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OvalinAz
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:11 pm    Post subject: 11/62 french 11 Window Kombi Reply with quote

just picked my first bus up today, its a 63 11 window. Happy to be able to keep it in my family. my uncle has owned this bus since 2007 and he rolled it around LA until new years day 2019. pretty much exactly what I wanted in a bus, small hatch, ice pics, outie vents.

my uncle is an artist type guy and made all and stenciled the bus up how he wanted it. im probably gonna leave it as is.

Currently sits as. I added some Commercial style caps I painted. planning on lowering it a small amount and running Randar circus wheels on it. for now though, stock is cool.
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Needs a decklid BAD
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M Code plate
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Very happy that it is a french bus, matches my notch.

when me and my brother picked it up in LA in 2019 we rolled up to the LA96C former missile site up in LA.

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has a new interior, Added ribbed handles and the Suicide knob.
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Gotta find a middle seat.
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As my uncle found it in LA in 2007
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My brother and uncle set off on it to bring the original paint back in 2009, wasn't to great so my uncle repainted it its current green.
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should be doing more work to it soon, will post updates as i go along.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:44 am    Post subject: Re: 11/62 french 11 Window Kombi Reply with quote

Congrats on the new bus! Thanks for the quick tour, can’t wait to see more! I dig the stencils and cool family connection.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:42 am    Post subject: Re: 11/62 french 11 Window Kombi Reply with quote

quick update, picked up a full length rack, flipped spindles and a t-3 trans from my buddy who un-lowered his 15w.

I'm not great at taking pictures of work, only ones I took were were these 2 lol
pulled the RGB trans and motor out, swapped to the Empi a1 clone exhaust
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Stock spindles pulled
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Done, got some Randars under it, and I'm pretty happy where it sits. Also, removed about 95% of the stencils
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scored a bay middle seat for 200, just waiting on the covers to come in.
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got my quick release nut installed along with a golden lady button
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Rusty Gold Restos straightened my bumper out, I repainted both and added the rubber uprights.
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Picture next to my brothers panel
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hopefully more within this year.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:52 pm    Post subject: Re: 11/62 french 11 Window Kombi Reply with quote

OvalinAz wrote:
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M Code plate
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Very happy that it is a french bus, matches my notch.

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Hello
Are you sure it's come from France? Shocked
If so, it has been changed in a US model...
Mine has UK on the M Plate and come from East USA... (And I found it close to my house in the Alps...) Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 11:43 pm    Post subject: Re: 11/62 french 11 Window Kombi Reply with quote

Haven’t updated this in a minute, but made some changes to my bus.

Swapped the front drum brakes out for the CSP kit. (Everyone should do this lol) the brakes are 1000% better now. Also switched to a dual circuit system.
Old single circuit master cylinder
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New master
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Front discs installed, very easy job to convert over. Had to turn down the dust caps to fit my new wheels.
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Also installed a KlassicFab 55-57 third brake light decklid, with my Randar license light housing.
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And also fitted a new (to me) set of randars to it.
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