Off road modifications for your bus FAQ

[notchboy]

Running those defiantly moves your bus out of the "cute" zone into the "COOL" zone.
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[Shonandb]

[64 ragtop volks]

the tires do have a humm, but its the sound of my people! hahaha. its nothing compared to the yuge nitto mud grapplers on my big truck. so far my little solar blue tooth speaker sitting on the dash has more then enough volume to deal with the road noise. we will see after these tires get some miles on them. the buckshot mudders i took off had about 50% tread left, and were starting to get loud.

[sunnydog]

[vwwestyman]

Now that's a battery door!!
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Dave Cook

President, Wild Westerner Club

1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing

[richparker]

[Bulli Klinik]

I thought it was for swapping taillight bulbs.
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Bulli Klinik
Colorado Springs

[sunnydog]

Thanks richparker and vwwestyman for catching for the 8-year-old thread reference!
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'71 Westy w/ a 1776 singleport, 34P3 & 205Q. Points.

[database00]

How often do you guys need access to your batteries?

I was debating on putting the batteries there. Or possible the diesel for for the heater. My choices are to weld a sheet of metal over it and close it off.
Cut it to the size of a lockbox door so there is a key entry. Just weld flush

Or put an air duct there

Was thinking of putting a duplicate of the top duct down below. For my air intake.

Or reversing it for airflow out of the engine bay. I have my cherokee radiator where my gas tank used to go. [/quote]

[vwwestyman]

Were those holes cut to provide airflow for radiators? I tried that years ago but quickly gave up on it and moved the radiator below the bus, and did a quickie weld job to put the metal back. (One day I'll fix that.) The hole is visible in some old pics of mine, so I occasionally get accused of trying to make a battery door. I'll own that bit of regret.

The battery door comments refer to this old, ill-fated thread:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=618966
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Dave Cook

President, Wild Westerner Club

1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing

[notchboy]

[jeffreezeyeti]

[64 ragtop volks]

leveled bus out, had to re index rear 1 outter spline( the sensa trak coil overs lifted front about 2 1/4", got the t3technque high angle cvjoints just, same as the empi hi angle ones, cv spacers, and their neo cv grease. tires are 28x8.5x14 swampers. adding the diesel heater is game changer! ran it 27hrs straight with no issues

[Shonandb]

[rsbadura]

Hello everyone,

I once saw an attachment solution somewhere to raise the wheel when it gets stuck, for example in a sandy desert. But without having to lift the entire car including the suspension travel. So that you can slide a sand plates traction aid / recovery board / rocks or sand underneath the wheel.

Similar to the straps with claws that fit into wheel holes and attach to big Hi-Lift jacks - but for bay window rims and simpler jacks (bottle jacks or standard on-board jack?) - I think it was made entirely of steel.

Any idea where to find it - or photo?
Could have been in old literature, instead of the Internet.


Yes, it's better not to get stuck - but sh** happens
I also have an air compressor on board to vary tire pressure. Also tools, shovel, jack, recovery ropes, recovery boards, ...

regards,
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Rolf-Stephan Badura
1970 VW Karmann-Ghia Coupe
1979 VW Bus L to camper conversion
1982 Eriba Pan travel trailer
2017 VW CrossPolo
HAZET classic tools

[Convoy]

Just saw this with some questionable modifications but great for entertainment purposes.. Set Auto translate on Closed Caption, if needed.


Link

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1974 Westfalia
2.2 Subie
Benco 002

[notchboy]

[jeffreezeyeti]

I got the Fresh Kustoms drop plates installed, well part way. I had to clearance the bump stop towers for the bolts to clear and I had to order some new springplate bushings because all of mine are toast. Looks like in 75 I guess they decided to do away with the big support between the torsion and bump stop. I’ll pull it apart again and clean everything up with some undercoating.
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[notchboy]

Interesting
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[lonewolfone]

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63 bug "black beauty"
79 bus "sunny" (sold)
76 westy tdi swapping
65 sundial "trailer special"
75 riviera "red rocket "