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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1286 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:46 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Hacked seat frame fixed. The bulkhead brackets would be fixed too if they didn't disappear in the mail 😔.
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12474 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Used it as a template to make yet another tow hitch!
_________________ Some people are so busy being clever they don't have time enough to be wise. |
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1286 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 11:34 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Picked up my freshly blasted and powder coated seat frames, now for the fun part trying to fit the OG commercial covers I bought for it.
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1286 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 5:30 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Not perfect but perfectly happy with it. Not too shabby for a 63 yr old cover and padding removed and refitted.
I guess the base cover will be tougher to fit, might buy new padding for it before attempting it. |
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Stocknazi Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2004 Posts: 5290
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 7:19 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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challomoner wrote: |
Not perfect but perfectly happy with it. Not too shabby for a 63 yr old cover and padding removed and refitted.
I guess the base cover will be tougher to fit, might buy new padding for it before attempting it. |
Very nice work. Look forward to seeing your results with the base. _________________ WANTED:
58 Westfalia cabinet knobs (3 needed), roof rack, and (7) privy tent poles (silver painted).
"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 70532 Location: Phoenix 602
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1286 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 11:45 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Thanks guys I'm very pleased with how it looks now.
So it turns out the base was easier than the back rest and the og padding was better than I remembered.
Nice improvement over what was there when I bought the bus.
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64 ragtop volks Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2012 Posts: 596 Location: EARTH
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2024 3:24 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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fudged the funk on the new window frames, new rubberz and glass. pinch welt installed, headliner is just about buttoned up. |
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Daddybus Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2000 Posts: 1659
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Actually a few weeks ago. Finished rebuilding and installing an ambulance step.
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69aircooled Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2004 Posts: 249 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 10:09 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Well, over the past couple of weeks...bolted up bumpers on my single cab.
Truck has been off the road for 41 years and just recently getting revived! It's got that 80's look, but I know it's happy to be on the road again.
Still rocking the Hot VWs sticker from 1983! |
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Ollie W Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 822 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2024 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I'm getting ready to sand, prime and paint the bed of my truck.
Thought I'd mill up some new white oak for it too. Still need to sand and then tung oil them.
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64 ragtop volks Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2012 Posts: 596 Location: EARTH
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Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:21 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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gave the bus a boiled linseed ol rubdown |
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norcalbruce Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2004 Posts: 29 Location: Between Shasta an Sac..
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Movin forward with broken shoulder, broken bus, high spirit.
Checking the case, it seems to be a good one. The fingernail doesn't stop or catch on the main bearing saddles. Bolting it up gonna check the bores. No light between the case half.
I maybe slow but progress is progress.
_________________ The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. |
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1286 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Fitted the 1600 sp type 126 engine I bought a few years back and took it for it's maiden drive around the yard. Fiddling with rear suspension height now it's weighted down with engine. Mocked up a few bits and pieces to get a look at how it'll turn out. Well happy with the engine and the unknown until today condition gearbox performance.
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Who.Me? Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2014 Posts: 2332 Location: UK (South)
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:10 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Converted my broken fuel gauge to use modern internals.
The gauge has been twitchy for as long as I've had it, but it totally died the other day. It's a 1950's VDO Karmann Ghia gauge that I had mounted to an under-dash bracket with a Spiyda Gauge Wizard to convert the sender output.
https://spiyda.com/fuel-gauge-wizard-mk3.html
I opened it up and tested it on the bench. It would intermittently peg to full when the sensor input was shorted to ground, but it wouldn't return to empty without physically pushing it back. I reckon either the coils were breaking down, or the armature bearings finally wore out.
The original screw terminal posts were heavily corroded and the insulator inside was falling apart. After getting the old mechanism out of the case it was obvious it wasn't worth trying to repair it, so I took the opportunity to gut it and convert it to modern internals.
I found a gauge on ebay that looked to have a similar needle position and sweep and dial mounting screw holes which looked to be close to the ones in my gauge. It cost less than £10, so I figured I'd take a chance.
The new gauge had a plastic case, so its mechanism needed to be electrically isolated from the old case. I had to modify the rear of the old case and trim the mounting bracket to allow the new terminal posts to pass through without touching and grounding. A bit of polythene inside and some fiber washers outside provided the insulation and none of that's visible from the front.
The dial screw holes lined up perfectly, but the new guage's spindle was larger than the old one, so the original needle's spindle hole had to be opened up to 0.6mm.
I had to use the modern philips-head screws that came with the new mechanism, but I'm happy that it looks original in place.
I've hooked it all back up and recalibrated the Gauge Wizard and it seems to be working fine. _________________ Andy
Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786 |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20555 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 8:22 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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^^^ Nice work! _________________ nothing |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14660 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2024 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Cherry. |
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mastorna Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2008 Posts: 181 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Friday we loaded up the westy in 95 degrees. Made it 40 miles out of town in stop and go traffic when my shift coupler decided to decouple. By the grace of god I was in neutral and found a downhill exit ramp before coasting into a parking lot. A quick search of the toolbox resulted in no spare parts or hacks so got a tow.
Once back home and on the jacks I easily removed the broken coupler. I prayed that I wouldn’t need to mess with the front coupler to install the new unit but alas it was impossible to get on without removing the front. Thankfully the front piece went off pretty easily with the help of a vice grip. I opted for a billet coupler vs the OG style and it was an insanely tight fit. I had to grind the inner diameter a bit to get it to slide on.
Once everything was bolted up I was able to find all the gears like butter. Really tight shifting. My only complaint is that you can now really pick up transmission noise in the cab. Amazing the OG coupler dampened the sound that much. Hoping after a few hundred miles it smooths out.
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20555 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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mastorna wrote: |
Friday we loaded up the westy in 95 degrees. Made it 40 miles out of town in stop and go traffic when my shift coupler decided to decouple. By the grace of god I was in neutral and found a downhill exit ramp before coasting into a parking lot. A quick search of the toolbox resulted in no spare parts or hacks so got a tow.
Once back home and on the jacks I easily removed the broken coupler. I prayed that I wouldn’t need to mess with the front coupler to install the new unit but alas it was impossible to get on without removing the front. Thankfully the front piece went off pretty easily with the help of a vice grip. I opted for a billet coupler vs the OG style and it was an insanely tight fit. I had to grind the inner diameter a bit to get it to slide on.
Once everything was bolted up I was able to find all the gears like butter. Really tight shifting. My only complaint is that you can now really pick up transmission noise in the cab. Amazing the OG coupler dampened the sound that much. Hoping after a few hundred miles it smooths out.
Messy job ✅ |
That is the downside to those shift couplers. They really transmit the noise. Might wanna get a stock style installed during the off season, and keep that solid one in the spare parts kit onboard if it happens again. _________________ nothing |
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mykillcykill Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2012 Posts: 52 Location: LOs Angeles
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 8:56 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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What started out as this:
Has become this:
After much work and treasure hunting.
Since treasure chest latches are either unobtanium or too expensive, I needed a way to secure one of my TC doors. I try to subscribe to "Do no harm" when I fix old things, but I also subscribe to the Roadkill wisdom of " Don't get it right, get it running" So here is my TC compromise. 1/4" aluminum plate, a cargo door latch and some 1/4' square stock. I hoped to cheat it over to line up with one of the holes but I couldn't work it out, so I bent, tapped and twisted the 1/4" square steel so I could lever the latch open from the outside.
No harm done to the door and it's secure. |
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