Some of you guys may weep, but really this '74 Standard was on its way to the scrap heap!  Keep in mind, it is still a work in progress!

Sorry, the front end is complete but spoken for.  I am helping the youth pastor at my church install it in their youth room.  I will have to post another thread about that!  It is a pretty cool project. 

I made some more progress on the trailer and thought I would update...

I framed in the opening, added door hardware and a floor.

I have also been prepping for some body work and rust repair.  I need to fix the area under sweetpea's windshield, so I thought that this trailer would be a good guinea pig.  It has rust and it's going Sage Green.  The trunk had been resprayed, so I took a tip from Samba about using Dawn power dissolver ($2) and sure enough, the respray came off after just a few minutes.  I got a pint of POR but don't have any experience with it so I welcome any suggestions!

there was a video they used to show on an episode of monster garage of a guy with a trike that had a beetle rear end and it was a smoker rig. In the video the dude crashed it. It was pretty crazy. I'll look for that clip

There is nothin like opening a can of Sage Green!   
It has been a long day so I apologize for the not so great pictures.  I finished the prep work, priming and painting today so I thought I would share my progress with you guys.  I also replaced the rear window rubber -every Samba post that said this was a 20 minute job should be ashamed.  Actually, I could probably do it faster now that I have figured it out.

Still a few things to do still, but they all seem minor to the work that I have already put in!  I need to paint the tongue and reinstall the outer flooring and the inside carpet.  Then I need to mount the fenders and run the wiring.  Cake.

It might add drag to most "modern" vehicles, but that trailer might actually improve the aerodynamics of a bus! 

It might add drag to most "modern" vehicles, but that trailer might actually improve the aerodynamics of a bus! 

Funny that you mention aerodynamics.  I read  somewhere a few years ago that a Vanagon ,not a Bay window now, had better aeronamics than a 928 Porsche in wind tunnel tests in Germany.   I saw a video of this also. 

That's lookin pretty noice.  Nice Work.   

Very cool. All you need now is some fake tail pipes and fake oil drops to put on the ground when you park it.