Recent content by vwcanuck

Please keep your panel as is. As K@rlos said, panels are rare. I'm not a purist, but adding windows to a panel is the worst mod IMO. After having a 68 panel for over 6 years, I haven't seen another earlybay one on the road ... not one, and every other bus owner that I have met commented that...

As Moseley said, it is more involved than just rotating splines, but this might help if you haven't seen it:

Ever since I've had my bus the fuel gauge has read exactly the same as yours. It's our fuel senders that either need to be adjusted, repaired or replaced. I'll be dropping the engine next month and might have a look at the sender ... or maybe not. My fuel gauge is really just an ornament, like...

Indeed but mine's a boy. Buddha is big, happy, low & slow :D

Nice Nuty! My panel is from 18 January 1968 so not too far behind on the production line than yours.

That's the preheat(er) or stovepipe tube on the left heater box/heat exchanger. Beetle, bus, split or earlybay doesn't matter as they all work the same with the correct parts for your bus. Here are some links to more info ... https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=389108...

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you Hubs. You'll notice less of a floating feeling at 2", but quality shouldn't be much different. I kept the rear bumpstops stock and removed the fronts while I was working out the height. Just don't do like I did and go driving without putting those front...

I lowered my 68 a few inches with only beam adjusters. Dropped spindles didn't exist for my bus when I did it, and even if they did the cost is way too much for my budget. So a pair of BUS adjusters (larger beam diameter than Beetles), a pair of shorter front shocks and beam grease, to keep all...

Much of the time there is simple fix, although not permanent because the system is just not made to hold pressure forever. Check the condition of the tube where it connects to the bottle. The tube dries out where it has been stretched over the nipple, so trim off a cm or so and reconnect it. If...

My panel made the feature picture from a monthly moto meet-up.

Love that you stuck with wide 5 wheels. Wheel & drum colour combo same as my 68 panel ... looks great! :D

Good to hear :D

Yup ... and here is the matching backer plate from an original January 68.

My slider always worked great, but even smoother with a high quality motorcycle chain spray lube. The lube is reliable in a metal on metal, high speed, moderate temperature, highly polluted, violently wet, dirty environment. It's thin and doesn't evaporate or attract dirt. I use it for a lot...

I used an Eastwood 135 Mig with argon gas mix bottle and 6 mm wire for all the body and frame repairs on my bus. I used a flux core wire without gas at higher temp for welding in my Avis beam adjusters and all has held for after a few years of driving. Full length clothes with hat, welding...