my 67er T2A

[the dominator]

and again one step further

Had some clearance issues with the aftermarket rear guards and the rubbers of the rearlights (which offourse didn't show when testfitting) so grinded a fes mm off and now they are ready for re-spray
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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[911GT2]

So you had a 67and did this to it...

[the dominator]

[BusPriest]

Looks great, The Dom. Haters gonna Hate. Do you
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1977 Champagne Transporter Custom Camper.
SOHC EJ25, tubbed, wagenswest
Work in progress build thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=619684
Not a Priest.

[Sloride]

Real nice build. Great colour combo. Keep the pictures coming.
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1972 Westfalia - 1.8 VW in-line h2o conversion
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Link to the engine swap:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=565304&highlight=

1964 Ruby Red Beetle

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=705757&highlight=ruby+red

[Ives676]

[the dominator]

[KentABQ]

This project is turning out supercool! And can't wait to see the interior as it progresses.
It will be a major attention-getter when it's on the road.
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-Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"

"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea

Bus ownership via emoticons:
---williamM

[the dominator]

We are almost there, tested all electrics today, everything worked perfect at once. Only some wires for indicatorlights to be swapped around.

Gave her a good sponge-bath and did the garden-hose leaktest, so far so good.

Next week some interiour works to be done, the bus is still empty except for the seats and the roofliner.

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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[the dominator]

last week finally got the list of tasks to be completed before getting the bus on the road short enough to finalize it. Got it checked and was able to drive it home

have to do some regular short trips to get the engine to wake up after a 8 year hibernating. But thanks to the 5-speed gearbox and the type4 2.0 it does a gentle 125km/h. More to come after first maintenance and final tuning of the carbs.

now it is parked home, I can start to work at the interior.

Test fitting the bedbench.

This is done, so dropped the bedbench at the upholsterer to create some upholstery for it.

Now am doing the final install of the interior panels

am happy with the color combination

to be continued.
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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[SamboSamba22]

That sure is a snazzy ride you have there.
Custom touches are nice when the make sense, good job.
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The Bus Barn Ltd. Co.

Oct. ’67 Double Cab (’68 Crew Cab)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-44412.png]Click to view image[/URL]
March '69 Delivery (Panel Bus)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-44414.png]Click to view image[/URL]

[orwell84]

Curious about the dash cover and bench/bed. Are they custom built? Beautiful ride.

[the dominator]

[the dominator]

Picture time

Bed/bench turned out nice. Nearly same colour as the frontseats and for the piping the panel-colour is used. Bottomside of bench is also covered with a beige panel to close the framing.

armrests

which turn in additional sleeping space

first sleepover in the T2A

All windows covered with Just Campers insulation

Added rear jail-bars

changed to red adjustable Koni's

borrowed some kids for nice pictures

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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[Sloride]

Well done!
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1972 Westfalia - 1.8 VW in-line h2o conversion
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Link to the engine swap:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=565304&highlight=

1964 Ruby Red Beetle

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=705757&highlight=ruby+red

[the dominator]

after 2500km the engine was slowly waken up after 10+ years of hibernating.

Engine runs great but some oil leak,no steady lambda value at idle and 20 missing horses according to dyno made us schedule some refurbishment.

uninstalled engine and gearbox and dismantled the engine.

We noticed that the pistonrings where of the wrong size so these have been replaced by correct ones, luckily the pistons were okay.
Rebuild the heads and cleaned/sanded the valves.

Replaced all bearings and since the case was split we changed the camshaft to a webcam 270 with performance lifters.

ready for install again

Note the small mod we did in order to fit the VintageSpeed muffler, even without the bumper it looks better (but these were installed again shortly after)

This week some testkilometers and next weekend VW BUGSHOW on the holy tarmac of Spa-Francorchamps
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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[the dominator]

Finally an update from my side.
Found a nice 2seat bench which I had sandblasted and powdercoated and upholstered.
I wasn’t too happy with the single stitching on the bed (requested double-stitching as per the frontseats.
So they replaced the covers and matched the stitching of the seats. Happy now!

Now I am thinking to maybe replace the piping in the seats for red piping to match the rest

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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[the dominator]

Finally time for a long planned upgrade.
Out with the 2.0 with Weber carbs.

In with the 2.4 stroker engine and EFI.
The goal is that I can drive around Europe, and easily cross mountains over 3000 meters high without breathing issues I experienced with the carb-setup.

engine built is ongoing. Can't wait until its finished and testdrive it.

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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX

[Alan Brase]

[the dominator]

Now that the engine is reaching completion.

I took the bus out of her wintersleep (actually placed her in garage after 2000km round trip to F1 RedBullring austria last year

Dismantling of current engine can begin

Am thinking of adding an addtional bracket to support the 911/01 gearbox.
I has the "beetle-like" mounting holes on bith sides which I can use.

In order to make it look like factory install I will source two more engine brackets and will place these on the chassis at the gearbox location and then build a crossmember for the gearbox.

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54 iceland green oval, done!
52 Zwitter standard ragtop, parts hunting
67 T2A candywaxred en chestnutbrown
1988 T3 doka synco 2.1WBX