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'65 bus GL prahjekt
Hey all, guess its time i show what im workin on....
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. Heres how she sits now. |
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Sweet,,, a splitty bus GL project to watch.
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Me likey.
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Havent seen much progress with this but i'll update what ive got so far.
Steering box raise in progress.... 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. Put LED's in the stock taillights Running light. And this is the brake light. i better not get rear ended when i get this thing rollin. [/ |
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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
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Small update.....
It rolls!!! |
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looken Sweet man...
Chris.
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Looking hot, great progress.
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Looking nice. That should be a nice ride.
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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. |
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Looking great! You wouldn't have any How-to info on the LED taillight conversion? I would appreciate some info about that.
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How much did you have to narrow the IRS to get the wheels to tuck properly?
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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....
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Quote:
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. |
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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.
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