1963 VW Double Cab Restoration - Episode 1 - Here we go | BillCrosby

May 21, 2023 #VWbus #VWDoubleCab #billcrosby
Come watch how an average “non car guy” restores a 1963 Volkswagen Double Cab - working 4-5 hours per week. This is for anyone who is thinking about restoring an old car, is restoring an old car, or just wants to watch someone restoring an old car.
Big thanks to our only sponsor, Dupage Auto Werks for letting me come into their shop over Friday to work on the car. I could not do this without you guys!
Dupage Auto Werks:
dupageautowerks.com/
All filming shot on a Canon camera.
Editing on Screenflow for Mac.

[@JCSweetDude]

Very interesting! Excited for episode 2!

[@markgraber7504]

I see this beauty daily, and love this unique VW.. Keep up the good work

[@myautoatm]

Thanks Mark, the bus says the same thing about you 🤣

[@TheDasbull]

Nice double cab 👍. A lot less rust than most. Subscribed to see your progress. 🙂

[@BillCrosbyAll]

Sorry, been a little slow on the video work. Just uploaded the latest vid.

[@Mikefngarage]

panel adhesive is great stuff and will last just as long as any welded in panels. you do the best you can with what you have and the tools and knowledge you have. Everything works. personally I would have saved that dog leg. cut out that section and either reshaped it and welded it back in or grafted a skin on that bent section. Replacing them is much harder and the new ones are not shaped very well.

[@myautoatm]

Yep agreed, the new one was kind of a pain. In retrospect, it probably wasn't worth the effort. But then again, this is a learning process. I'm doing the cargo floor boards right now. Those are fun 😁

[@Mikefngarage]

Oh that one is not that bad just a few easy parts to replace.

[@BillCrosbyAll]

Yep, just a couple more parts, front suspension, rear suspension, body work, paint, new electrical, tranny, engine, interior, and assembly. Pretty much there already lol

[@clifforddavis8084]

Lots and lots of spot welding

[@BillCrosbyAll]

Oh you know it. I have gone from being an absolutely crap welder to just a shit welder LOL

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Wow. Dream vehicle. Just subbed to your channel. I have a 69 Bay window that I will start on in the fall. PSG is my channel

[@BillCrosbyAll]

Thank man, checking out your channel now.

[@brianneston8575]

How many years did they make the double door volkswagen in the united states? The first year in the last year? That volkswagen you're working on the pick up

[@BillCrosbyAll]

I think the first year was mid 50s and last not sure, maybe late 70s?