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Its time to move on our loved bus Arthur. He is was imported from Sweden approx 12 years ago by the previous owner. We have added a rock and roĺl rear bench seat and all of the seats are custom upholstered. Still has the original 1600 SP engine In him which runs ok and was completely overhauled...

Hi guys , trying to get one of the front drums off to clean and service the drums and shoes, but its stuck fast. Cant even rotate it to adjust the star washers. Hes been sat for nearly 3 years so not surprisingly they are seized in. Any ideas on how to free them off short of knocking 7 hells of...

Hey guys (And gals), I need to replace the kickpanels at the front of my 68 as the originals are looking pretty tired and shoddy. I would like the new ones to take the same curve yet give faily good structural stability to a pair of 5" speakers I want to mount in them. I will also cover them...

Needed to pep up my bulkhead foam handholds up as they were looking crap - Quite pleased with the resultafter watching the vinyl tutorials on you tube. Now looking for other things to cover in vinyl :D Enjoy, Raver :party0046:

Hey all, My little locking lever/switch thingy on the inside of the sliding door just moves up and down with no resistance hence when I shut the door from the outside sometimes and lock the handle up (From the outside), this little lever will fall down thus locking the handle from the inside. I...

Hey guys, Just finished Installing my VDO gauges. Quite pleased with how they went in although cutting the dash was a bit nerve racking !!! Just gotta fit the DVD head unit now :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Raver :party0046:

Anyone been to Santa Pod if its wet ? What are the camping fields like? Don't want to make the long journey only to get the bus stuck! All thoughts appreciated Raver :mrgreen:

Hey peeps, :mrgreen: Thinking about fitting a remote dual servo to my braking system. I've read that it will enhance the standard drums all round considerably. My questions are a: Has anyone else done this and b: How and where did you take the 10mm vacuum from ? I was thinking of just drill...

Hey peeps, I had my MOT recently and was advised that the previous chassis welding that had been done (tacked and not seam welded) was crap and that I should get it redone. I have no problem with this but can't afford to get it done till next year. Now, not having welded before my question is...

Gonna put my VDO 12V gauge in tomorrow but where do I connect it to? I want it to show that the charging circuit is working so do I put it accross the contacts of the dynamo (Unregulated) or directly onto the regulator? Cheers all Raver :party0046:

I've been busy this afternoon Might do a bay on the second pumpkin Raver :party0046:

OK peeps, I had some new door cards made up but i think that the hardboard may be slightly thicker, and that in conjunction with the vinyl being slightly padded with foam has resulted in the window winders not fitting on cause the splined shaft on the winder mechanism is sub-flush to the...

So whilst I was cleaning up the wheel arches whilst the seats are out, I discovered some internal rust just where the trim lips round. After kurusting it I started to poke and my stupid finger had a twitch and went straight through (Picture attached). It's about 2 inches away from the seatbelt...

OK peeps, Just doing a refurb on the front doors of my 68 LHD kombi and to be honest the seals and window scrapers are looking cack !!. So I'm thinking of getting a complete kit, both main door seals and window runners and scrappers. Any recommendations ? I have seen status VW kit on offer and...

Hey all, Anyone have or know of a bus layout plan I could import into AutoCAD. I want to design my new camping interior and though it would be easier if I did it in 3D first to see if it fits ok. Cheers Rave :party0046:

Anyone got any for a 68 ? :?: Cheers Rave :party0046:

Ok dubchaps, :party0021: :party0053: Just put the rebuilt engine back into Arthur and am a little confused as to the wiring. I bought a new coil (See below) But it only has + & - terminals on it - Not 1 & 15. So what wire go's where - I have the green wire from the dist, the black wire from...

Hey all, Whilst cleaning up my 1600 SP cylinder heads today I extracted the 1mm steel shims and threw them away (Stupid). I went on line to order some more and discovered there seems to be a world shortage so i looked into going down the copper shim route. The 1.25mm set were cheaper then the...

Ok so I took the bus out today to try and get some foam for the rock and roll bed and drove to the shop about 20 minutes away. The heat started coming through pretty well out of the windscreen vents along with the usual oily smell. However I swear I could detect some exhaust overtones as well...

OK peeps, Just got hold of a cable operated oil bath air filter and want to give it a clean before I install it. Do you think it will be ok to just give it a bath of petrol to clean out the gauze in the main filter section? Or is there a way of separating the two halves of the upper filter peice...