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I think mine are all welded. Aussie-built '69 double-door.

I don't want Elvis to leave just yet, even if jesus weeps. :wink: Would it perhaps be a nicer drive if one were to change the ring and pinion rather than the 4th gear? That would avoid having a very large jump from 3rd to 4th gear by keeping the ratios the same but scaling them all up a bit...

Yep, you're absolutely right! (It is still only early here, I'm eating breakfast right now). Cheers, A.

G'day! 'Better' is probably a judgement relative to your driving style. For me, I feel that the standard gearbox is the 'best' in all three of my busses ('67, '69 and '74). I don't feel the need to go really fast, and prefer not to be slowed down drastically and have to gear down at every...

I think you need to change the bearing housing entirely. The stub axles are a different length. Still not that bad, late Bay rear ends are everywhere. Cheers, A.

Yeah, sorry about the delay. :D Cheers, A.

I fitted new cables because the old ones were seized, but for some reason the lever was still too stiff to move. The level itself moves, when the cable is disconnected, perfectly well. The cable can be pulled and pushed with a pair of pliers when it's not connected to anything. The flap on the...

Here's another spot. Similar to the one I pulled from a stock '71 at the wreckers. Cheers, A.

Yeah as mentioned, no seat belt mounts nor seat slot plate things in the floor in panelvans. :-( Here's a picture to demonstrate. On second thought... not the best example is it? All those dodgy holes are NOT factory ones, they are the result of it being camper-ified at some point. Cheers, A.

I have seen some early-ish Bay with the white dash at the wreckers, but my '69 panel has a dash the same colour as the body. Also built at Clayton I guess. Therefore, I suspect it may have been a model-specific thing, like only on 7/8/9-seater models and deluxes or something, but not on Kombis...

I found that there was too much noise generated to charge while listening. Whenever I plugged in the cigarette-lighter charger into the iPod, the sound would go all crackly. Ground loop currents and crazy electrical thingas happening. A big enough inductor in the charging circuit should sort it...

I think also 90-105 is ideal. Too low and some of the unpleasant combustion products start to hang around in the cylinders longer than they should, although I don't know to what severity at 75*C. The oil might also be a little too thick, if it's a cool-climate oil particularly... but that's...

You might want to check out type3 engine hatches. They're quite large also, and I've heard of a few of those being used in Splitbusses. Here's a Bay hatch in a Split (from theSamba): http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/164052.jpg http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/164051.jpg...

Hey, if one rebuilds an engine with new pistons, cylinders, heads, etc, (anything that can be replaced), leaving really just the crankcase and the two shafts, how much is it still the 'original engine'? If it were my bus I'd probably not refer to it as the 'original engine' I think. What are...

Mine doesn't. I got a lot of _smoke_ initially (few kms) when I put on a new Dansk heat exchanger, hehe, driving with my head out the window! Now there's no hot-engine smell, no burning oil smell, no petrol smell, nothing but HOT air. It's actually about time to crawl underneath and switch the...

Yeah that's right. Though you should be able to close off the fresh air ones completely. There's a seal, under the screen on the front of the Bus, which may deteriorate. Alternatively, the lever may not be pulling the flap closed fully. If you look under the dash you can see where the heated...

Parts may well be cheaper for a TypeI, but how do you quantify the (extra) ease and enjoyment you get from being TypeIV powered? I have a 1600 Bay-Bus, an 1800 Bay-Bus, and a 1776 Split-Bus. The 1800 is just so easy and pleasant to drive, quieter and everything. Even the expensive 1776 isn't as...

That interior is absolutely lovely! You even have a 2-seat middle seat; I've seen only one of those in person in my whole life down here. And it all looks like great condition, it seems like a shame to ditch it. But hey, your bus. She's real sweet man. Cheers, A.

The rear seat clamps are different, they are shorter and I don't think they have the little knobs which sit in the holes in the seat frame like for the middle seat. Sorry, I haven't got a digital camera... Cheers, A.

Unless you attached the vacuum booster line then yes the pedal will be quite stiff. Stopping my '74 (boosted discs) when the engine isn't running requires harder pedal pushing than either my '69 or '67, which are both non-boosted drums. With the engine running and the vacuum line booster...