Searching for this kind of videos here on CZcams for learning, cause i am a old cars restorer im my city, i just found this great video, and just discovered that the Brandon's bus came from a city just 80 kms from my city.(I suspected at the time i saw the license plaque). I had a 68 bus( here in Brazil we call "Kombi"), that i just sell to client of mine, and he asked to me to complete the restoration. In my country these cars were pushed to the limit in heavy duty work, that explain the body situation, and the fact that about 20 years ago the old "Kombis" had a very low value in the market , you could easily buy one for 50 or 100 bucks. That started to change about 15 years ago because of the nostalgy. We had here 3 kinds of "Kombi": the T1 ,that we lovely call here "corujinha" that means "little owl"(owlet) cause she has a face like an owl (57 to 75), we had the "Clipper Kombi" (75 to 97) and the "Carat Kombi" (97 to 2013), and i think is a shame for us the fact of produce this vehicles for so many time, millions of units, and today has a so poor support on nacional body parts, thats ridiculous! Very nice work Brandon! Your style of working , looks to much like my style to work here, searching for the rust werever it be! Very good job!
So appreciate the comment! I had been searching for the answer to the meaning behind "corujinha" for years now, Im so grateful for the explanation. This bus worked as a Taxi in that city, further explaining how rough it had been treated, but Im grateful to give her a second life.
Es un verdadero placer ver el trabajo de este hombre; y alimentado por este tipo de comentarios es magnífico; soy arquitecto en Perú y tengo una kombi (T2) modelo 81 de lujo (luxo en brasil); quisiera aportar que actualmente está en etapa final de restauración ( faltando únicamente el tapizado); realmente estoy muy encantado por esta clase de video que me hace pensar en que fuera como una gran maqueta escala 1/1; es maravilloso el trabajo que realizan y el esfuerzo que han detrás !! Hoy he encontrado tus videos y ya me los he terminado de ver todos!!; gracias amigo Brandon y gracias al amigo de Brasil por la maravillosa intervención; ojalá en un futuro pueda conseguir una Westfalia!!! Es un sueño !!! Saludos desde Perú y desde hoy un fiel seguidor
Brandon, nice work as always. And may I say, your voice, tone, speech cadence, inflection, and what ever else that is important for narration is spot-on. Clear and relaxing as well as informative. I look forward to your videos.
So appreciate the comment, I wasn't very good at narration so I watched some videos and practiced over the last few weeks so I could get better at it. Thanks for noticing!
Haha I was just about to suggest a needle scaler for that undercoating and then I saw yours in the video. That thing was a god send on the undercoating of my bus.
When you cut off that black piece of floor detritus. You just fixed the substandard weld and you got it done! Man there’s several channels like yours. But frankly they seem amateurish and disorganised they aren’t following a well conceived master plan like you seem to always know when, what and where.I do have a question for you which you might get asked a lot who does your engine restores and /or rebuilds?
I’m interested in your metal prep process I know I have surface rust on outside and inside. I’ll have to look at your videos to see what products you use. Por 15 is a bit pricey in New Zealand
I am considerably older than you dude let’s just say that I may be older than the bus you are rebuilding. A recovering rock musician who ended up in a wheelchair. The idea of going places without my chair is dreadful walking is extremely painful the idea of one of your restorations transporting me and my chair is a dream. Do you think a floor like the one you have rebuilt could support me and my chair total weight approximately 600 lbs
Loving the progress....And we all make mistakes along the way....Also, where to you find that weld through that works with POR15? Thanks! Keep up the great work...
Love the long format video with voice-over.
Your knowledge of VW repairs is vast. Thanks for sharing 👍.
Ive been working on getting better at my voiceovers! Thanks for the kind comment :)
New video on a sunday night (in Germany) - doesnt get much better than that! Great work as usual!
Stimmt genau 😄🤙🏻🍿
ich hätte nicht die Nerven bei so einer Rostlaube.....
So therapeutic watching the bus come back from the grave!
Searching for this kind of videos here on CZcams for learning, cause i am a old cars restorer im my city, i just found this great video, and just discovered that the Brandon's bus came from a city just 80 kms from my city.(I suspected at the time i saw the license plaque). I had a 68 bus( here in Brazil we call "Kombi"), that i just sell to client of mine, and he asked to me to complete the restoration. In my country these cars were pushed to the limit in heavy duty work, that explain the body situation, and the fact that about 20 years ago the old "Kombis" had a very low value in the market , you could easily buy one for 50 or 100 bucks. That started to change about 15 years ago because of the nostalgy. We had here 3 kinds of "Kombi": the T1 ,that we lovely call here "corujinha" that means "little owl"(owlet) cause she has a face like an owl (57 to 75), we had the "Clipper Kombi" (75 to 97) and the "Carat Kombi" (97 to 2013), and i think is a shame for us the fact of produce this vehicles for so many time, millions of units, and today has a so poor support on nacional body parts, thats ridiculous! Very nice work Brandon! Your style of working , looks to much like my style to work here, searching for the rust werever it be! Very good job!
So appreciate the comment! I had been searching for the answer to the meaning behind "corujinha" for years now, Im so grateful for the explanation. This bus worked as a Taxi in that city, further explaining how rough it had been treated, but Im grateful to give her a second life.
@@BrandonsBus You´re welcome Brandon! Is a real pleasure to share this with you guys!! By the way , the name of my city is "Joinville"!
Es un verdadero placer ver el trabajo de este hombre; y alimentado por este tipo de comentarios es magnífico; soy arquitecto en Perú y tengo una kombi (T2) modelo 81 de lujo (luxo en brasil); quisiera aportar que actualmente está en etapa final de restauración ( faltando únicamente el tapizado); realmente estoy muy encantado por esta clase de video que me hace pensar en que fuera como una gran maqueta escala 1/1; es maravilloso el trabajo que realizan y el esfuerzo que han detrás !! Hoy he encontrado tus videos y ya me los he terminado de ver todos!!; gracias amigo Brandon y gracias al amigo de Brasil por la maravillosa intervención; ojalá en un futuro pueda conseguir una Westfalia!!! Es un sueño !!! Saludos desde Perú y desde hoy un fiel seguidor
I get the feeling that when you are finished with this vehicle, it will be lightyears better than new... Thumbs Up!
That’s the goal! I will have restored every piece by the time I’m done.
Great to watch this along with "Vangabonders" and the master "Fitzee's Fabrications"
Brandon, nice work as always. And may I say, your voice, tone, speech cadence, inflection, and what ever else that is important for narration is spot-on. Clear and relaxing as well as informative. I look forward to your videos.
So appreciate the comment, I wasn't very good at narration so I watched some videos and practiced over the last few weeks so I could get better at it. Thanks for noticing!
Haha I was just about to suggest a needle scaler for that undercoating and then I saw yours in the video. That thing was a god send on the undercoating of my bus.
Brandon your log of activities really helps one appreciate how skilled and patient you are.
An excellent video of skilled and careful work.
Good luck meeting your deadline. Looking forward to seeing it rolling
Solid work brother
Really enjoy this!! Thank you for recording the process in detail, it will be an outstanding historical account of the vehicle and its construction!!
Really looking forward to watching my own restoration series in 10 years from now, all the memories!
Floor pan came out nice. Good work. Happy Motoring.
Hello, frankly you do a great job, we see that you are 100% passionate.👏
So exciting!! I love deadlines!
amazing video and commentary!!
Thank you! Editing can really take some time
Брендон приветствую! Приятно смотреть за твоей работой! Не у каждого ювелира такая точная работа.
P.S. Береги бороду, а то очень много искр.😂
Brandon you are Bus restoration jedi the force is with you. The
When you cut off that black piece of floor detritus. You just fixed the substandard weld and you got it done! Man there’s several channels like yours. But frankly they seem amateurish and disorganised they aren’t following a well conceived master plan like you seem to always know when, what and where.I do have a question for you which you might get asked a lot who does your engine restores and /or rebuilds?
Excellent as always. I really enjoy your thorough approach and your articulate narration. Thank you.
Thank you! I really put some effort into my narration skills, something I'm not super at yet.
This is next level craftsmanship! 👌🙂
Awesome video. I admire your creativity
Good luck with deadline my friend “Chance favors the prepared mind” don’t know who originally said it but it sounds like something Sun Tzu would say
Nice job. Hello from Ukraine 🤟
I found heating and wiping with a cotton rag a bit easier. Hot bitumen and wire wheeling is a new torture.
Хорошая работа 👍 !
The floor looks super. Would of been quicker to order a whole new floor, but then you would be a parts installer and not a true pannel beater.
Haha yea, I wanted to learn rust repair and bodywork so I chose to try and use as much original metal as possible.
Great
Yeh boss kicking goals mate👊🏽🤙🏽
getting there! I love this bus, but id love it more if it were on the road.
@@BrandonsBus don’t worry it will get there, after my 3 year build on my orange bus the first drive was the best😉✌🏾
Great job!
Thanks!
Impressionnant, bravo👌
Very Nice Work
Just subscribed love your work man. 👍 👌👌
Thanks for following along!
Great work!!!! And also a really nice video! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
txs for sharing...
looks good , thanks
I’m interested in your metal prep process I know I have surface rust on outside and inside. I’ll have to look at your videos to see what products you use. Por 15 is a bit pricey in New Zealand
Trabalho de qualidade muito bom parabéns
Quality work as always !
I am considerably older than you dude let’s just say that I may be older than the bus you are rebuilding. A recovering rock musician who ended up in a wheelchair. The idea of going places without my chair is dreadful walking is extremely painful the idea of one of your restorations transporting me and my chair is a dream. Do you think a floor like the one you have rebuilt could support me and my chair total weight approximately 600 lbs
Loving the progress....And we all make mistakes along the way....Also, where to you find that weld through that works with POR15? Thanks! Keep up the great work...
Thanks! POR sells a weld thru primer, I can’t find it anywhere other than their website. Works really well.
You really need to use thinner cutting discs, as you weld gaps are too wide. MIG weld is brittle, so the welds are likely to fail
That’s a really good tip, thanks!
The replacement pieces: why are they only sections of whole panels? Are they sold that way or are you custom ordering them?
They are sold that way, You can buy a full replacement or just the side repairs that you need to weld in.
Was your Bus from Florida? One would think vehicles would be less prone to rust in that road salt free environment.
It was from a salty little beach town in Brazil!
Лайкосик за ананизьм!😉
at 3:13 there's a little face in the floor that is as shocked at the quality of repairs as the rest of us!
Which weld thru primer works with POR?
POR sells their own weld thru primer in a spray can that is compatible.
@@BrandonsBus Thank you!
🤗👍👏👌
59k views only 1k likes.. Come on pepl.
Брат ты где ? У тебя все в порядке ?
Family time is always first! Bus comes second :)
@@BrandonsBus понял тебя брат !