Project rehab 69.

[MiniSpdRcr]

Those look nice...they possibly do nothing more than stock? , but I like the fact they are not so bulky.

It's on my list but so is many many other things..... :lol:

They basically do what the first photo on the box says they do

plus they were 10 bucks cheaper then getting rubber lines, so might as well upgrade to something better

Well, she couldnt drive the bus and they wanted it to go to someone who would take care of it. Originally wanted 1000, but talked them down lol

 

[krusty]

800 bucks! Are you sh$*ing me!
That would be £8000 in England! I need to move, what a bargain.

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

Victory lap complete WOOHOOOOO!!!!

I need tires bad, these are horrible.


Here it is after its first lap in years.

 

[Kirk]

I love it. And I want it. It's that simple. What tires you getting?

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

Some Michelin XZX

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

Some new pictures

 

[Myvanway]

Looks kinda familiar

Very nice indeed. 8)

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

Looks kinda familiar

Very nice indeed. 8)

Lol yes it does...but yours is in 100 times better shape.

 

[Myvanway]

Looks kinda familiar

Very nice indeed. 8)

Lol yes it does...but yours is in 100 times better shape.

Wont stay like it for long now its in the UK!! :lol:
I would have kept the interior in if it was in as good as condition as yours. 8)
V.good find indeed!
Keep us updated..

Cheers.
Paul.

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

Well what has happend since the last time...

Got Married

fought with the bus to get it running right. Had a friend come over who has been a great help with this engine. We couldnt get it to start and run right with the vacuum advance distributor.

Switched it back to the 009, still ran like crap. What the crap is going on, we pulled the plug from cylinder 1 (plugs looked good, not enough to make a difference as we have seen worse looking ones) to check to see if it was on top stroke and checked the valves to make sure it was TDC. It was...Hmm...

So I go to start it up again just to listen to it fail on cylinders 3 and 4. He pulles off the plug wire from the distributor on plug 4...VROOM it comes to life.

He said lets go ahead and swich the plugs. Went and got some NGK (all other stores had none or just one of a plug, they had 4 of the NGKs, couldnt pass that up) One store told us that the Bosch plugs did not come with just 4 numbers for the part number. W8AC...that looks like 4 to me and the woman argued with us on the phone that there is no way it could be that.


Put them in, turned the key and WHOA night and day difference. It runs like a CHAMP!

Here is a picture of what the plugs looked like that we pulled

PS...we kept the 009 in there as it works now Once I have more time to just tinker and not want to finally use the bus I will switch it over

 

[Gert Big T]

What's $800 in GBP, about £500 ? you can only just get a door card set for that ! Not sure what's more ridiculous, that it's so cheap in the states or that it's so expensive in the UK. :roll:

 

[Myvanway]

Got married!!!!

You could have spent that on the Van!!!! :lol:

I JEST........ congratulations.

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

I think I just lucked out with the purchase But the parts that I got with it I could sell for quite a bit to you guys

I slapped these on the bus after I found them under the seat (have all 4)

and the wife also loves the bus so she lets me spend money on it.

 

[MiniSpdRcr]

Well it has been a while since I have posted here...but here she is, with new tires and a first journey under her

First trip it took was on the highway went about 55-65mph. Nothing seemed weird or went wrong (thank goodness)

Here it is at its new house

 

[Dude]

bus is looking so sweet dude 8)