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Burlyhammer
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 Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:29 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| edgood1 wrote: |
I started doing this too. It's fun when you have the Space.
One piece axle boots!!!  |
I have never used one piece axle boots before. The OG style ones I put on the first transaxle leaked everywhere so I thought that I would try them. I always heard that they were hard to install. They needed to be boiled. The axles needed to be greased, etc. I used soapy water from a spray bottle (the bottle I use to find leaks in tires). It took me 5 minutes to put one on. I thought I must have done something wrong. The hardest part was turning them inside out then outside in. I hope they don’t leak! |
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Burlyhammer
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Location: Great north woods Maine
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:11 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| sgellis wrote: |
Nice. How were those boots to get on? My split boots leak every time I jack up the bus.
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| I thin I may have fuel washed #3 cylinder. Compression on that cylinder is 95 PSI The other 3 are 120-125 PSI Fingers crossed! |
Yea... #3, likely valve not sealing or broken ring. Did you put new valves in with the rebuild?
I had #2 (may have been #3 before disassembly) give me low compression. Replaced a broken ring and next long run it broke the exhaust valve. Old valve though so no idea the history. Should have checked the valves when replacing the ring but was just trying for one more trip before building a new engine. |
Hey Stan,
I did put new valve in, and new rings. I'm going to rip the head off today, and see what is up. Hopefully nothing major. We'll see! |
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Culito
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Location: Columbia Missourah
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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We finally got around to swapping out the OG small nut tranny with the big nut one. It took me a while to gather up all of the pieces. Once I dug everything out, I couldn't resist:
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This is great except for that one snap ring on the lower left.
Kidding of course. Great work!
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| Culito wrote: |
| Burlyhammer wrote: |
We finally got around to swapping out the OG small nut tranny with the big nut one. It took me a while to gather up all of the pieces. Once I dug everything out, I couldn't resist:
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This is great except for that one snap ring on the lower left.
Kidding of course. Great work! |
Haha. You’d think that I would have lined it up better when I straightened the gasket next to it:
I have issues! 
Thanks Culito! |
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teahead
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| Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:12 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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Incredible progress.
BTW, sorry, haven't gone through all 83 pages, but I noticed the cargo door.
Looks like from a 64+? Didn't know those would fit a 63.
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:10 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| teahead wrote: |
Incredible progress.
BTW, sorry, haven't gone through all 83 pages, but I noticed the cargo door.
Looks like from a 64+? Didn't know those would fit a 63. |
Haha. The thread is pretty dry. It's fun for me to look back and see the progress. Last year at this time I was putting together the motor. A year later, and I am putting together another motor. 
The cargo doors from 64-67 fit with no issues. I am on the lookout for a decent set of correct doors, but these work for now.
Thanks Teahead! |
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:30 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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The big nut tranny is in and works great. No more bungee cord! We ended up replacing the pistons and cylinders with a Mahle set from CB performance. I got to talk to Pat Downs, and he balanced our pistons! 
The bus is up and running. It still needs some tweaking, but we have have high hopes. None of this would not have been possible without the help of some great friends. Thank you very much!
Can't wait to get out on the road! |
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| This turned out so awesome! |
Haha. Still not finished with it. We haven’t even started with the interior. |
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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What is that tool, a cc gauge? |
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Culito
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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Torque plate for checking deck height.
Burly, any plans to upgrade to doghouse cooling? Seems like a good idea in a bus.
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:16 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| Culito wrote: |
Torque plate for checking deck height.
Burly, any plans to upgrade to doghouse cooling? Seems like a good idea in a bus. |
I've thought about going to a doghouse setup. We have also discussed upgrading to a 1776. I am thinking that both will happen at the same time! |
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sgellis
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| Did you find out what happened to #3's compression? |
It was likely a combination of the valves not sealing, and the rings being worn. The fuel is no longer draining into the cylinder either. The needle valve was not shutting once the bowl was full. |
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roundhouse72
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| This thread has been my guilty pleasure while working from home these past few weeks, so great. Looked forward to it everyday. Appreciate your level of detail and your sharing it with the rest of us. Congrats on a great bus, thanks again! |
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DubStyle
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:30 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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Nice, just nice! Outstanding work and it looks like so much fun. I would love to have a bus with that much original paint. 
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 6:46 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| This thread has been my guilty pleasure while working from home these past few weeks, so great. Looked forward to it everyday. Appreciate your level of detail and your sharing it with the rest of us. Congrats on a great bus, thanks again! |
Haha. It turned into a long and drawn out thread, I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Much appreciated roundhouse!
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| Nice, just nice! Outstanding work and it looks like so much fun. I would love to have a bus with that much original paint. |
We are having a lot of fun with it. We've put over 1000 miles on it so far this year since we put the new motor and tranny in it. My son wants to remove the bumpers and rocker trim and blend the paint a little better. Hopefully we can do it justice.
Thanks Dubstyle! |
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peecee69
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 7:23 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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We are having a lot of fun with it. We've put over 1000 miles on it so far this year since we put the new motor and tranny in it. My son wants to remove the bumpers and rocker trim and blend the paint a little better. Hopefully we can do it justice.
Thanks Dubstyle! |
Check out JonL or Linda's thread on using oxalic acid. You may be able to give those bumpers a little oxalic bath to clean them up! Looking forward to more camping adventures with the bus!
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 7:34 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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| Burlyhammer wrote: |
We are having a lot of fun with it. We've put over 1000 miles on it so far this year since we put the new motor and tranny in it. My son wants to remove the bumpers and rocker trim and blend the paint a little better. Hopefully we can do it justice.
Thanks Dubstyle! |
Check out JonL or Linda's thread on using oxalic acid. You may be able to give those bumpers a little oxalic bath to clean them up! Looking forward to more camping adventures with the bus! |
The front bumper was another item my son wanted to tackle. I appreciate the info, and look forward to all of our adventures! |
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Burlyhammer
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:37 am Post subject: Re: 1963 15 Window resurrection |
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There are still a mountain of things that need to be done to this bus to "finish" it. We plan to get rid of the antique tags, so we will need a state inspection. One of the issues was the leaky tranny. Since we put the rebuilt big nut tranny in, we have had no leaks, so that box is checked off. Another issue is the rust. I never fixed the cargo doors, because I was hoping to replace them with the correct year doors (hopefully in better shape, too) So I am going to repair the ones we have on the bus. This is where we are so far:
My next door neighbor just got a TIG machine. We may try it out on these doors. I am hoping to fab the other door bottom tomorrow.
My son decided he wanted the bus to shine, so he waxed it. Since he was trying to make it look good we decided to clean up the belt line trim, and added the rest of the red molding. He waxed the hubcaps too!
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