44 thoughts on “1959 vw single cab cleaned out and on the lift, part 2”
Whew. Ten years ago what a change to today…. VINTAGE
I like this guy very much. He is funny and good mooded. And a very handy guy I tell you !! 🙂
The last Chief PO I worked under at Coast Guard Airstation Miami had one of these with a lift crane welded in the back left corner mounted on a steel plate to lift heavy items like engines. He was just like you. He specialized in working on and restoring VW of all types and was always going out and finding VW engines and stuff. He even hoisted and moved a P & W 850 redial aircraft engine with it one time one if our pilots who owned a pre war biplane he needed the engine for. Didn't even squat the rear an inch when he loaded it. He'd installed pump adjustable dual coil over airshocks on each side in the back to carry more weight. He once move 4 VW engines in it when he bought them and had to move them immediately. I was an AD3 in charge of the ground support shop under him. Great guy to work for. I had a 72 VW bus at the time that had the same paint job as your read one.
Gall do you think they got any of the paint they're trying to deliver to the job site? And I know this is a little late but they do make epoxy that'll glue quarter panels back on cars without welding them on.
Are interested in selling any of your collections? Please let me know.
4th time enjoying this build
You know what I just thought about you kind of like Steven Spielberg. It kind of sucks for you you never really get to see your videos first hand. And the way everything unfolds you kind of just got to sit there and watch it as it unfolds and then try and narrate us through it. It's pretty good though you do a good job. I would think it would suck to be Steven Spielberg. Cuz he never got to see his movies for the first time he had that work on them through the process.
As I mentioned before now I'm watching the single cab restoration for the third time because it fascinates me. To be honest: After this closer look I would have given up the project. But fortunately nearly nothing is able to scare of the great and skilled Mustie1.
Poor Crusty, I see part of his original maintenance program was regular wash offs with salt water. 🙁 Good thing Mustie got a hold of this one, it was saved by the right person.
Mustie- do not know if you will read this but, good old crusty you said it had 30 horsepower. Then further down the videos you said it was a 3/4 ton pickup. So loaded it top out at what 15 or 20 miles an hour? I'm glad that you keep some of these old vehicles on the road that is the biggest reason why I keep coming back and watching. This and what you find that people throw away and with a little effort you get running again. We need more people like you today!
Lots of work to do for you….
I think the Brookhaven Lumber Company still exists down there. Have you thought of getting in contact with them and sending them pics of this awesome truck?
it's too bad you didn't have the capacity to put the vehicle on a rotisserie to make that bottom work that much easier. At my friends custom car shop they made a couple different ones depending upon the vehicle. Very simple design and very to rollover by one person.
back in the 60's a dairy called balone dairy in st andrews fife(st andrews is the home of golf) had a fleet of these vw pickups for delivering milk
Jerry Seinfeld featured this model on his web cast show….."Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"….look up the episode he does with Michael Richards.Very fun show …each episode he features a restored vintage car.Too bad he didn't feature any Farnicastaffs
I love Your channel I subbed as well i like Cars so this is the perfect youtube chennel dor me :)!!!
I saw one of the same lumber company work trucks in New Hampshire at a VW swap meet, it was awesome to see in person!
I much prefer to see the engine being converted to a modern one. Those old VW's were very under powered and noisy!
the channel rails are the same as what they use on school bus floors .side to side. ….. i work for my local school board , and installed new ones on school buses many times. just a thought will make it easier for yea
glasse it
hi I just became a subscriber to this channel you mentioned that the 59 single came outta a junk yard in Vt can I ask what town? as I live in southern Vt in a town called Athens i love the old Vw single cabs and early bus models thanks for the cool videos many thumbs up
The back panel into the bed of my double cab was the same condition. Its interesting to think how many times a chunk of wood smacked that panel to make it shaped like that. They were work trucks!
I've been bouncing around with this build, and you are/did a great job. The truck is awesome, I love watching old trucks and cars being brought back to life. Everyone has a soul and a story to tell, especially the ones with the natural patina! Keep up the good work!
looks like my 1972 super beetle… rusty!
You got your hands full there mate! Â Great place, great project, thanks for sharing!
probably past this point but new trucks the bed sides on new truck are glued on if you went to a body shop supply store you could probably pick it up for the "bed side " of the single cab
a lot of work for sureÂ
What a job! props to you for wanting to restore it!
Major money pit! Love those VW though,
I'm thinking Butyl putty and tape might work really well for you between the old and the new work…something to consider. I know it works really well with weather tight seaming on RV's and such so a thought for you.Â
wow, looks like the beginning of a huge project. Â Love the patina on it. Â I'm sure you'll give it life once again.
Mustie1, U find anything interesting when U cleaned it out, any old bills, coins, registrations, etc? I don't think mouse nests are interesting.
Right on! I would leave the bus in the work clothes too! That bus earned all the dents, scratches and spilled paint. It shows history. Love it.
Oh the joy.. hahaha. Â That'll keep you busy for a while.. haha
i love it! a lot of rust and a lot of work but keep going on and you will be glad you did. keep my labour bill down though..
We used a two part metal glue at work on lifts to fix the panels on it was stronger than the steel. Sorry don't know what it was called though.
We use stuff called fusor made by Lord corp. it is a 2 part panel bond you have to use there gun its almost like a caulking gun but it has non reusable tips that mix it together as you squeeze the trigger, the only problem is you have to have really clean metal on metal or it will not bond like it is supposed to but it works great!!!
Looking forward to seeing it at the yard sales.
nice truck well worth saving! thanks for the virtual tour!
I like your plan on this one
drool. Even in rough shape it looks awesome. Can't wait to see it apart and back together.
id use 3m panel bonding adhesive to atach the skin
Good luck with the project Mustie. Will be following along. Thank you for the videos.
Whew. Ten years ago what a change to today…. VINTAGE
I like this guy very much. He is funny and good mooded. And a very handy guy I tell you !! 🙂
The last Chief PO I worked under at Coast Guard Airstation Miami had one of these with a lift crane welded in the back left corner mounted on a steel plate to lift heavy items like engines.
He was just like you.
He specialized in working on and restoring VW of all types and was always going out and finding VW engines and stuff.
He even hoisted and moved a P & W 850 redial aircraft engine with it one time one if our pilots who owned a pre war biplane he needed the engine for.
Didn't even squat the rear an inch when he loaded it.
He'd installed pump adjustable dual coil over airshocks on each side in the back to carry more weight.
He once move 4 VW engines in it when he bought them and had to move them immediately.
I was an AD3 in charge of the ground support shop under him.
Great guy to work for.
I had a 72 VW bus at the time that had the same paint job as your read one.
Gall do you think they got any of the paint they're trying to deliver to the job site? And I know this is a little late but they do make epoxy that'll glue quarter panels back on cars without welding them on.
Are interested in selling any of your collections? Please let me know.
4th time enjoying this build
You know what I just thought about you kind of like Steven Spielberg. It kind of sucks for you you never really get to see your videos first hand. And the way everything unfolds you kind of just got to sit there and watch it as it unfolds and then try and narrate us through it. It's pretty good though you do a good job. I would think it would suck to be Steven Spielberg. Cuz he never got to see his movies for the first time he had that work on them through the process.
As I mentioned before now I'm watching the single cab restoration for the third time because it fascinates me. To be honest: After this closer look I would have given up the project. But fortunately nearly nothing is able to scare of the great and skilled Mustie1.
Poor Crusty, I see part of his original maintenance program was regular wash offs with salt water. 🙁
Good thing Mustie got a hold of this one, it was saved by the right person.
Mustie- do not know if you will read this but, good old crusty you said it had 30 horsepower. Then further down the videos you said it was a 3/4 ton pickup. So loaded it top out at what 15 or 20 miles an hour? I'm glad that you keep some of these old vehicles on the road that is the biggest reason why I keep coming back and watching. This and what you find that people throw away and with a little effort you get running again. We need more people like you today!
Lots of work to do for you….
I think the Brookhaven Lumber Company still exists down there. Have you thought of getting in contact with them and sending them pics of this awesome truck?
Looks like the store is still there: https://localstack.com/biz/brookhaven-lumber-co-memphis-tn/29833355
it's too bad you didn't have the capacity to put the vehicle on a rotisserie to make that bottom work that much easier. At my friends custom car shop they made a couple different ones depending upon the vehicle. Very simple design and very to rollover by one person.
back in the 60's a dairy called balone dairy in st andrews fife(st andrews is the home of golf) had a fleet of these vw pickups for delivering milk
Jerry Seinfeld featured this model on his web cast show….."Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"….look up the episode he does with Michael Richards.Very fun show …each episode he features a restored vintage car.Too bad he didn't feature any Farnicastaffs
I love Your channel I subbed as well i like Cars so this is the perfect youtube chennel dor me :)!!!
I saw one of the same lumber company work trucks in New Hampshire at a VW swap meet, it was awesome to see in person!
I much prefer to see the engine being converted to a modern one. Those old VW's were very under powered and noisy!
the channel rails are the same as what they use on school bus floors .side to side. ….. i work for my local school board , and installed new ones on school buses many times. just a thought will make it easier for yea
glasse it
hi I just became a subscriber to this channel you mentioned that the 59 single came outta a junk yard in Vt can I ask what town? as I live in southern Vt in a town called Athens i love the old Vw single cabs and early bus models thanks for the cool videos many thumbs up
The back panel into the bed of my double cab was the same condition. Its interesting to think how many times a chunk of wood smacked that panel to make it shaped like that. They were work trucks!
I've been bouncing around with this build, and you are/did a great job. The truck is awesome, I love watching old trucks and cars being brought back to life. Everyone has a soul and a story to tell, especially the ones with the natural patina! Keep up the good work!
looks like my 1972 super beetle… rusty!
You got your hands full there mate! Â Great place, great project, thanks for sharing!
probably past this point but new trucks the bed sides on new truck are glued on if you went to a body shop supply store you could probably pick it up for the "bed side " of the single cab
a lot of work for sureÂ
What a job! props to you for wanting to restore it!
Major money pit! Love those VW though,
I'm thinking Butyl putty and tape might work really well for you between the old and the new work…something to consider. I know it works really well with weather tight seaming on RV's and such so a thought for you.Â
wow, looks like the beginning of a huge project. Â Love the patina on it. Â I'm sure you'll give it life once again.
Mustie1, U find anything interesting when U cleaned it out, any old bills, coins, registrations, etc? I don't think mouse nests are interesting.
Right on! I would leave the bus in the work clothes too! That bus earned all the dents, scratches and spilled paint. It shows history. Love it.
Oh the joy.. hahaha. Â That'll keep you busy for a while.. haha
i love it! a lot of rust and a lot of work but keep going on and you will be glad you did. keep my labour bill down though..
We used a two part metal glue at work on lifts to fix the panels on it was stronger than the steel. Sorry don't know what it was called though.
We use stuff called fusor made by Lord corp. it is a 2 part panel bond you have to use there gun its almost like a caulking gun but it has non reusable tips that mix it together as you squeeze the trigger, the only problem is you have to have really clean metal on metal or it will not bond like it is supposed to but it works great!!!
Looking forward to seeing it at the yard sales.
nice truck well worth saving! thanks for the virtual tour!
I like your plan on this one
drool. Even in rough shape it looks awesome. Can't wait to see it apart and back together.
id use 3m panel bonding adhesive to atach the skin
Good luck with the project Mustie. Will be following along. Thank you for the videos.