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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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good choice not gettin the blue tint strip on the top....mines super annoying Evil or Very Mad


congtrats!


Thanks! That stupid blue tint stripe is what started this whole mini-project in the first place! I hated it. It looked ridiculous, and at night since it fell in my field of vision it reduced visibility. Good riddance.

anybody wanna buy a slightly used windshield?? Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:01 am    Post subject: Dangerous filter location Reply with quote

If you value your beautiful Sundial Bus, I would relocate that filter to the supply side of fuel system, not the pressure side.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:07 am    Post subject: Re: Dangerous filter location Reply with quote

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If you value your beautiful Sundial Bus, I would relocate that filter to the supply side of fuel system, not the pressure side.

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Thanks, but I already relocated the filter out of the engine bay to right after the fuel tank, and I replaced all of the rubber lines.

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I also installed a 5 lb. fire extinguisher.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good job on the windshield repair, I'm still waiting on that fatal rock to do mine.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:26 pm    Post subject: removing jalousie windows & installing original windows Reply with quote

So I've hated the awful jalousie windows that came in my sundial camper:

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I was eyeing up some sliding windows that are "authorized by Vw" whatever that means. They were $300 each Shocked so I was hesitant to buy them. Then I found out that a buddy of mine in our local air-cooled Vw club had a pair for sale of original Vw sliding windows for $25 each!!! Dancing
So I bought them & ordered seals so I could install them. When I removed all 30 screws per side that were holding in the hideous old windows I discovered that not only did I have 60 holes to weld up, they had cut & hammered over the lips in the upper corners!!! Evil or Very Mad

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So I welded up all of the holes, & ground down the welds. Then I carefully returned the lips in the corners to their original & upright position:

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Next came some minor amounts of filler & bodywork.

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Remember, if you do it right the majority of your filler ends up as dust on the floor. Wink

Next I masked off the bus & shot the primer.

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I let the primer dry overnight then scuffed it up & cleaned it to prep it for it's topcoat.

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after I removed the masking I was greeted with this:

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I let it dry & installed the windows. FINALLY my bus looks like she should!! Very Happy

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I took the kids for a ride & the airflow was amazing!!!

Thanks for checking it out!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sure did clean it up. They look great, lot better then the other windows. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Sure did clean it up. They look great, lot better then the other windows. Very Happy


Thanks.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW!! Another nice job!! I like the sliders. I bet they let alot more air in the then the other vent windows.

I also hate those jalousie windows, too!! Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:22 pm    Post subject: Fweem!!! Reply with quote

Warning: purist look away.

I've always loved that wonderful fweem sound that beetles make as they drive by, so when I found a used beetle muffler at a swap meet yesterday for $10 I snatched it up & installed it on my bus. I love the sound!!!


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Even better is the fact that the stock muffler actually directs hot exhaust through the crossover that heats the intake. I didn't even know that the cheap, crappy empi "monza style" muffler that was on there only had two openings to the crossover, with nothing to direct the gas from one side to the other, so very little hot gas flows through the crossover. Even more reason to throw it in the scrap pile, I'm not even going to sell it. Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Good thing you got those windows in there so the kids will have at least a small chance to get some fresh non exhausty air, what are your plans for them when it gets cold out?
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Good thing you got those windows in there so the kids will have at least a small chance to get some fresh non exhausty air, what are your plans for them when it gets cold out?


The bus has had this style of muffler since I got it & I've never so much as smelled a hint of exhaust:

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And she stays in my garage when it's cold. Maybe that's why I've never smelled any exhaust.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the motor sounds a bit loud...like valves a bit? have you adjusted them and im just crazy? just watchin your back here....better safe then sorry. Wink


i am glad you didnt sell this...didnt i see it on craigslist recently in oregon somewhere? EDIT- just saw your in PA...jk...Razz


cant beat 10 bucks Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stuartzickefoose wrote:
the motor sounds a bit loud...like valves a bit? have you adjusted them and im just crazy? just watchin your back here....better safe then sorry. Wink


i am glad you didnt sell this...didnt i see it on craigslist recently in oregon somewhere? EDIT- just saw your in PA...jk...Razz


cant beat 10 bucks Very Happy


That's interesting because the bus originally came from Oregon, but I've owned it since April of 2012. Confused
As far as the engine sounding loud, it absolutely is loud. It's been that way ever since I got it, and I've adjusted the valves with no change. The guy I bought it off of claimed he had the engine built new (it's got a Brazilian case) before he drove it across the states here to PA. The noise hasn't increased at all, and there wasn't anything in the oil when I changed it. It sounds to me like the noisiness is coming from the camshaft. I've done some reading and I believe it could either be loose rivets on the cam gear, or incorrect cam gear size causing the noise. Does anyone out there have any experience with either of these two issues & can tell me if that's what it sounds like? I have another engine I can put in, but I'd rather not tear down this one if there's nothing wrong with it. Thanks!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

somenone on here had a dark blue 68 kombi deluze witch similar pics to your avatar and he was selling it in oregon...may have been last year. was fairly recent is all i remember. i would have to look for it.
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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stuartzickefoose wrote:
the motor sounds a bit loud...like valves a bit? have you adjusted them and im just crazy? just watchin your back here....better safe then sorry. Wink


Two months ago I pulled the engine to try and find and fix the source of the engine being so "loud", it always clattered & people asked me all the time if the bus had a diesel in it! Well, this is what I found:

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So I replaced the cam & lifters, new double thrust bearing set, and I replaced the poor quality aftermarket crank gear with a good used original Vw one.

I also found that the valve springs were installed upside down oddly enough, so I turned them all around. I installed an actual bus exhaust along with original VW heater boxes that I got.

Now she purrs like a kitten, runs great, and sounds great!!


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PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow...i never would have guessed...glad you found it! sounds great Cool
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PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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wow...i never would have guessed...glad you found it! sounds great Cool


Thanks!!! I just got hoome last night from a 1000 mile round trip to the Charlotte Transporter Show, she ran flawlessly!!!
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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

congrats man! thats awesome to hear! great feeling having a running bus isnt it? Very Happy mines FINALLY running smooth...transmission and steering box are next on my list and all the MAJOR stuff will be solid and after that its just small stuff and maintenance for me! ...i hope...


till then, ill keep enjoying it anyways! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I completely forgot to post this from the end of the summer last year. I got the idea from a fellow club member here in PA with a '68 Sundial that he completely re-did the interior on. I pretty much copied exactly what he did, I liked it that much. We got a 4X8 sheet of 1/8" thick fiberglass reinforced wall paneling and a jigsaw from harbor freight. I had original fiberboard panels to use as a template luckily.

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Next we used heavy duty spray adhesive to attach laminate flooring underlayment to act as slight padding. Next came the burlap material we bought at the fabric store.

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This is how the first panel we made turned out:

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After making all of the panels I screwed them into place with drill point screws.

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I then painstakingly removed and capped each screw with a dark brown cap. Didn't match like I hoped, but I couldn't find light tan caps and it still looks better than bare shiny screws. Seats re-installed and the rear seat laid down to show off my original Z-Products Z-Bed conversion kit (It's a real Z bed Evil or Very Mad )

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Somehow I also managed to not take pics of the major project I did before all of this as well. I used "quick roof" adhesive rubber sheeting with aluminum backing as a poor man's sound deadener. This coupled with the new sound absorbing interior panels makes it a whole new, quieter experience. The doors sound amazing when you close them too!! Thanks for looking!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks really good!
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