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zuhaelter_82 Samba Member
Joined: June 23, 2009 Posts: 1506 Location: Lincoln
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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I would put a 36hp in it Those things just keep going... _________________ 64 Type II
MKI Jetta Coupe Diesel
MKI Jetta Sedan w/TD swap
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spectre6000 Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2009 Posts: 2014 Location: Broomfield, CO
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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I'll rebuild the 1600sp when I get around to it (assuming the case is still good), but I have a 40-horse sitting in the garage ready to go and I want to drive that bus! _________________ Jason Hopper
-'58 German Market Deluxe Beetle (in progress)
-'84 M1009 CUCV
-'81 K10
"Buy the best, cry once." -Gene Berg
"A cheap man will always buy the cheapest thing available, and then buys another one hoping for a better result, and then spends the rest of his life in misery complaining about it. A thrifty man will buy a good part once and never think about it again." -RockCrusher
"Don't feed the Shitty Parts Monster!" -Me |
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arthurnugen Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2005 Posts: 3081 Location: The PNW, where "going green" means rolling with moss.
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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spectre6000 wrote: |
I'll rebuild the 1600sp when I get around to it (assuming the case is still good), but I have a 40-horse sitting in the garage ready to go and I want to drive that bus! |
Roger that. I know the feeling. Hell, we all know that feeling! _________________
cdennisg wrote: |
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zozo wrote: |
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ALWAYS WEAR STEEL-TOE BOOTS IN THE GARAGE!
1965 Bus (Riviera camper)
1972 Bug 'vert
1967 Bug sunroof
1961 Ghia 'vert
1957 DKW 3=6: 3 cylinder 2 stroke! |
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12414 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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arthurnugen wrote: |
spectre6000 wrote: |
I'll rebuild the 1600sp when I get around to it (assuming the case is still good), but I have a 40-horse sitting in the garage ready to go and I want to drive that bus! |
Roger that. I know the feeling. Hell, we all know that feeling! |
Spare motors rule! _________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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kanniff Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2009 Posts: 811 Location: West Coast
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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spectre6000 wrote: |
Update: it's official, Andy is a VW bus. I was looking for my cellphone (we put our valuables under the front bench when we pulled into Las Vegas and my cellphone was MIA after that point) and found a reasonably fresh dimebag in there up near the heater control. Thought I'd share. |
Good thing those cops that had nothing better to do, didn't give you more shit- I cant imagine trying to talk my way out of that one:
Cop: Is this weed here?
You: uh i swear its not ours officer, we just bought this bus.
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spectre6000 Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2009 Posts: 2014 Location: Broomfield, CO
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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We plan to do a good amount of road tripping, and given the potential for trouble (a few days after buying the bus is plausible, a few months later might be a little harder to convince anyone of), I actually had the police come out yesterday to sniff to make sure there weren't any more hiding places that I was unaware of. If I'm going to get busted for something, I want it to be something I did. _________________ Jason Hopper
-'58 German Market Deluxe Beetle (in progress)
-'84 M1009 CUCV
-'81 K10
"Buy the best, cry once." -Gene Berg
"A cheap man will always buy the cheapest thing available, and then buys another one hoping for a better result, and then spends the rest of his life in misery complaining about it. A thrifty man will buy a good part once and never think about it again." -RockCrusher
"Don't feed the Shitty Parts Monster!" -Me |
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Lou V. Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2003 Posts: 1018 Location: Placerville,CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think the old owner would have left any behind _________________
eejermon wrote: |
"The Shasta Snow Trip. It's not for pussies." |
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spectre6000 Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2009 Posts: 2014 Location: Broomfield, CO
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Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:20 am Post subject: |
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Update: The 40-horse is a no-go... We got the 1600sp out, and I figured it would be easier to adjust the 40-horse on the bench. I went to turn it to TDC, and it would only turn about 179* in either direction (not compression, definite blockage of some sort in a cylinder). I had a spare set of 40-horse cylinders and a full gasket set laying around (like you do) and went about rebuilding the thing. I was told when I got it that the 40-horse was a recent rebuild and would fire right up when put into service. It turns out the 40-horse had been rebuilt in the past with a different set of cylinders with very small wrist pins and considerably less cooling fins. It was also covered from top to toe in oily grime... There were some bushings pressed into the rods that prevented using the new cylinder set, so I just put it back together with the gaskets and crossed my fingers. I got it in the bus and no spark... the generator was dead. I'm a little annoyed at this point.
Last night I tore down the 1600sp to see what the problem was. As suspected, the #2 cylinder was experiencing some serious blow-by... #1 and #3 weren't far behind. The cylinders were just very very worn. I spec'd out what I would need to rebuild the thing (don't forget the carb that was crapping out the whole way), and it wasn't much more to just buy a long block (with a warranty no less) from a shop here in town. I'll head down there Saturday to pick one up, and in the meantime try to take care of some of my other minor electrical issues so I can pass inspection and get the thing registered...
"Running" is a relative term. _________________ Jason Hopper
-'58 German Market Deluxe Beetle (in progress)
-'84 M1009 CUCV
-'81 K10
"Buy the best, cry once." -Gene Berg
"A cheap man will always buy the cheapest thing available, and then buys another one hoping for a better result, and then spends the rest of his life in misery complaining about it. A thrifty man will buy a good part once and never think about it again." -RockCrusher
"Don't feed the Shitty Parts Monster!" -Me |
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Keysar Samba Grammar Tutor
Joined: April 16, 2008 Posts: 1663 Location: PNW
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:31 am Post subject: |
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Yes, a very insperational story, thanks! _________________
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...but mainly perfecting my tossing peanuts shells out the window into the air scoops technique. |
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slamnfreak Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2004 Posts: 299 Location: Waiting in the drive-thru at Bueno Nacho
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Awesome story and great pics. _________________ "sometimes i wish you could kick people through the internet..." |
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Emeritusx Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2008 Posts: 2775 Location: 12 inches behind the wheel
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:59 am Post subject: |
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So how was the weed? _________________ 82 Westy ☢, 66 Splitty ☮, 73 Type 181 ✠ |
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doppelkabine265 Samba Member
Joined: February 03, 2008 Posts: 15 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Great story, You have got to bring that out to the Fredricksburg show!
http://www.texasvwclassic.com/ _________________ Todd
'55 Euro Wolfsburg Kombi
"Volkswagens in particular, as the Peoples' Car, tend to get passed around like a reasonably priced sex worker, and it is rare to find one that hasn't been pawed at by a train of users applying more urgency than finesse." M. Crawford- Shop Class as Soulcraft |
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Adam Samba Member
Joined: November 08, 2009 Posts: 624 Location: Petaluma, Ca
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Great story, thanks for sharing |
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69sback Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2010 Posts: 216 Location: Somewhere
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:35 am Post subject: |
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that's awesome |
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Kugen60 Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2008 Posts: 178
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Great thread,enjoyed all the pictures |
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EODinert Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2003 Posts: 464 Location: PHX, AZ
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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Epic awesomeness found here.
I just bought a bus with an asthmatic 1500... my first bus. Had to drive it from PHX to LA for OCTO and the Classic, then to San Diego, and back to PHX (and beyond).
I thought I was smart by taking a spare motor with me... just change it out on the side of the freeway, right? Motor made it the whole way (barely), but even though the bus was 12 volt, the motor still had a 6 volt flywheel on it (so there is no way I could have stuffed the new motor in there on the side of the road).
Irresponsible? Only if you're not prepared to accept the consequences of your actions. I'm itching to take another road trip... Mexico City, maybe..
Thanks for the cool thread. _________________ '61 rag top beetle, '73 type 181, '66 13 window deluxe |
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spectre6000 Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2009 Posts: 2014 Location: Broomfield, CO
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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A little late, but we were there! We didn't get there until about 4 AM Saturday morning because of an issue with some electronic points. We put in a set of regular points and discovered that I had a freeway flier in there!!! We were doing 75 mph with RGBs!
This weekend I took the bus to the local guru who gave it a clean mechanical bill of health. I've driven it exclusively for the past week. All it took was a new engine, all new everything electrical (save some bulb holders and the headlight dimmer switch), all new everything brake related (including an upgrade to a '67 dual circuit master cylinder), new tires, and a few bits of pretty: cup holder basket, new sun visors, shifter extension, e-brake extension, rear view mirror night shade thing, 3-point retractable seat belts, and a cab divider to keep down the noise of a bare panel interior! A/C (the 2X55 system doesn't work when it's 106 in rush hour traffic; safaris wouldn't even help in that situation) and oil filtration are in the works for the next oil change.
Andy is alive and kickin', and we're planning our first post-op road trip. After a few work-up trips, we'll be ready for our honeymoon next summer. _________________ Jason Hopper
-'58 German Market Deluxe Beetle (in progress)
-'84 M1009 CUCV
-'81 K10
"Buy the best, cry once." -Gene Berg
"A cheap man will always buy the cheapest thing available, and then buys another one hoping for a better result, and then spends the rest of his life in misery complaining about it. A thrifty man will buy a good part once and never think about it again." -RockCrusher
"Don't feed the Shitty Parts Monster!" -Me |
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spectre6000 Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2009 Posts: 2014 Location: Broomfield, CO
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:49 am Post subject: |
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FYI for those interested, my fiancée and I are working on a book documenting our adventures (likely the first in a series) that will have all sorts of photos (including many not found here) and a more detailed narrative. We'll be selling them at shows and such and maybe here on the Samba if there is any interest. It'll probably be a coffee table sort of book; hard/soft cover will be dependent upon interest levels and cost. So the question is, is there any real interest out there? Is it worth pursuing on a more-than-one-off basis? _________________ Jason Hopper
-'58 German Market Deluxe Beetle (in progress)
-'84 M1009 CUCV
-'81 K10
"Buy the best, cry once." -Gene Berg
"A cheap man will always buy the cheapest thing available, and then buys another one hoping for a better result, and then spends the rest of his life in misery complaining about it. A thrifty man will buy a good part once and never think about it again." -RockCrusher
"Don't feed the Shitty Parts Monster!" -Me |
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dawerks Samba Member
Joined: September 15, 2010 Posts: 2349
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:19 am Post subject: |
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.. but we just heard your story. For free
Just kidding bro, I'm sure someone will buy it. But, one question. How did you know it was a DIME bag. Hmmmm. |
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9797 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Too bad the next trip won't be as much fun to read about.
You know what you're doing now!
Seriously, though, I remember reading this thread last March.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks.
j. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
BBX BBXII and BBXXI Long Distance Award Winner
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i wish more people would actually drive their vws rather than just talking about what they have in the garage. |
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If you've seen one sunroof swivel seat kombi, you've seen them all! |
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