VW Bus Restoration - Episode 76 - Coast To Coast | MicBergsma

[@MicBergsma]

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[@iantyler4045]

Great to see craftsmen who take pride in their work and all get along with a bit of humor as well. They obviously enjoy their work. And the work looks stunning. A pleasure to watch.

[@MicBergsma]

Where energy goes, energy flows ! :)

[@KH102695]

So glad to see Lori recovered from her surgery, and after all of the hard work and drama (Dom), you probably needed a break. Your bus looks amazing and the interior is awesome, those guys are so great!! Definitely the best restoration series I have seen. All the best!!

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you so much!

[@briandrum1]

This place is no joke! They *clearly* care about their quality! Kona is looking dreamy, Mic!!

[@MicBergsma]

professionals!

[@ocavant]

That pen top trick for the window rubber cord install is FANTASTIC! Never seen that before. A++++

[@MicBergsma]

Pretty cool huh!

[@ocavant]

Absolutely. Can’t believe I’ve been doing it wrong all these years😂😂. ABL=Always Be Learning. 😊

[@pedroluisdematoslea0]

Good to see a part of your dad history. Beatiful cars.

[@MicBergsma]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Motorheadwilly]

ROCK ON guys! So happy you got it to your dads without an incident! interior and windows look awesome

[@MicBergsma]

Us too! Thank you!

[@HolgerGudulaBechhaus]

this is by far the most beautyfull VW T1 SAMBA i have seen in my Life. Congrats

[@MicBergsma]

Ah thank you! ☺

[@mrjoe16]

So awesome to see this much work being done by multiple people at the same time. Skinners never put that level of work into your bus. I love seeing this shop putting forth all the effort to work on your bus and maintain the schedule they agreed to. Very awesome man.

[@MicBergsma]

It FELT awesome to work with this crew! Like how things are supposed to be !

[@fernandolrocha]

Cool! I didn't know he had a family of restaurateurs. Your father's cars are very good. And your brother's too.

[@ErwinNiezing]

Amazing restoration of the iconic VW. Love it.. 💯

[@MicBergsma]

Glad you like it!

[@glencurtis6496]

Wow wow wow , what a transformation from where you started with a rusty bus , she is a million times better now , my wife and I have never missed an episode , and we have absolutely loved every one of them , the job you've done with her is amazing , she is so beautiful.

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you so much! Happy to hear y'all are enjoying the journey with us!

[@glencurtis6496]

@@MicBergsma loving every minute of the journey with you

[@markieuk889]

😊😊 So Please all going well for you Guys. So enjoying watching your Kona getting there. Bless your wife that she had her Surgery. Glad you both see all your Families. So emotional for his Grandfather pass away as you Miss him😢😢 so hope u will have a great journey to finish your Kona. Keep well you all❤ Have Fun.

[@MicBergsma]

Much appreciated !

[@glynndavies8857]

I've literally been watching this series from the beginning, don't know how KZbin introduced us but so amazing to see Kona right back where you started in Washington however many years ago that was, but what a transformation from then to now! from rusty orphan to such a beauty. can't wait to see her at home in Hawaii.

[@MicBergsma]

Thanks for coming on this journey with us! Crazy that we are full circle now back in WA!

[@philipcontreras9306]

Mic, Kona is turning out to be amazing! West Coast Interiors does great work. At first, I wasn't crazy about the exterior color, but now with the interior and glass is going in and the chrome going on the blue and white exterior color has grown on me. I've customized/restored several vehicles over the years, and I understand your frustration with getting stuff done w/in your time schedule, but that's just the nature of the business. Other than the a-hole painter the people you've had working on Kona have done great work and so have you and Lori. In the end it will all be worth it. Best of luck to both of you in the future.

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you !

[@amunarjoh]

The interior is just crazy. Wow!

[@MicBergsma]

mind blowing!

[@Aus5Wolf]

So excited almost near there kona finished!!

[@fredbuhl]

You had all these guys working such long hours--and they still look like they're having fun! (I also had no idea you're from a whole family of car restorers!)

[@MicBergsma]

Good vibes!

[@JeffreyHavenga]

Thank you! Kona is a beautiful bus 😊

[@MicBergsma]

thank you! she is a beauty !

[@maciejmackowski3661]

beautiful color, especially when the light went out. Greetings from Poland😊

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you! 😊

[@thebomb2230]

KONA LOOKS AMAZING !!!!!! Love that interior!

[@MicBergsma]

🤩 I'd have to agree with you! Thank you !

[@GeorgeWalker-hg5yt]

Just unbelievable what goes into restoration,just what you had to do at the upholstery shop to have the windows fit woww, just so happy 😁 for u and Lori 💕, just a beautiful thought 🤔 of a bus 🚌, to a beautiful dream come true 🎉💞, Hope all is well with you Lori, God bless you and Mitch , unbelievable job

[@MicBergsma]

yeah it's crazy!! No easy task! Thank you, cheers!

[@SundryTalesOfConstance79WESTY]

Nooice! STOC Dude! been watching for years! good on you for staying the course...Always Excited to see there is less than more to do! Bravo my dear sir. Bravo!

[@MicBergsma]

Appreciate it!

[@jsgraham67]

It's been a wild ride. She's looking pretty spectacular right now. Can't wait for the final reveal.

[@MicBergsma]

It sure has! Thank you! Can't wait to show a reveal when all done!

[@S2NAZ]

Kona is finally getting to the end of the journey. Such a beautiful bus 🙂 I wonder, after all the weight you’ve put inside and additional weight you’ll add when you travel, it already looks very heavy. I would think that raising that rear suspension might be needed. You have a beautiful family. Hi to Lori 👋🏻 ✌🏻

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you so much! Yeah we got adjustable spring plates so can adjust the height 😀 thank you and Lori says hi!

[@charleshart6992]

Excellent video, looks great!

[@paulcookson3390]

I'm going to miss this series when it's completed ( I know you guys won't) it's been amazing footage, I feel like I've been there every time you've had ups and downs, happy driving guys ❤

[@MicBergsma]

Awe! Thank you! Don't worry many more videos of Kona to come! :)

[@andyjrichie6709]

Wow Kona is nearly done, wishing you well Lori, Mitch will look after you. Keep well the pair of you, great video, would you do a project car for Lori, Mitch

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you! We've talked about it..

[@weschilton]

Man what great progress! The interior looks incredible!

[@MicBergsma]

Thanks!

[@Milledge.Austin]

Holy cow! Kona looks amazing. They did such a great job with the interior and windows.

[@MicBergsma]

100 percent! Thanks!

[@MikeBahry]

I am glad to see you smiling now. You went through so much. God bless you and your wife.

[@MicBergsma]

Yes! Thank you!

[@MaShcode]

What a great pen hack for flexible silicon seam filling! ❤ We’re too familiar with the Airbnb shuffle. We’ve even gone back and forth.😂

[@jefflorygray3206]

I have watched your restoration from the beginning and only now realized you are a locale boy .How fun to have this to share with you. jeff gray bellingham wa

[@MicBergsma]

small world!

[@583706]

Almost Almost Almost At The End…. Looking Fabulous ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MicBergsma]

sooo close! thank you !

[@caseyspirit9385]

Turned out great so far. Now let’s see it run and drive!

[@outdooraf]

These guys are insane the attention to detail

[@MicBergsma]

Do it right or don't do it at all !

[@juanantoniomendezbauer8196]

Can't wait to see the other video hopefully the last one for the restoration!! We want Kona back to the road!!!

[@MicBergsma]

same here!

[@randallmcbride8192]

it look soooo beautiful Kona bus! love it!

[@outdooraf]

That window installment stuff is awesome!

[@MicBergsma]

It really is!

[@kevinthomas8025]

I needed a Monday pick me up, whooo hooo #Konathebus !!!

[@MicBergsma]

Happy we could be a part of it! :)

[@Claes_Isacson]

Wow! I love the two tone look of the interior 👍👏

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you very much!

[@Deeply-k3t]

What a pleasure to watch these people work. And what a difference to the previous lot. 👏👏👏

[@MicBergsma]

Such good vibes here. Night and day difference !

[@jackmehoff2961]

What a journey it`s been .

[@MicBergsma]

100 percent !

[@Morphaplasm]

Hey you two, so pleased Lori is healing well. Kona is looking fabulous! The detail and care that has gone into restoring her is awesome. You guys are awesome too. I discovered you when searching for action cam tips ages ago. Love you guys and your channel.🙂

[@MicBergsma]

Awe, love this comment! Thanks for sticking around all these years! Much appreciated !

[@patrickbrennan2346]

Wow Brah Kona looks amazing what craftsmanship & Lori so glad you recovered well !! Tuff few weeks for you both but finally on to the engine….can’t wait !!

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you!! 😃

[@jimmyeatshoe]

I’ve watched every episode from your first upload of Kona and this is one of the best ones for me! To see you two go through so much anguish and frustration with the last shop and then to experience the highs of a slick outfit like those guys and girls at West Coast… then to finally get her safe at your folk place… just brilliant! (that uncovered drive back must have been tense!) Glad Lori is healed and can’t wait for the next instalment 🤙❤🇬🇧

[@MicBergsma]

Much appreciated! Yeah definitely a sigh of relief after all was said and done and got her back safe to my parents house.. what a journey it has been! Thanks for coming along with us!!

[@mattgreven7615]

The quality of their work is amazing--definitely first class/perfectionists!

[@MicBergsma]

agree!

[@hubihankok5394]

Ein toller T1. Da kannst Du stolz darauf sein!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍🫶

[@solracromero]

It is so different the videos in this garage, everybody is happy, enjoying their work; a complete different vibe ... Great job !!

[@MicBergsma]

Couldn't agree more!

[@djamelmebarki9295]

أنا سعيد من أجل هذا الرجل وزوجته متفائلة بالخير دوما..وهذه هي السعادة....اتمنا لكم حياة طيبة

[@MicBergsma]

شكراً جزيلاً!

[@spedybrent]

I've loved following your adventures with Kona! I'm so excited for you to see it all finished. The end is near!

[@MicBergsma]

Happy you enjoy the journey!

[@rajiv4972]

Awesome. Did not expect ep. 76 so quickly! Please keep em coming!

[@andrewwturner]

Looking really good. Those guys really worked some long hours to get Kona done, credit to them. At 1.15AM, after driving all those hours, you still took the trouble to get that cool closing shot of the garage doors closing. Very impressive 👍

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you! :)

[@jonasmichaelmoir9378]

These guys are serious dudes! VW Ferrari !!! Wicked job!!! Cheers guys!

[@MicBergsma]

Legit!! Cheers!

[@phyominsoe7]

It looks good and I'm happy

[@MicBergsma]

same!

[@HubertusSchaper]

Hi Mic & Lori,It`s been a while since I did waych your channel so I do catch up now my friends,The work with rthe Upholstering wash a fenomenal piece of ceaftmanship from the crew there, when I look back on the first year you started the restoration of kona the busand I did mine VW T3 SC,well you are almost done Congratulations & hope beseeing you to wonderull people🤗 driving Kona and enjoy this great VW T1 bus🇺🇸🙏🏻🍀🇺🇸.Greetings from the Old 🇳🇱Dutch 🇳🇴Norwegian Hubertus.🇳🇱🇳🇴🍀☮👍🏻🇺🇸

[@MicBergsma]

Much appreciated Hubertus!

[@jeffhammond8969]

Loving the progress! Maybe an engine start in next video?😁

[@MicBergsma]

maybe!

[@johnbarber7952]

I'm sooo bummed I never got to see you guys while you were in Vacaville! I live in Davis and would have LOVED to help any way I could. Glad you survived it though! ❤ much love to you, Lori, and Kona.

[@MicBergsma]

oh no! That would have been awesome! Much appreciated!!

[@RaymondMaher-x5w]

👏🏻thank god arrived your parents house and put in garage safely your parents and family pound of you and your wife too wonderful work hard about VW minibus soon over with it’s 👌🏻👊🏻🤙🏻❤

[@MicBergsma]

Yes! Thank you!

[@antoniorivera6187]

The bus is looking awesome guys I can’t wait to see you drive Kona and make videos with it 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻god bless

[@beatrizcedeno8191]

Ya casi finaliza tu proyecto 🇻🇪😀. Espero con ansias ver el final , montado y manejando tu kona.

[@PAINFOOL13]

Such an excellent video. Thanks, Mitch n Lori 🎉💛

[@MicBergsma]

Our pleasure!

[@estebangonzalez2889]

Minute 10:45 was hilarous. Love seeing a new video posted!

[@MicBergsma]

so good haha.

[@thomasschleis2545]

Total Pros! Incredible amount of work to trim one of these.

[@MicBergsma]

Agree!

[@andyk1635]

And again: WOW! I'm at the same point with my Bus. I can only hope, that we can do the same magic as you guys. 😎🤙

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you! Good luck with yours! You got this!

[@andyk1635]

@@MicBergsma In August we will be on Maui, maybe we can meet each other. It's a long way from Germany but every mile worth it. Aloha!!! 😎🌺🧉

[@renaissanceman8564]

There isn’t any reward without effort,,,Mahalo

[@MicBergsma]

so true!

[@injahnet]

May 2022! We are a couple of years behind. Would be great to see the bus now. Hope it's in the plan to let us see how it has withstood the test of time.

[@MicBergsma]

Many more videos to come don’t worry 😉

[@billn5059]

You guys really nailed it with the colors. Looks awesome Mic.

[@MicBergsma]

Mahalo! We are so happy it matched our vision!

[@BrokenWrenches]

Now thats an efficient team of craftsmen!!!!!!! its really looking great.

[@MicBergsma]

Definitely ! Thank you!

[@mikehomner4724]

Kona looks beautiful! Glad to see Lori back in good health. Also I wanted to give Lori props for her music editing skills!! :):)

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you ! She will appreciate that ! :)

[@johngrant1337]

Bus looks great , thanks

[@MicBergsma]

Many thanks!

[@michaelbeck2606]

Cannot wait to see Kona finished still an awesome looking ride 👍😎🔥

[@mcreationgraph]

j'ai regardé les 83 épisodes depuis la France 🇨🇵 ! félicitations !

[@outdooraf]

Those springy VW seats are the most comfortable seats ever!

[@paulinebaban4913]

Amazing. Enjoyed the video and seeing your family. ❤❤

[@Wheel_Horse]

I had a fully restored Shelby Mustang GT 500 years ago. I was afraid to drive it. I suspect the same thing will happen to this bus. It deserves to be in a museum! So perfect!

[@MicBergsma]

haha.. might be stressful at first.. but nah we want to use it.. otherwise what's the point? :)

[@Wheel_Horse]

@@MicBergsma All will be well once you get your first stone chip! I've been following the whole build and am very impressed with what you have done! Thanks for sharing it!

[@mqalquileres]

almost!! A great job and all the details WOW

[@Александрович-ф7щ]

Молодцы❤ береги Лори,заботься о ней, я не видел ещё таких жен, которые так прекрасно понимают своего мужа.

[@MicBergsma]

Ага! Мы заботимся друг о друге!

[@richardbrowne3641]

Your wife had surgery? I'm glad she recovered well. I love watching your restoration videos. You lived in so many places since the VW 19 window Van was being restored. It's looking great, but still not complete. It looks good in your garage. Happy days!

[@MicBergsma]

yes she did. Thank you!

[@ReseTTim]

Next time put the bus other way around on the trailer then the load of the engine is on the baljoint instead of the back of the trailer. Bus is looking fine! I need to start working again on my 65 beetle :)

[@brianscott9861]

I've really enjoyed watching your bus being almost done. My favorite colors, I had two vw's, a square back and Baja bug. Loved them. But in the end, it's just a vehicle.

[@MicBergsma]

Awesome! Glad you are enjoying the episodes!

[@1Nolimited]

Nice to see Kona back @ your home so now you can finish them and don't be stress :-)

[@MicBergsma]

yeah so happy to be back here!

[@itsjustaneonsrt4321]

Pretty sure I’ve seen you driving around Hawaii looks good man 🤙🤙

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you 🤙 Wasn't me though!

[@CraigScottProductions]

Very entertaining watching the 3 stooges stuff a cusion .

[@MicBergsma]

haha was pretty funny!

[@alexcarniglia8141]

Thanks for the video.

[@MicBergsma]

Thanks for watching!

[@isaacstone7899]

Congratulations, it looks amazed interior working and padding is exhausted.😂😂😂

[@chrislewis4830]

laughed my head of watching 4 blokes smacking the living hell out of the back mattress brought tears to my eyes thats for sure

[@MicBergsma]

hahah was such a good laugh especially watching it back while editing

[@jamescolonel2048]

starting to look pretty nice!!!

[@jeffhoward5332]

Great job!! Kona looks amazing.

[@MicBergsma]

Mahalo Jeff!

[@demazejr]

See your dad's scale model collection was a great surprise because I used to collect too. Kona almost ready, what a journey...

[@MicBergsma]

cool! yeah we are so close!

[@mikec-hamilton]

Shes coming along and looking good

[@MicBergsma]

Mahalo!

[@fpaoli508]

Great Job! Haven’t seen any different on the hair cut tho! 😂

[@MicBergsma]

haha.. Lori won't let me cut it toooo much! haha

[@Adaml_306]

Getting closer! Nice!

[@markgessinger7273]

That's an amazing and love your rag top. They did a good job... Thumb up!

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@BorjaRSE]

Está quedando espectacular. Me encantó el episodio así de largo. Deseando ver más 🤙🏼

[@Er-Arvind-Patro]

love to see the collection.. feel like wow

[@paulbainbridge6425]

Looking awesome !! The trim guys have done you proud with a relentless work rate 👍 Would have been gutted to have to die grind the window aperture’s that stuff will have went everywhere and is so hard to get rid of , check your gutters after that bit of rain

[@southernpaths2986]

My wife’s name is Lori also, and if I had a dollar for every time someone either spelled it wrong or”Laurie” is called he Laurie we could have bought 10 Kona’s 😅😅😅!

[@LaszloBagi]

Mine also spelled Lori, see it spelled Lorrie, Laurie etc...

[@MicBergsma]

yep same here! haha

[@twilfire9191]

awesome epidsode epic workmanship been watching since 1st epidsode finally end is in sight!

[@MicBergsma]

Thank you! We are getting close!

[@Rudi.D]

WOW......what difference...hup to the next video 🤩