I thought I might post something about what is going on with my "Hebster" the Hebmuller 14-00001 replica.
Here is a picture of it last I had it outside last year.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 18 November 2009 10:06:42
Not much have happened here due to a lot of other projects that have come inbetween...
Reshaped the decklidpart last week though..
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Tested some of the parts I have collected for it awhile ago too.
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Posted by: pre67vw - 18 November 2009 10:21:05
Looking good! Keep us posted :wink:
Posted by: JD - 18 November 2009 13:30:33
Yes - keep us updated please - I really like what you are doing.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 09 December 2009 19:00:16
My first attempt at making my own custom Aufbau tag for the Hebster.
The print quality wasn't ok as I used an slightly unconvetional method to transfere the print to the aluminium plate. Tomorrow I will make an other attempt the traditional way.:wink:
[img]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2384116.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Hebster52 - 14 December 2009 10:53:58
Now also did the first attempt on this piece.. :wink:
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Posted by: zelensis61 - 14 December 2009 11:59:59
Nice touch Kristian, way to go with the detail.
Now you should go on with the rest of the car.
Hope you liked the picts I send you last time.
I got your mail last week, thanks.
I have some Q for you and send you this evening a mail.
greetings. Peter
Posted by: Hebster52 - 15 December 2009 08:47:08
Thanks Peter. Yes, I will have more time to the other projects now that I have sold my "sidestep" baywindow singlecab..:wink:
Didn't get any mail yesterday?
Posted by: Hebster52 - 03 January 2010 10:44:50
Finished the badges. :wink:
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Posted by: usariemen - 04 January 2010 22:46:45
Nice job!
But how about this way? :wink:
[img]https://www.vw-reeder.de/seiten/pictemp/hebster.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Hebster52 - 18 February 2010 19:59:26
Hehe. :lol: Nice one Carsten.
I first was thinking several options for that text too but couldn't make anything look grafically as good as the original so I decided on just changing the Hebmuller to Hebster.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 14 April 2012 07:03:30
Not much have happened here... The Hebster is in storage at the moment.
Bought some repairpanels for it the past year though.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 19 January 2016 07:33:34
Very slow progress due to lot of other projects the past years…. Got to learn to never take an other "in between project" Wait I have too many already..
Done some small things though…
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Started working out the convertible mechanism with a help from Peter. Thanks a million for your help so far!
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Posted by: JD - 19 January 2016 19:14:19
Good to see this is still going. Folding roof mechanisms always look like a nightmare!
Posted by: Hebster52 - 19 January 2016 20:24:55
Thanks!
Today I cut the parts for the first parts of the mainframe in 2mm sheetmetal.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 23 January 2016 06:24:04
Yesterday I drew up the inner panel where the hinge mounts will bolt to.
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Today I will hopefully get some of the parts welded! :D
Posted by: zelensis61 - 23 January 2016 09:19:52
nice progress Kristian... Looing forward to meet you and your hebster in Hessisch .....( I will not write the year for obvious reason, as I know it is hard to get a date fixed)
Posted by: Hebster52 - 23 January 2016 14:08:32
Some more progress today. Handformed bodysupports and fitted the parts to a square tube that will grow into a jig of some sort... :)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 30 January 2016 13:43:12
Jig done!
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Testing out the first parts of the frame..
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 01 February 2016 20:10:32
Next parts in the jigsaw puzzle done.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 07 February 2016 08:15:38
Now the first pivotpart is welded to hinge joint and prefitted to the b-pillar parts. This week the b-pillars will be welded!
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 09 February 2016 18:19:37
Finally some welding again! :)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 12 February 2016 07:38:39
Had to take a brake in the garage when our 6 year old got sick. So we sat at home cutting some cardboard to figure out the final geometry of all moving parts of the frame… :)
Short vidclip here..
https://youtu.be/-RdnQdSG1Mo
Posted by: usariemen - 12 February 2016 23:07:50
Damn!
I am so glad I have the original frame and do not have to do this for my car.
Looks like a hell of a job.
But also looks like it will work in the end.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 13 February 2016 06:11:14
I like the little challenge envolved in this work. And at the end it is not that complicated..
Well. I have had a lot of help from Peter to be able to visualize this. :)
Posted by: Hebster52 - 14 February 2016 18:41:58
Next pieces in the puzzle! :d
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Now I have finished the main parts and tested to mock them up. Next is making all small detail parts so I can finally assemble the frame... :)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 20 February 2016 14:01:01
Today I had to start mock up the shape and height of the main bows... :)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 22 February 2016 20:29:39
Now I will not be able to go out to the car garage for two weeks due to winter holidays etc. But decided to work some "at distance" at home instead… So I started some woodworking out of Maple. Cut the big trees and chopped to suitable lengths 14 years ago with the thought of using for this cab frame…
So, here is the first part for the main bow… (Yes, I also have made the wooden table many years ago… ;) )
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Posted by: JD - 22 February 2016 21:05:08
You´re really cracking on with this. Keep it up!
Posted by: Hebster52 - 23 February 2016 16:54:51
All parts cut for rear upper bow. What is the thickness on the middle on originals?
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Posted by: usariemen - 23 February 2016 20:23:56
In the middle. 71 Millimeters high and 20 Millimeters thick.
[img]https://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1468985.jpg[/img]
Along the lower edge there is an area where the thicknes goes down from the 20 to 15 Millimeters.
Posted by: usariemen - 23 February 2016 20:25:37
Oh, the rear UPPER bow.
I check that one also.
Just a Minute.
Posted by: usariemen - 23 February 2016 20:41:01
Number 1 is in the middle 30 Millimeters thick and 32 Millimeters high.
Number 2 is in the middle 30 Millimeters thick and 28 Millimeters high.
[img]https://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1469005.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Hebster52 - 23 February 2016 20:52:37
Thank you! Was aiming at 30mm x 30mm so I was not too far off... :)
Posted by: Hebster52 - 23 February 2016 20:59:28
Would it be possible to get a photo where 2 is placed on top of 1 just to see if the lenghts differ much and also for comparison of the shapes.. ? :)
Posted by: usariemen - 23 February 2016 21:18:04
I can make one tomorrow.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 24 February 2016 19:42:31
Glued and raw sawed.. :) Now to plane it to 31mm thick and then cut the bow shape.. :)
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Posted by: usariemen - 24 February 2016 20:51:41
Here we go.
My new ones are already screwed to the metal frame.
I made pics of the old original ones.
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Posted by: usariemen - 24 February 2016 21:04:25
The rear one is grooved on top.
The other one is flat.
[img]https://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1469435.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Hebster52 - 24 February 2016 21:06:22
Perfect! Thanks Carsten! Just as I expected. The width is basically the same on them. Just slightly different curves.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 01 March 2016 19:25:35
I wonder if the wood is somehow made rotproof or just painted?
Any of the cloth or stuffing glued to the wood or is everything stapled to the wooden parts?
Posted by: Hebster52 - 03 March 2016 18:53:22
Sitting on the livingroom floor on my knees scetching on dimensions for the wooden rear bow and also trying my best in imagening how the bows and frame will fit when folded down....... Not easy to imagine when I dont have an original to look at and compare with....
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 03 March 2016 18:55:48
Also cut parts for the rear bow.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 05 March 2016 18:56:14
Second bow in the raw, ready to be cut to final shape!
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Posted by: usariemen - 06 March 2016 11:31:53
[quote=Hebster52;60953] ... and also trying my best in imagening how the bows and frame will fit when folded down....... Not easy to imagine when I dont have an original to look at and compare with....
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I was at my frame yesterday.
What do you need?
That is one freaking complicated hell of bows and levers.
So glad that I do not have to "make" one.
I made some pics.
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[img]https://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1474313.jpg[/img]
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 06 March 2016 12:00:32
Thanks! That does give me some guidelines. Just trying to think ahead so there is less issues later. :)
Posted by: Hebster52 - 07 March 2016 04:33:37
Now ready to be cut to final shape!
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 08 March 2016 19:23:53
And now the bows are cut and middlebow prefitted. Need some minor work before done.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 09 March 2016 09:14:44
Today I got these from my co-worker from the workshop. Posing with my custom badges.. :)
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Posted by: AW - 11 March 2016 15:16:04
This is going to be So nice.
Andy W
Posted by: zelensis61 - 11 March 2016 16:06:43
Serious Business here going on in hebster werks ;-) seems it's going on full speed ahead. .. I better go back in the barn, to catch you up in hessisch. :beer:
Posted by: Hebster52 - 14 March 2016 13:08:21
Today my cab handles arrived! Thanks Bengt! :)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 15 March 2016 07:52:23
I's all in the details.. ;) Even the ones that will not be visible... :D
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 22 March 2016 21:07:46
Looks like it will work! :)
https://youtu.be/R-IgYSSn1TE
[quote=Hebster52;60898]Hinges done! :D
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[quote=Hebster52;60903]Now I have finished the main parts and tested to mock them up. Next is making all small detail parts so I can finally assemble the frame... :)
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As I felt that the hinges were too tall I decided today to cut off about 10mm off the base of them to drop the frame some at the hinge area…. :)
So I lined the halves up with the bolts and nuts until I get them welded on the frame.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 07 April 2016 19:37:22
Also started working on the parts for the rear decklid…. Needs some rust repair in the tip. Better do this while I have the inner part drilled out…. :)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 11 April 2016 21:03:40
Challenge is set! Premiere June 23rd 2017! :D
Posted by: Sambaguy - 14 April 2016 08:36:21
[quote=Hebster52;60936]Thank you! Was aiming at 30mm x 30mm so I was not too far off... :) [/quote]
Hi,
Carsten, are the black bows new rebuilt bows from Claus?
The shape looks correct. (The rear bow which are located above the rear window is more flat than the middle bow.)
The bows I bought from Claus was the opposite ( the rear bow above the rear window was more rounded, and the middle bow was more flat.
Maybe the template was mixed up during manufacturing of my bows as they does not seem to be correct.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 16 April 2016 17:38:07
Finally got back working on this today!
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Posted by: usariemen - 17 April 2016 22:35:35
[quote=Sambaguy;61032]Hi,
Carsten, are the black bows new rebuilt bows from Claus?
The shape looks correct. (The rear bow which are located above the rear window is more flat than the middle bow.)
The bows I bought from Claus was the opposite ( the rear bow above the rear window was more rounded, and the middle bow was more flat.
Maybe the template was mixed up during manufacturing of my bows as they does not seem to be correct.
[/quote]
The black ones I have are not from Claus.
They came with the car and where made by the previous owner after the originals that where in the old roof.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 19 April 2016 20:06:08
Next pieces done.
[img]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1482173.jpg[/img]
Mocked up the cardboard S-rod from the cardboard model I made in january.
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After I did the mockup and took the photos I realized that I can make the S-rod much less curved. If I bend it inwards just like in the photos Carsten posted I can drop the S-rod on the inside of the sharp corner on the P-post.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Posted by: Hebster52 - 20 April 2016 07:51:48
What is the diameter of these steel bows? My guestimation would be 15mm?
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Posted by: usariemen - 21 April 2016 05:55:30
I can check it in the evening.
Posted by: usariemen - 21 April 2016 19:49:04
[quote=Hebster52;61038]What is the diameter of these steel bows? My guestimation would be 15mm?
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You would be ok with 15 mm.
I measured 14,4 mm.
Posted by: Hebster52 - 21 April 2016 20:00:51
Thanks! Seems that I still can trust my "eyeball measure"… :wink:
Posted by: zelensis61 - 21 April 2016 20:57:18
[quote=Hebster52;61045]Thanks! Seems that I still can trust my "eyeball measure"… :wink:[/quote]
Carsten beat me on this one... forgot to do it Kristian. Sorry. :(
But yours looks good.
:beer:
Posted by: Hebster52 - 26 April 2016 18:52:34
Some progress today... :)
[url]https://youtu.be/8Q91cNA-tiY[/url]
Cut out the S-irons and fitted them. Did not need to bend them sideways on this frame.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 12 December 2016 11:34:26
Looks like I forgot to update the finished cabframe photos here...
Got to take some more photos soon....
Here just testfitted on the body.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 14 April 2023 14:44:37
Still have this. No progress though due to other reasons.
Also all Photobucket photos are lost in the thread due to the choice to not fund them anymore...
Old photo of the cab frame in progress for now.
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Posted by: pre67vw - 14 April 2023 14:46:15
It's been a long time!! I think you need to get this finished!!
Posted by: TRS63 - 14 April 2023 21:01:52
Oh yes, we want to see some updates here !
Bests
Antoine
Posted by: Hebster52 - 10 January 2024 05:33:57
I'm still considering to update old posts with new url's for photos.. (if possible..?)
In the meantime I can update some progress..
This was done in 2015 I think. And when I started checking it last month I realised that the centerpart was offset by 6mm...
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So I dug into my "spare part collection" and chose this -51 front hood that was cut for a custom vehicle way back in the 70's... and transfered the template on that. (Now correctly centered..)
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 28 January 2024 10:10:09
So. I transferred the template to the new donor lid and cut it. Then welded the previously made corner on it.
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Then assembled the parts over the jig I made so I could test the fit on the body that I have out at the storage..
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Doesn't look that bad for a mockup!
Posted by: Hebster52 - 28 January 2024 10:21:51
Yesterday I reshaped the side sections so they woul line up with top corners and bottom tip. Was a bit of a challenge due to the 3 dimensional curvatures. I was happy when I managed to get both sides close to symmetry so I tackwelded them to the top and bottom. Next I need to go out to the storage again and see if it all still line up on the body before fully welding it. Also have to weld on the short piece in the centre to finish the centerbulge.
Looks promising though..
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 30 January 2024 05:27:45
Took the lid to the storage to test the fitment. Pretty happy with it for working on it at distance... Just some minor adjustments for perfection.
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Posted by: Hebster52 - 04 February 2024 08:54:45
On friday I had the day off from work so I started fitting the last pieces.
Got then cut and started tackweld them and went out of welding gas. Oh well. Looks already quite nice though!
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