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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 9:40 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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What a great trip you've got planned Phil. Let's see lots of pictures on the Ferry and of around your destination. Us Americans love to see pictures of VW's in Europe. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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dasdachshund Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2010 Posts: 728 Location: Vancouver, WA USA
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 11:44 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Have a safe trip, Phil. Looking forward to the pics.
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1970fun Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2008 Posts: 209 Location: Holland
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Cool!!
That weekend is held very close to me! maybe i'll join in.
You could also visit me in Doesburg wich is a very nice old town with camper spots at the dockside or my driveway
It's more or less on the way back to the coast.
I can name you some very nice camping spots at the coast!
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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1970fun wrote: |
Cool!!
That weekend is held very close to me! maybe i'll join in.
You could also visit me in Doesburg wich is a very nice old town with camper spots at the dockside or my driveway
It's more or less on the way back to the coast.
I can name you some very nice camping spots at the coast!
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Hey, that would be great if you came along! You'll recognise our bus !
We should arrive at Beekbergen during the day on Saturday. We've no very fixed plan until we have time to look at a map once we get away (our usual level of organisation !)
Tips for good camping on the coast would be great, we will probably visit Groeningen and then head West along the coast... _________________ 1978 marino yellow Bay Dormobile camper
1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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I have spent my preparation day 'fiddling while Rome burns' (as Shona would definitely say )
The bus had got covered in tree sap and pollen while I was fixing the CV joints, so I gave it a quick wash.
I packed in a 'few' tools and spares and, much like the 'essential tools and spares' threads I soon realised I would need another vehicle to carry everything !
It's difficult. Now that I have fixed a few things on the bus, I feel that I should have all the tools I know how to use, but of course, travelling light is essential in a smallish vehicle, especially when I have a tandem, a wife, a cat and food and drink to fit in too!
So, back to reality. I decided to get rid of everything that wasn't pretty much essential. Or at least, keep the things I would be annoyed not to be able to fix if we have a problem en route.
From memory I have:
2x fire extinguishers between the seats
Spares:
Fuel pump
Complete Distributor setup, with HT leads
Coil
Jack, chocks
Jump leads
Warning triangle, fluoro vest (required by law in most of Europe)
Basic electrical repair kit
Bulbs, fuses
My day to day tool roll, so all the basic tools, feeler gauges etc
Muir 'idiot' book. I'm not planning major work, and Muir is good for troubleshooting common problems, and an entertaining night-time read!
We also have mobile phones and European breakdown cover, so fingers crossed! _________________ 1978 marino yellow Bay Dormobile camper
1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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1970fun Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2008 Posts: 209 Location: Holland
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Have a good and safe trip, see you on saturday!
Good to know there is a great aircooled vw shop in my town! |
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richparker Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2011 Posts: 6982 Location: Durango, CO
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 4:21 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Unless I'm missing something, you really need to secure those fire extinguishers & any other loose, heavy items in the passenger compartment. In an accident, those items can kill you. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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THall Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2010 Posts: 324 Location: Verona, WI
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 5:10 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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mcdonaldneal wrote: |
From memory I have:
Spares:
Fuel pump
Complete Distributor setup, with HT leads |
Phil,
Are you currently running with one of the distributors that you did a refresh on?
Just curious as I haven't installed the one I got from you. My bus has been running so well that I've just kept it with my spare parts.
Have a great trip! _________________ '78 Westy - 2.0 FI |
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 8:15 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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THall wrote: |
mcdonaldneal wrote: |
From memory I have:
Spares:
Fuel pump
Complete Distributor setup, with HT leads |
Phil,
Are you currently running with one of the distributors that you did a refresh on?
Just curious as I haven't installed the one I got from you. My bus has been running so well that I've just kept it with my spare parts.
Have a great trip! |
I'm as disorganised as you Tim. The distributor in the bus has been there 17 years at least! The spare is refurbished. I need to get around to swapping them and refreshing the old one!
We're now sitting in the queue for the ferry. We stopped on the way for a bite to eat, and then got stuck in roadworks and arrived 15 min before the check-in closed! All good though, and I'll post a few pics.
Note the old fashioned red telephone box in the rear view mirror !
_________________ 1978 marino yellow Bay Dormobile camper
1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22653 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 9:30 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Yikes! I would not want to be near those big rigs in rough seas. I do note the big tether anchors , though. _________________ .ssS! |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 11:56 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Great pics Phil! How many hours is the journey on the ferry? Out of curiosity, what's the cost of that trip on the ferry?
What a great adventure! Jealous. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
Follow me on instagram @sparxwerksllc
Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.
**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche fuel pumps or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours** |
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 3:49 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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We're too stingy to pay for internet access, so we've stopped at a McDonalds for coffee (the shame !)
The ferry crossing takes about 17 hours. Time enough for a view from the side as we leave Britain, a bite to eat in the restaurant, a few chapters of my book before falling asleep to the sound of excited French teenagers screaming outside our room!
Time for the earplugs!
Unloading doesn't take too long, but we had to wait for the decks to be raised and lowered so that we could come off with the lorries! In the meantime, we got chatting to a Dutch driver who had been delivering flowers and was impatient to get home! Of course, he had happy memories of camping in a VW bus the same colour with his dad!
The queue for passports and customs sometimes takes longer, but was pretty quick today!
Still needed a coffee when we got off though, so we stopped at a cheese shop L'amuse...
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1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 9:07 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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We've arrived at the campground, with a nice selection of all types of VW bus. A couple of splitties, a large handful of Bays and lots of newer buses. Everyone is very friendly indeed!. I'll try and upload some pics, although the WiFi is very slow (so I might have to edit them in later). The Kombi is attracting a lot of attention, mainly for the 'roo bars and the tandem, and of course the cat. There are loads of (well behaved!) dogs here but she doesn't seem bothered.
We've just had a ride to the local village and are relaxing in the sun with a beer. We'll probably cook in the bus tonight.
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1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2648 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 10:21 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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I've got a bit of catching up to do here!
We had a freezing cold night in the bus, where I wished I had brought the woollen blanket! The main problem is that my feet stick out of the end of the bed. The cat did her best to keep me warm!
One thing I did buy before this trip was a matching pair of square, non stick pans, which fit very nicely on the stove top. The gas is burning with a yellow flame at full blast, and I wonder if the jets need cleaning or maybe the bottle is a bit low?
A couple more photos from the campsite. There was a steady stream again today of folk asking and chatting about the bus. All very friendly!
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1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 10:31 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Samba member 1970fun had travelled to meet us. His bus is a gorgeous, beautifully restored and tastefully modified '70, which is quite frankly immaculate! The whole bus is wonderful, with lots of NOS goodies, but the engine bay is particularly nice, with a subtly and cleverly modified single carb 1776.
We had a great chat and lunch in the sun and he had kindly brought us some tasty local gifts which we will enjoy later.
He was happy for me to post a few pictures of his bus and it was a pleasure to meet him. Oh, and Harry, thanks for all the camping tips, you'll see how we get on!
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1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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