simple green
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People have dropped newer Porsche engines in it, suby 2.2's in em, I think I may have seen one on ebay a while back that had an engine from a WRX...
Pricey upgrades but it would be cool to have a bus you can take people off the line with
They wouldn't know what to make of it.
Pricey upgrades but it would be cool to have a bus you can take people off the line with
They wouldn't know what to make of it.
Currently overhauling a '72 VW Transporter with the 1600cc. Got it for $500 with the engine pulled out, sitting in the bay of the bus (some kid "started" to work on it), but with almost all of the original components. A little bit of metal to be redone in front floor pan. The body is in GREAT condition for sitting outside for years. Hasn't been driven since '94. No rot in the frame. I'm about 2 hours of grinding from being ready for the Rustoleum.
Being an air cooled novice, I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to rebuild the engine myself. Luckily my dad grew up in the 60's and 70's and has worked on scores of them. Thanks pops.
Don't have pics on this hard drive, but I'll post some soon.
Being an air cooled novice, I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to rebuild the engine myself. Luckily my dad grew up in the 60's and 70's and has worked on scores of them. Thanks pops.
Don't have pics on this hard drive, but I'll post some soon.
Euro Tuner Van
and now I have to have one of these
wonder where the matching helmet is.......
enjoy the VW everything stuff.......
Hey holdin ,You got lucky and got the 1600 engine with it .They are easiest and least expensive and most interchangeable ,as compared to the late bus type 4 motors.
You could get a used one out of any bug and it would fit ,i would try craigslist ,you could get a used running one for 2-500 bucks.And use the old motor for parts.
Theirs usually a junked bus in most junkyards,If you make a trip to a junkyard .If you see the hardtops ,always grab the speedometer and the accelorator cable.Cause they always "eventually" break..If you find a camper bus .Look for the curtain rods..plaid couch ,,and popup table ..If you have a regular school bus style interior ..these 3 items can make your bus a party camping machine ,without all the heavy cabinets / sink and shit.If you need some new parts to finish (and you will) www.cip1.com has one one of the best and cheapest selections of parts.....just a few thoughts i figured i'd share ....good luck with it,and share some pics with us when you can!!....
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simple green
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Glad this thread is back alive
I'm in the minority on this one, I love the L-jet FI system. snaggle that cip1 is a great link. I don't know how I didn't know about that....
also www.busdepot.com and www.germansupply.com have a lot, with bus depot having the best prices I've seen on a lotta bus stuff.....
I'm in the minority on this one, I love the L-jet FI system. snaggle that cip1 is a great link. I don't know how I didn't know about that....
also www.busdepot.com and www.germansupply.com have a lot, with bus depot having the best prices I've seen on a lotta bus stuff.....
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Magic Man
Took a few picture at a VW show on Saturday.
simple green
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Welcome to the thread Magic Man...great pics.
fun project. I had a super beetle that thing ran forever.
David762
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I badly mistreated my 1968 VW bus ...
I badly mistreated my 1968 VW bus ...
which I bought "well used and abused" already. When I could no longer stand the noise of the blown head gasket and marginal power, I ordered a Crown adapter kit from SoCal and stuffed a 140hp 1965 Corvair transaxle & engine into it. The extra weight set my bus down on its "haunches" a bit, but the power and handing were remarkable. It's stability in cross-winds was far superior to the stock setup. The modified bus handled corners like it was on rails. I never had slush or snow that I ever got stuck in.
The 4 carbs were matched primaries, and synched to open simultaneously. The exhaust was custom made, with a balance tube between the sides. I was forced to use an electric fuel pump with a separate in-line pressure regulator and truck-style cartridge fuel filter to keep up with engine requirements. I could wind it up from a dead stop in 1st gear to 30 mph, and easily to 60 mph in second, with rpms and throttle to spare. I never went to red-line with the pancake 6 cylinder, and never found the need to discover what it's top speed was. It was a tremendous amount of fun, except it liked to spin off the fan belts a bit too much for my liking.
I badly mistreated my 1968 VW bus ...
which I bought "well used and abused" already. When I could no longer stand the noise of the blown head gasket and marginal power, I ordered a Crown adapter kit from SoCal and stuffed a 140hp 1965 Corvair transaxle & engine into it. The extra weight set my bus down on its "haunches" a bit, but the power and handing were remarkable. It's stability in cross-winds was far superior to the stock setup. The modified bus handled corners like it was on rails. I never had slush or snow that I ever got stuck in.
The 4 carbs were matched primaries, and synched to open simultaneously. The exhaust was custom made, with a balance tube between the sides. I was forced to use an electric fuel pump with a separate in-line pressure regulator and truck-style cartridge fuel filter to keep up with engine requirements. I could wind it up from a dead stop in 1st gear to 30 mph, and easily to 60 mph in second, with rpms and throttle to spare. I never went to red-line with the pancake 6 cylinder, and never found the need to discover what it's top speed was. It was a tremendous amount of fun, except it liked to spin off the fan belts a bit too much for my liking.
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Magic Man
Welcome to the thread Magic Man...great pics.
I've only been to one of those VW meets and it was good fun, but it was a real small one.
I did learn a valuable lesson recently....DON'T have a huge Spicoli smoke-out session in your bus in the middle of the city.
Hey thanks man
Sounds like a great story too, if i close my eyes i can almost imagine being there
"Jerry decided to pitch the tent a little early", and Mom has noticed....
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Magic Man
53 ways to know if your a VW bus driver.
1. You know your a VW bus driver if you come to a "reduced speed ahead" sign and you were already going that speed.
2 So you know your a VW bus driver if little kids coming running up like you are the ice cream man. The bad part is they can usually catch you...
3 You know your a VW bus driver if you have to, for whatever reason, get out of your bus to start it.
4 You know you're a VW bus driver if when you see flashing lights in the rear-view, the speedo isn't the first thing you check.
5 You know you are a VW bus driver if you spent more time picking out the curtains in your bus, than the one's in your house.
6 You know you're a VW bus driver when you start out speeding towards a hill, and still end up at the top with a line of cars behind you. "Hey, at least I look cool."
7 You know you are a VW bus driver if you are serious about your, : Honk if Anything Falls Off! sticker.
8 You know your a VW bus Driver when you Pass a person Burning Brush but you still glance down at your lights and look in the rear to see if you engine is not on fire
9 You know your a VW bus driver if when Approaching a hill you Automatic Head for the Truck Lane (bus Lane).
10 You know you are a VW bus driver....You know that your a Bus driver if when filling up with gas Require you to open the deck lid and check the oil as well.
11 You know you are a VW bus driver....you are so prepared for a breakdown that not only do you actually carry a full toolbox with you at all times, but also blankets, pillows and snacks enough to live comfortably should the repair be out of your reach.
12 You know you are a VW bus driver....you leave 20 minutes early and still arrive 5 minutes late
13 You know your a VW bus Driver when you carry a 3 1/2 ton floor jack with , just incase you need to pull the motor!
14 You know your a VW bus Driver when you empty your pockets at night and along with the spare change there is a 10mm and 13mm wrench
15 You know you are a VW bus driver....when you walk out of a store and another bus driver leaves a note for you under your wiper.
16 You know you are a VW bus driver....when you can find your parking spot, because of the oil leak
17 You know you are a VW bus driver when shifting into 4th gear includes the use of a bungy cord.
18 You know you are a VW bus driver....Your elbows get sore from slumping over the wheel.
19 You know you are a VW bus driver....You convince your insurance company that your nose mounted spare tire doubles as an "Air bag"
20 You know you are a VW bus driver....you see a Bus stopped on the side of the road, you actually stop and help them out
21 You know you are a VW bus driver....if you carry a spare motor on your luggage rack to a camp out..
22 You know you are a VW bus driver....you know you're a bus driver when you pass a junk yard and wonder if they have the parts you need.
23 You know you are a VW bus driver....it takes you 20 minutes to stop at a gas station, because everyone wants to talk to you about your Bus
24 You know you are a VW bus driver....if you give high fives when passing another car...uphill.
25 You know you are a VW bus driver....if every time someone reaches for the sliding door handle you start to panic and yell "be careful, that comes right off
26 You know you are a VW bus driver when you ask your wife, "do you smell gas?"
27 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have a radio but don't listen to it cause you're listening to the motor.
28 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have a permanent red mark on your back from the springs of the seat poking you in the back.
29 You know you are a VW bus driver if you've ever come out to somebody so generous and impressed with your bus that they left a spliff under your windshield wiper.
30 You know you are a VW bus driver if you are pulled over by bike patrol
31 You know you are a VW bus driver if you are the host of a camp out and you arrive a day late.
32 You know you are a VW bus driver when you know who John Muir is and you actually think you can converse with him telepathically to help fix your bus
33 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have ever installed a door hinge to make your accelerator pedal work
34 You know you are a VW bus driver when you automatically throw up the peace sign when ever someone waves to you on the road.
35 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have to stop for a downed tree blocking the road on your way home so you climb in the back and eat dinner before walking home to get the chainsaw
36 You know you are a VW bus driver if your friends always ask to borrow tools when you stop by because they know you're carrying them with you.
37 You know you are a VW bus driver, as other vehicles pass you they either give you the peace sign, do their fingers like they are passing safety information, laugh or take pictures.
38 You know you are a VW bus driver when you pop your top and eat lunch in the parking lot at work so you "feel like you are camping"
39 You know you are a VW bus driver when you let your hair grow long just so you can be an appropriate accessory to your vehicle.
40 You know you are a VW bus driver if can diagnose engine problems only using your sense of smell.
41 You know you are a VW bus driver if you recognize your friends by the vehicle rather than their face.
42 You know you are a VW bus driver when feet protruding from the under the rear of a vehicle seem normal.
43 You know you are a VW bus driver when weather plays no role in you decision whether or not to go camping.
44 You know you are a VW bus driver when you get up in the morning actually looking forward to the drive to work
45 You know you are a VW bus driver if there's both frost on the inside as well as the outside of your windows
46 You know you are a VW bus driver if you spend your work day planning your next camping trip instead of working
47 You know you are a VW bus driver if part of your household budget includes a "Bus needs" section
48 You know you are a VW bus driver when the drive to anywhere you go is the most adventurous part of the trip.
49 You know you are a VW bus driver when your rocking your body back and forth to get the extra speed up a hill!
50 You know you are a VW bus driver when you slow down to look at the vehicles reflection in shop windows.
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You know you are a VW bus driver when you carry a towel with you to wipe the windshield because your defroster doesn't work.
52 You know your a VW bus driver when you carry a bottle of Rain-x with you at all times.
53 You know your a VW bus driver when no matter what happens, you can allways live in your bus.
1. You know your a VW bus driver if you come to a "reduced speed ahead" sign and you were already going that speed.
2 So you know your a VW bus driver if little kids coming running up like you are the ice cream man. The bad part is they can usually catch you...
3 You know your a VW bus driver if you have to, for whatever reason, get out of your bus to start it.
4 You know you're a VW bus driver if when you see flashing lights in the rear-view, the speedo isn't the first thing you check.
5 You know you are a VW bus driver if you spent more time picking out the curtains in your bus, than the one's in your house.
6 You know you're a VW bus driver when you start out speeding towards a hill, and still end up at the top with a line of cars behind you. "Hey, at least I look cool."
7 You know you are a VW bus driver if you are serious about your, : Honk if Anything Falls Off! sticker.
8 You know your a VW bus Driver when you Pass a person Burning Brush but you still glance down at your lights and look in the rear to see if you engine is not on fire
9 You know your a VW bus driver if when Approaching a hill you Automatic Head for the Truck Lane (bus Lane).
10 You know you are a VW bus driver....You know that your a Bus driver if when filling up with gas Require you to open the deck lid and check the oil as well.
11 You know you are a VW bus driver....you are so prepared for a breakdown that not only do you actually carry a full toolbox with you at all times, but also blankets, pillows and snacks enough to live comfortably should the repair be out of your reach.
12 You know you are a VW bus driver....you leave 20 minutes early and still arrive 5 minutes late
13 You know your a VW bus Driver when you carry a 3 1/2 ton floor jack with , just incase you need to pull the motor!
14 You know your a VW bus Driver when you empty your pockets at night and along with the spare change there is a 10mm and 13mm wrench
15 You know you are a VW bus driver....when you walk out of a store and another bus driver leaves a note for you under your wiper.
16 You know you are a VW bus driver....when you can find your parking spot, because of the oil leak
17 You know you are a VW bus driver when shifting into 4th gear includes the use of a bungy cord.
18 You know you are a VW bus driver....Your elbows get sore from slumping over the wheel.
19 You know you are a VW bus driver....You convince your insurance company that your nose mounted spare tire doubles as an "Air bag"
20 You know you are a VW bus driver....you see a Bus stopped on the side of the road, you actually stop and help them out
21 You know you are a VW bus driver....if you carry a spare motor on your luggage rack to a camp out..
22 You know you are a VW bus driver....you know you're a bus driver when you pass a junk yard and wonder if they have the parts you need.
23 You know you are a VW bus driver....it takes you 20 minutes to stop at a gas station, because everyone wants to talk to you about your Bus
24 You know you are a VW bus driver....if you give high fives when passing another car...uphill.
25 You know you are a VW bus driver....if every time someone reaches for the sliding door handle you start to panic and yell "be careful, that comes right off
26 You know you are a VW bus driver when you ask your wife, "do you smell gas?"
27 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have a radio but don't listen to it cause you're listening to the motor.
28 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have a permanent red mark on your back from the springs of the seat poking you in the back.
29 You know you are a VW bus driver if you've ever come out to somebody so generous and impressed with your bus that they left a spliff under your windshield wiper.
30 You know you are a VW bus driver if you are pulled over by bike patrol
31 You know you are a VW bus driver if you are the host of a camp out and you arrive a day late.
32 You know you are a VW bus driver when you know who John Muir is and you actually think you can converse with him telepathically to help fix your bus
33 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have ever installed a door hinge to make your accelerator pedal work
34 You know you are a VW bus driver when you automatically throw up the peace sign when ever someone waves to you on the road.
35 You know you are a VW bus driver if you have to stop for a downed tree blocking the road on your way home so you climb in the back and eat dinner before walking home to get the chainsaw
36 You know you are a VW bus driver if your friends always ask to borrow tools when you stop by because they know you're carrying them with you.
37 You know you are a VW bus driver, as other vehicles pass you they either give you the peace sign, do their fingers like they are passing safety information, laugh or take pictures.
38 You know you are a VW bus driver when you pop your top and eat lunch in the parking lot at work so you "feel like you are camping"
39 You know you are a VW bus driver when you let your hair grow long just so you can be an appropriate accessory to your vehicle.
40 You know you are a VW bus driver if can diagnose engine problems only using your sense of smell.
41 You know you are a VW bus driver if you recognize your friends by the vehicle rather than their face.
42 You know you are a VW bus driver when feet protruding from the under the rear of a vehicle seem normal.
43 You know you are a VW bus driver when weather plays no role in you decision whether or not to go camping.
44 You know you are a VW bus driver when you get up in the morning actually looking forward to the drive to work
45 You know you are a VW bus driver if there's both frost on the inside as well as the outside of your windows
46 You know you are a VW bus driver if you spend your work day planning your next camping trip instead of working
47 You know you are a VW bus driver if part of your household budget includes a "Bus needs" section
48 You know you are a VW bus driver when the drive to anywhere you go is the most adventurous part of the trip.
49 You know you are a VW bus driver when your rocking your body back and forth to get the extra speed up a hill!
50 You know you are a VW bus driver when you slow down to look at the vehicles reflection in shop windows.
51
You know you are a VW bus driver when you carry a towel with you to wipe the windshield because your defroster doesn't work.
52 You know your a VW bus driver when you carry a bottle of Rain-x with you at all times.
53 You know your a VW bus driver when no matter what happens, you can allways live in your bus.
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Puddin'tane
remind me not to go camping with that dude
simple green
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Great list! Some very true ones on there.
