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My blue camper has now got a sister Lily. Meet Lily my 1972 Twin Slider Crossover - I have purchased my second money pit :lol: Here she is as she is now, a nice little project work but hopefully she'll soon be on the road. (apologies for the pictures they were taken on my phone).

Hi all I am looking for a complete front beam with torsion arms and spindles, anyone got one that will fit a cross over? I think the spindles are slightly different for a cross over. I am based in Leeds.

Anyone going? http://www.chesterfoodanddrink.co.uk/events-and-tickets/camperfest/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hi all I am trying to get new tyres fitted but due to the change in tyre manufacturing (tyres now have sidewall protectors) i can't get any to fit under the rear arches. I have been told my wheel offset may be the problem. Does anyone on here know what this offset means? And are my wheels...

Hi all The local mini club is holding a quarterly meet tomorrow at a cafe in Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire Post code BD18 3JN and all VWs has been invited. I only found out this evening. Anyone fancy coming along.

AAARGH! Just been to tyre shop to have larger tyres fitted to get back to decent rolling diameter. Was rolling 195/50/15 Yokohamas tried to fit 195/70/15 Yokohamas and they wouldn't fit at rear - touched outside rim of wheel arch. I thought i was only changing the height but apparently not...

Hi Does anyone have the dimensions for the devon cooker unit that fits behind the passenger seat and can swing out when the sliding door is open? cheers

Hi all My mate is wanting to become part of the VW world and after a lot of saving is in a position to buy his first bay. If there anyone out there who is selling or knows of one for sale? Must be RHD, reasonable/good condition looking to pay circa £9k. Would like a tintop but a pop top is...

I am extremely confused. My van misfires and runs irratically at 4000 rpm in fourth gear when i switch on my 12v internal electric heater, which is powered by a lead from the dashboard cig lighter. Once i turn it off the van runs fine. What is going on?

Hi all My original steering wheel was looking rather tired and all the shiny had come off so everytime i drove it my hands were covered ins ome black sustance. So i purchase a replacement from Just Kamper £100 at the end of 2009, the wheel has cracked all the way through and has cracking...

Help, mine has come apart and i appear to be missing a clip. There is a bar coming from the pedal linkage to some kind of swivel joint, the long bar from the pedal which connects to the swivel has come out of its hole. There is a recess around the end of the bar and i think this is where the...

I am tall man 6ft 6 and am currently using a pair of Porsche front seats in my van. The seats are in need of retrimming and i have been quoted between £500 to £600 for the pair, for this money i can buy a replacement secondhand pair in good condition. The Porsche seats are quite hard to find in...

Hi all I hope you can help, one of my hoses has corroded and fallen off but i don't know what diameter it should be (until i crawl under tha van), i'm at work and have the opportunity to nip out and get the hose, if i knew what size it is. Right: I'll try and explain which bit it is. If we...

Trying to grease the insides of my front beam. I have located the top grease nipples and the bottom centre one but my van doesn't have the bottom bleed nipples. If my vans front beam doesn't have them how am i supposed grease the bottom of the beam?

Please can someone advise me what the standard ride height is for my 1972 crossover. What is the measurement from floor to front bumper bottom at standard height? Or should i be using another reference point to measure from?

hi I have a 1584 single port engine (only done 500 miles) fitted with twin 34ict webbers (in my early bay). What temperature should it be running at normally? And what about in warm weather? It currently runs at between 80 & 90 degrees at 45 mph, and up hills between 90 & 100 degrees C. Is...

Hi Can anyone advise me what i will need to change if i want to swap my current engine (single port 1584) for a later bay 2 litre?

Considering tinting the camper windows. Smoke/silver or not at all. What do you think?

With the recent cold weather my top of manifold and carb are starting to ice up. Help how can i stop this happening? (and yes i still want to drive it). I have a 1584 SP 30PICT with a K&N cone. Pre-heater pipes on base of manifold.

I have put my 17 inch wheels for sale on ebay anyone interested see link below. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-Alloys-set-of-4-with-tyres-vw-bay-T25-E-Class_W0QQitemZ220178472420QQihZ012QQcategoryZ9888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem