1972 Deluxe 9 Passenger Projekt Uber Geizig

[NoBudgetVWGarage]

So, do we have TMI seat covers yet? Any more miles racked up yet? That's the fun part.
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1969 Transporter - 1600 s/p
1966 Ghia - 1776 w/turbo

[mikewire]

[NoBudgetVWGarage]

Searching out the elusive '72 info Came across your thread and enjoyed it. I also recently got my 72 Deluxe on the road and loving every mile
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1969 Transporter - 1600 s/p
1966 Ghia - 1776 w/turbo

[fROMOHIO]

Awesome thread, man! I'll be embarking on my own soon, so this is great info to have. Thanks for sharing!

[volks1500]

I know this posting was a long time ago but I'm restoring my bay window and the vents on it for the deluxe are to far gone to restore, I was wondering if you know where I might be able to get some.
thanks

[mikewire]

[MonkeySee]

Just picked up a running '70 9 passenger deluxe myself. This was a fun read. Cheers.

[jtauxe]

Mike -

Are you still looking for a full-width middle seat? I have a year-correct one for you, in original black upholstery.
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John
"Travelling in a fried-out Kombi, on a hippie trail, head full of zombie..." - Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
http://vw.tauxe.net
1969 Transporter, 1971 Westfalia, 1976, 1977, 1976, 1977, 1971, 1973, 1977 Westfalias,
1979 Champagne Sunroof, 1974 Westfalia Automatic, 1979 Transporter, 1972 Sportsmobile, 1973 Transporter Wild Westerner, 1974 Westfalia parts bus, 1975 Mexican single cab *FOR SALE*, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD

[mikewire]

[mikewire]

Hey all - It's been a few years and I'm starting to get time to work a little on my Bus. I thought I would post some on the tail end of my build up thread. If you like my progress please comment, and follow along - I'm thinking of creating a YouTube series with my Bus build/fix and progress.

I've been having an issue with cyl #2 not firing, and I've chased it down to a few things. I have spark, so that's not the issue.

First was to get a visual on the valvetrain to make sure I had rockers and pushrods working properly. So here's a terrible video of me hand turning the motor over while recording the results:


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Those looked fine. So, onto a compression test...

Cyl #2 came out at 115 PSI

So, that's good too! Awesome, so it's probably a fuel delivery issue. Let me check the injector...yep I found a nasty spider web thingy in one of the terminals, reconnected, and it started firing! Verified with a noid light that I am getting voltage to the injector, and have ground pulse.

Howerver, that result was short lived. After a few starts I ended up finding the same result. So I'm expecting I have a bad injector, and I do a have a spare new one from Bus Depot ready to install tomorrow.

Also going to do a smoke test in the intake to check for leaks - it seems to have an issue with RPM hunting, so I expect I'll find something broken and/or cracked to fix.

More (and BETTER) updates to come!
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-Mike

@countdowngarage
@bigskyeuro

1972 VW Kombi 9 Passenger Deluxe 221(5) w/ 2.0L F.I. VWAC swap
1965 VW Beetle Deluxe Bahama Blue

[mikewire]

Found the issue...well, and couple of them. Got it into a shop that a couple of good friends let me use for a bit.

Did a smoke test and found that there were small and large hard to see cracks in the S boot and one PCV hose.

One was the cracked up S boot.

Repaired it with some super glue (cyanocrylate) and some Flex Tape (because why not...).

Also found a bad injector on my #2 clyinder, which I went ahead and replaced with a new on from Bus Depot.

Fired it up and took it for a spin firing on all 4 cylinders!

I also ordered a new S boot from Airhead parts https://airheadparts-kgpr.com/shop/bus-intake-bootsleeve-1975-79?category=Engine

When I get it, I'll do a quick review and post it up!
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-Mike

@countdowngarage
@bigskyeuro

1972 VW Kombi 9 Passenger Deluxe 221(5) w/ 2.0L F.I. VWAC swap
1965 VW Beetle Deluxe Bahama Blue

[mikewire]

Time for some updates. Some have been posted on social media @countdowngarage, but always like to also post here because it's so much more informative!

https://www.instagram.com/countdowngarage
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3puS0u5nG6PsRphf-VlsuQ

Decided if I was going to replace window seals, i also should do some window fixing. Pulled the windows and used some Ospho to turn the rusty bits back to good metal, then used a bit of body putty to smooth out the areas. Then used a primer and satin white Rustoleum paint, masked off the area and gave about 3 coats and let it cure for a few days before putting the new solid rear glass and middle slider in with brand new Wolfsburg West window seals. Really happy how it turned out:

Upgraded the front lights to the Hella H4 housings with replaceable bulbs:

I have a whole video on my YT channel, but I finally got the rear bumper and hitch bolted up to the back, with the OEM stock 1977 F.I. exhaust:


[youtube]mT7a1A10qR0[/youtube]

Then mounted up the gauge holder, ran 4 wire trailer wire, and mounted the gauges all with intent to wire them in with the appropriate senders

Ordered some mud flaps a while ago, and finally got to putting them on - kind of a pain because I had to bend one of my inner fenders back into place (because factory AC used to be installed) but the brackets made the job pretty easy, with only a couple of slight modifications.

Got a few more stickers on, mudflaps and a slow moving vehicle sign from @slowmovingvehiclemagnets:

Then decided I wanted to get a CB radio, so I found a compact model that would work well and am just now in the process of installing and mounting it up:

For the antenna I used a mount from Firestik, replaced the stock mounted FM antenna base that was broken, and used a spring and Firestik 2' antenna

And the finished antenna:

Not a lot of distance but I can get NOAA etc. so I'll have to get it out there and try some different channels out on the road!
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-Mike

@countdowngarage
@bigskyeuro

1972 VW Kombi 9 Passenger Deluxe 221(5) w/ 2.0L F.I. VWAC swap
1965 VW Beetle Deluxe Bahama Blue

[NoBudgetVWGarage]

Progress is always nice. Can you tell me the model number on the CB unit? Mine gave up the ghost and in need of a new unit.
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1969 Transporter - 1600 s/p
1966 Ghia - 1776 w/turbo

[mikewire]

[Ceckert64]

Nice work! I’m thinking about the FI in my 72, and when you commented I decided to read through. Is it still going pretty good? Happy with it? Thanks, nice build!
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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Yellow Tin Top Westfalia -Sold
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop EJ22 swap
“Rome” 91 Syncro

[mikewire]