Recent content by Charlie Bubbles

Hey Billy, When are you taking this trip? Are you stuck on a 69 only? I am 5 hrs north of San Diego but would help if I can. Cheers Todd

Go with the type 4 if you don`t mind ever being able to find new parts for them. The added HP is not worth the hassle for me. Though I have never owned one. Helping out in my friends shop back in the 80`s he would always curse when a 72 or newer customers bus came in. Sure he made money but it...

Oh Yea! I am not going to change anything. Except mechanical stuff. The SC was gifted to me on the condition I will never paint it. It may get a big motor and some all terrain tires sometime. Thanks for looking.

So... the saga continues. It has been a few months. I am not real good at keeping a journal of things , even if its a few pics. And Its such a hassle for me to do the techy shit. But I do have a couple of updated pics. The pink slip arrived in the mail today. Yeah... Without further delay...

I use a product called "Gasgasinch". Gives you time to install and adjust and the excess peels off easily.

I prefer mounting the gearbox first the the axles. That graphite grease has a way of migrating if I am not careful with it. :)

Not that this any help for you, But I guess that I am ahead of the curve as I never lower any of my busses. :D

Try this: http://www.realgaskets.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I have the oilcap, and sump plate gaskets. I have not run out of the cork valve cover gaskets yet as I tend to buy these in bulk. But when I do this is the way to go. And there are new factory covers and bales...

Shag the Pertronix. They just do the best advertising. Comp-U-Fire USA. They can be damaged by wiring incorrectly. I have put on tens of thousands of miles on mine and I just carry a spare set up. They are still a bargain. And setting points in a bus is overrated.

The most dreaded is the cv joints and boots. Anything to do with cleaning the old leaked oil and gravel mix that has attached itself to the trans and engine.

Easy off oven cleaner. Don`t leave it on too long.

Haven`t you guys heard" Bog is good". :lol: But really ...If there are holes wuth bog coming through, then its been there for a long time. It was just the standard practice of body repair. Now we all give a shit. That was not the case decades ago. If its not rusty, Leave it alone. They are not...

That thing is bitchin!

I just love a happy ending. :D

Sounds like that might be a good thing for a race car. My bus gets used for travel and I would hate to be on the road and need some exotic part. When after all, the simplicity of a VW engine is the beauty of it. To pull 8000 rpm there is a lot more that has been changed than the pulleys.