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BayCreamPuff Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2015 Posts: 769 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:05 pm Post subject: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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I'm hoping someone has run into this already and has a brilliant solution. I've searched and learned a lot about mud flaps, but can't find specifics for installing on a 79 CA bus with the one-year driver's side heat exchanger and dump tubes attached at the motor mount where the bracket is supposed to attach.
You can see how far the dump tube sticks out due to the way the heat exchanger juts out to make room for the cat.
I'm using NOS mud flaps with the correct bracket.
_________________ Cream Puff
'79 CA Stock FI Deluxe Campmobile
Earl Grey
'87 GoWesty 2.2 Westfalia
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aerosurfer Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2012 Posts: 1602 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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First world problems! _________________ Rebuild your own FI Harness..My Harness
77 Westy 2.0L Rockin and Rolling Resto!
72 Sportsmobile (sold)
79 Tran$porter... Parts car money machine (gone) |
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BayCreamPuff Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2015 Posts: 769 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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aerosurfer wrote: |
First world problems! |
We still the first world? We just got downgraded to a flawed democracy, so I'm pretty sure we can't use that one anymore.
Seriously though. It's your fault for selling me the damn dump tubes! _________________ Cream Puff
'79 CA Stock FI Deluxe Campmobile
Earl Grey
'87 GoWesty 2.2 Westfalia
Marsha Mellow
'00 Eurovan VR6 Full Camper |
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aerosurfer Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2012 Posts: 1602 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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Haha, nice. Sorry about making your bus too nice. Hope you can figure something out for mounting them. For anyone else, As comparison here is a standard 75-78 federal boxes with the heat dump tubes. Definitely looks different than yours. Don't mind the mud
_________________ Rebuild your own FI Harness..My Harness
77 Westy 2.0L Rockin and Rolling Resto!
72 Sportsmobile (sold)
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BUSBOSS Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2009 Posts: 2161 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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What is that bung attached to your exhaust? _________________ All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
1976 Westfalia
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pittwagen Samba Member
Joined: November 08, 2005 Posts: 763 Location: North of the 49th parallel
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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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The 79 CA heat exchanger sits way closer to the tire than the 78. I have the same issue and I think the only solution is a different mount that attaches above the stock location and drops down to catch the angled plate that comes from the wheel well. I am not even sure that the mud flap won't touch the heat exchanger, it is that tight. I am a little hesitant to runs chains given how close the heat exchanger is to the tire.
I was hoping to have this done but the weather has been too cold for my old bones. At least the snow has gone but maybe some in a few days. Last winter this time I was installing the BN4 in the driveway. Not supposed to be this cold in Southwestern BC. |
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aerosurfer Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2012 Posts: 1602 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Rear Mud Flaps & 79 California Exhaust |
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BUSBOSS wrote: |
What is that bung attached to your exhaust? |
I put in an oxygen sensor attached to an Innovate LC-2 and an Air/fuel ratio gauge up front to monitor and tune engine mixture.
There is a bung and plug in the side of the muffler, that was my original location, but moved it to a hotter location with better flow.
I love it! Happy to start a thread about it or send pics but dont want to hijack this one. _________________ Rebuild your own FI Harness..My Harness
77 Westy 2.0L Rockin and Rolling Resto!
72 Sportsmobile (sold)
79 Tran$porter... Parts car money machine (gone) |
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