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germanx
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Started to take the roof rack apart and rework the wood and alloy rails. Sanding with 240 Grid and a nice teak oil bath...
Transformation: from grey over sanding to the same beam after teak oil treatment (light oil, not colored!).
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Da TOW'D
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I learned about different push rods lengths for the fuel pump. Some how my 50 year old pump died and the new Danish made pump would not pump, rooting around in my good junk collection I found a 8mm longer push rod. Works just fine now.
One of the latches that holds the drop sides up was seized but with lots of "P" oil they all work now.
moovit I lubed all the hinges and door lock assemblies even did the hand crank handle.
One flip and it was purring
then gave Ruff a half a wash job
cheers
Hank
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dawerks
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Looks awesome Hank!! (Both sides btw) 
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mandraks
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:59 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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looks like Ruff lives a ruff life
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Da TOW'D
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Thanks JP
looks like Ruff lives a ruff life-- rode hard and put away wet or just left out
no beauty queen Ruff just my farm truck
It worked hard for a Vancouver based logging outfit way before I got him
Hank
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Took my bus out on her maiden voyage today. Starts right up every time.
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| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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wcfvw69 
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Nice ^^^ 
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zozo
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
Took my bus out on her maiden voyage today. Starts right up every time.
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I think I speak for everyone on here when I say congratulations. I'm very, very happy for you. The bus looks great, and your smile most assuredly reflects your joy. Congrats again. |
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LAGrunthaner
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Thanks zozo, the day went well until I broke the rear hatch 
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=685418
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
Took my bus out on her maiden voyage today. Starts right up every time.
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I think I speak for everyone on here when I say congratulations. I'm very, very happy for you. The bus looks great, and your smile most assuredly reflects your joy. Congrats again. |
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| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:45 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
| Took my bus out on her maiden voyage today |
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh woooooooooooooo!
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dickie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Da TOW'D wrote: |
Thanks JP
looks like Ruff lives a ruff life-- rode hard and put away wet or just left out
no beauty queen Ruff just my farm truck
It worked hard for a Vancouver based logging outfit way before I got him
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The logging company, would that have been on Lasqueti Island? Lived the first several years of my life on that island, my dad was logging. In the later years he told me of a frenchman that had a VW single cab on the island at one point. Interesting....but yours looks a bit too new though? |
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
Took my bus out on her maiden voyage today. Starts right up every time.
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I think I speak for everyone on here when I say congratulations. I'm very, very happy for you. The bus looks great, and your smile most assuredly reflects your joy. Congrats again. |
A great day! |
Way to go Linda! That first drive day with your Bus is a special feeling, keep at it and it will be complete in no time!
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LAGrunthaner
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Thanks everyone for you continued support and motivation. With school in full gear I hardly have time to work on anything but my plans are getting her to one of the best airhead VW mechanics in my area for a valve adjustment and get the stock exhaust/newish heater boxes in. Yes I can do it myself but school has priority and I want my well known expert to sort it all out and teach me how to maintain his work on my own. She is loud inside because of no interior but easily gets into each gear flawlessly and everything sounds and operates properly although she has stalled out several times at stop signs & lights so she needs to be properly sorted out.
Joe of Auto Imports has been working on VW's since his family started in 1965. I'm very excited to see him again as he was a regular in my hardware store in the 70's. Glad I brought my bus over to my neighbors Scott & Elizabeth the other day as Scott highly recommended Joe. Scott has a 67 bus and a beetle also and I love talking to him about repairs, my hidden agenda is to get Scott & Elizabeth to get their VW's back on the road  I wish I took their photos as they were beaming with happiness when I brought my 67 over, I'll get photos of them next time.
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| LAGrunthaner wrote: |
Took my bus out on her maiden voyage today. Starts right up every time.
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I think I speak for everyone on here when I say congratulations. I'm very, very happy for you. The bus looks great, and your smile most assuredly reflects your joy. Congrats again. |
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Way to go Linda! That first drive day with your Bus is a special feeling, keep at it and it will be complete in no time!
Bill Bowman |
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| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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Daddybus
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Went from this...wires hanging down on the left, main charging wires hanging down over the alternator pulley in the middle, and breather hoses everywhere...
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New fan belt. The old fan belt broke and wrapped around the alternator pulley and hit the main charging wires, which shorted out the alternator. So the alternator is new and the wires have been rerouted away from the pulley. I rerouted the other engine wires and the breather hoses to make a less cluttered engine bay. |
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Solomon Grundy
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Did some upgrading today on the 1963 Bus...
Got all the brake system in the front off and ready to go. The adapter I got from CSP does not work on the quality German master cylinder. Will chuck it up and mod it on the lathe at work tomorrow. Read to assemble next weekend. Then on to the back. All new brake components for the front and back.
Kind of glad I decided to do this job myself. Now I can understand this beast better.
It is amazing how malleable the old brake lines are.
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Really wish I had bled the system prior to repacking wheel bearings and mounting the drums back in place. |
If you bleed without the drums it will blow apart the slaves. |
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Who.Me?
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:35 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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If you bleed without the drums it will blow apart the slaves. |
Been there, done that. Remember to put the drums on before pressing the brake pedal 
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