1972 bay window bus

[Madhatter]

oh and here is the link http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/pts/2425146845.html i talked him down

[Madhatter]

any suggestions i guess?

[Okoye]

that thing is a lot of work bro. i dont know how much the floor pan costs on these things but that thing is going to need a lot of money put into it.

[Madhatter]

yeah it prolly will haha but like its kinda gonna be a ratrod so im getting it running and get low ya kno? and if nothing works out i can part it out or somethin, i mean for 125 i think i could flip it or something haha and i might have a build thread on it today if i gets it. ohh and floor pans are like 120-140 a peice if you get the two peices the back and the front or w/e but the (heavy duty) ones are like 150 per side buti could prolly get them at shows and shtuff

[Madhatter]

dont worry guys im not getting it it is completely split in half from rust so ill just wait and find one after the bus is nice i guess

[CounterKultur]

cant wait to see more!

[Madhatter]

i know man i know right now im just doing bodywork and i dont have a good camera cause my room mate took his rebel back and at this time i dont have job but as of right now i am saving for a progressive carb kit because i think the float is stuck in one of my carbs so im done with the dual carbs haha im getting one two barrel instead of 2 1 barrels haha and you have vw stickers? like what?

[Madhatter]

and btw i really need to get low does anyone know how to get low the cheapest way possible with a vw bus

[smokenyall]

and btw i really need to get low does anyone know how to get low the cheapest way possible with a vw bus

cut springs? do a google search maby. cant be too difficult.

[Madhatter]

haha i wish i had springs man it would already be low, but thank anyway for your help!

[luvadubdub]

The back is free to lower, remove your springplates, turn them a spline, put em back on, simple!

1 outer spline = 2 inches on bugs, not sure about busses.

For the front you could reduce the number of torsion leaves but it's not a safe method, the best is to buy and weld on adjusters, they don't cost much and you can go very low depending on the angle you weld them in.

Good to see some aircooled guys on here! Good luck with the rest of your build!

[Madhatter]

thx alot man i will prolly get low after i get the axles put back on and the progressive carb kit and do you know were to get these adapters?

[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

[Madhatter]

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

[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?