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I would be surprised if the hub is warped, more likely to be the drum.

Don't know if these will help?

Depends on how much you want to spend. I built a 1776 last year using a new ally case, crank, pistons and barrels, oil pump, camshaft. I also used a lot of stuff from my original engine. Cost was about 2K after all the ancillary bits. I know you could probably buy a new engine for that...

Fitted a high level brake light:

I figured out the harness using a multimeter here is the diagram, looks pretty simple. Just waiting for some connectors to arrive then I will be installing along with the new crystal clear headlights.

I am in the process of replacing the headlights on my 71 with Mk1 Golf Crystal Clear lights (sorry if that upsets the purists). I plan to use relays and a 12v supply straight from the battery, so I have bought a universal loom, but I am not sure how to wire up the controls. Link to loom...

Thanks. looks good

Hi, I am thinking of adding a high level brake light. Anyone here done this, would appreciate recommendations for make positioning wiring etc. Thanks.

Gearbox and engine back in today after a delay due to the bloody freezing weather. Hockey stick ball joint and bushes replaced. All the gearchange bushes front to back replaced. I noticed on the VW diagram that from 77 there was a third bush in the middle of the rod, so I added one, after all...

In reply to KevH, our 71 Doormobile was featured in Camper & Bus "Readers Rides" June 2015. We still have the old girl.

New bushes and ball finally fitted after Heritage sent me the wrong part, got a proper one from JK in the end. Nose cone fitted. Bushes changed in the long shift rod. Hopefully gearbox and engine back in tomorrow.

Engine and gearbox out. I think I have found the cause of my gear shift problems, in fact I am surprised that I could get any gears at all. Couldn't find any remains apart from the metal cup on the hockey stick. New gearbox hockey stick pivot ball ordered from Heritage parts.

With the overheating issue I had with our bus, I thought I might have installed the smaller single port cooling fan in my new engine. Took out the engine to replace the fan (already bought). Turns out I have the larger correct one. Anyway, whilst reinstalling the cooling shroud managed to snap...

Here are the current specs: New Aluminium Autolinea case Stroke 69mm Bore 90.5 Cylinder Head - CB performance 044 40 x 35.5mm 90.5 Solid Rocker Shafts Standard 1:1 rockers Camshaft Scat C35 Valve train geometry set with 60" rocker shims and shortened pushrods Compression Ratio 7.5:1 set with 1mm...

My bus has a sliding window above the cooker\sink unit and another in the sliding door...

I run a 1776 type 1 engine running 7.5:1 comp. I want get a bit more umph out of the engine. I run E5 petrol, but when this gets more scarce and too expensive I was wondering what would be the best and maximum ratio to use with E10 petrol. Thanks in advance...

We got hold of our 71 Doormobile in May 2011, bought during a day out at Stanford Hall. Since then we used it whilst doing a rolling resto. Myself and my wife have done all the work, I did all the cutting, welding and changing the original drab beige colour to a more eye catching Turkis Blue...

Gear box does whine a bit, but only in 4th. I will carry out all the remedial work I detailed in my 1st post, and check I have the correct setting for the clutch cable. If that does not fix the issue then I will have to look at getting the gearbox to an expert. Thanks

I nave a 71 Doormobile RHD camper, owned since 2011. It has always had gear shift problems, I could not get the OG shifter to work properly and it kept popping out of the socket under the floor. I swapped that one for an EMPI shifter, which after an amount of fettling got it to work a lot...

Nice work, but isn.t that a "Late Bay"?