How NOT to Restore a VW Bus - Dev Around the Sun 2020
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I bought a 1966 21-Window VW Bus off eBay in 2004 and restored it over the next 12 years. I thought it was going to be done within the next 6 months throughout the project. I learned a lot of lessons related to software development along the way.
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- 1. Matt Raible | @mraible May 12, 2020How NOT to Restore a VW Bus
- 2. @mraible Who is Matt Raible? Father, Husband, Skier, Mountain Biker, Whitewater Rafter Bus Lover Web Developer and Java Champion Okta Developer Advocate Blogger on raibledesigns.com and developer.okta.com/blog
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- 12. @mraible Pulled the Engine: December 28, 2005
- 13. @mraible Off to the Shop! April 2006
- 14. @mraible Seven Months Later: November 11, 2006
- 15. @mraible Not Much has Changed: June 08, 2007
- 16. @mraible First Shop Fails: October 26, 2007
- 17. @mraible Headed to MotorWorks Restorations: July 7, 2008
- 18. @mraible Two Months Later: September 18, 2008
- 19. @mraible
- 20. @mraible VWs on the Green: May 17, 2010
- 21. @mraible The end is in sight! April 20, 2012
- 22. “I have no idea when it's gonna be done. I'm hopeful it'll be in a few months. 😉”
- 25. April 10, 2014 10 Years since I bought the bus June 2013: Removed it from MotorWorks Restorations June - December 2013: Worked on in a friend-of-a-friend’s garage December 2013: Moved it to Reincarnation Auto Estimated completion, 3 months January 2014: $17K to fix the bondo and get it ready for paint 🤯
- 26. @mraible THE BUS IS PAINTED!! December 21, 2014
- 27. @mraible HOLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT BATMAN!
- 28. Sewfine: July 8, 2015
- 29. @mraible Hefe 1.0! 🎉 April 13, 2016
- 35. @mraible Kustom Coach Werks Hefe 2.0! 🎊 December 30, 2016
- 36. @mraible Hefe 3.0! 🔊 May 30, 2017
- 37. @mraible Hefe 3.5: March 7, 2018
- 39. @mraible And They Lived Happily Ever After https://raibledesigns.com/rd/category/The+Bus
- 40. @mraible ⏳ Plan for it to take a really long time. 👩💼👨💼 Get involved with the community to learn more. 🙏 Never give up hope. Keep trying. 🌟 Do the work yourself, or hire people who drive a VW Bus. 😍 Don’t be afraid to be different! Let your personality shine through. The Proper Way to Restore a VW Bus
- 41. Thanks! Keep in Touch raibledesigns.com @mraible @vwsforlife Presentations speakerdeck.com/mraible Code github.com/oktadeveloper developer.okta.com