Aloha from Hawaii

[lanithebus]

Aloha! My name is Greg and Lani is the name of my 1970 VW bus. I bought it just a few months ago from a guy who shipped it over from the mainland and I've been having fun restoring and turning the bus in to my daily driver around the island of Oahu. To start I had some body work done at the local Maaco, they fixed some rust and gave her a nice white over turquoise paint job. Now I'm working on the inside, already tore out the old seats, threw away the old 3 person bench seating in the front and passenger seats in the back, now its 2 bucket seats in the front and the back will turn into a simple camper configuration. I'm also about to convert the front drum brakes into disc brakes and probably remove the heating system since we don't need vehicle heating in Hawaii. Already I had my first mechanical issue when the clutch cable broke while I was driving... luckily into our parking garage where I live! That's what lead me to this forum when I searched for info about clutch cables, it's replaced but it looks like a poor design that can be improved. Anyway, that's what I love about this bus it's a DIYer's dream and I can't wait to get my hands more dirty. If anyone is ever in Hawaii look me up, our Insta is at lanithebus.

 

[thejinx]

Lovely looking bus. Get some more pics up

 

[70-CA-Panel]

Aw, welcome to the forum!
What a Great looking bus and Hawaii has the best licence plate
Are there any other buses on Oahu?

 

[ozziedog]

Hi there, big welcome to the forum and nice of you to join us. We have members all over the planet. Nice to not need the heating, it’s not quite like that in the U.K.. More pics would be great and don’t be shy about joining in on any of the subjects that come up.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,fab looker that one.

 

[creationblue]

Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting the picture. Good luck with the rest of your build, would love to see some more pictures!

 

[andrewblackwell]

Hi there, thats a really nice bus you have & a very lucky one, to now live in Hawaii.

 

[sparkywig]

Hello Greg, welcome to the forum.

 

[james_stan]

Don't throw those seats right out - they could be worth something!

 

[wklail]

Welcome to the forum. I concur, don’t throw those seats away. They have value! At the least offer them to some bus owner on Oahu. Looks like Maaco did a nice spray job on your bus. Great color.