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    1970 Westy Pop Top

    Nice to get out and about again
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    Dubs At The Castle

    Thought it was time for a come back. Although completely disorganised with the stuff I had in the van. 😆 I was surprised that you were not there.
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    Dubs At The Castle

    Sorry Ozziedog, did not mean to.😳 Was great to join in again, been too long. Would be good to see more returning to the team 😎 Always enjoyed datc nice chilled show.
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    Dubs At The Castle

    Thought I got away with it 😆 Got back on route in the end. Was quite a nice route though.🤔
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    Dubs At The Castle

    Hi Hi, Great to get to a show again and join the Earlybay group. 1st time in a long while, great to meet old friends and the new. Added a few pictures, did not take many though. Hopefully get to a few more again now. Thanks for a great DatC All the excitement broke the collie….😆😆
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    Wanted: Type 4 engine Thermostat Bellows and cable

    Type 1 thermostats can be modified to work on a type 4, I did one on my old van. If I remember correctly you can swap the bosses over to allow the type 4 cable to be fixed. They do have slightly different operating temperatures, but it still works. I think I found the info on the Samba.com...
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    T1 / Beetle Case into Bus Adapter Options?

    Hi, this is what I came up with, full flow oil pump cover and mounting bracket. I drew up the design and a friend machined it up for me. It uses the four pump studs plus a u clamp round the lower case bolt. Has worked well with my 2027 stroker.
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    SOLD Shimano ultegra wheelset

    Yes I'm in Swindon and about on Saturday so that would be good. Cheers Si
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    SOLD Shimano ultegra wheelset

    Shimano ultegra wheels 6700 in very good condition. £SOLD
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    Twin port fan shroud

    Fan shroud from 1600 twin port, could do with a repaint. No heater flaps. £30
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    Lowering Gurus wanted - The Gaz shock thread

    Hi Mike, That's kind of worrying. Did you hit a pot hole or did it just fail? Did it cause your bus to swerve/loss of control? From your pictures of the end it looks a bit like a fatigue crack which propagated then fractured. The dark line isinteresting, it could be a material flaw or perhaps...
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    Aaargh - Gaz Shock Help needed

    That's all I remember having to do and fixed the issue with ours Cheers Si
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    Aaargh - Gaz Shock Help needed

    Yes I run the Gaz shocks. I upgraded from T2D coilovers and the Gaz ones are so much better. :D
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    Aaargh - Gaz Shock Help needed

    Hi, You can grind the lip of the bump stop away. I did mine on a linisher and got it to clear. Hope this helps. Si
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    1970 Westy Pop Top

    Nice to meet you too. Hope you didn't get too wet last night also that you had a good journey back. Cheers simon
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