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Which ones did you go for? The "German quality" or standard? (£38 vs. £22 each) and did you need to get seals as well?

They look great Mike, where did you get them?

Oh no, that's bad news, but at least you'll have loads of spares to choose from! Let us know if you have any spare-spares :)

Hi Grant, nice looking bus - a RHD as well! Got any more pics? Got my bus a few years ago and one of the first jobs was to have it rewired, so much better when the lights work every time you need them!

Hey Max, welcome! How annoying, You shouldn't have to put fuel in the carbs normally. Another thing to check is the age/condition of the plugs. Mine wouldn't start recently and I replaced all the plugs and it was like new again. You can tell if the plugs are going as it will/may start eventually...

Mike202 recently did this, at the end of his Monty the Red Campervan thread (page 31) he lists what he bought.

Sorry, I should have been more explicit, I was thinking of a perished/damaged filler neck. I was chatting to an owner a few weeks ago and they said they never fill their tank to the top as the filler neck leaked.

Welcome! The fuel smell could be from the filler neck esp. if you notice it more after you've filled up to the top. Mine smells a bit after I've driven it and let it stand for a bit, I assume this is the carbs (IDF40s) still full of fuel, it's not too bad and on my list, so could be the carb(s).

Brilliant weekend, good to meet everyone again. Here's a few of us dressing up and other random shots...

Leaving in a bit, Stu are you up yet, lol?

Welcome, nice bus!

Looks great, but it's the same weekend as Dubs at the Castle. Have fun!

90 at the wheels sounds good, have you got a pic of the printout you could post? It's always interesting to see where it's making the torque.

I bought one a few years ago from Custom & Commercial I think. It's still in it's packet. I saw a scan of some official looking instructions at some point, shows you what measurements to take to get it central. Here you go.. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7472371 There are...

Im not too sure really, I'd assumed I'd have to rough it up a bit and I applied etch primer. So fingers crossed it stays painted. Actually only 2 of them were chromed the others were stainless.

Finished!

Repaint wheels.... So my late bay steel wheels are a bit tatty and chipped so I decided to paint them with cellulose. Here's some pics.... The second pic shows a weird paint effect that was already there, looks like it reacted with something at some point. I just sanded it flat ready for...

I had exactly the same problem recently - new plugs sorted it.

My 69 bus is exactly the same, was a school minibus from SA, someone painted the top half white, I've kept it the same when I resprayed it. It had an original 1600 in when shipped over in 2011, the PO put a 1776 in, which is a good engine.

Maybe the flexible hose has collapsed internally, this may be the reason that the brake appears to be seized. Just renew them anyway, they're only about £10 each. This happened to one of my rear drums, easy fix.