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Hi I’m about to pull the engine on my bus for the first time and thought it would be better to have a proper engine stand to work on it. Can anyone recommend a good option ? Cool air have a lovely one which is very pricey at £200 but I see much cheaper generic options but want to be sure it...

Ok simple question, on a standard setup for a 1969 twinport engine with a standard oil filled air filter there are two large breather outlets on the air filter body. Obviously one goes to the breather next to the oil filler but which one ? The top one on the air filter or the bottom? This...

Ok, it's a bit of story/saga but I need your help guys as I'm running out of ideas ! At the end of last year my van started to have issues where it would start after a few attempts (took more than it used too) but once off the choke it would stall at every opportunity and I would have to brake...

Right guys, I'm at the end of my tether with this one !!!!! I've been running a stock shifter for years without too much issue but recently after having some work done on the van and when I got it back shifting from 3rd to 2nd was becoming an issue and reverse was often hit instead :evil: I...

I’m thinking of making a serious investment into a new vintage speed shifter for my van can anyone let me know what they think? When I had my beetle I used an empi one which worked surprisingly well for an empi part and the equivalent one for my van is much cheaper so what do you think peeps...

Hi, I recently picked up my van after having a bunch of bodywork being completed. I drove it home for a few miles without issue but half way home I lost indicators and hazards. I can see that I’ve blown a fuse which was the last fuse nearest the drivers door (it’s a RHD van) which had a 8 amp...

Hi Guys, I'm after a new front badge as the chrome on mine is a little rusty and pitted where the water traps. Before someone nicked it I had a plastic one :roll: but looking at all the parts sites etc it seems that no-one does an earlybay badge anymore. I seem to remember a few years ago...

Right, I'm tired of standard steel exhausts that last not 5 minutes before they rust through. Can anyone recommend a good Stainless exhaust. I'm running a standard 1600cc twin port with a single carb so any recommendations please? The last exhaust I fitted was a b*tch to fit and didn't line up...

Just a quick post to say thank you to a top guy, Bluecab (Paul). I was booked to take some girls to their prom on Friday with it all being arranged months ago. Unfortunately due to a gearbox problem which wasn't fixed in time I was unable to. A quick call to Paul and five teenage girls were...

Hi Guys my battery is on the way out, what is best battery for a standard 1600cc twinport engine in terms of size, amps and longlife reliability please?

Hi all, I've a totally stock 69 Devon, and it currently runs commercial tyres with a different make and model at each corner! They are all getting pretty worn and after many years ownership the time has come to change all 4. Could anyone give me any recommendations on some new rubber?

Hi Guys, I have a 69 RHD devon and I need a headlight for the passenger side. Has anyone got one for sale? 8)

Hi Guys I've got hold of some new backplates for my 69RHD devon from Evam classic in Holland which were described as 68-70 rear backplates. Now when I go to put my drums back on either the backplate is too large or the drums too small! My old backplate actually fits inside my new ones. Have I...

O.K Guys I thought this would be simple but now I realize it isn't. (massive understatement) :shock: The rear backing plates on my 69 are toast. Both have a big hole in them and on the drivers side one the bit where the handbrake cable goes through is missing ( because I cut it out to free off...

Stupid Question time! :roll: I have a 1600 vege twinport in the back of my bay and along with the exhaust my heat exchangers are shot where they connect to the exhaust. My question is this, I know repro heat exchangers are not as good as the old ones as they have half the fins but are there...

Hi Guys the exhaust on my van is goosed and I have a new stock one to fit, now after sizing up the job I think the best way to go about it is to remove the rear valance and the bit of tinware under the pully. Is this the best way? I must admit I was going to try to fit it without taking off the...

I need some help again guys! A few days ago I posted that my van is stuck in first and that my gearstick won't shift into any other gear apart from neutral which is where reverse used to be. Now I got my local garage to have a look at it and they think it's a problem with the shift fork in the...

Hi Guys I need your help! On coming home from a camping trip in the lakes I've lost all gears but 1st. I stopped at some lights and pulled away in first only to find that there was no 2nd or 3rd or 4th or reverse available. First is now located where neutral used to be and neutral is now where...

Hi Guys I need to do some touching up (ooeerr) on the bumpers etc on my van and I wondered if anyone could tell me what paint code they think my white bumpers and roof are? I was told when I bought it that they were a VW period colour. I know the green is Beryl Green but can anyone help me with...

I know it's not strictly an earlybay question but it is Technical and I wasn't sure where to post it! I have a friend with a notchback and he wants to use my old 14" wide five steel wheels on his notch to lower it down an inch along with some other suspension mods. My question is will my old...