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Thanks Olive-bay. I have plenty of faith, but if it does run out I have a bug hammer :lol: Popped into FBIVW this week, seen some nice buses there. The wife wanted the one that was £18k! Picked up some OG beetle heat exchangers and replacement levers and lever mechanism. Got a nice list...

Split the block this morning, it would have gone a little smoother if I had undone all the nuts :roll: Everything looked ok on the inside apart from the camshaft gear, so a new one of those is on the shopping list. All I have to do now is order parts and start alot of cleaning! I will...

Popped down the garage this evening. An hour and half later, the engine went from this: To this! The underside was a bit oily. The pushrod tube seals were knackered, so that's why it was leaking oil. Found metal in the cylinder, so need to find out where that has come from. Plenty of...

Some of you might have seen this already, I thought I'd start a project thread in here. I bought the van last summer as a present for the wife. The plan was to buy a van with sound body work and sort out the interior / mechanicals. Here's some pics of when she was first bought. Nothing...

Can't take all the credit for the Birth, the Midwife's did a great job. Going to start a new thread in the gallery section, where it should be.

Thought I'd post an update for you all. After sorting out the birth of my boy I can now get on with the camper ready for the summer. Took the engine out yesterday, it took a little longer than I expected, but it's out now along with the box.. Got the engine on the stand Took the exhaust off...

Do these come with fittings? As I have nothing on the front of my bus at the moment.

What makes it so much better? I need to short out the shifter on our bus so the missus can drive it.

Depends how far West you want to go. Dub_dreams suggestion is good. The museum of Welsh life (St Fagans) Has various comunities through the ages of Welsh history, their website is http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/stfagans/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Gower is a worth a...

The Beetle ones it is then! Managed to get a dash top trim from busfreeze auto jumble yesterday, didn't get to the show as it was changed to the Sunday only :evil: (don't ask!) Can anyone advise me what to check on the heat exchangers? Obviously check the metal condition and function of the...

Where to start :shock: Paint the dash, refit the heating system, rewire, paint top half of the bus, rebuild the engine, sort out the gearshift and steering, paint the engine bay, fit loads of bits such as badges, bumper steps, etc (that I haven't even got yet!) Oh yeah, nearly forget; the...

It reeaaalllyyy does have the blues. :lol: Thank Clem, what ducting do you have and what do you want for it? I'm off to busfreeze this weekend to pick up bits and pieces. Also are the aftermarket heat exchanger kits any good? I've read that the VW ones are best as they have more fins, but...

Had a bit of time on my hands so went out and had another look. According to the m-plate I bought a: Model Type 2 (T2) mod. 224(0) : - Microbus - 8 seater (arrangement 2-3-3) - Sliding door left - RHD Serial number 221 299 Modelyear 1971 Planned production date Friday, 07 May 1971...

Ok guys, the hunt for the m-plate is on! I have found the chassis plate, but need to remove some felt from behind the drivers seat for the m-plate. I looked at the engine code it's AB218841. I've found one site that states it's a 1300, and another that states 1600, both seem to agree that it was...

I tried to get one with a sound body as my welding isn't the best :lol: Mechanical I can do though! I will start a project thread when I start, taking a big shopping list and camera to busfreeze this weeked to get pics and parts

You're right it is very blue :shock: I'm planning a bit of white, most likely from the midway bulge (below the windows) up. Thanks for the link, I'll get a photo of the plate and see what it once was! My plan is to get fairly close to standard, so the cobra racing seats are coming out for some...

Hi Guys, I'm Richard. I bought a early bus as a wedding present for the missus, as a bit of a project. I'm planning to strip and build the engine over the next few months, give it some white paint up top and then sort the interior. I've been told it has a 1600 engine from a beetle in, can anyone...