aeronca65t
aeronca65t Dork
6/15/10 1:11 p.m.

OK, ALMOST hand-made.

~This fellow~ in Thailand took a miserable looking VW carcass and scrounged enough sheet metal and other things to re-create a decent vehicle.

His methods are about the most "grassroots" I've ever seen.

Sorry if this is a re-post, but I'd didn't see it when I Searched here.

P71
P71 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
6/15/10 1:31 p.m.

That is cool!

bludroptop
bludroptop SuperDork
6/15/10 1:35 p.m.

It has been posted here before but it is worthy of an occasional repost. Amazing what you can do with very basic tools (and no shoes)!!

itsarebuild
itsarebuild GRM+ Memberand Reader
6/15/10 1:38 p.m.

grinding and welding must me fun!

EricM
EricM Dork
6/15/10 1:59 p.m.

I often thought of doing that with an 914. But I don't...

Mad tight skilz

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
6/15/10 2:04 p.m.

I have seen it done with a 914....

All of the sheetmetal is still available!

patgizz
patgizz GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
6/15/10 2:28 p.m.

locker panel... awesome

Ian F
Ian F Dork
6/15/10 3:22 p.m.

I love that thread. It inspires me to think I can save my crusty 1880ES.

a401cj
a401cj GRM+ Memberand New Reader
6/15/10 11:24 p.m.

sad. those guys can do more with some hammers, dollies, and tin snips than I can with all my fancy tools

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
6/16/10 8:19 a.m.
Repro is answer!!!
Carson
Carson Dork
6/16/10 9:22 a.m.

I like the caption with this photo:

Very mint RHD Ambulance bus.

Minty.

Raze
Raze HalfDork
6/16/10 11:27 a.m.

WOW! If this doesn't qualify for a GRM staff trip to Thailand to interview this guy I don't know what does!

ea_sport
ea_sport Reader
6/17/10 12:22 p.m.
Raze wrote: WOW! If this doesn't qualify for a GRM staff trip to Thailand to interview this guy I don't know what does!

Hmmm...trip to Thailand...Bangkok is "very nice" this time of year..well it's nice anytime of the year...

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