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Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:23 pm

Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:25 pm

Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:55 pm

wow! next time you are in pa.. make sure you bring the buffer.. lol thats awesome.. you could have thing thing on the road by Campbelltown at this rate!

Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:08 pm

VDubTech wrote:
Where are the holes for the logo?

Looks awesome so far too!!

Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:47 pm

thewalrus wrote: Where are the holes for the logo?

There aren't any. I won't be amaking any either, I think I am gonna have an emblem made up out of vinyl and just stick it on. White would probably look the best....

Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:05 pm

Great Work...looks friggin awesome.

I may have a new windshield seal if/when you put the window back in that early bay..

yours for postage

Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:18 pm

Brown_Bus wrote: Great Work...looks friggin awesome.

I may have a new windshield seal if/when you put the window back in that early bay..

yours for postage

Thanks for the offer, but that one's getting cut up.

Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:21 pm

You gonna flip that one or keep it?

Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:22 pm

I'm keepin this one, I hope to be camping in it soon.

Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:37 pm

I didn't get much of anything done on the Bus today. I was kind of hampered by the SNOW and the WIND. Ahhhh Spring in Syracuse. Freezing temperatures, high winds, and snow. I did however find the time to drive 500 miles round trip and pick up the '76 Westy parts Bus so I can put the '79 all back together. Weather sucked, but the Bus is everything I need. Also delivered the nose from a '71 Westy to a gentleman from PA. Met him in Binghamton at 7:30 this mornin....Couple o pics.....

Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:32 pm

Long drive to Binghamton. We tried to drive from Jersey to Binghamton while towing a 70 Beetle that we picked up from Foreign Motor Werks down your way. We gave up in Gibson around 10 pm I believe. Score on the Parts Bay. It looks almost worth saving. 8)

Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:27 pm

What a crappy time to go to binghamton.

Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:43 pm

Yes indeed. A very sad and unfortunate time.

Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:48 pm

dbo550 wrote: What a crappy time to go to binghamton.

Tell me about it. I already had the plans made yesterday morning when I found out about what happened there. The more details come out about it, the worse it is. May they all RIP.

Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:55 pm

I like your door panels. Your bus is really looking good

Fri May 15, 2009 5:14 am

I really haven't done much the past couple of days to the Bus. Monday and Tuesday were ridiculous hot and I spent yesterday working on friend's cars. I did manage to fix the slider door on the Bus though. The nylon block on the slider broke and as I was going through parts I found a complete assembly from a deluxe Bus with a factory chrome "U"....and set it aside to put on the camper. I had a few minutes last night to replace it. The door opens and closes like butter now, and she's got a shiny bit to boot!! I'll be working on the interior here pretty quick and I've got about $300 worth of stuff on the way from CIP1.com. All new brake lines, hoses, pads, shoes, wheel cylinders, shift bushing kit, fuel lines, cables, etc etc etc. Once the stuff gets here I can dive right in on the mechanicals. I want to drive this to Dixie Bus Gathering so I'm setting that as my goal. I was hoping to be driving it earlier in the season but I want to do it right and not rush it. It'll be worth it in the end. So for now, just one pic of something that changed....

Fri May 15, 2009 5:14 am

Been a while since I updated anything and I'm ashamed to say I've done shockingly little. Well, maybe it just feels like very little. I took out the overhead cabinet and the driver rear cabinet so I could install the driver's side curtains and rod as well as the cord, and start reupholstering the ceiling panels. I also had to do the same thing to my other '79 Westy which was donating it's curtains and rods to the cause, which meant I had to do the same thing to that Bus---all because you simply can not unscrew the rearmost screw in the curtain rod with that caibet in place. At least not in that Bus and with these hands. I took em all out, removed and reinstalled the long curtain rod and it's associated curtains and tiebacks. I started to upholster the roof in the purple fabric that the cushions will be covered in. Got them all done except the front panel, I ran out of spray glue. I was going to cut new wooden panels for the roof and cover those, but I ended up using originals out of the '76 parts Bus. The covering wasn't all that great anyway. Installed everything I had done and reinstalled the trim between the wooden panels and the ceiling...what a PITA that was. I decided I will be making new curtains as well, turns out I have two different color purples and I want it all to match. I'm gonna wait to reinstall the cabinets (replacing the headbager cabinet that has 6X9 holes in it) until I have the curtains done and installed. Much easier to do that one behind the cabinet if it's already out of the way. I'm still debating on wether I want to tint the rear windows or not before I put the cabinet back in. I did it in my other '79 and I liked the way it looked. Just the two rear side windows and the back in limo tint. I also got the key for the ingition to turn....when I Got the Bus the key worked everything except the ignition...it wouldn't even go in the cylinder. The little "door" that covers the tumblers was frozen shut, but a little time with some PB B'Laster and a tiny little flathead screwdriver and the key now works in the ignition. I've gotten three shipments of parts from CIP1.com and everything looks good so far...except the oil filler nut removal socket. I'm putting together a 1600 for my father's super beetle and want to clean up the alternator stand and bought this too to remove the nut. I got it Saturday, used it the first time this morning and it broke. The guy at CIP1 Customer Service was "amazed" and "never heard of one breaking before." I find that awfully hard to beleive....but I digress. All new brake lines, brake hoses, wheel cylinders, shoes, cables, engine seal....bunch of parts just waiting installation. I'm gonna finish the interior up pretty quick and then move on to the mechanicals. Got new fuel lines and F/I seals ready to go. I'll replace the vacuum lines and give her a fresh tuneup when I take the engine out of the donor. I'll take all the tin off and give it a fresh coat of paint, paint the shroud, general cleanup maybe some new seals if need be and put it all back together in the '79. Anyway....sorry for the narrative, but that's where she stands right now. Weather is getting better so I should be able to spend some more time on it this week. I wanna get the gauge cluster installed (with correct Bus clock of course) and button up the dash. Lots of extra wiring for speakers and audio crap floating around down there, I'm gonna get rid of it all and start fresh.
I'm also still on the fence about wether I want to spend the time to remove the refigerator assy from my other camper to put into this one, or just install an icebox. The fridge works, but the cabinet in this Camper is empty. I could switch the guts over and have it work like it should, but I also have a nice icebox I could slide in there. The disadvantage there is that I would have to drill a hole for the drain and I'[m not real big on drilling holes in it. It's so tempting to take the easy way out......
Here are a couple of pics of the roof. Don't mind the mess in there, it's quickly becoming a catch-all, I gotta get that under control.

Fri May 15, 2009 5:25 am

VDubTech wrote: No title or paperwork to be had with it, so I don't have much choice but to part it out.

Hey ah, your pretty close to me and I need a sliding door for my '76 in the worst way... ;)

Thanks,

Kevin

Fri May 15, 2009 5:31 am

Bowman74 wrote: VDubTech wrote: No title or paperwork to be had with it, so I don't have much choice but to part it out.

Hey ah, your pretty close to me and I need a sliding door for my '76 in the worst way... ;)

Thanks,

Kevin

Are you going to Litchfield? I will be, I have a few different sliders, couple of really nice ones. I plan to vend at the show so if you want one I can bring it with me. PM me and I can send you some pics. If you need it faster than that I can deliver it for the cost of fuel, meet you haflway or you're always welcome to pick up here.

Fri May 15, 2009 5:32 am

VDubTech wrote: I started to upholster the roof in the purple fabric that the cushions will be covered in. Got them all done except the front panel, I ran out of spray glue.

That purple is awesome!

VDubTech wrote: I'm putting together a 1600 for my father's super beetle and want to clean up the alternator stand and bought this too to remove the nut. I got it Saturday, used it the first time this morning and it broke. The guy at CIP1 Customer Service was "amazed" and "never heard of one breaking before." I find that awfully hard to beleive....but I digress.

I've had the stupid generator stand break in half once. I had never heard of that breaking before either. Turns out they do. The fan went at the same time. I suspect I didn't tighten the fan nut enough and the vibration is what killed the generator stand. The socket breaking is much easier to deal with! ;)

Thanks,

Kevin