My Lowlight Resto DU88US

creationblue · Aug 23, 2023

beautiful looking bus that mate

bay window bandit · Sep 21, 2023

Finally took the bus to its first VW event at Volksfest Australia. As well as it being the first time camping in it since the rebuild. It was a little slow going up the larger hills but the rest of the trip was fine.

bay window bandit · Sep 24, 2023

Got my steering wheel sorted today, as well as fixing the horn so it now works after 12 years

maybe I should’ve vacuumed the carpets before I took a photo, but it gets used a fair bit now that it’s done

bay window bandit · Sep 24, 2023

Next on the list is my Butty’s bits throttle linkage etc and then the engine rebuild.

matty74 · Sep 24, 2023

Steering wheel looks fab, really finishes off an already cool looking dash, especially with the pod rings and that retro stereo

Love AAC stuff, just fitted their AAC-195 52mm tacho, pricey but a thing of pure beauty.

You just need to find those missing screws from your dash pod

Get the full linkage kit (replacement chassis through rod) if you haven’t already. Fitted it recently, pedal travel is superb now

bay window bandit · Sep 24, 2023

matty74 said:
Steering wheel looks fab, really finishes off an already cool looking dash, especially with the pod rings and that retro stereo

Love AAC stuff, just fitted their AAC-195 52mm tacho, pricey but a thing of pure beauty.

You just need to find those missing screws from your dash pod

Get the full linkage kit (replacement chassis through rod) if you haven’t already. Fitted it recently, pedal travel is superb now

Yeah it’s been missing those dash screws since the day I got it, and I’ve just not gotten around to finding them. I definitely agree with you about the AAC products they are awesome. The wheel is the first bit of their gear that I’ve bought, but I think I’ll be getting more. I’ve already got the Butty’s bits throttle kit which is almost the complete kit.

ozziedog · Sep 26, 2023

Campsite looks great and the bus looks great, whereabouts was this ?

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,, I miss Oz mostly when it’s raining here

bay window bandit · Sep 28, 2023

ozziedog said:
Campsite looks great and the bus looks great, whereabouts was this ?

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,, I miss Oz mostly when it’s raining here

It was at Swansea near the Central coast Sydney.

T2 Brinky · Sep 28, 2023

Great restro.... Looking forward to your updates

I use to live in Mortdale

bay window bandit · Sep 29, 2023

T2 Brinky said:
Great restro.... Looking forward to your updates

I use to live in Mortdale

Just down the road, campbelltown here.

bay window bandit · Oct 11, 2023

Over the Kings Birthday long weekend we headed to the Old Bar Beach festival, so many kombis there it was great.
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bay window bandit · May 18, 2024

Little weekend away in the buses down the south coast exploring

bay window bandit · Jul 20, 2024

So now the motor is out again to get rebuilt, the stock 1600 single port just isn’t enough anymore, so now it’s about to be rebuilt into a 1916cc it was going to be a 1641 but that will be my spare engine instead.

bay window bandit · Aug 17, 2024

And it was DIRTY!!!! But it has been cleaned up now and case has been bored for the 94mm barrels and the assembly can hopefully begin.

bay window bandit · Aug 17, 2024

case is ready for pistons and barrels now too, just need to order a new flywheel and a couple of other bits and pieces. Now I’m toying with the idea of hard fuel lines too after seeing this.

bay window bandit · Aug 17, 2024

case is ready for pistons and barrels now too, just need to order a new flywheel and a couple of other bits and pieces. Now I’m toying with the idea of hard fuel lines too after seeing this. View attachment 9050 View attachment 9052

naskeet · Aug 17, 2024

bay window bandit said:
So now the motor is out again to get rebuilt, the stock 1600 single port just isn’t enough anymore, so now it’s about to be rebuilt into a 1916cc it was going to be a 1641 but that will be my spare engine instead.

1916 cm³ is only 5 cm³ more than my VW 412LE based, 1911 cm³ VW Type 4 style engine (66 mm stroke x 96 mm bore) with twin-port cylinder heads (gas-flowed, 41 mm inlet & 34 mm exhaust valves) with much wider cylinder-barrel spacing than that a VW Type 1 style engine for improved air cooling, with higher air-flow capacity fan, driven directly by the crankshaft; with the added advantage of a factory-standard full-flow oil-filter and an aluminium-alloy crankcase.

bay window bandit · Aug 18, 2024

naskeet said:
1916 cm³ is only 5 cm³ more than my VW 412LE based, 1911 cm³ VW Type 4 style engine (66 mm stroke x 96 mm bore) with twin-port cylinder heads (gas-flowed, 41 mm inlet & 34 mm exhaust valves) with much wider cylinder-barrel spacing than that a VW Type 1 style engine for improved air cooling, with higher air-flow capacity fan, driven directly by the crankshaft; with the added advantage of a factory-standard full-flow oil-filter and an aluminium-alloy crankcase.

Just working with what I’ve got, this way I didn’t have to buy a new crankcase, just pistons and barrels as well as new heads with big valves (40mm and 35mm)

bay window bandit · Aug 26, 2024

It’s getting close now

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