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Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:35 pm

Rustbus - 26mm to pull the original, 24mm to insert the six sided Chinese replacement.

Also - before I loose track of this posted by Wildthings elsewhere,. I want to put a copy here.

Also a link to Colin's (AMSKEPTIC) thread on RELAYS with hand drawings.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=334340&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Mon Jun 30, 2014 12:29 pm

J - here is a discussion re: turn signal switch for the 1972

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=599418

And here is a thread on fan shrouding with nice picture of various components
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7311468#7311468

Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:36 am

The 72 this late summer is getting some attention - being driven around the country lanes.... Getting the lights all working for the DMV....

Meanwhile it has been spitting oil because of valve cover gaskets. Whether cork or rubber, with or without sealant.... why not make these gaskets a little wider and a hair thicker?!

Meanwhile I found this new amazing thread for center pin replacement, and will put a link to it here (continuing the scrap book).

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=597889&sid=933317c518e7134eef0345772ab9e327

Tue Sep 02, 2014 4:20 pm

geopanoramic wrote:
5) Lastly I think I want to put a bigger sway bar on my 75 per Ratwell. Anyone done that/ satisfied with the result?

Done it, it's easy and worth the small amount of effort and money.

I have bigger wheels (audi) and tires, so the thicker sway bar rubs my tires if I turn the steering wheel all the way to the stop (so I don't do that). You should be fine with stock wheels.

Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:18 pm

geopanoramic wrote: The 72 this late summer is getting some attention - being driven around the country lanes.... Getting the lights all working for the DMV....

Meanwhile it has been spitting oil because of valve cover gaskets. Whether cork or rubber, with or without sealant.... why not make these gaskets a little wider and a hair thicker?!

Meanwhile I found this new amazing thread for center pin replacement, and will put a link to it here (continuing the scrap book).

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=597889&sid=933317c518e7134eef0345772ab9e327

been done!

these:
http://shop.914rubber.com/914-High-Temp-Silicone-Valve-Cover-Gaskets-set-of-2-914HTVC2.htm

the list of parts:
http://shop.914rubber.com/Gaskets_c16.htm;jsessionid=E2B0218C80398C65709F37D60E6CCE59.m1plqscsfapp04

Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:40 pm

It struck me that the term BAY WINDOW must have originated around the time that Vanagons were being terminated (~1990-1992), and Eurovans were around. Because before that in the the 80s, it was the "Split Window (Bus), "the Bus" (the modern bus with the "pancake motor"), and the (new) Vanagon (i.e., basic models T1, T2 and T3). I am still curious about the otherwise obvious origin of the term ....

Fall 2014:

Well the oil spatter mostly went away, I guess. We're back to the parked position for the 72 although now it starts, moves and stops on demand, so the initial goal has been reached. Its a 4 year old's fav party spot.

Meanwhile the 75 contemplates its new sway bar and electronic ignition.

Exciting, presently unbroken times here in North Idaho.

Thanks for chiming in above guys. Also found this thread/discussion useful:
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193321&highlight=sway [/url]

Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:18 pm

ACHTUNG

Fuel Lines - VERY CORROSIVE when left with modern gasoline concoctions in them.

CHANGE YOUR LINES. Atwell recommends every 5 years, which makes sense to me now. But that is only if you are using them - flowing gas daily through.

IF you let a bus sit, beware of weeping, pissing lines....

VORSICHT, GEFEAHRLICH !

Sun Mar 05, 2017 5:18 pm

Well its been a long time. I left the bus and the lad has now taken it over. He has an amazing school bus and a far more adventurous life than I, but this thread hopefully will remain as a record of our work on his 72 (with some nostalgia for my bus (the 75). Man I worked hard on that 72!

He painted the 72 blue - looks good chilling at Camp Idaho. Apparently it needs front wheel bearing or something....

Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:32 pm

2021. It's been a long strange trip. Love having this record here. G

Fri Apr 09, 2021 12:22 am

Updates?

Sun Aug 22, 2021 3:44 pm

60vwnewengland thanks for the interest!

Here is the current condition of the 1972

Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:58 pm

shiningstar76 wrote: Awesome thread. I've been lost in it. By the end of next week, my ass will be commuting in a 300k mile blue legacy too. Cheers.

LOVED all the old bus photos and tales....

Thanks shiningstar76

Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:34 am

So we have decided to sell our projects in the classifieds, which of course just leads to fraud attempts. Do you think we are asking fair prices ? 13000 and 11000 ? Or are those just ridiculous?

We are going to convert our efforts at restoration into paying back school loans. So it's really just debt conversion.

The 1972 remains in northern Idaho (saved from the junk yard 15 years ago). The 1975 drove across Nevada a few years ago and is in Auburn CA. They are both pretty rust free which is why we were so excited about them over the years. We need interested parties to take over. Perhaps more father / son operators - these buses could be taken to the next level.