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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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 Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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I got some more done on this bus. I have been driving it almost everyday now and I love it. Its low but not crazy low. It handles great and can cruise at 75-80 on the freeway with ease and still has tons of power. The 1800 runs so well. I put a vintage speed shifter in it too along with some new wheels, and disc brakes. Its really a blast to drive.
I ended up stripping the cargo area floor. Thankfully the floors were all super solid, zero holes. I just removed all the surface rust and repainted:
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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I put sound deadening on the ceiling too, front to back. I put a headliner over this but dont have pictures right now. Put all new door seals in and sound deadening in the all of the doors. It rides down the road nice and quiet now.
Next I got wheels and a disc brake kit from Air Cooled Vintage Works. The wheels are powdercoated to match the engine tin. I bolted them up to a 2" narrowed adjustable beam.
Here is a shot of it right after dropping in the garage.
Here are a couple shots of the ride height.
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:47 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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Ok, so I had to get rid of the trucker mirrors.
I also drove it around for a few weeks with no external oil cooler just to see how it would run. Took it all over San Diego on some hot days with no issues. I want to do a bunch of driving in this over the summer so this weekend I decided to put an oil cooler on it. I wasnt sure how to do it with the belly pans but recently saw someone on Instagram with this setrab setup and ordered it right away. The quality is super nice and I am really pleased. I bought steel braided lines and am running all AN fittings now. Love how much it cleaned it up.
A few months ago I picked up another set of dove blue cargo doors that already had camper windows cut out. I picked up some windows too. Took them apart and cleaned them up and put on all new seals. Here is a quick look at what is happening with them. I swapped the doors for now and I have a z-bed in the works. I want to have a simple camper setup in it for going out of town. I have the other doors so it can be quickly set back up as a panel if someone wanted to. More to come.
Here is a walkaround of how the motor sounds...
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Fish
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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Awesome progress! Must be a lot quieter now! But, did you still use the single master cylinder for the brakes? 
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| pyrOman wrote: |
| Awesome progress! Must be a lot quieter now! But, did you still use the single master cylinder for the brakes? |
ha...yah thats right, all brand new and I still went with the single master. I like to live dangerously. Just dont tell my mom. |
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pyrOman
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
| pyrOman wrote: |
| Awesome progress! Must be a lot quieter now! But, did you still use the single master cylinder for the brakes? |
ha...yah thats right, all brand new and I still went with the single master. I like to live dangerously. Just dont tell my mom. |
But seriously! The dual is not that expensive and does so much better for the brakes! You should at least consider it! 
Actually, I really can’t believe they even offer a single one when you are “upgrading” the brakes!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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I'd like to know more about the oil cooler. Is it a kit for a bus or did you have to order everything individually?
Also what wheels are those?
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:18 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| Dustin B wrote: |
I'd like to know more about the oil cooler. Is it a kit for a bus or did you have to order everything individually?
Also what wheels are those? |
I had to buy everything separately. All of the setrab equipment is on Amazon. I bought the cooler which has a fan already on it. I bought the setrab brackets and used just one of them and made one. I also bought the oil filter holder through them too.
The oil lines were all from a company called Evil Energy on Amazon too. It all went together well and fits perfectly between the belly pans and torsion housing. I put the 180 degree thermostat on there and have the fan wired up accordingly.
The wheels are empi dish wheels I bought through AirCooledVintageWorks. You can get the wheels direct from them in the polished finish or they do runs of wheels in powdercoat too. |
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BulletBus
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:40 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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Wow. This whole thread is just amazing. What a great way to start my day!I binge read it and now I'm a little sad it's over.  Can't wait till next season!! 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
The wheels are powdercoated to match the engine tin. I bolted them up to a 2" narrowed adjustable beam.
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| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
| .....I like to live dangerously..... |
I hope you carved all the powdercoating out of the lugnut seating area of the rims, or you might find out something about living dangerously. Do a search on it if you are not familiar with the problem. (wheels coming off at speed)
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scottvw
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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Looks great. I'm sure they sound deadening made a huge difference.
X2 on getting the powdercoating off of the surface where the lug bolt meets up. |
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aa390392
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:19 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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Nice looking, good work, did you put the same windows on the driver side cargo doors?
Just to help out the folks, is it possible to list all the parts you ordered from amazon to make the oil cooler work. (In other words, we want to cheat with your homework)
A new pic of bus with windows we wanna see.
Thanks
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| Lind wrote: |
| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
The wheels are powdercoated to match the engine tin. I bolted them up to a 2" narrowed adjustable beam.
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| .....I like to live dangerously..... |
I hope you carved all the powdercoating out of the lugnut seating area of the rims, or you might find out something about living dangerously. Do a search on it if you are not familiar with the problem. (wheels coming off at speed) |
Yep, cleaned up where the studs and lugs meet up on the wheels. |
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:08 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| BulletBus wrote: |
| Wow. This whole thread is just amazing. What a great way to start my day!I binge read it and now I'm a little sad it's over. Can't wait till next season!! |
Thank you so much. More coming soon. I love this thing. |
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gondiwindi
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| Are you going to go the window route for the other side also? |
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Jeler
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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| nineteensixtyfiveVG wrote: |
| BulletBus wrote: |
| Wow. This whole thread is just amazing. What a great way to start my day!I binge read it and now I'm a little sad it's over. Can't wait till next season!! |
Thank you so much. More coming soon. I love this thing. |
Outstanding job on your bus. Looks great! Superb work!
What kind of paint did you use on your floor? It looks awesome!
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aa390392
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: Im the idiot who bought the Mike Wolfe bus... |
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Thanks for taking the time to post the purchase list.
Saves some of us the agony of doing our home work.
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