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 Topic: GL 4 or GL 5 - "Official Gear Lube Topic" |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 1301 Views: 499392 |
 Forum: Performance/Engines/Transmissions Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:36 pm Subject: Re: GL 4 or GL 5 - "Official Gear Lube Topic" |
| After reading the first few and last few pages of this post, I headed to the auto parts store to get some GL 4 gear oil. To my surprise there was no GL 4 oil on the shelf so I started reading all the ... | |
| Topic: Best looking bug you've ever seen |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 59 Views: 2312 |
Forum: Beetle - 1958-1967 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:53 pm Subject: Re: Best looking bug you've ever seen |
| https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/975954.jpg
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2040746.jpg |
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| Topic: power steering on a split bus |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 27 Views: 8680 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:39 pm Subject: Re: power steering on a split bus |
| An easier way to get power steering is to add an electric power unit in the steering column.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2059238.jpg |
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| Topic: vintage license plates |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 104 Views: 9918 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:21 pm Subject: Re: vintage license plates |
| Just put these '65 Texas Truck plates on my '65 Double Cab.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2051978.jpg |
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| Topic: Interior? TMI or Wolfsburg west? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 15 Views: 1080 |
Forum: Beetle - 1958-1967 Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 9:17 pm Subject: Re: Interior? TMI or Wolfsburg west? |
| TMI for stock and Sewfine for custom. Here's the Sewfine interior in my wife's '67 convertible.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2040746.jpg |
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| Topic: 1600 dp in 67 |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 23 Views: 946 |
Forum: Beetle - 1958-1967 Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 8:36 pm Subject: Re: 1600 dp in 67 |
| I bought this '67 Decklid from someone in Missouri. All three vents were welded in.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1291400.jpg |
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| Topic: What have you done (to your bus) on quarantine? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 87 Views: 5432 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:09 pm Subject: Re: What have you done (to your bus) on quarantine? |
| can you explain why you needed to increase caster? and why you did it this way? Just curious, never seen this done.
Increasing caster increases stability at speed. Here is a quote from the Bentley ... |
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| Topic: What have you done (to your bus) on quarantine? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 87 Views: 5432 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:29 pm Subject: Re: What have you done (to your bus) on quarantine? |
| Painted the front beam for my '65 Double Cab while I had it out to modify the mount holes for increasing caster.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2029596.jpg https://www.thesamba.com/vw/ga ... |
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| Topic: Distance of Center of Gravity above bumper mounts for rotisserie |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 6 Views: 543 |
Forum: Body/Paint Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:03 am Subject: Re: Distance of Center of Gravity above bumper mounts |
| Yes, I used the 15" for the front and rear. I made both front and rear mounts adjustable in width. Most of these cars have been hit a few times in their life and the mounts may not be in the orig ... | |
| Topic: Distance of Center of Gravity above bumper mounts for rotisserie |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 6 Views: 543 |
Forum: Body/Paint Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:17 am Subject: Re: Distance of Center of Gravity above bumper mounts |
| I finally decided to make the mounts adjustable. I went down to a local weld shop and had them punch a bunch of holes in some 1/2 x 6" flat bar.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/2015174. ... |
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| Topic: 914 gear box fitting - a different way |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 15 Views: 1000 |
Forum: Performance/Engines/Transmissions Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:44 pm Subject: Re: 914 gear box fitting - a different way |
| Great looking install. Thanks for sharing.
Do you have the details on what you did to modify the VW reverse switch to work in the 901 box? |
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| Topic: Distance of Center of Gravity above bumper mounts for rotisserie |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 6 Views: 543 |
Forum: Body/Paint Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:13 pm Subject: Distance of Center of Gravity above bumper mounts for rotisserie |
| I'm about to mount a '67 Bug sedan body to a rotisserie. I plan to make the mounts bolt to the bumper mount holes in the body. Does anyone know about how high the center of gravity of the body is meas ... | |
| Topic: Steering box removal from bus and then from steering column? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 13 Views: 650 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:37 pm Subject: Re: steering box removal from bus and then from steering column??? |
| There were two different manufactures of steering gearboxes for German buses, ZF and ATE. the main difference being how the column is mounted to the gearbox. On the ZE, the column is pressed into the ... | |
| Topic: My power assisted brake upgrade |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 7 Views: 820 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:26 pm Subject: Re: My power assisted brake upgrade |
| Do you plan to use a proportioning valve? | |
| Topic: A/C in a beetle? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 11 Views: 416 |
Forum: Beetle - 1958-1967 Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:54 pm Subject: Re: A/C in a beetle? |
| TheRide Okay. Do you have photos of how you did your condensers and your oil cooler?
Here is a picture of oil cooler and A/C condenser. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1247075.jpg Her ... |
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| Topic: A/C in a beetle? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 11 Views: 416 |
Forum: Beetle - 1958-1967 Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:49 pm Subject: Re: A/C in a beetle? |
| I had a friend bring a few back from Germany about 10 years ago. He said he got the only ones the parts house could find. He had to wait a few days for them to be shipped in from other parts houses. ... | |
| Topic: Identifying steering box. |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 4 Views: 292 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:06 pm Subject: Re: Identifying steering box. |
| There were two different manufactures of steering gearboxes for the buses, ZF and ATE. the main difference being how the column is mounted to the gearbox. On the ZE the column is pressed into the top ... | |
| Topic: A/C in a beetle? |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 11 Views: 416 |
Forum: Beetle - 1958-1967 Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 9:50 pm Subject: Re: A/C in a beetle? |
| Gilmore Enterprises has the best kit out there. The best part of their system is the dual condensers mounted under the car. Ask for the two belt option. Here's a kit in my wife's car.
https://www. ... |
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| Topic: My power assisted brake upgrade |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 7 Views: 820 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:59 am Subject: Re: My power assisted brake upgrade |
| Looking good so far. Do you have any updates? I'm about finished with my power steering conversion and brakes are next. Looking forward to your progress. | |
| Topic: My power assisted brake upgrade |
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| Brian Anthony Replies: 7 Views: 820 |
Forum: Split Bus Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:02 pm Subject: Re: My power assisted brake upgrade |
| Keep the details coming. I'm looking at doing this also. | |
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