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  1. K@rlos

    Mot feelings.

    Same
  2. K@rlos

    Mot feelings.

    I think the mot exempt thing is ridiculous, It’s opening the door for some people to get away with having dangerous **** heaps on the road. It’s a minimum standard to meet, which isn’t hard and £40-50 once a year isn’t going to break the bank.
  3. K@rlos

    Big motors, who's packing what?

    Though resurrect this thread. End of last summer Hector & myself got contracted by Steve Wragg (Egotrippin) to sort out his tired, leaky and overheating 2007cc motor out which was previously built by Dan Simpson. Ended up being a more or less new engine as we could only reuse the case, crank &...
  4. K@rlos

    1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

    I leave for a fortnight in the US on Sunday so the bus has gone into the body shop to have a couple of scabby bits it’s picked up from stone chips and something opening a door into it 🙄 having them addressed before they get nasty in a few years time. I drive this thing as much as possible and I...
  5. K@rlos

    1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

    Didn’t know you had any 🤷🏻🤣
  6. K@rlos

    1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

    They are a rare optional extra for the porsche 930 (911) turbo
  7. K@rlos

    1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

    So this happened….. Genuine 15x7 Fondmetals 👌🏻😎
  8. K@rlos

    How long ?

    Brought mine 17 yrs ago when I was 17 as my first car 😬
  9. K@rlos

    Inspection hatch ?

    Agreed, never removed an engine to change the alternator. I have specific bits of wood cut to size in order to hold the fan shroud up enough in order to get the alternator out 😬👌🏻
  10. K@rlos

    Rear indicator LED upgrade

    I wouldn’t stress about it too much. Coppers are more interested in illegal car meets and no insurance
  11. K@rlos

    Rear indicator LED upgrade

    I went with the top quality rear light housings custom & commercial sell. Not cheap but fantastic quality and Ring LED bulbs from Halfords
  12. K@rlos

    Engine

    Go as big as you can afford. I run a 2276cc in my bus and I’d never go back to stock. 1 day I’ll build a 2724cc when funds allow.
  13. K@rlos

    Inspection hatch ?

    This is something I’m going to seriously look at doing over the winter. Would making servicing the nitrous system on mine way easier as it’s all on the fire wall
  14. K@rlos

    1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

    Went to Dragstalgia at the pod with my mate stu. Took 1 photo and got drunk, good weekend 🤣
  15. K@rlos

    Engine overheating?

    You won’t need 2 remote coolers, if you do something is seriously off.
  16. K@rlos

    More than one ?

    We have also have this (we being the missus but I do all the work on it ) 😂 1960 Swedish import, I’ve recently finished a winter overhaul which included building a fiesty 1600cc with twin 40’s, w110 cam & higher compression etc coupled to a cogbox built Beetle ‘GT’ box. It’s a riot! Not a...
  17. K@rlos

    Pristine Buses vs Patina Buses.

    I fully restored my bus 7 years ago because it needed doing. It was beaten up, had alot of filler and a fair amount of rust so it was shiny or it wouldn’t last another decade. Once finished I hated driving it or leaving it anywhere but after a while it got a few stone chips and scuffs etc on it...
  18. K@rlos

    Gearbox oil in steering box?

    All I’ve ever used in vws without a problem. It’s when they’re filled with grease that’s the issue….. 💀
  19. K@rlos

    What's on your list ?

    Mines off to the body shop next month to sort out some chips and a chunk that some **** in a mondeo took out of the wheel arch with their door 🙄 Other than that it’s just gonna be drive it, get the nitrous bottle filled and race it at vw action 🤷🏻😂
  20. K@rlos

    1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

    No it was for sale here in the U.K. I love Mallory stuff, have it on my bus and bug. Vastly better quality than MSD and when I saw this I had to have it
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