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Hello all, I'm after two pieces of deluxe trim, the rear offside corner and the small piece that sits on the b pillar. If you have these bits available would you drop me a line please asap, Ta very much Ian

The time has come to sell my much cherished 1971 Californian Microbus. She's called Phoebe due to the last three letters of her Cali license plate being FBE. Owing to my expanding family I'm not getting the chance to use her regularly now and it's a shame for her to sit in the garage when I'm...

Evening all, Quick question for you. My bus has been laid up for about 8 months and over the Easter weekend I decided to blow the dust off it and fire it up. After checking and making good the oil level, which rather oddly was low, I removed the coil lead and cranked the engine over. After...

Evening all, I've got one of these dizzys and after a maintenance cock up I now need a new cap and rotor arm. Can anybody help me and suggest a source for these please? Cheers Ian

Afternoon all, I read with interest a thread posted by Laurie Petitt regarding exhausts and how he is an advocate of either standard or Vintage Speed exhaust. He goes on to explain issues associated with back pressure and that a small flange header coupled with a single quiet pack could be...

Evening all (teachers), Imagine you're talking to somebody who was considering a career change and teaching (secondary) was at the top of their list, what be your reasons, for and against, joining the profession??? Cheers Ian

Evening all, I'm just trying to understand the effect that excessive crank end float would have on the dizzy in terms of both timing and also the life of the dizzy itself. Any help you guys give would be much appreciated. Cheers Ian

Evening all, Just a couple of things...... Bus has been running really well up until the last few weeks when I've noticed an amount of sluggishness and a lack of power up the hills. Whilst checking the usual stuff like rotor arm etc I noticed a lot of side to side movement in the dizzy shaft...

Now then, as I know EarlyBay to be full of friendly folk, I figured I can get away with asking this question on here....... :) I'm looking for a new project now that my Bus is complete and my GF is suggesting that we tackle a Beetle. Now I'm pretty clueless when it comes down to these wee...

Just got the latest copy of Camper and Bus and to my pleasant surprise they've printed the article that my other half sent in after last years summer road trip :D :D :D Kathy is a little miffed though cos they've changed a load of the words, got some of the captions wrong and didn't mention...

Evening all, Hopefully one of you good people can help me out here. My bus has been laid up for a while cos 'er indoors' decided I had better things to do with my time rather than enjoy myself. :roll: Anyway, some sneaky spanner time has seen me convert from dynamo to alternator and just...

Afternoon folks, Could do with some guidance please. I've just installed my new engine into my '71 Bay and quickly realised that the fittings I have for the full flow system will foul the engine mounting bar. What do I need to do? Is there a fitting I can buy that will clear the mounting bar...

G'day all, Can somebody tell me the dimensions of the bolts used to the hold the rear valence please? Cheers Ian

G'day folks,I haven't posted in a long while cos I've been working hard trying to get me bus on the road again. Today was one of those big days in resto terms, Refitting The Engine Day :D Too giddy too soon though, I've just fooked up the main flywheel oil seal, 'BOLLOX' was the...

G'day folks, I'm just nailing the fan shroud back on the engine and when doing so I can see that the dynamo doesn't fit snuggly in the pedestal. There is a gap of 2.5mm between the dynamo and the seat of the pedestal at the pulley end. It's as if the dynamo is being pulled down at the fan...

Spotted a great looking Single Cab in the Roe Green area of Worsley yesterday, anybody on here??? Looked like it was being put to good use just as the designer intended. Cheers Ian

Evening folks, I've just assembled a new master cylinder and servo to my '71 bay and I'm left wondering now how I adjust the linkage to obtain the 1mm clearance between the pushrod and the master cylinder. Is this something I can actually achieve on a servo equipped bus? I only ask cos there...

Morning folks, Just thought I would post this link for you all. I've been trying to track down this elusive piece of tin for a long while now but after finding this drawing I've made my own (well one of my apprentices did) According to the 'experts' this small piece of tinware is critical for...

Afternoon folks. Here's a quick question for y'. I've just removed my master cylinder and servo from my '71 bay. You can imagine my surprise when a load of fluid poured out of it :shock: :shock: :shock: Anyhow, I'm guessing it's the master cylinder that's goosed and has spewed it's...

G'day folks, I'm considering replacing all the brake lines on my '71 bus. Has anybody done this and if so where did you get your new lines from? Cheers Ian