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Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:49 pm

Brakes bled, gearbox filled up and battery in place:

Front wheels and (smart-car) tires are on.
Not sure wether I'm leaving them on. First I'm gonna drive a bit to see how high or low I want my bus to sit.

And sometimes it's 1 step forward and 2 steps back #-o
Original upholsterythat I allready repaired in a few spots.
Ripped right under my #ss. Hope I can still fix it.

More of this project:
www.volksfahrer.nl

Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:38 am

Update:

Tried to fix the rip and it came out quite o.k.
It's not 100% invissible but I'm more than happy about it!

Nice red Dutch! Koni shocks all around:

Had some dust specs polished out:

And two spots in the cabine painted that didn't cover 100% at the painter:

Then it was time to finish the airbox in the cabine.
I allready had blasted and painted the internals (+ new seals offcourse)

Engine-time!
With my buddy Leon (from www.volksaddiction.nl) we seperated the case to check the inside.
Alltough this engine (1600 sp) run very well in my bug it turns out it needs all bearings replaced and a new cam.

I'm also having the crankshaft balanced to get a smooth running engine.

While that is beeing done I hope to make a start on the upholstery of
the gargo area!

More on www.volksfahrer.nl!

Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:06 pm

Awesome build thread

Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:16 pm

Passengerdoor done inclusing the original "Smierplan" (greasing scedule)

Can't finish the driversside yet cause I can't open the door far enough
to fit the doorcatch..

Upholstery on the panels for the cargo area:

And the first panels are in place:

Detail of the release to open the hatch from the inside:

Also started on the bulkhead:

Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:41 pm

Man your Panel is over the top nice!

Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:50 am

67 Shane wrote: Man your Panel is over the top nice!

Thank you!!

Engine tin blasted. Next stop; powdercoater!

http://airmannschaft.nl/site/gallery/image.php?album_id=8&image_id=3354

Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:25 am

which aircleaner are you going to use with 68 and newer rear tin and heat tube to aircleaner snout? 67 and older have 1" paper tube.

Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:33 am

I was planing to use the original filter.
I know the papertube is thinner so I've fabbed somthing up for the rear tin.

What do you mean by heat tube to aircleaner snout?

Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:25 am

volksfahrer.nl wrote: I was planing to use the original filter.
I know the papertube is thinner so I've fabbed somthing up for the rear tin.

What do you mean by heat tube to aircleaner snout?

i cliked on picture that shows the sand blasted engine tin going to powdercoaters. the bent tubeb to right of piece that goes on carburator is not 67 and older,used on 68 und newer where filter sits on a pedistal.
there should be a tube with a tab that bolts to head. above it is a hole with plastic ring the cardboard tube passes thru to go to snout on aircleaner. on your air clearner the attachment for this car air preheat is same size tube as the ones from fan shroud to heater boxes.

Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:33 am

I hink I understand what you mean (sorta)
I'll think of something when I assemble it..

Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:52 am

More work done in the cargo area:

Details, details, details!!

And done!

Sides and rear corners:

Added some decoration with this decal-panel.

Next up is the roof upholtery which has proven to be a real bitch!
The fabric I use is 100% NON stretch! So when I curve the panel
it starts to wrinkle like a senior citizen..

Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:59 am

Headline DONE!!

Creative RnR bed placed (gift from my lovely wife!!).
It proved to be quite a job
As a start the instruction where wrong and it needed to sit on 18mm floor instead of 9mm..
The rear crossmember didn't fit (in bed position the backrest didn't fold down completly)
Had to fit spacers behing the frame or else the backrest would'nt fully go
in sitting position..

And the dumbest thing was that one of the bolts catched the hinge when folding it in to seating position!!

I'd expected it to be better for what it costs.
But now that it's in it is solid as a rock!

Sun Apr 24, 2011 12:14 pm

Panel looks tight.. I bet your itching to drive her :D

Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:31 am

Looks great. Love the wheels.

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:12 am

damn im jealous! I want to learn how to weld and do body work! my bus definitely needs everything you did to your panel

Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:42 pm

Looks great!

Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:01 pm

Beautiful.........Great attention to detail

Sun May 15, 2011 12:47 pm

Engine is done!

Nice and clean

And if it wassen't for me having the wrong diameter pressureplate it would have really been in the bus today... :(

Sun May 15, 2011 1:55 pm

Amazing and beautiful!!

Wed May 18, 2011 2:27 pm

Thanks!!

Another BIG step was made today... :D

Hell YEAH!

PS: Sparks you see where from a lose spring on one of the carbon brushes of the generator.
It solved now offcourse.