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| nice! I really like the way it looks with the blue front emblem and on the hub emblems.. balances really well. awesome bus and build! |
Thanks! That's what I was going for with the matching emblems, nothing too crazy but a small custom touch on a stock bus.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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| Thanks. The metal brackets on the front bumper are still a mystery to me. They are in an odd position if you actually wanted to use them as a step but they look like they could be stock. They are bolted on. |
can you post a pic of how they bolt on? could it be they are installed backwards? |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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hmm, looks home made to me, and i can't really think of a good way to use them. i guess it is a conversation piece? 
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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: ) I haven't seen another bus with them so it very well could be a homemade deal. They did a clean job of it if so. I can't think of any reason for them other than if you had a front roof rack you could stand there. Toilet paper holders? 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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I made this simple cigar box cup holder for the bus.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:34 am Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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You are breaking that bus in like it was a new baseball glove.
Fun times! |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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thanks man 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:26 am Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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| Just read your whole thread this morning,WOW! Great build and A great thread.Keep up the good work. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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| Just read your whole thread this morning,WOW! Great build and A great thread.Keep up the good work. |
Thanks!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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| Love the bus pinetops - what ever happened to the roof rack? |
 I replaced the wood on it and now it stays on the bus. I need to find one original clamp at some point and the one missing Westfalia tag.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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Pulled the motor to get it ready for the "season".
I need to change the oil cooler, fuel lines, tune up, etc.
I already checked the head studs and they are holding firm I'm happy to say. The intake manifold was loose though which is odd.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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| Super nice bus. I like the cup holder, I made one for couple of my VW's I want to add a spot for pen holder as well. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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Thanks imtb
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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Enjoyed following your posts. I also own a 67 SO42 and brings me excitement to try and work on mine more when I see others like yourself doing the same.
Keep up the great work!
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Pinetops
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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Enjoyed following your posts. I also own a 67 SO42 and brings me excitement to try and work on mine more when I see others like yourself doing the same.
Keep up the great work!
TJ |
Thanks, I just checked out some of your gallery. Our buses are near twins!
It helps motivate me to see other people's work too, it's also entertaining and educational. I try to post even if nobody is responding because I figure there are some following anyway.
Peace
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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German braided hose after 2.5 years. I used almost exclusively non-ethanol fuel. It held up pretty well overall, it's a little more stiff than new and a little dry and starting to crack on a couple of the ends. So even with mostly 100% gas I would plan on changing them every 2 years. I may switch to Gates barricade next time, or maybe not.
Here's an end, if you look closely at the upper right you can see where it's starting to get dry and crack.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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I used this cool spark plug cleaner.
Here's a blurry before/after:
Mostly buttoned up:
Replaced oil cooler
Torqued heads (they were good)
New fuel lines
Oil Change
Adjust Valves
Clean engine and compartment
etc
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 SO-42 |
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Nice work.. Has that original Bosch distributor ever been serviced? Might be a good time to freshen it up.
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