I think this bus was a lot better off when parked 2 years ago. All the PNW liquid sunshine can make a little rust grow quickly. It's sad, she's a nice kid and to some degree that bus is probably a connection to her late hubby. Might explain why she's waited a few years.
-John
The Craigslist Bus Thread
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VWBusrepairman
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DjEep
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http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/640477496.html
I see.I put a 2000 cc gl porche pan handle motor in it and converted it to a 4 speed. the motor has less than 20 k and runs like a dream on top of the excellent fuel efficiency (30+ to the gallon)
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spiffy
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=D> HA!!!DjEep wrote:http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/640477496.html
I see.I put a 2000 cc gl porche pan handle motor in it and converted it to a 4 speed. the motor has less than 20 k and runs like a dream on top of the excellent fuel efficiency (30+ to the gallon)
never seen a pan handle motor. did it have three on the tree before the conversion? Wonder if he drive down a 6% grade to and from work.
78 Riviera "Spiffy"
67 Riviera "Bill"
67 Riviera "Bill"
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Quadratrückseite
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They are rare, but occasionally seen. I believe VWoA of Amarillo made them.spiffy wrote:=D> HA!!!DjEep wrote:http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/640477496.html
I see.I put a 2000 cc gl porche pan handle motor in it and converted it to a 4 speed. the motor has less than 20 k and runs like a dream on top of the excellent fuel efficiency (30+ to the gallon)
never seen a pan handle motor. did it have three on the tree before the conversion? Wonder if he drive down a 6% grade to and from work.
"The bus is the real talisman. It's the thing that runs through all of this history. It's not a thing anybody owns or controls. No matter how peeved you get with people, the bus always makes your heart jump. Everybody was attached to it."
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Steve
1978 Country Homes Camper conversion - "Gus"
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Steve
1978 Country Homes Camper conversion - "Gus"
http://gusthevwbus.com
http://freshandmodern.com/blog
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DjEep
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He lost his privilege to drive. Probably speeding around in his "Porche."
There is a nice sage green westy at a used car lot in town for a low, low $12,995-we finance anyone.....
Heck, when you buy an bus with cash, you still end up making "monthly payments." A clutch here, some brakes there, oops the steering wheel fell off while I was in front of a cop, that'll cost me.....
There is a nice sage green westy at a used car lot in town for a low, low $12,995-we finance anyone.....
Heck, when you buy an bus with cash, you still end up making "monthly payments." A clutch here, some brakes there, oops the steering wheel fell off while I was in front of a cop, that'll cost me.....
"Live life, love life. Enjoy the pleasures and the sorrows. For it is the bleak valleys, the dark corners that make the peaks all the more magnificent. And once you realize that, you begin to see the beauty hidden within those valleys, and learn to love the climb." - Anonymous
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VWBusrepairman
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Speaking of Craigslist buses, this is the engine from my $500 bus. I still consider the bus to be a great deal, even with this observation...
This may have been what caused the engine to seize when the flywheel was installed...doesn't look like it was rebuilt properly.
Dead head:
Worn cam lobes:
but will it need an align bore?
This may have been what caused the engine to seize when the flywheel was installed...doesn't look like it was rebuilt properly.
Dead head:
Worn cam lobes:
but will it need an align bore?
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Sylvester
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What year? I need one. Saw this on EvilBay today, funky monkey it is:VWBusrepairman wrote:I have an original oil bath breather if anyone is interested if someone really needs one for their bus/ ghia.dtrumbo wrote:and the original oil-bath air cleaner is worth at least half the asking price!
Funky double windows on the drivers side, then the passenger side:
Must have been a panel at one time, yes?
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
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Sylvester
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DjEep
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