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Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:19 pm

just recently picked up this bus and this is its build thread
pics up this bus recently just going to be showing updates of it as i build it into maybe a shasta bus hmm..
currently it is somewhat together it rolls plan is to get it running and use it in the back as an offroader,

If you have some parts for it you'd like to donate to get it back on the trail that be great,,
thanks extreme towing of hamilton for picking it up
and yes there still out there.

Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:31 pm

not a 50's bus. it's an early 60's something

Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:52 pm

1961 is my guess

Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:05 pm

its a 1962 model.

Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:19 pm

I see low cargo door hinges, big taillights and flat rear wheel wells which are all signs of it being a 1962. Dose it have an M-code plate on the bulkhead?

I also see hump back front seat brackets. Its a hundred percent a 1962.

Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:59 pm

Looks like a cool bus to me and I’d rock the look it’s got now for a Shasta bus. It’s already got its race number 28!

Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:19 am

Hard to get split bus parts for free these days. But I have to put in a plug for my buddy Eric at NorCal Relics, classified ads on this site. He has to make a living so you have to pay, but he is a 10+ year Shasta veteran and can steer you towards where your money is best spent.
I just paid him $250 for a fuel injection shroud with Venturi, a thermostat, bracket and rod, a NOS in the box ‘63-‘64 flasher relay, a ghia speedometer with beautiful chrome, and a handful of other NOS parts he just happened to throw in. It’s real money, but I totally got my money’s worth.
I think I am a 12 year SST veteran by now. Join us, you’ll have the time of your life. And we take care of our own, you will never be left stranded.

Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:09 am

Got the ownership for it gonna start the project it is a 1962 for sure as appraiser confirmed

Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:18 pm

it is a 62' Ruby Red Euro Kombi far as I can see

Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:43 pm

looks like a nineteenfiftytwelve!? :)

Mon Oct 26, 2020 4:14 pm

Do you think it had seats in it ?

Sun Nov 01, 2020 4:32 am

vwuguy wrote: Got the ownership for it gonna start the project it is a 1962 for sure as appraiser confirmed

So glad that it isn’t that hard to get titles down here.

Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:51 pm

ok so its been a few weeks since i started on this bus, I was able to get some parts for it recently. Split parts are hard to find here hasd to drive pretty far to find a few pieces, After buying a fuel pump i think i might get the engine running on the test stand. The bastard 1200 hasn't ran in years we'll see if she is still alive once i get the camera working again. I hope your having a good week. i'll post up the "is this engine gonna run video" fingers crossed as soon as i can. i don't think it has ran in 20 years..

Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:52 am

mandraks wrote: looks like a nineteenfiftytwelve!? :)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

The 28 makes it perfect, btw.

Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:14 pm

will its engine run after years of sitting here goes

Did 62 have a 40hp or a 36hp?
In your opinion do you think a 40hp or 36hp would be better to use in the bus?

Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:00 pm

vwuguy wrote: Did 62 have a 40hp or a 36hp?
In your opinion do you think a 40hp or 36hp would be better to use in the bus?

40hp in both cases

Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:43 am

next thing i'm working on is the brakes.

I am planning on using this bus offroad
The brakes on this are smaller than the later model 64-70 brakes.
Do 64-70 backing plates fit the front spindles and could i use 64-70 front brakes on this model?
giving it more stopping power

Could a j-brake be installed?

Can hydraulic clutch be installed?

any recommendations?

Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:22 am

If by J-brake you are referring to a Jacobs or Jake-brake, then no. They are designed to open the exhaust valve near the end of the compression stroke to rob the piston of the stored energy of the compression stroke and to provide back pressure to the exhaust system. Same thing with an exhaust-brake, its job is to restrict the flow of the exhaust to build pressure to slow the engine.
Diesel engines need this because most don't have a way to control the air entering the engine. When you take your foot off the pedal the air can flow through the engine with much less resistance than a gas engine. Gas engines on the other hand have a built in engine braking system in the butterfly valves in the carb/throttle body. Just down shift and take your foot off the gas, instant engine brake. Also the neighbors wont complain about the noise. :D

Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:27 am

oh sorry it is called a steering brakle where you have a lever that lets you use differnt brakes

like this
https://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C26%2D798%2D606R

Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:33 am

The 64-67 brakes do not fit the 55-62 spindles.