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    advice on a 78 westy

    Well since my bus burnt friday and there is no way i'm letting it get me down i'm looking at a 78 . I just barely got to know my 70 and i don't know anything about a 78 so i'm wondering what to look for and what the major differences are .I know its fuel injected but thats about where my...
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    my day didn't start out very well.....

    As long as the insurance comes through for me i already know exactly what i'll be buying . First stop is a 78(ish) westy that a fellow I've know for years wants me to buy from him. 2nd stop is a 67 beetle that I've been dreaming about all summer and thirdly is a 2000ish TDI beetle that i can say...
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    my day didn't start out very well.....

    i had standard rubber fuel lines and my filter was right next to the rotor cap. My filter would have been moved to under the tank today by a friend of mine while i built him a new shed had this not happened. insurance should go good for it but it turns out that my coverage was through a company...
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    my day didn't start out very well.....

    no clue what happened , was stone cold when it caught fire . didn't even make it half way down my driveway . fire extinguisher didn't do anything to help. fuel was pouring onto the ground immediately after i noticed smoke .
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    Extra Vent windows, How to fit them...

    most glasses shops wouldn't even try to cut a hardened window and any that would try will tell you that they make no guarantees. So if the glass breaks in the process of trying you'll still be paying the bill and leaving a window short .
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    My Solex 31Pict Carb

    i just noticed the same issue on mine the other day . I'll be watching this thread looking for the answer
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    trailer park boys season 8

    I'm doing the security for the set this summer and living in my bay while i do it .Not sure if this really counts as a post that should be in the general chat though . Just wondering if there are any fans on here as my nights watching the set are getting pretty long and I'm getting desperate for...
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    my 71 tintop

    hello all . i've been watching your site here for a while and i really like the community that i'm seeing and i'd like to be a part of it so i suppose the first step is to start a gallery for my bay . it a 71 sunroof model that was basically completely rebuilt by the previous owner but to his...
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    key stuck in 71

    pulled into my driveway last night , attempted to turn the key off and its stuck in the ignition solid. won't turn forward or back more than a few degrees and won't pull out at all . anyone ever deal with this before? i'm still a bus noob so i'm hoping this isn't the first time that this has...
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    Importing a bay

    we don't really have craigslist here . our version is kijiji http://newbrunswick.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-73-vw-camper-W0QQAdIdZ470015898" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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    shipping across the pond

    i'm reasonably new to the aircooled bus world and i've been noticing lots of you folks talking about shipping buses and parts back to europe which has me scratching my head a bit.Why is there a need to ship buses back over? Is it because the american buses suffer less rot or have the buses...
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    Importing a bay

    i'm in truro nova scotia pretty much exactly an hour from the auto port. the likely hood of ytou shipping anything from canada over is pretty slim but if it does end up happening i'd be happy to do whatever i can to help you out .
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    Lets put some faces with the Bays!

    me and the bus i also feel that i should explain my name one here . threeknucklesdeep isn't meant to be a perverted name it actually comes from me putting a throttle body on a mk1 and having to adjust it with a strut bar in the way. i was truely three knuckles deep trying to get it set up...
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    New to EarlyBay ? Say Hi here ...

    Thanks for the welcome I also joined the samba and posted some pictures looking for some opinions on what it would be worth and whether or not it the fact that the body has been "customized" would kill the value of the bus. So far I've been told that its a bondo bucket with cheap wheels and a...
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    New to EarlyBay ? Say Hi here ...

    hello all, my name is Kirk and i hail from Nova Scotia Canada. i live for all things VW but i have just gotten into my first aircooled. i've had a couple pretty cool VW's in the last 15 years or so and only recently realized my life would never be complete without a bus. i had a really nice 81...
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