Recent content by Earl Bay

Early Bay Forum

Help Support Early Bay Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. E

    Exhaust Options

    I had already been on their website. There isn't much info, you just get an idea. That's why I asked here hoping someone would have pics, preferably for a stockstyle large bore Baywindow muffler. The pics on his website seem to be without heaterboxes as well. Was hoping for an alternative with...
  2. E

    Exhaust Options

    Do the peoples with Turbo Thomas exhausts have pictures of theirs to share? My VS just started rattling like I'm pulling a set of pans and pots behind the bus. I don't seem to be the only one with that phenomenon. Karlos mentioned in another thread that it's just mild steel on the inside so...
  3. E

    Oil cooling.

    Just be aware they are fragile as hell. Bring them up to temperature carefully with a heat gun so they become more flexible. DON'T try it without heating them. There is a 90% chance you'll break them. And don't be amazed if you come back to the bus and one is missing for no apparent reason...
  4. E

    Oil cooling.

    Did you already think about those polycarbonate earz for the air intake? I tried those on a 2074cc and am under the impression it works quite well in 30°C+ conditions "driving around town" Well, more like up to 100km through the countryside up to 90km/h, not long stretches on motorways, but...
  5. E

    They are bald on the outside!

    interesting, I went the other direction and flipped the white to the inside because I wanted black lettering :ninja:
  6. E

    Lowering Gurus wanted - The Gaz shock thread

    :msn4: one could say I was asking for a beating
  7. E

    Lowering Gurus wanted - The Gaz shock thread

    Ok, I am aware this is the "comfort for lowered" thread. But does anybody have experience with them on a stock height bus? I am talking about the 160/105/b12 GP which has 16" open and 10.5" closed. Would they work on stock hight? Would they be long enough to lift the front by an inch with 10"...
  8. E

    Dirty Harry's westy

    Hi there Harry. Did you have any problems with your engine (when it was still stock) running too hot? Is the 15" idea a bad one if you live in the mountains? I live in the french alps and I am getting more and more fed up with my lowered setup. I want to get more use out of my bus, riding some...
  9. E

    Banded steels

    I have banded steels with ET25 at the rear running 195/75 15". On the right side I can easily slip a finger between wheelarch and tyre, on the left side not so easily but still. So around 1,5 to 2cm of space left. Not sure why there is the difference between left an right, maybe the camber, but...
  10. E

    Please report new site issues here...

    much appreciated, seems to be quicker then ever. Was sure it wasn't meant to be against ze Germans :msn4:
  11. E

    1776cc with 34 pic carb?

    Restoraider, I might have asked you this elsewhere before.... How does the bigger carb perform? Did you run that engine with the stock carb before and can you compare the performance? Fuel consumption should have gone up.... Jetting must be a pain. Is it worth it considering the carb costs...
  12. E

    1776cc with 34 pic carb?

    I definitely wouldn't say it's pointless. It all comes down to personal preference or laws depending on the country you are registered in. It certainly is doable, be it 1776, 2007 or 2110ccm. You will get more low range power but the carb will limit your power at a certain point. I will go down...
  13. E

    lowered bus, removing wheel

    Turns out removing the wheel is a piece of cake if you stick to the advice given above. Thanks for the help, I have to admit I feel a bit :oops:
  14. E

    lowered bus, removing wheel

    No I haven't. Assuming the locking nut is the 3rd nut to the left in the top pic which some adjustable springplates don't have. I'll give that one a try.
  15. E

    lowered bus, removing wheel

    the wheel is not dropping low enough
Top