Singlecab 1975 garage found

[jacopotex]

Hi everybody.
This will be my winter project, I found it, in a garage, it was abbandoned.

It s really solid, and rust free, with no holes.

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[cmonSTART]

Congratulations on the find!

What's the logo on the side doors?
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'78 Bus 2.0FI
de K1IGS

[Wildthings]

Amazing find, congratulations

[Angus II]

Hello, Sweet!!
Abandoned? Like, as in Free?
If so, double sweet... you're my hero.

[KentABQ]

That was the find of the decade!
Congratulations!

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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus owner ship via emoticons:
---williamM

[jacopotex]

A friend of mine, sent me a photo, and he told me:
There is a single cab in a garage, 130 km from your house, but don t know if is a vw or not.

My friend is driving everyday this mountain road for work, but he saw only one time the garage open and he saw it.

So last friday after work I was thinking, why not, take the car and let go to see it.

I talked with the owner, and he said, I don t need more it for work, and yes I can sale it.

I was and I bought it.

Now I want to slam it just a little bit, but without cutting anything, I was thinking about the spindles and the adjustable spring plates only.
And yes change all the engine gasket, for a general controll
I will post other photos inside the cab later

[jtauxe]

Wow. What a lovely find. And in Neptune Blue, too.

I would discourage you from making ANY non-stock modifications, but that's just me.

I also have a '75 single cab, and might be keen to share some notes.
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John
"The bus came by and I got on. That's when it all began..." - Garcia/Weir/Kreutzman
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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, 1978 Irish 4-door double cab RHD

[Spike0180]

I think you've confused the term "summer cruiser" for the term "Project".
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Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp

Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic"

[TDCTDI]

It looks like you already have a slammed bus, you should leave this one alone & just appreciate it as an original bus.
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Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.


GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!

[chachi]

what is w all the slamming, they made them that high for a reason. love the bus though, congrats!
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'74 transporter panel
'91 vanagon carat NAHT

[jacopotex]

Xmas time, so here i'm again, with more free time for my volks

So i really love my new sigle cab, so it's looks very good outside, but i will do the same for everything that' s inside and below.

I bought a lot of things, cool things, so my plan now is to teardown the engine and transmissio, and rebuilt everything like new.

I bought new cylinders, pistons, pushrods tube, new bearings, 4 in to 1 empi exhaust.


Finally my decision is to maintane the stock high for this truck, with originals tyres too,

Here is the first step

Strange ideas?

Here there is an interior view

Tomorrow i will completly open the engine and remove the crankshaft and start the inspections.

[[email protected]]

[babysnakes]

[Angus II]

Hello,
Double sweet... you have the upright engine. Oh, that's right; Italy is in Europe.. I notice the different/later bellhousing and mustash bar for mounting.
But, it's LHD. Now I'm confused... I thought we were in Europe?... RHD cars.

[SGKent]

[Whaanga]

Perhaps this is obvious to most of you - but was a type 1 engine standard in a 1975 single cab? I would have thought it would come with a type 4. But perhaps the engine in the photo is not original?? Just trying to learn —

Regardless, the SC looks to be in great shape. Congrats on a nice find.

Jeff
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Late 1973 Bay w/a transplanted 914 Engine

[SGKent]

[airschooled]

[Spike0180]

Wait... with original tires? Or with original style tires? ... there is a safety difference. Please get new tires.
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Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp

Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic"

[busdaddy]