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Seen this van for sale on ebay,(sorry its a late bay) has anyone ever seen such a thing for the back of a crewcab? Thought i had seen it all,not sure on the look but it would be handy for kipping in. Cheers steve

Hi, Just bought an assistant, only got the base and lid tho,so wondered if anyone has any intermediate shelves,its well "rat look" so they dont need to be mint,just cheap!! Anyone got anything stashed away? Cheers steve

Heads up theres a pic with your van from 1970 on page 41 of classic car buyer magazine/paper. Apparently it still exists on dvla it has badges on the door,dormobile? ybe a nice thing to have a copy of?

1 bug jam early bird (face value £40.) weekend VW admission ticket for sale as a friend from the states has dropped out. Have printed it off at home and will send it signed for delivery. Its a vw entry ticket so you must arrive in a vw of some sort. Advance vw tickets are now £50 +£4 booking...

Ive had my lhd crossover for 10+ years now and the brake warning light on the dash has never worked. I had reason to take the dash binnacle out and thought i would have a play with the warning light at the same time,believe its mot-able now,i discovered 2 wires were off the switch. reconnected...

Have a problem with fuel in my oil, Asked advice on here and peeps said its the diaphrams in the pump or carbs, now that its been warmer! ive opened the fuel pump up (its not the normal sealed vw pump) and the diaphram looks fine. i've had both carb's off and the pump diaphram's were fine.(they...

In the march issue of volksworld theres a tech question and pic that mentions the internals of US supplied dizzys rusting, Does anyone know which brands this affects? im looking to buy one from the us and dont want to buy a lemon or want to know to give it a spray with wd40. volksworld rather...

After my inner pulley disintegrated im needing a new one,also like the outer half too as thats starting to show damage! looking for a gen vw one if poss. thanks,steve

Washing machine drum,just removed from machine for use as a fire pit,these work really well, £35 delivered to bug jam Seen these sold for £50+ at shows in the past but I now won't need it. Thanks,Steve.

Got around to playing with my non working interior light,there is no juice at the lamp end of the wire. So how does the wire travel up there? Is it routed up a windscreen pillar. Its a crewcab if it makes any difference. can't seem to find it in any manuals. Thanks,steve

Hi, I'm looking to get a pertronix dizzy but I have a csp bell crank linkage and I'm worried about clearance,currently the linkage is close to the distributor/condenser and the pertoronx looks a bigger diameter. So,will it fit and clear? Cheers,steve.

Having a bad day today,done an oil change as the level seems to have risen,guess petrol is getting in there somehow drained the sump then realised the oil i have is castrol gtx 15/40 part synthetic. will this be any good? or do i need mineral oil. thanks,steve.

Found i have a spring missing from in my 009 distributor. either looking for springs and the tabs to hold them in place, or another 009 dizzy. would be interested in an incomplete dizzy or a cheap bosch replacement 009. cheers,steve.

I fitted a powerspark module into my 009 the other day,timing was then out so i retimed it to 28 degrees @3000 rpm. I use my van for my trips to work only around 8 miles.i stopped near home the other day and when i tried to restart it turned over very slowly,got home and tried it later and it...

hi, Been struggling with this for a while, van has a newly built 1776 with twin 36 dells,the carbs came from the alfa guy on ebay 5 yrs ago,seen light use since. changed jets etc to run 32 venturis,132 main jets,180 air and 58 idles.as reccomended by eurocarb. engine starts and runs,ive...

hi, Im wanting to replace the plastic part that locates the steering column in the metal base plate that bolts to the floor. Looked in the usual suspects catalogues and searched posts on here but cant come up with anything,mines well mullered. anyone bought one lately? after best quality if...

hi all, im looking to replace my engine tinware with original tin if possible as the aftermarket stuff i have seems a very poor fit. does anyone know how to tell genuine stuff? is the vw logo stamped anywhere,eg cylinder tin/,and the tins that run under the pushrod tubes. im guessing that the...

hello, my new 1776 is nearly ready,im wondering what jet sizes i will need for my 36 dellortos. had them on a 1641 before but i think some got drilled so the hole wont correspond to size on jet? any help gratefully received.been searching threads but cant seem to find anything. cheers,steve.

hi all, foolishly ive used a dodgy key in my ignition and its snapped,the end is still in ther so it does still work,although its a bit iffy, whats the best thing to do now? (would ideally like to keep 1 key for ignition and doors,as i have now) any help welcome, cheers,steve.

light switch,not headlights though as theres only off and on not two stages like the headlights,sure it came off a 1971 or a 72 in good condition. £10. posted wiper switch off a 71 or 72 had an electric pump attached with wiring and a screw bit to fit the water tank,but not sure how it goes...