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volksfahrer.nl
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Cool bus!
The fact that you did all the work your self
is gonna make driving it even more fun.
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Nor_AL_67
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Location: Huntsville,Alabama
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Rebuilt my first VW motor, turns out my diagnosis was correct, the valves were stretched and therefore not opening fully. I converted the sp to dp so that later on I have the option of going to dual carbs. She drives great, here's the maiden voyage.
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oops...taillight out.... 
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daves_ale
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WHOO! NICE!
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Lohe
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| Very cool, congrats on the maiden voyage! |
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Andy P
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| Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:53 am Post subject: |
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Mmmm-huh, mmmm-huh, mmmm-huh. 
Yep, that's a nice bus. 
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spook
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WideFive
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jeremy57ride
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Very nice...followed this thread and really enjoyed it.
Thanks for your time!!
Learned a few things along the way too!
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Lair
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Looks terrific on the road!
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Nor_AL_67
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Thanks for the props guys. Still have to replace the cross braces, dog legs and finish the long side rocker; plenty to keep me interested and out of trouble.
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SkooobaSteve
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cage66
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Location: reno,nv. cultwagen.com
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Amazing work. I need to do just about the same to mine. Maybe tukis rusts faster than others.
What did you use for matched paint?
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firula
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Where is the amateur who wrote this thread title? You turned yourself a master! Great work!!
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i_am_cool_fred
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out of curiosity, you never welded before, this bus was your practice??? or did you lay some beads on some test metal or something before hand??? i'm a NOOB and have been debating whether or not i wanna save the thousands of dollars in man labor and do the work myself
you did some wonderful fabbing and welding for such a noob.
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Nor_AL_67
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Sold to vwadam, have fun with it.............on to the next project......
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VWAdam
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The fuell pump went out on the way home, I've offically had my first adventure in the Bus! I'm already in love with this thing.
Thanks man!
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Nor_AL_67
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The fuell pump went out on the way home, I've offically had my first adventure in the Bus! I'm already in love with this thing.
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Sorry I feel bad, bring the bus back and I'll give you a full refund plus the cost of the fuel pump.
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VWAdam
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Haha, I think I'll pass on that one.
It's just par for the course. Every VW I have seems to go through fuel pumps for some reason.
I'm quite happy with it, no worries about that!
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aitor11
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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I really enjoyed looking at this, congratulations!! keep the good work!.
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VWAdam
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I really enjoyed looking at this, congratulations!! keep the good work!.
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Oh I will. I'm already in love with this Bus! It was exactly the type of Bus I was looking for.
I just wish show season wasn't pretty much over down here, I can't wait to take it to shows and campouts!
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