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    Brake Warning Light - Mod to use a Buzzer?

    Hello all! So I've been up late a few nights in a row researching bits, getting my head around the various systems/parts/etc that I need to fully understand before the van gets painted so I hopefully don't find out I need to alter something/weld something somewhere etc afterwards :shock: The...
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    Noob Wheel/Tyre Questions - R14 to R15 for Disk Brakes

    Hello again everybody. I have more noob questions, apologies in advance... I am looking to replace the front drum brakes with a disk brake kit before the van gets back on the road. I did have the Fellows kit bookmarked, but then stumbled upon a post showing David Slack's kit, which by all...
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    Overiders shapes and sizes

    Hello again helpful internet people :D So, my resto guy announced he had bashed about the overiders, got them looking sweet on the bumpers and sprayed everything up ready for new bits of rubbers and bolts etc. So I went and ordered four new bump strips for the overiders... got them down to...
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    Mystery Floor Holes

    Evening all, Anybody know what any of these are for? I'm guessing the bigger ones may be for hot air outlets and some of the smaller ones are for bolting seats in? I'm going to weld them up shortly unless anyone flags up a use for them. Only thing I can think of is possibly saving one for...
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    Two Chassis Numbers...

    Hi everybody, subjective question time... As part of my resto I needed to use a rear chassis/engine bay cut as the original chassis legs were like a rust-pigeon-shit-weld patchwork quilt, and I put a wire brush through the torsion tube. Also the engine bay had been hacked to pieces to fit a T3...
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    Plea for help - Control tube locations

    Hi everybody, I'm finally at the stage of sorting all the 'fiddly little stuff' rather than welding in big new panels and suchwhat. Tomorrow I'm collecting new control tubes from Schofields: Gear shift rod tube, accelerator cable tube, clutch cable tube, handbrake cable tubes and heater cable...
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    Hot Air Tube Y-Piece Alternative?

    Hi everybody, The next problem on the resto horizon is the hot air pipework. I thought I had a salvageable Y-piece to reuse, but after cleaning it up it's waffer thin like a crisp packet in a couple of places. As far as I'm aware there are no repro early Y-pieces available to buy, so I'm...
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    Chassis Plate & M-Plate Locations

    Hi everybody, I've been having a read through the info-packed "VW Transporter and Microbus Specification Guide 1967-1979" and it tells me that the Chassis plate on my bus should live behind the drivers seat, and the M-Plate should live behind the passenger seat (UK RHD model). I'm pretty...
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    What Conversion is it?

    Hi everyone, Like a lot of UK vans, mine started off life as a panel van and got converted. I asked around years ago trying to find out what type of conversion it was, and I'm still clueless. Does anybody have any idea from the pics below? These are old pics btw, doesn't look anything like this...
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    Sloppy Gear Shifts? Nosecone Upgrade 002->091

    Hi everybody, I picked up a late bay 091 '6-rib' gearbox for pretty cheap a few months ago, this being because it was missing a few bits - all the clutch gubbins in the bellhousing along with the nosecone and hockey stick. Now, I am presuming the only reason these parts got stripped off is...
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    Early Engine Bars (Moustache Bars)

    Hi all, So I've been trawling the net for an early moustache bar. Seems to be quite a few of the late ones knocking about, but I've only found two of the early pressed-metal style ones on ebay for (imho) silly money. This type: What I have managed to stumble across are some guys making...
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    Show me your seats! (Please)

    Hi everybody, As you can see, sitting in my van right now is wonderfully comfortable... It did have a couple of these seats in the front... As part of the resto I'm leaning very heavily towards cutting out the passenger bulkhead and getting some captains seats, with the passengers on a...
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    Resto/Life Problems and slow progress!

    Hi everybody, It's been a long time since I've been on the forum. 5 years ago I was diving head on into my first resto project, and getting on ok I think with all things considered (Old thread here). Then life decided to shit on me a little - a large scale family feud erupted which ended up...
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    Lower Sliding Door Roller Wheel...

    Hi guys, Anyone found a good solution to a worn out lower roller wheel, the vertical one? I know JK do one... http://www.justkampers.com/211-843-419-lower-roller-wheel-for-sliding-door-vw-t2-bay-1967-1979.html But I'm pained to cough up £45 for a bearing in a ring of metal! I may try making my...
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    RHD Fixed Throttle Linkage Rebuild...

    Hi everyone. I'm in the process of replacing the O/S main chassis rail on my RHD '68. The replacement is from a LHD so I'm shifting all the necessary gubbins over/making new ones to suit. I've just finished the steering box mount, now it's the turn of the metalwork associated with the throttle...
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    '68 Bay Resto Challenge...

    Hi everyone, I've not been too active on here over the years, but the time has finally come for me to get my hands properly dirty and attempt to get my bay sorted. There's a lot of work that needs doing and I'm definitely throwing myself well in at the deep end with lead boots on as this is my...
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    Breakers...

    Hi guys, I need to get a few bits from a breakers for my resto to progress any further. As I've not used any before I thought I'd ask you lot for info/advice before I start to ring around. I'm after most of the rear chassis including the torsion tube and also possibly a few body panels for a...
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    1st Resto: Chassis Problems!

    First off, Hi to all. I'm new on here but after a good few hours trawling through the site I can see there is a vast amount of knowledge and experience here which I hope to tap into! :D I've had a '68 bay sat quietly in my garage for a good few years now waiting for me to have the time and...
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