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rustbus
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| Kirk wrote: | | Still waiting for the after pics.... |
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May of '72 Deluxe.  2.0L L-Jet CS & 091 trans conversion
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dnbuggy
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| Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| pictures coming soon. I am neck deep in rat poop and have the van 75% clean. Will have pictures in the next couple weeks once it's all clean. |
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dnbuggy
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:32 pm Post subject: Update |
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Finally got around to posting some pics. The clean-up is ongoing, but this is after about 10 hours of scrubbing, vacuuming, and sweeping. Next is the power washer and the engine.
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shiningstar76 
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Location: NH-> MA-> IL-> ES-> CZ-> NC-> VA-> Savannah, GA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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that bus looks better than the bus I've been driving for the last 8 years. Glad to see you saved it!
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72 Westy, 1700cc Weber 32/36 DGEV-Down for front end issues
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rustbus
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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uh oh whats in there?!?
looks like it wont smell too cool, whatever it is....
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dnbuggy
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Rustbus
How do I get that "stuff" out? Pretty sure something is dead in there. |
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BUSBOSS
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| dnbuggy wrote: | Rustbus
How do I get that "stuff" out? Pretty sure something is dead in there. |
Unscrew and disassemble all of the ductwork and plastic feeder tubes. Clean with bleach/water solution. Wear a mask while doing all of the above.
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Sugarbear
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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Seriously!! 
I i just bought the same bus but a 72. where do you live?
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Bisbeetle
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| That under-the-dash picture gives whole new meaning to the term "rat's nest". Good job, though. I've dealt with a lot of rat problems, in southern Arizona. Pack rats completely filled my 10 foot square well shed, up to the ceiling, with debris. One long weekend, they chewed completely through the battery cable on my Chevy truck. Copper! Nuts. You'll probably have to check out every wire. And rat pee is pretty corrosive...probably want to get some rust prevention on those floors and walls where the debris has sat against it. Nice bus, though...best year, rare 9 passenger. Score! |
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dnbuggy
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chabanais
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A little pricey, no?
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VDubTech
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Somebody get Stuart, it could be his first legitimate post in the whine thread. $2K for a non running rat shit infested Bus with no title? Where do I sign up? 
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dnbuggy
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| ok, fare enough. After the new tires, towing and cleaning so far, I just wanted to get out what I have in. What do you suggest as fare price? |
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chabanais
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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$800.
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| Collie wrote: | | The silver socket is sacred and must not be disturbed |
| Serpent7 wrote: | | Keeping in-line with what VW originally had in mind; keeping the bus as close to OEM as possible with a few little changes to give it a "not forgotten look" but still maintaining the charm that made them what they are today. |
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BUSBOSS
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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max - with a title.
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chabanais
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. No title and only good for parts.
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max - with a title. |
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| Collie wrote: | | The silver socket is sacred and must not be disturbed |
| Serpent7 wrote: | | Keeping in-line with what VW originally had in mind; keeping the bus as close to OEM as possible with a few little changes to give it a "not forgotten look" but still maintaining the charm that made them what they are today. |
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MichellesGotABus
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wow, that looks great! you're in Colorado though, so watch out for the hantavirus with all that poo-cleaning.
Take a calendar, find the date 14-days from today, and write with a marker "dead yet?" If not, you're fine.
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Desertbusman
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| MichellesGotABus wrote: | watch out for the hantavirus with all that poo-cleaning.
Take a calendar, find the date 14-days from today, and write with a marker "dead yet?" If not, you're fine. |
Yes 
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chabanais
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Only 4 people in Colorado died from it in 2007 so you're probably fine but:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/noframes/faq.htm
And it's only Deer mice not rats.
| MichellesGotABus wrote: | wow, that looks great! you're in Colorado though, so watch out for the hantavirus with all that poo-cleaning.
Take a calendar, find the date 14-days from today, and write with a marker "dead yet?" If not, you're fine. |
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| Collie wrote: | | The silver socket is sacred and must not be disturbed |
| Serpent7 wrote: | | Keeping in-line with what VW originally had in mind; keeping the bus as close to OEM as possible with a few little changes to give it a "not forgotten look" but still maintaining the charm that made them what they are today. |
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XXX/Rx/RnR
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Clean and stright 74 at salvage yard in Chandler. Full drive train. 030 auto, no induction, carbs. Checked for a t-stat and didn't have one, but to my surprise the heads looked new and the push rod tubes too. Makes ya wonder. KYB shocks all around, rotors and drums looked good. I pulled the rear bumper off to get the heavy duty hitch off. Cigar ashtray with auto emblem, fuses, and shifter. All for $35 bucks. Has the overhead a/c unit in it. All the seats were gone, but the driver. Full carpet front to rear. All the glass was good. Red with white tin top. The exhaust very clean (H/E). It would be setting in my driveway if it wasn't for the HOA assholes. Markings on the fan shoud noted it has hy. valves. Wish I had a pic to show. Hope somebody gets it. For those that have seen my bus, the body on this one is better.
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