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Realistic project?
Yes
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No
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix Reply with quote

Your van is soo cool Very Happy ....I'm jealous. ...wish I had one too....don't give up on the restoration. ..it will be over welming at times. ...in the end it will be worth the effort!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:38 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix Reply with quote

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Your van is soo cool Very Happy ....I'm jealous. ...wish I had one too....don't give up on the restoration. ..it will be over welming at times. ...in the end it will be worth the effort!


Yup. People always underestimate how much work rebuilding a vehicle is especially if they havent done it before. Its a TON of work but when youre done theres nothing better than sitting back and looking at something you've built. There are moments of absolute anger, frustration, boredom, monotony, BUT you soon forget them when you're driving
Im looking at the 2 last projects i have, my '68 Ghia and my Bounty Hunter buggy and wondering if i have what it takes to see them through. Perhaps ill take a break after the race car is done and go play with my trains in the basement.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:04 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix Reply with quote

MystixVintageCruisn wrote:
... Do you have a suggestion for a carb kit?


If your van indeed has 'Tip-In Stumble' due to faulty accelorator pump, then just be sure the carb kit you get includes a new plunger with a good flexible diaphram. It's the rightmost part in the clip below from your earlier post. What often happens when a vehicle sits undriven is that gas evaporates from the carb, leaving the diaphram to dry out, become brittle, and then crack just enough that it no longer plunges enough gas.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix Reply with quote

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MystixVintageCruisn wrote:
... Do you have a suggestion for a carb kit?


If your van indeed has 'Tip-In Stumble' due to faulty accelorator pump, then just be sure the carb kit you get includes a new plunger with a good flexible diaphram. It's the rightmost part in the clip below from your earlier post. What often happens when a vehicle sits undriven is that gas evaporates from the carb, leaving the diaphram to dry out, become brittle, and then crack just enough that it no longer plunges enough gas.
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I think that might have been what happened, I have yet to go through the entire film that I did but when I do release it he might have described what was the problem...

At the moment I'm at a standstill looking for a proper kit for my carb. My carb is
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But.... I don't see a matching carb kit here on

http://www.jbugs.com/category/vw-carburetors-rebuild-kits.html
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix Reply with quote

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332024907053
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:23 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix Reply with quote

joey1320 wrote:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332024907053


Ah! Thanks I was able to find it on Jbugs, It's 10 dollars cheaper and it looks like it has all the same parts.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

This video will be the last in a month, I check the engine, chassis and inside of the van as well as purchase the van.


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VW PHOENIX UPDATE:
I've bought the bushing and carb kit. I'm looking at tune up kits and really would like a suggestion on a good one for my van. I want to get her worthy from a trip from Gary, Indiana to Miami... What do y'all suggest I get next?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Can anyone help me find a good tune-up kit?

I'm looking at this site

http://www.jbugs.com/category/1968-vw-bus-tune-up-kits.html
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 1:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

LOL ....

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1...olid=20008
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 2:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

kitcarguy wrote:
LOL ....

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1...olid=20008

wow Shocked Really?
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

ROFLMAO.....

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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Maybe the poll should be changed to realistic price? Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 1:11 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Come on boys she's close on value. Thats only about 93,500 too much. It must be a joke. No one can be this delusional...........
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:47 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

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LOL ....

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1...olid=20008



That can't be real Shocked Laughing Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 6:49 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Hey I get shooting for the stars and that the price is most likely for attention but even past that most buyers want a little more of a description than...

"The VW Phoenix Van, Featured in the movie Total Recall and Popular Mechanics Magazine"


First off was the van for sale in the movie (and documents to back it up) or is it just another that was built from plans? What about some really good pictures of the van?
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 6:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Oh good grief...

Was in over her head even before she went to see the van. Guess the carburetor couldn't be figured out... but I think it's more to drive viewers to her YouTube channel..
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 6:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Letterman7 wrote:
Oh good grief...

but I think it's more to drive viewers to her YouTube channel..


Say it isn’t so.....
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2018 6:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Guys... please us the Official Whine topic.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=443317
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2018 5:35 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

I'd break and move the thread, Glenn, from the Saturday 26 post..
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2018 8:35 am    Post subject: Re: Mystix VW Phoenix (New video) Reply with quote

Happened to see the posts above.
It seems fine here since it's this actual vehicle.
As long as we keep it civil.
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