Project DC - 4 door dual cab with a couple extra cylinders

Dasdubber · Apr 18, 2016

Thanks for the kind words

Volksworld show would certainly be cool, but yeah, not sure if anyone would be willing to pay the return freight bill

One of our previous resto's for a UK customer made the show a couple years back so hopefully we'll get another chance some day….one day I'll find time to work on one of my own cars which I'd love to bring over (along with the european shows)

Cheers,
Al

Davydomes · Apr 18, 2016

Standard of workmanship is superb!

72crewdude · Jul 5, 2016

any updates on this awesome bus yet?

ibérico · Jul 15, 2016

Just read the whole thread :shock: :shock: :shock: WOW!
Never thought such quality work could be real! It's really a dream doka...all the way as I read I was resisting the temptation to flick to the last page :lol:
Can't wait to see it finished!

Dasdubber · Oct 11, 2016

Well it was a monumental day today (for me at least) as the owner picked up his DC! As with any major build with so much custom work, it will come back for a few tweaks in a couple of weeks, and also so we can check over everything underneath....but for now it was nice to see the owner so happy. It has been a great collaboration between someone who had a clear vision of what he wanted to create plus the commitment to see the project through...and our team at DAS Resto Haus to put those ideas into reality.

Anyway, I have some catching up to do for the last few months....

Boring pic to start off with just to give an idea of how the central locking is set up:

After consultation with the dyno tuner, we decided to ditch the factory 1989 Porsche ECU and upgrade to Autronic SM4, plus MSD for some extra 'spark'

We had an excellent auto electrician jump on board to create a complete plug and play engine harness including auxiliary fuse panel and associated components

Hydraulic clutch plus EFI fuel filter

Some subtle advertising with the approval of the owner on the CNC machined number plate housing and laser etched website detail

Dasdubber · Oct 11, 2016

AC lines going through the floor in tank cavity....charcoal canister we made to vent the tank fumes....

All the wiring is braid wrapped or PVC sleeved....the firewall plug is aircraft spec but makes engine removal (if needed!) a one connection deal (apart from fuel etc)

Fuse panel distributes power to reverser camera, reverse sensors, and LED reverse lights plus a few other components in the engine bay....earth distribution block avoids having a heap of wires running to body grounds all over the place

Custom dry sump tank vents to catch can (breather filter not fitted yet in the pic)....obviously this is during fitout before all connections were finalised

Micro switch under the bus controls the heater booster fan (on the engine fan shroud), operated by the lever on the dash

Dual optima yellow top batteries

All engine management electronics were mounted behind the rear seat but had to be up high to clear the sub box

Oil thermostat (-12 lines), fuel shut off tap (makes fuel system maintenance a lot easier)...and other stuff...

Two four channel amps power the 8 mid range woofers and 4 tweeters (all controlled via the Alpine processor)

LED strip light in engine bay helps to see oil level (sight tube on tank) at night...

gninnam · Oct 11, 2016

8) :mrgreen:

Dasdubber · Oct 13, 2016

Few more pics for perusal...

Engine update:

Engine bay wiring....

Licence plate backing serves a couple of purposes (other than the obvious)....it also hides the dimple die holes for fan ventilation, and also provides a mount for the reverse camera