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Spike0180 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:23 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
So.. are you going to make pedal extensions or just have a really thin seat bottom? |
No need if he's my height, his knees just wont hit the turn signal anymore =) _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp
Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic" |
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
So.. are you going to make pedal extensions or just have a really thin seat bottom? |
My legs are long enough to fully press in all the pedals easily with the stock seat on there. Although, I might make the seat bottoms about an inch shorter eventually. But for now the stock seats definitely work, and I'd also like to keep as much of the spring in the seat for comfort instead of going all foam seat bottom. _________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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69Weekender Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 169 Location: USA
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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This is more likely then not a noob question, but how do you sit in the bus? I'm 6'1 and have to hunch a little bit to not hit the ceiling.
Super clean build, I've been following this since the beginning! Keep it up _________________ Mitchell
ISO any California Road Runner Camper parts or info
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Pinetops Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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69Weekender wrote: |
This is more likely then not a noob question, but how do you sit in the bus? I'm 6'1 and have to hunch a little bit to not hit the ceiling.
Super clean build, I've been following this since the beginning! Keep it up |
Sit in a split and you will feel like you have tons of room in your bay.
You can hunch, lean back or lower the seat, whatever works best for you. _________________ "A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
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richparker Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2011 Posts: 6983 Location: Durango, CO
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KentABQ Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2016 Posts: 2406 Location: Albuquerque NM
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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I'm 6' also, but must have 5' long legs, because I sit in mine with several inches above my head. And I even put in Vanagon seats ( ) which raises it a couple inches.
Do you guys have original seats? _________________ -Kent-
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Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea
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richparker Samba Member
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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After driving around with the tubs for a couple of weeks now I have fully gotten used to driving sitting a bit higher up. I hunched over the wheel before the tubs and am hunching over just a bit more now (this will go back to how it was before when the steering box gets raised). Although a prefer to hunch, I can still lean back if I wanted to and my head does not hit the roof. It might git the headliner if I had one The toughest thing to get used to was reaching a little further to throw 1st and 3rd into gear. But now, everything feels the same only with an even more commanding view of the road than before. _________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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btw hunching over the wheel is cooler if you didn't know _________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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Pinetops Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:57 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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KentPS wrote: |
I'm 6' also, but must have 5' long legs, because I sit in mine with several inches above my head. And I even put in Vanagon seats ( ) which raises it a couple inches.
Do you guys have original seats? |
For most people I think the issue is more about visibility out of the front windshield than it is about headroom but I could be wrong. _________________ "A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
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Spike0180 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2015 Posts: 2269 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:57 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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KentPS wrote: |
I'm 6' also, but must have 5' long legs, because I sit in mine with several inches above my head. And I even put in Vanagon seats ( ) which raises it a couple inches.
Do you guys have original seats? |
I'm with you. Im 6'2" and I have no problems with my head hitting, must just be long legs. I do have issues with my legs wanting to hit the turn signal and nearly the steering wheel. I also have no head liner though, so that may be part of it, but I don't remember hitting the head liner when I did have one. _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp
Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic" |
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Long needed fix went down today. A lot of you guys know, especially you 68 owners, that the upper brake fluid reservoir on a 68 is a one year only part. And if you know that, you might also know that this part isn't reproduced, until just recently. Cip1 sells a replacement 68 only brake fluid reservoir and I finally ordered one this past week and got it on today. Here are some pics of my old one compared to the new one. As you can see, my old one is all cracked and has a huge hole in it. Safe to say it wasn't holding any fluid and there isn't any amount of jb weld that could have change that. The new one looked great upon initial inspection, but when I went to go switch the old one out for it it wouldn't fit over the metal tube. I noticed that the opening wasn't round like the original, so I did a little bit of trimming to fix that and it slid right on and the old threads on the locking collar matched up with the new ones on the reservoir no problem. Happy camper with this one!
You can see how the opening isn't round here.
And now it is.
_________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Finally got sick of that knock off 34 pict that came with the bus and decided to make a bigger move than going with a solex. I went the dual idf route. All kinds of new things here; dual spanish weber 40 idf's, csp bellcrank linkage, cb performance manifolds, carter electric fuel pump (wired in with a relay), cb fuel pump block off, 36 horse style doghouse fan shroud, hand spun aluminum velocity stacks, and a whole bunch of other odds and ends. All the tins that weren't replaced, along with the new ones were given a fresh coat of black semi-gloss engine enamel. Topped everything off with an oil change and popped it in. HOLY SHIT WHAT A DIFFERENCE. It reminds me of driving my old mk2 with the dual solex c40 addhe carbs. This thing has throttle response for days now and is so much fun to romp on.
I made this stand out of a couple of 2x4's and damn does it make working on an engine easy, and for just a few bucks.
In progress, late night shot.
All done and ready to come off the stand.
She's in.
Close up shot for the centerfold.
_________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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metz Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2005 Posts: 280 Location: Norway
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:24 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Man, super nice work! Very clean with the satin black tin. _________________ 68 panel
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Spike0180 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2015 Posts: 2269 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:11 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Looking sweet. I love the look of the coil in the back, it makes it really clean. Get rid of that pee shooter exhaust though. It doesn't pull exhaust fumes away from the bus properly and it likely doesn't flow enough for those 40's. Which would cause a hotter running engine. _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp
Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic" |
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Pinetops Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 8:04 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Nice _________________ "A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:59 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Spike0180 wrote: |
Looking sweet. I love the look of the coil in the back, it makes it really clean. Get rid of that pee shooter exhaust though. It doesn't pull exhaust fumes away from the bus properly and it likely doesn't flow enough for those 40's. Which would cause a hotter running engine. |
Yeah thats one of the next things on the list. But since I'm doing a engine and trans raise the exhaust is going to have to be custom so I'm waiting to see how much room I have. I'm thinking about having the new one dump out on the drivers side somewhere between the tire and the bumper tucked up pretty high. _________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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khalimadeath Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2014 Posts: 768 Location: Reno, NV
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:43 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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I've been mia for a while, good to see your still working on this thing. Looks great man! _________________ The United States Constitution
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:54 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Thanks! Yeah slowly but surely plugging away on things. I planned to do a 2" beam raise last week and started working on it but decided I would have to do too much modification of other things to make it worth 2". Instead I'm going to wait to do a full 7" raise so I can crank my beam up to get some suspension travel back. Should also allow me to put it fully on the ground if I ever decide to bag it. _________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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Trashman Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2016 Posts: 280 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe Build |
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Tubs are finally blue!
_________________ Bagged 1968 Neptune Blue "Deluxe" |
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