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Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:18 am

Sheesh. I quit reading after page 2. Anyone have a link or something to the build of this bus? I would like to see that... .

Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:38 am

Bay Window Steve wrote: Sheesh. I quit reading after page 2. Anyone have a link or something to the build of this bus? I would like to see that... .

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=227232

Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:33 pm

Bay Window Steve wrote: Sheesh. I quit reading after page 2. Anyone have a link or something to the build of this bus? I would like to see that... .

I know, while the original thread had a message, I have no idea what it's become now... Steave, how much more does a Bay Window Kombi weigh than it's earlier primitive Split Kombi predecessor? I know they sported vast "improvements", but was just curious at what penalty. BTW, get that thing ready, because this Spring there's going to be a "Spring To Shasta" trip encompassing all the roads and then some of the SST, for all air cooled VWs and WITHOUT the probability of hypothermia. Should be mayhem. Hope you can make it.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:46 pm

66busman wrote: Hey kombisutra, didn't you repair one of the brake lines on the bullet bus with JB weld? How did that hold up? Is it still on there?

Thank you for asking. Yes, the JB Weld on the hard line sealing the corrosion at the torque tube remains effective. The method (read: Meathead) used was to polish the surrounding hard line with sand paper, and then employ pyrotechnics by use of propane torch on the line at the leaking point. The heat turns the internal brake fluid into a flammable gas that violently escapes through the pin hole, eventually burning away any contaminants to the epoxy's adhesion. A couple passes around the spotlessly clean tube with JB Quick and you're done. Trust that the bond was tested with everything I could put through the pedal... to the point where I could have bent the pedal itself, and I'm very hard on equipment.

Works fine for me.

Results may very.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:04 pm

campingbox wrote: big bus mike wrote: kombisutra wrote:
We missed you this year.

So people are gonna start calling me "Taylor" now?

I have a whole year to get my pile into shape!

Doubt it, Taylor made it this year. Maybe the phrase will need to be changed from "nelsoning" to "bigbusmiking".

Yeah, you'll get some ribbing, but hey, it's expensive to travel and you said it wasn't feasible, so you did the right thing... although it WAS an insane year. You might consider this now highly requested Spring To Shasta event that's going to launch in a couple months.

"Bigbusmiking", "Linding"... Hmm, I think it's still easier to say "Linding". And indeed, Taylor is now triumphantly vindicated.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:00 pm

kombisutra wrote: 66busman wrote: Hey kombisutra, didn't you repair one of the brake lines on the bullet bus with JB weld? How did that hold up? Is it still on there?

Thank you for asking. Yes, the JB Weld on the hard line sealing the corrosion at the torque tube remains effective. The method (read: Meathead) used was to polish the surrounding hard line with sand paper, and then employ pyrotechnics by use of propane torch on the line at the leaking point. The heat turns the internal brake fluid into a flammable gas that violently escapes through the pin hole, eventually burning away any contaminants to the epoxy's adhesion. A couple passes around the spotlessly clean tube with JB Quick and you're done. Trust that the bond was tested with everything I could put through the pedal... to the point where I could have bent the pedal itself, and I'm very hard on equipment.

Works fine for me.

Results may very.

...

Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:07 pm

66busman wrote: kombisutra wrote: 66busman wrote: Hey kombisutra, didn't you repair one of the brake lines on the bullet bus with JB weld? How did that hold up? Is it still on there?

Thank you for asking. Yes, the JB Weld on the hard line sealing the corrosion at the torque tube remains effective. The method (read: Meathead) used was to polish the surrounding hard line with sand paper, and then employ pyrotechnics by use of propane torch on the line at the leaking point. The heat turns the internal brake fluid into a flammable gas that violently escapes through the pin hole, eventually burning away any contaminants to the epoxy's adhesion. A couple passes around the spotlessly clean tube with JB Quick and you're done. Trust that the bond was tested with everything I could put through the pedal... to the point where I could have bent the pedal itself, and I'm very hard on equipment.

Works fine for me.

Results may very.

Thanks man, I knew I remembered that from somewhere. I may have to employ this method to keep my girlfriend's cabby on the road until I can get underneath the damned thing without freezing to death.

It must be nice to not really care about the potential safety hazard you pose to yourselves and others , most importantly others, because you are to lazy/cheap/broke to do a proper repair on a vital system in your vehicle.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:13 pm

BryanM wrote: 66busman wrote: kombisutra wrote: 66busman wrote: Hey kombisutra, didn't you repair one of the brake lines on the bullet bus with JB weld? How did that hold up? Is it still on there?

Thank you for asking. Yes, the JB Weld on the hard line sealing the corrosion at the torque tube remains effective. The method (read: Meathead) used was to polish the surrounding hard line with sand paper, and then employ pyrotechnics by use of propane torch on the line at the leaking point. The heat turns the internal brake fluid into a flammable gas that violently escapes through the pin hole, eventually burning away any contaminants to the epoxy's adhesion. A couple passes around the spotlessly clean tube with JB Quick and you're done. Trust that the bond was tested with everything I could put through the pedal... to the point where I could have bent the pedal itself, and I'm very hard on equipment.

Works fine for me.

Results may very.

Thanks man, I knew I remembered that from somewhere. I may have to employ this method to keep my girlfriend's cabby on the road until I can get underneath the damned thing without freezing to death.

It must be nice to not really care about the potential safety hazard you pose to yourselves and others , most importantly others, because you are to lazy/cheap/broke to do a proper repair on a vital system in your vehicle.
Wow, fixing brake lines with JB weld, wow, just, wow...

Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:33 pm

j.pickens wrote: BryanM wrote: 66busman wrote: kombisutra wrote: 66busman wrote: Hey kombisutra, didn't you repair one of the brake lines on the bullet bus with JB weld? How did that hold up? Is it still on there?

Thank you for asking. Yes, the JB Weld on the hard line sealing the corrosion at the torque tube remains effective. The method (read: Meathead) used was to polish the surrounding hard line with sand paper, and then employ pyrotechnics by use of propane torch on the line at the leaking point. The heat turns the internal brake fluid into a flammable gas that violently escapes through the pin hole, eventually burning away any contaminants to the epoxy's adhesion. A couple passes around the spotlessly clean tube with JB Quick and you're done. Trust that the bond was tested with everything I could put through the pedal... to the point where I could have bent the pedal itself, and I'm very hard on equipment.

Works fine for me.

Results may very.

Thanks man, I knew I remembered that from somewhere. I may have to employ this method to keep my girlfriend's cabby on the road until I can get underneath the damned thing without freezing to death.

It must be nice to not really care about the potential safety hazard you pose to yourselves and others , most importantly others, because you are to lazy/cheap/broke to do a proper repair on a vital system in your vehicle.
Wow, fixing brake lines with JB weld, wow, just, wow...

Seriously. I've done some pretty rigged up stuff in my time but I don't play with brakes. I drove around for a little while with no ebrakes and felt unsafe every time I had to drive it.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:05 pm

I don't see what the big deal is? I have sealed several dry rotted rubber brake hoses with roofing tar and have had no ill effects...

Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:08 pm

VWsArent4Hippies wrote: I don't see what the big deal is? I have sealed several dry rotted rubber brake hoses with roofing tar and have had no ill effects...
Roofing tar is a whole different story. See, that's a tried and true fix for many other things on a Bus, so no worries there.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:09 pm

VWsArent4Hippies wrote: I don't see what the big deal is? I have sealed several dry rotted rubber brake hoses with roofing tar and have had no ill effects...

Duct tape works good for axle boots, just make sure you wrap it in the direction the tire spins, otherwise it will unwrap itself with the air flow.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:13 pm

BryanM wrote: 66busman wrote: kombisutra wrote: 66busman wrote: Hey kombisutra, didn't you repair one of the brake lines on the bullet bus with JB weld? How did that hold up? Is it still on there?

Thank you for asking. Yes, the JB Weld on the hard line sealing the corrosion at the torque tube remains effective. The method (read: Meathead) used was to polish the surrounding hard line with sand paper, and then employ pyrotechnics by use of propane torch on the line at the leaking point. The heat turns the internal brake fluid into a flammable gas that violently escapes through the pin hole, eventually burning away any contaminants to the epoxy's adhesion. A couple passes around the spotlessly clean tube with JB Quick and you're done. Trust that the bond was tested with everything I could put through the pedal... to the point where I could have bent the pedal itself, and I'm very hard on equipment.

Works fine for me.

Results may very.

Thanks man, I knew I remembered that from somewhere. I may have to employ this method to keep my girlfriend's cabby on the road until I can get underneath the damned thing without freezing to death.

It must be nice to not really care about the potential safety hazard you pose to yourselves and others , most importantly others, because you are to lazy/cheap/broke to do a proper repair on a vital system in your vehicle.

...car fixed.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:18 pm

66busman wrote: I've been driving the car around with no brakes at all lately. Just gotta think ahead when coming to a stop.

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Thank God you're not driving anywhere near me or my family. Please fix your brakes before you kill someone (or to a lesser extent, yourself).

Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:14 pm

///Mink wrote: 66busman wrote: I've been driving the car around with no brakes at all lately. Just gotta think ahead when coming to a stop.

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Thank God you're not driving anywhere near me or my family. Please fix your brakes before you kill someone (or to a lesser extent, yourself).

Car fixed, no worries.

Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:56 pm

So what happened with the bullet bus? New owner yet?