dipped and then E-coated at that place in Dudley, when they would do vans, its in amazingly good...
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Last post by Sspollin
Fri May 15, 2020 2:22 pm
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Last post by Nick-Rackham
Wed May 13, 2020 9:08 pm
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Last post by dub_doctor
Wed May 13, 2020 4:57 pm
1963 RHD Samba - Currently undergoing resto
Replies: 164
by
flip »
Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:52 pm
Well here goes... sorry in advance for the long post!!
After selling my Karmann ghia in 2005 and spending 6 months without a vw, I started looking...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Tue May 12, 2020 10:50 am
My 56 kombi journey
Replies: 66
by
Rick p »
Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:48 pm
Hi,
Here are some pic's of my 56 kombi resto. Don't get much time on here so I thought I would gather some pic's and post when I can. Will try and...
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Last post by Rick p
Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:32 pm
59 Dove Blue SO23
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by
Rick T »
Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:44 pm
Got a new project about 6 month ago and been mostly stripping down and cracking on with the welding, probably about a week from having the welding...
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Last post by Rick T
Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:36 am
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Last post by dub_doctor
Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:27 pm
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Last post by johnharte
Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:10 pm
67 11 window aka Pete
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BlastingDiePast »
Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:23 pm
In for the works! Plus a few upgrades
It’s had a whack or two over the years, plus it was a wood storage bus in Sweden for many years before ending...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:08 am
The sunburned 63
Replies: 36
by
agpul »
Sun Nov 26, 2017 4:59 pm
Here is my new ride
After weeks of waiting and having to rely on the sale of my previous bus I secured this baby
A Kombi that rolled off the...
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Last post by jackricha
Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:35 pm
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Last post by type21f
Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:29 pm
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Last post by Dougie
Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:04 pm
1956 Lhd 11 window aka Luigi
Replies: 17
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BlastingDiePast »
Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am
A German built bus shipped to the USA, then imported to the uk many years ago.
Now needing a full restoration and it will be getting a few upgrades...
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Last post by BlastingDiePast
Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:12 pm
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Last post by VRsixth
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:10 pm
Zeigler type21f
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type21f »
Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:17 pm
Time for a thread about me..
As bought
Run for a while and then stored... time for a refresh and get it running and roadworthy to be a daily...
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Last post by type21f
Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:18 pm
My new addition to the family
Replies: 96
by
kevsplitty »
Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:45 pm
Been looking for one for a long time & thanks to a mate off here heard about this one a while ago,managed to see it at the weekend The original owner...
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Last post by kevsplitty
Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:43 am
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Last post by Cl1ffy
Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:19 pm
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Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:04 pm
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