1966 camper project

MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: 1966 camper project

I have a really rough camper that was used as a parts bus for my x-double cab. Im going to repair the torsion housing and need some measurements, hoping someone could help me out. What is the measurement from the face of the frame to the outermost face of the torsion housing where the cap bolts on? And degrees from 0 of the casting to the frame.

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MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 12:58 pm Post subject:

It is really rough, several years ago we cut the torsion end-castings off to fix a hack done to the doublecab. I never imagined I would be fixing this thing. First I am an early snob, second the roof is caved in and rusted out. The lower 6" is gone as well. but the price was right (free)!

MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:01 pm Post subject:

It was repainted once and is full of bondo, last license was "78

oakman · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:37 pm Post subject:

Looks like Montgomery Ward camper pieces in there.

MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks I had no idea if it was a driveway conversion, or if some little outfit bought used busse to convert. Wards sold lots of weird stuff I guess. My dad still has his Wards slicks on his Dart.

RPGreg2600 · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:33 am Post subject:

How long was it in there?

BulliBill · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:42 am Post subject:

Bring that old bitch back to life!!! Way to go!

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williamM · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:59 am Post subject: Re: 1966 camper project

otis_bartleh · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:01 am Post subject:

Didn't even see the bus in the second pic at first... Hell yeah, as stated, bring that bitch back!
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MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the measurement. That will get me started, I can pick the angle up from a picture I have. The bus has been in those woods for twenty years, it was parked for a long while before then too. My friend who is the one with the chainsaw in the pic, bought it when he was a teenager. He drove it around the yard till it locked up and they parked it. We always figured since it wasn't a westy not worth it, or any number of excuses. I seen him at Back to the 50s car show here in St. Paul last year when I had been out of vw's for a long time, he told me I had to get another one. I didn't think he meant this one. I was driving this at the time.

kirbyland · Samba Member Joined: December 17, 2010 Posts: 287

Crap- I just threw away a housing- and I'm an hour away. I HAD to move quickly, and couldn't keep everything-

otis_bartleh · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:58 am Post subject:

vw7266 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:44 pm Post subject:

im parting a bus with your missing pieces...torsions etc. pm me if your interested Ill make you a good deal on it though it would have to be shipped from ohio.

BulliBill · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1966 camper project

williamM · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:46 pm Post subject:

See what happens when you grow up with inches" I meant 14 feet.

Size does matter.
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cru62 · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:29 pm Post subject:

williamM · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:59 pm Post subject:

You read that off the tape didn't you Laughing

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MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:08 pm Post subject:

I have some torsion ends I got off the Samba already, thanks for the offer though. I will sleeve the inside of the torsion tube and seam and plug weld the new ends back on. Here's the Double that I cut this bus up to fix

MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:28 pm Post subject:

Pipe welded in

MN Mike Balvin · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:29 pm Post subject:

Welded in.


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