'65 bus GL prahjekt
 

Hey all, guess its time i show what im workin on....:D


its a 1965 "EZ Camper" going GL.

Heres the plan...
Power will be supplied by a torque monster 1915cc that my buddy is building. Specs on that later.
Full exterior repaint in the original velvet green.
'83 944 vented discs front and rear, with a 944 MC as well.
17" Porsche turbo twists 7" front 9" rear.
4" narrow beam and drop spindles from wagenswest and a steering box raise.
IRS conversion rear along with a narrowed torsion housing to fit those 9" wheels.
Built type 1 trans from AZ transaxle.
Safari windows from Wolfgang.
And i will be fixing the "jersey look" fenders also. Stay tuned for that.

Heres some pics of the bus:

This how she looked when i found her.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...4.jpg~original

Heres how she sits now.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...1.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...8.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...2.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...5.jpg~original

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...4.jpg~original

Sweet,,, a splitty bus GL project to watch.

Me likey.


Jeff-

Havent seen much progress with this but i'll update what ive got so far.


Steering box raise in progress....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah010.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah009.jpg

Safaris partially installed, i still have to weld the tabs in. We quit workin cos it was late and we had already put away a case of Rolling Rock.

Oh yeah, and you may notice i shaved the "fried egg" turn signals.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah015.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah014.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah016.jpg


Put LED's in the stock taillights

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah008.jpg

Running light.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah006.jpg


And this is the brake light. i better not get rear ended when i get this thing rollin.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...deborah007.jpg[/

i forgot to add one small detail. im not going to be building a type 1 based engine anymore. i recently acquired a 1.7L type IV from a friend for next to nothin. Cabt wait to stomp some ricers in a bus :lmao:

Small update.....

It rolls!!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...1.jpg~original

looken Sweet man...

Chris.

Looking hot, great progress.

Jason

Looking nice. That should be a nice ride.

Thanks guys, i cant wait to drive this beast!!!!

Cant work on it this weekend though, had to yank the engine out of my daily to figger out why its burning oil. booooo.

Looking great! You wouldn't have any How-to info on the LED taillight conversion? I would appreciate some info about that. ;)

How much did you have to narrow the IRS to get the wheels to tuck properly?

Basically i figured out how much room i had to play with inside the lens area, then found some "trailer" LED lights and retro-fitted them. A little cutting and fitting and they dont look half bad IMO....

i narrowed it 3" total. 1.5" per side. Heres a how to link:

http://vwrepublic.com/forums/index.php?topic=22.0

edit. Just re-read your question and realised i didnt answer properly. i didnt narrow the IRS, i narrowed the bus torsion to bug specs, and then it was a bolt on operation, except for having to recess the IRS pivots into the bus frame horns.

Oh yeah, update. Got the brakes sorted and bled today. The pushrod needs adjusted because there is a bit of freeplay in the pedal....type 1 engine is also getting the top end freshened so i can drive it while i build the monster type 4.

Cool GL T1.

Will be watching this :)

@ Hebster: You can use this, simple and cheap, I've tried similar, works fine! I had them on my 1967 for two years, much better visibility :D
http://cgi.ebay.com/36-TOP-LED-Car-T...ht_4063wt_1139

So since getting new tires, i've gone and decided to tub the front end, because it was too close to the tires and i was afraid theyd rub once the bus is full of interior.

So we went ahead and cut em out!

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._6219967_n.jpg

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and since we are tubbing the wheel wells 2" the seat rails need to come up and this was how it was decided to do it...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._3526458_n.jpg

Got done raising all the seat brackets...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._6666499_n.jpg

Cutting an fitting...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._3650410_n.jpg

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starting to fill in the void...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._1755046_n.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...8_715366_n.jpg

this piece started out flat... kinda made a break/jig to get it this way...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...07_92655_n.jpg

here it is tacked in place

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._1866632_n.jpg

the whole front tacked into place after making a few more "fun" pieces...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...9/untitled.jpg

decided to change a few things around on top so it lines up better...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2..._1361367_n.jpg

pretty much it for the pass side... still have a lot of finishing work to do...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...1_433939_n.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../untitled2.jpg

Love keeping the metal looking stock. The flip flops gotta go while welding though (if it was me)

Heh, thats my buddy in the flippies. He never takes them off unless he's riding his Harley.

Oh... Yeah, I cant ride my Harley in "flippies" either... mines a kick start only 93 inch shovel head. :D

So, not much to report other than i now understand why people use trailer fenders when tubbing their buses. Its a ****load of work to make it look proper. We did manage to cut out the original rear hoop/brace and add our own frame brace. Now we are going to be working on the repositioning of the shock mounts for the rear. The picture im posting doesnt show the 3/16" brace that we made between the framehorns, but i assure you there is one there now.

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_266211_n.jpg


ive also decided on a color scheme for this project. It will be the original Velvet Green on the top, and Porsche slate gray metallic from the beltline down. Let me know what you think.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2139835_n.jpg

im gonna be working on this again this sunday, so more pics to follow.

No photoshoped.... Bodyshopped!! :lmao: :rockon:

You're going to run add-on rear 'skirts' like in the picture,
or run factory rear wheel openings?

Seems like after taking all of the trouble to tub the rear,
you would want to put the rear flares back to stock.

And avoid the "Jersey look" cut rear wheelwells...:D

JMHO...

What im doing to the rear openings is filling them in so it looks 'stock' but using Dzus fasteners so they are removeable. Thats the only way that id be able to get the gigantic wheels out of there. i didnt cut the wheel arch out, that was done by a PO . . . .

Update: since doing the front wheel tubs, I've had to notch the frame for the tie rods as it sits a good 1.5" lower. I've also picked up a T3 turbo for it. Can't wait till it cools down so I can get back out there.

Don't know why people would do that, some PO hacked my arches too. Had stock ones put back on as the bus is being painted. I'm running 16" MB CLK rims on mine, bus IRS swap with 2500lb. airbags in the rear. Clearance is pretty close on mine but what I do is jack the bus way up, pump up the bags a little which drops the arm down, and remove the wheel by rotating the lower part of the rim to the center of the bus until the top outer edge of the tire clears the apron then pull the whole thing out (hope this makes sense). It's tight but I am able to get it out. The face of the rim is exposed to the ground when you're doing this though.

That's how I had to take the stock wheels off my double cab. I figured I'd take advantage of it already being cut since I'd never do that myself.....

Front tie rod notches are done. Going to start fabbing the Turbo header tomorrow. Any advice from you Turbo pros?

Ahhh... the memories. From tubbing my bus to having to remove the bolt from bottom coilover mount to get the wheel off. Good Times!

Your project is really coming together!


Jeff=

Thanks Jeff! I know what you mean about getting the wheels outta there. That's why I'm leaving the rear cut.....

So......... it seems I've forgotten to mention this, but I Have acquired a Turbo for this project. In light of this I have decided to upgrade my trans and sold the type 1 IRS box. Now I'm on the lookout for a Porsche trans. If you know of anything, let me know please! Also, since I'm looking for said trans, I've also decided to use the aluminum arms I originally bought for this project and move the IRS pivot brackets inboard. This will require cutting out out the framehorns and 'hoop' I put in and fabbing a front and rear mount for the drivetrain. No biggie, its just metal right?

Your bus will be a sweet ride. You might want to consider this kit:
http://www.creative-engineering.com/...mart&Itemid=26

In England these guys have gained a lot of respect.

Holy **** that's awesome! However It probably wouldn't work on my bus as I raised the steering box...... and at £790, that's pretty pricey for steering. If anything I'll ditch the beam and go with a Porsche set up....

Gosh I wish I could post pics from my phone. I've cut the dash on my bus And am adding 914 gauges. Gonna be sick when I'm done. I tried the uploader below and it didn't work, so y'all are gonna have to wait for pics til I can get in front of a desktop. Sorry. :(

:angry::angry::angry::angry::angry:

First cut......... no turning back.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...55511743_n.jpg


Tacking it together. . . . .

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...24883879_n.jpg


Almost there.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...27174733_n.jpg


And done-zo.


http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...51212760_n.jpg


Gonna weld it in the dash tomorrow.

Try to find a combo gauge with oil temp, that would make cluster even more awesome!

That's what a friend suggested. I need to find a matching boost gauge to add in the top center too.

I ran this boost gauge on my honduh http://www.frsport.com/Garrett-Turbo...SI_p_7793.html Just paint the bezel black and your good to go.

Awesome.