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I’ve bought a New Mexican one and it causes brake pedal judder. Does anyone have a good original rear drum for sale ?

My bus has a futbus disc brake conversion at the front but one is binding a bit. The Caliper is not seized and the brake hose is a quality braided one which doesn’t seem blocked. I can only try renewing the master cylinder but apparently you have to buy a lhd one and alter the pipe work ? 😬...

Hi I've just knackered the tip of my rear driveshaft thread and can't get the nut started does anyone know what the thread is so I can buy a die nut to sort it out Thanks James

Hello all, i spent all morning trying to fit a middle cab seat and lap belt to my bus only to find it really isnt practical, my partners head would probably end up hitting the windscreen if we ever had a bump :? . Therefore i guess the only option is too fit a couple of seatbelts in the rear...

Hello folks, a bit of feedback and pics of the Futbus conversion fitted to my 68 bus today. Make your own mind up and compare with CSP conversion ;) Ok fitted new top and bottom ball joints to front spindles and painted spindle and torsion arms. I didnt know if the ball joints were worn but...

Hello all, Due to a new addition to the family i'm gonna be lugging a lot more stuff around next year and i dont want too much stuff flying around in the back when negotiating roundabouts etc, so i feel a trailer might be the answer. Looking at the JK site i'm basically paying £150 for...

Is it possible to use a type 25 091 box on a bay if i swap the selector section over from my knackered bay 091 box and fit it to the T25 one if this makes sense, Advice appreciated

Mine broke off today, i have paypal if someone could help out and post me one. Help appreciated, James

Hello all, Wanted:- rear side glass for early bay Front indicator bulb holder assembly for early bay (lowlight type) Solid exhaust header for bugpack mondo exhaust. Would be glad to pay cash and collect at dubfreeze and also have the opportunity to say hello in person to a fellow earlybayer...

I want to order some window seals for my bus, it has a vent window (quarterlight) in the sliding door and one in one of the rear windows, so i obviously need two 3/4 seals. The question is, will the same 3/4 seal item fit both rear window and the sliding door window apertures if you know what i...

Hello All, Yet another weekend of lying on my back in the cold, close but no cigar. New brake pipes, hoses, callipers, rear cylinders, 3 litres of fluid later and i still have an extremely spongy pedal, if worth calling a pedal at all?. There apprears to be air coming out in the bleed tube...

The first couple of threads on one of my pal's bus front hub studs are knackered. I reckon if i could find a suitable die nut i stand a good chance of saving the stud. The question is, is it a standard metric thread?, if it is i'm sure it would be M12? Ideas please, James

Hello all, I've been helping a friend to lower his bus and unfortunately the bump stop/ torsion housing mounting points which attach to the rear chassis are totally rotten :cry: . In order to ensure the vehicle is safe these brackets need to be replaced :!: . The question is :- a)Can i buy...

Hello all, I've had a really good quote on a respray today, the question is, is the colour divide on a 68 dormobile the type where the body is one colour and the roof is white?, or is the lower body one colour and the rest from the window line upwards in white?. I need to get this right...

Has anyone used a sand blasting kit on their bus??. I have some rusy areas which are not fully accessible and was wondering if it was worth buying one of these kits for around £50 to clean them prior to painting , Anyone had any experiences???? :roll:

After a 300 Mile Journey from Shropshire to Cornwall a few beers were required. Camper left in car park to cool down, but looks cool any way to me :wink: After chilling a bit it was off to a cracking campsite, lots of lovely greenery, lovely view all at £10 a night :D Time to set up...

Does anyone know if i can get away with fitting a later engine hatch to my 68 bus? i believe the 68 ones are rare and hard to get hold of :( ?

I have recently moved house and my bus is now kept in the garage. Before that i bought a pro tech cover for £320 to protect it outdoors and it really is the Dogs!! it was tailored to fit a dormobile van and is grey in colour and kept my van bone dry all winter. It is in good condition and it...

Ok, long story, 1641 on twin ict's been running nicely for 2 months, a bit of trouble hot starting, have to depress pedal and crank engine a few secs before engine splutters into life and runs ok then. I noticed for some reason that the oil level had appeared to rise,over the last 2 months...

Hello all, Since i fitted the adjusters to my front beam i have noticed a juddering sensation at the pedal when braking :roll: . The juddering sensation is proportional to the speed of the bus and i'm sure it will probalbly fail the mot. I jacked it up and when rotating the drivers side...