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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
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gunbab Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:58 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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Love to see that this brazil busses also being loved by more and more VW enthusiast.
Who has restored his brazil bus? I only see many stock busses, not restored ones.
Keep posting.
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luca Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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gunbab wrote: |
Love to see that this brazil busses also being loved by more and more VW enthusiast.
Who has restored his brazil bus? I only see many stock busses, not restored ones.
Keep posting.
kind regards
Gunther |
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marcpires Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2014 Posts: 53 Location: Vitória - Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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gunbab wrote: |
Love to see that this brazil busses also being loved by more and more VW enthusiast.
Who has restored his brazil bus? I only see many stock busses, not restored ones.
Keep posting.
kind regards
Gunther |
Here in Brazil, it is very difficult to restore old vehicles, labor is expensive and most of the time unspecialized. The part of bodywork and painting was done in a workshop that left something to be desired in some respects, but the interior, motor and electric was made by a friend of mine at home under my supervision.
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mandraks Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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marcpires wrote: |
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Here in Brazil, it is very difficult to restore old vehicles, labor is expensive and most of the time unspecialized. The part of bodywork and painting was done in a workshop that left something to be desired in some respects, but the interior, motor and electric was made by a friend of mine at home under my supervision.
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some things are cheap, like free advice for example.
The inside door handles are installed wrong. the tip should point up and forward. like the hands on a clock pointing at 2 for the drivers side, 10 on the passenger side. _________________ regards
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marcpires Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2014 Posts: 53 Location: Vitória - Espírito Santo, Brazil
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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mandraks wrote: |
marcpires wrote: |
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Here in Brazil, it is very difficult to restore old vehicles, labor is expensive and most of the time unspecialized. The part of bodywork and painting was done in a workshop that left something to be desired in some respects, but the interior, motor and electric was made by a friend of mine at home under my supervision.
some things are cheap, like free advice for example.
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The inside door handles are installed wrong. the tip should point up and forward. like the hands on a clock pointing at 2 for the drivers side, 10 on the passenger side. |
Here in Brazil, de luxe model came out with the internal door handles installed in the front doors. I did the option to install but did not follow originality pattern. But I appreciate the advice. _________________ Volkswagen Bug 1965 - 1200cc
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69733 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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marcpires wrote: |
mandraks wrote: |
marcpires wrote: |
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Here in Brazil, it is very difficult to restore old vehicles, labor is expensive and most of the time unspecialized. The part of bodywork and painting was done in a workshop that left something to be desired in some respects, but the interior, motor and electric was made by a friend of mine at home under my supervision.
some things are cheap, like free advice for example.
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The inside door handles are installed wrong. the tip should point up and forward. like the hands on a clock pointing at 2 for the drivers side, 10 on the passenger side. |
Here in Brazil, de luxe model came out with the internal door handles installed in the front doors. I did the option to install but did not follow originality pattern. But I appreciate the advice. |
How did you exit the vehicle from the inside without door handles?
I see a door handle in this brochure
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/1964bus_brazil.php
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mandraks Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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i think he is talking about the door pulls. I was, of course, talking about the inside handles to unlock and lock the door.
installing the door pulls to point at 10 or 2 respectively would be tricky, of course. _________________ regards
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marcpires Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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there are door handles, what did not come was the inner door handle
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marcpires Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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mandraks wrote: |
i think he is talking about the door pulls. I was, of course, talking about the inside handles to unlock and lock the door.
installing the door pulls to point at 10 or 2 respectively would be tricky, of course. |
I'm sorry, I think I got it wrong, I'm not very fluent in english
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marcpires Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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mandraks wrote: |
some things are cheap, like free advice for example.
The inside door handles are installed wrong. the tip should point up and forward. like the hands on a clock pointing at 2 for the drivers side, 10 on the passenger side. |
Okay, now I understood what you were referring to. The image of EverettB helped me understand _________________ Volkswagen Bug 1965 - 1200cc
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iknowdavehouse Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2019 Posts: 13 Location: Staines, UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:56 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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Hey everyone, I'm 2 days into being a Brazilian split owner. I had a German early bay previously so not my first VW.
I'm having major headaches looking for parts already. I'm slowly searching threads on here to try and find information but omg, I thought having an early bay crossover was confusing.
Where is everyone getting their parts from?
Are there general rules to follow, e.g. generally go for late split for everything apart from doors?
First search is for the through steering column ignition barrel, nobody seems to sell that! |
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Joined: September 23, 2006 Posts: 1067 Location: Sunshine State
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:43 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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ryanl Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2013 Posts: 26 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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iknowdavehouse wrote: |
Hey everyone, I'm 2 days into being a Brazilian split owner. I had a German early bay previously so not my first VW.
I'm having major headaches looking for parts already. I'm slowly searching threads on here to try and find information but omg, I thought having an early bay crossover was confusing.
Where is everyone getting their parts from?
Are there general rules to follow, e.g. generally go for late split for everything apart from doors?
First search is for the through steering column ignition barrel, nobody seems to sell that! |
I'm a new Brazilian split owner too. I haven't ordered too much stuff yet, but I kind of expect that it will be trial and error as far as what fits and what doesn't. Mine is a '74 and when I search for parts I'm looking for stuff that fits a '66.
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:42 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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I just noticed this post from the summer a little tray just above the dog leg, is it a Brazilian option or home made? I could see putting stuff in there like sunglasses, pen, phone etc. I like the little cover for the fire extinguisher too.
Thats great to know that the 66 bus parts fit the Brazilian bus.
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iknowdavehouse wrote: |
Hey everyone, I'm 2 days into being a Brazilian split owner. I had a German early bay previously so not my first VW.
I'm having major headaches looking for parts already. I'm slowly searching threads on here to try and find information but omg, I thought having an early bay crossover was confusing.
Where is everyone getting their parts from?
Are there general rules to follow, e.g. generally go for late split for everything apart from doors?
First search is for the through steering column ignition barrel, nobody seems to sell that! |
I'm a new Brazilian split owner too. I haven't ordered too much stuff yet, but I kind of expect that it will be trial and error as far as what fits and what doesn't. Mine is a '74 and when I search for parts I'm looking for stuff that fits a '66.
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Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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iknowdavehouse Samba Member
Joined: October 09, 2019 Posts: 13 Location: Staines, UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:06 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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It is a nice bus, just needs some parts. It's mainly smalls I need and the Brazilian parts and variations aren't well documented, that's all. |
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tmmybrbr Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2017 Posts: 31 Location: ocean city, nj
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 6:42 am Post subject: Re: Post your Brazilian Bus & knowledge here. |
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from what I've seen, electrical parts are the hardest to figure out.
Mostly, as long as you have the old part, compare it and try to confirm which replacement fits. My '60 that I had before was sometimes just as difficult, because who knows what someone has done to it over the last 60 years??
My personal feeling is that I'm not going stock anyway, so there have been a few times that I just make it work.
here's my current '74 for reference.
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