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Drewfuss
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Wow! That bus is amazing! I will be yet another lift lover requesting pictures whenever you can get them up. Good find.
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El_Güero
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Where can a guy get the black plastic grill parts like fastmc25
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PCweber
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fastmc25
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| PCweber wrote: |
Where can a guy get the black plastic grill parts like fastmc25
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You can get them from Antonio Trejo here on Samba.... he's in Mexico... they are pricey though.... 
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enjoispammy8
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fastmc25 has that grill because he converted his bus to watercooled and thats from the new bays made in brazil. he bought it from some guy in mexico.
i love the bus. i want to raise mine a little but, but not that much.
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Steelhead
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from our friends over in the world of full size jeeps:
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peaceful warrior
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Where can a guy get the black plastic grill parts like fastmc25
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Check out his posts. He has a whole thread on his bus. I am curious to see how your was lifted, as I will be doing this to my 68 Westy very soon. I will be running a 1776, so hopefully it will push it just fine. I can't believe that yours has 33's on it, that is friggin awesome. I am shooting for 205x15's, something with a BFG all terrain tread.
BTW, where in NE are you. I lived in Omaha for three years and never came across anything but old Chevy trucks.
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BayDreamin
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Location: Sacramento, CA
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Hi PC weber,
To post pics from flickr:
-View the image you want to insert
-Place your mouse cursor over the image you want
-Right click the image
-Select "Copy image location" from the pop-up menu
(Make sure it has .jpg)
Example:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3967072121_58b7b0631d.jpg
-In the Samba post, select "IMG" and paste the image location between the [img][/img] tags without spaces
Hope that helps,
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60vwnewengland
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you know that the theft of those milk crates is a crime right?
sweet ride.....wish mine was that high off the ground
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Daverham
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Holy jeez! This thing is cool.... but be careful what's getting sucked into that fan! I'd get a grill over that thing, pronto.
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chazz79
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Wow!! that's awesome! I can't believe that the thing even moves with a 1600 behind it. I know what the big horn is for, so when people flew by the previous owner (as he's creeping along at substandard speeds) he'd have a method of retaliation to everyone else honking and flipping him the bird.
I wouldn't stop at a 2.0l with that monster. looking into building an extreme t4 engine or just swaping to a 4.3l chevy. Something that rediculous (in a good way) needs something eqally rediculous to power it.
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greenbus pilot
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Hoo boy, that poor, poor steering box......... 
I don't know what to think of this  
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WestyPop
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It's different! Body appears in great shape.
For a rear sunroof 'port', you could probably get a rear power 'moonroof' mechanism off an old limo (assuming you're not looking at a pop-top or high top for a camping bed). Any way you do it you'll need to stiffen the roof structure around 'the hole'.
There are alternative gear boxes that might help off the line; the '83-'86 Vanagon diesel transaxle had fairly low gears IIRC. Your bellhousing will swap on to that trans. Folks who yank their diesel Vanagon's underwhelming factory 1.6L n.a., in favor of a 1.9 TD or TDI, frequently also go to a higher-geared transaxle for more 'relaxed' cruising rpm. That means they have a diesel transaxle, less its bellhousing, just lying around! (but they don't usually run 33" tires either!) Just one idea.
Have fun.
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1977_L63H_P27
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There are alternative gear boxes that might help off the line; the '83-'86 Vanagon diesel transaxle had fairly low gears IIRC. Your bellhousing will swap on to that trans... |
I think he'd have a hard time putting an IRS tranny in place of his unit.
Why would anyone go swingaxle??? Still an awesome bus.
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PCweber
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| Milk crate was in the van as a step. I will get it right back to the Milk empire. Thanks for telling me. |
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fusername
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:34 am Post subject: |
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oh MAN am I jealous. Please post up some more pics, esp of hte lift kit. I can't belive the 1600 can move that beast. those are some talll tires. I would look into a "anti-power pully" as an idea for that thing.
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PCweber
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| seriously, the 1600 gets it around decent. Also, remember the complete camper interior is gutted so it is much lighter than stock. Not sure how it is going to act when I get 6 adults it but clutches are cheap and that motor can be out in like 15 minutes I would bet! |
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fastmc25
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Honestly i would put a type 4 2.0 with some headwork in it .....as you have the room without mods.......... the stock pancake will fit nicely........... no need to worry with sealing tins and such...... with the tranny it has now .....the 33" tires will pull nicely with the additional torque of the type 4 .... I have 32"s on mine and it rides like a dream......... i do have a much bigger motor though..
I have lift envy........  ...... I'd love to go higher on mine but not a fan of relocating the front and rear torsion housings.......... Maybe on a different bus.... just for fun.... 
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1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
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fastmc25
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| WestyPop wrote: |
There are alternative gear boxes that might help off the line; the '83-'86 Vanagon diesel transaxle had fairly low gears IIRC. Your bellhousing will swap on to that trans... |
I think he'd have a hard time putting an IRS tranny in place of his unit.
Why would anyone go swingaxle??? Still an awesome bus. |
Actually he would do it the same way...... no difference putting a IRS in like this..... they do it in OZ all the time.... if he did go IRS he could get 3 more inches rear lift....
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1973 Type181 Kubelwagen (Thing 2 ) 2110cc
1971 Transporter (Pickle) 1914cc
1961 Deluxe Beetle (Christine) 1776cc
1973 Adventurewagen Baja Bus (Clyde) 3.4L
1970 Formula Vee Beetle 2276cc
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krautwaggen
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With that much room from the torsion to the top of the body I see no need for the front grill. You could instead mount the radiator for subie power right in front of where the fan shroud currently sits. Does this thing have a swing axle trans?
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And what's the deal with putting IRS in it? It's already got it!
Aren't the newer Vanny Trannies just a nosecone swap? They're side shift, but I thought they were basically a six rib 091 type of transmission.
Cool lift. Looks pretty sturdy. I wonder if it would benefit some triangulated bracing between each side of the torsion drops.
Is that Original Paint? If so, I'd wipe the black off (or repaint to match) and buff it out! Then procure and install an OG interior, mount some stock hubcaps and scare the piss out of people on the highway.
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