1972 bay window bus

[HKSpeed]

why has no one said this yet....


THE LIBYANS!!!

LOL. I thought the same thing.

http://youtu.be/NDS81Ibazdk?t=18s

[Madhatter]

today i came to the conclusion i needed this to strip the axles down

must have done the trick!

did the same thing on the other side

figured out how to get the metal plate off that was originally attached to the boots

all done and rapped up in plastic to keep dirt out of the grease

well thats it for today tomorrow i will do the other axle and hopefully go on a ride we will see

[Madhatter]

tonight around 920 i realized i wasnt done working on the beast and worked on it until around 1045 tonight

here is one of my axles when i took it off (forgot to take a pic of both but they look the same)

Cutting those boots off





just got them off

Got most of that gook off with a old razor blade and clear coated the axles just to try it

My new boots im putting on tomorrow (have to rent a tool to completely take the axles apart)

tomorrow i might take on a test drive, we will see

[Madhatter]

thats what i was looking for! (got a parts carb for 20 buck of CL)

Put the float in my good carb

Just sitting in there

my 5 second diagram

All hooked up

Video of it running

well it revved way high because the linkage stuck, i fixed that as well

[Madhatter]

today i looked at the carb and when i rebuilt the carb i left out the float :facepalm: so i am going to buy one of them since mine is no where to be found and i got the old broken bolts out of the axles and got some new boots and those will be up soon enough.

[Madhatter]

ok i am finally about to get this thing rollin i got the adjusters today in the mail but they didnt come with instructions so ill have to figure that out i guess.


ohh and about that knife, its the only one i had handy...

Ohh.. i took the carb off today because we think when we rebuilt it we left something out,and i fixed some more unwanted rust. sorry no pics but will have some possibly tomarrow

[Madhatter]

ok no clear coat now i changed my mind haha but the adjusters still arent here so no lows until then mean while body work a little engine work and i know this is really white trash but im poor and this is cheap and plus ill be able to keep up with traffic http://www.performancechiptuning.com...PSI+Vortex/10/
what do you guys think?

[Madhatter]

i mean like i am really low on funds right now because im young and have no job haha and i am not really going for the origanal paint look because blue isnt original haha. my plan is to paint it after im done with pretty much anything unless i get a good deal on paint.

[hinrichs]

i used rustoleum on my beetle and had great results, used a gun tho not in the cans but it can be done with a roller if needed, i wouldnt do a clear tho if you wanna keep a more original paint look to it

[Madhatter]

well i finally bought some adjusters from wagenswest for 100 dollars to lower the front 5 inches and if thats low enough i might just get some drop spindles or yank torsion leaves

[Madhatter]

wait wat ? lol

[Matt]

why has no one said this yet....


THE LIBYANS!!!

[Madhatter]

ok well i have some lil updates....
i came up to a little oil leak.... i think its the carb, me and my friend rebuilt it but i think we missed something and gas is getting in the oil

and i got these a couple of weeks ago for 90 usd haha i dont have my priorities straight i guess

and something that most will prolly **** body work with SOME bondo but not alot
ohh and now the bus is showing its true colors.... orange???


i was thinking of sanding it down to bare medal and stuff to clearcoat for a lil while until i get real money to get a good paint job and with clear coat it wont rust and you can buy clear coat in the can now. What is your stand on the clearcoat issue?

[Madhatter]

this is what you were referring to right? http://www.wagenswest.com/partstore/...adjusters.html

[Madhatter]

is this wat you were talking about maybe? http://store.airkewld.com/e-shop-onl...e-sliders.html
and good news for the back i found this http://books.google.com/books?id=7xN...%20bus&f=false