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Hello LEAKOIL, my name is Parker, I am 18 years old, and thanks to six volt i have joined your community. I live outside of harrisburg PA, and i am starting my first bus project.

It is a 1965 13 window, and is very rusty. I was wondering if anyone could be available to help me with welding new floors on my bus, i need help with welding at the moment.

I am also on the samba if you would like to see more photos of the bus here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_ ... er%20Beene

Thank You!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=549899

Welcome to the loony bin

Save your money and take it to Josh at Rusthaven in Lockhaven/Jerseyshore, PA.

Great value for the $$ and his work is top notch. He can match/blend the paint too ifyou wanted to keep it OG looking.

Yes! i have contacted him, he seems pretty busy :/ but i am trying to contact him!

Thanks

Yeah, he's real busy right now, got a bunch of work needs to get painted now that the weather is starting to warm up.

Unlike some shops, he doesn't take on anymore work than he can handle. Which helps the turnaround time and maintain quality of work.

josh@rusthaven.com
(570) 753-5005

Evenings are best to catch him by phone.

Welcome Parker! That is an awesome bus! Love the patina.

Aaron (Widefive) knows his stuff, so I'm sure the guy he recommends is top notch.

If you just want to learn what's involved, the "Bug Me" welding video is pretty good. http://www.bugmevideo.com/volume6p.html

That bus will be worth a lot when you finish it, so take your time and don't give up. Stay with it!

There are a lot of folks on this site that can help with good advice. Check out Dual Port's (Bruce) welding progress on his bus here: http://www.leakoil.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2888

Welcome, Parker! Your bus is quite similar to mine, and both need work. Buy a Mig and do the work yourself if you have space to work on it, this will cost a fraction of subbing the work out. Read my thread, maybe twice, to learn from my mistakes.
Good Luck!

Dual Port wrote:Welcome, Parker! Your bus is quite similar to mine, and both need work. Buy a Mig and do the work yourself if you have space to work on it, this will cost a fraction of subbing the work out. Read my thread, maybe twice, to learn from my mistakes.
Good Luck!

I will definitely need some pointers, the only experience i have with welding is with oxyacetalene but yeah, i need someone experienced by my side.

Since, I am preparing on taking this on, can you guys give me some ideas of tools that are most used and needed, like a grinder and such, i am trying to prepare prices and such

Welcome Parker. Like Sean said. follow Dualports' thread. A great documentaion on what will be involved.
Bill

wwebner wrote:Welcome Parker. Like Sean said. follow Dualports' thread. A great documentaion on what will be involved.
Bill

I just did, it looks great, i have got a few friends who are welders and are familiar with mig welding, perhaps they can give me some lessons