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Breckskier
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When you have a moment, change your signature line. The St. Pete bus is a 67. 
What are your plans for the interior? Front seats look awesome. I see that you kept the access point for the jet engine. Are you going to put one of the start up units in it?
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LOL! for sure, just changed the year. As for interior, i'm planning to continue with the full original interior platinum mesh. I have the panels and seats, just need to find time to 1st, finish the windows, then get to the panels, then the rear seats. No jet engine planned for now…. 
I have the roof liner, but I guess everyone says wait til it's HOT out to do it… I sold a reznor years ago, so 90 degrees in the garage won't happen til summer. What about around the windows…I have mesh fabric to cover around those "original deluxe" style. But the shop painted around the windows white and it looks pretty good. I'm wondering, should I go with the mesh (isn't it glued), or do I try the white paint first? I worry if I don't plan to finish the entire interior "correctly" this summer, then it will sit in a box for 10 years….
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Breckskier
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Some updates to the interior build.. I put in all the windows.. that was a lot of work, more than expected… Broke a couple pieces so pulled some off St. Nik. Once it was water tight i've moved on to the interior.. Here is progress.
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Breckskier
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Now I'm trying to finish up the brakes, so He'll be normal road ready… VW Bob helped me install a new Dual Master Cylinder, we bench bled it, all good. Installed and tried to pressure bleed the front drivers wheel cylinder first,,, and nothing.. they are coming up dry? Perplexed… MC still has a full reservoir. Any ideas?
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Red Fau Veh
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Maybe the soft lines are swollen. Also sometimes the bleeders on wheel cylinders get full of gunk that won't come out. Might need to take it off and ream it out.
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Pacmanfever
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Also check the brake pedal pushrod adjustment so there is proper endplay which allows the piston to complete the full stroke and uptake of fresh fluid.
If endplay is too tight, the piston won't return to the opening of the reservoir ports, which happens to be at the very return end of stroke. |
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Breckskier
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Update on the Brakes, interior panels, back seats, tune up, oil change, cleaning the windows & getting ready for some near home drives! It's fun times man!
I'll post some updated pictures soon. Curious, the safari window seals of course are too long & may need to be cut to fit. It that the recommended way? Or is there a better way to shrink them a little?
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Breckskier
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St Pete is finally truckin again. There are so many little "deluxe" details left to finish, but so glad to get him on the road again safe & having some fun.
Inaugural date night drive to the local brewery, look who parked next to me right after I pulled in,, must be VW love.
Lots of ice cream trips in the future..
And date nights
Really needed a good brake job & tune at the local shop, these guys are awesome!
So many little trim pieces, screws, and items to finish
From 2 weeks ago. Getting ready
Motor is tuned & purrs like a kitten.. Also installed Blazecut fire suppression.
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BreckSkier
67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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BulliBill
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St Pete is finally truckin again. There are so many little "deluxe" details left to finish, but so glad to get him on the road again safe & having some fun.
Inaugural date night drive to the local brewery, look who parked next to me right after I pulled in,, must be VW love.
Lots of ice cream trips in the future..
And date nights
Really needed a good brake job & tune at the local shop, these guys are awesome!
So many little trim pieces, screws, and items to finish
From 2 weeks ago. Getting ready
Motor is tuned & purrs like a kitten.. Also installed Blazecut fire suppression.
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Congrats on all the work to get that Bus healthy and back on the road. In that shot of the pop-out window latch, are those sheet metal screws or machine threaded metric screws? Should be the later. Nice on the "Blaze-Cut" system, I've bought two to install soon in two of my Splits, but just in case throw another Halon-style or dry chem portable extinguisher behind your driver seat as a back-up... Enjoy that old Bus!
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Breckskier
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| St Pete is finally truckin again. There are so many little "deluxe" details left to finish. |
Congrats on all the work to get that Bus healthy and back on the road. In that shot of the pop-out window latch, are those sheet metal screws or machine threaded metric screws? Should be the later. Nice on the "Blaze-Cut" system, I've bought two to install soon in two of my Splits, but just in case throw another Halon-style or dry chem portable extinguisher behind your driver seat as a back-up... Enjoy that old Bus!
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Thanks Bulli. Yes, the last owner started using these, but I switched out for the correct screws, & I keep two extinguishers on board. I had small fires in my '83 911 & '59 DD... Best to be prepared. We drove it in the 4th parade. It was a big hit.
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Breckskier
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We had 12 people on board! So fun!
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Breckskier
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: St. Pete the Airport Jet Bus re-build. Pointers welcome! |
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Need some help. The Bus has something minor making it stall & now hard to start? Fixed my battery issue before, Electrical current seems strong, but won't run smooth. Seems electrical: would it be my distributor, dist wires, or timing? It seems to run pretty well for a couple months then started stalling after warm, and now won't run without restarting every 20 seconds. Have to pump the fuel more too? Starter jet? IDK, any ideas before I dig in?
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: St. Pete the Airport Jet Bus re-build. Pointers welcome! |
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Would first check that the carb has fuel in it next time it dies.
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BarryL 
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: St. Pete the Airport Jet Bus re-build. Pointers welcome! |
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| See if your cut out solenoid is working. |
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Malokin Martin
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: St. Pete the Airport Jet Bus re-build. Pointers welcome! |
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| Clean the jets, double check the points/advance |
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Breckskier
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: St. Pete the Airport Jet Bus re-build. Pointers welcome! |
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Figured out it was a hairline crack in the control module. Would hit a bump and pull the connections apart & stall. After a while they would align & it would run.
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67 13w Deluxe-"St. Pete" the Airport Jet Bus
65 13w Deluxe-"St. Nikolas"
67 912(911.5 Outlaw build spring 2015), 90 C4Cab. Formerly: 59 DD, 78 SuperB, 81 911Cab, 82Vanagon, 81Vana & other German / US stuff.. |
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