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amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71065
Weeeeeeeeeeell, after a quick top end rebuild at Valla, my bottom end seems to have expired at Hexham. I need somewhere to have it towed to, and stored for probably 2 weeks.

Pleez.

Maybe you could post some of the pics here Kol?
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71079
Thats not good news.
There shoudl be someone near there who could help????
1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

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twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#71080
ive only got room in the street. but will talk to a mate tomorrow and see what i can come up with. we are in gosford. hour and a bit from hexham...
Simply Cruzin'...

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71081
what a weekend hey chris!!! do u hearby know listen to WES?
sad to hear it buddy!
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#71082
will talk to my brother in law, he is at Thorton, owns RX engineering, may have some room ! only 10mins away.

What about Ben Durie, he is up that way and has plenty of room at his workshop ?


Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71118
I'll store it here Chris, if you don't mind it going under a tarp.

Give me a call on 0428687792 & I'll give you the address.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71204
DAMN !

hope all is well chris and works out.
we blew up col's alternator on the way home so we swapped batteries all the way home as well !!!!!!!!!!!!

Skewy..

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71206
kombi_kid wrote:what a weekend hey chris!!! do u hearby know listen to WES?
sad to hear it buddy!
cheers
rhys
Tell him he's dreamin' mate.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71207
SKEWtYpe3 wrote:DAMN !

hope all is well chris and works out.
we blew up col's alternator on the way home so we swapped batteries all the way home as well !!!!!!!!!!!!

Skewy..
Thats... kinda funny. Well hilarious if you consider the alternative of 2 engine rebuilds.

Im home, safe. Fastback is stored in my uncles garage. But kombi is abandoned at a servo. Just need to figure out what engine to put in and how to get it there.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71220
Chris, I have a car with tow bar if needed.
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amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71247
I'm getting it towed to Spooks place... eventually. Picture the phone conversation with the tow service. I have a kombi to tow from Beresfield to Adamstown. I wont be there to sign the authorisation. I dont know the guy who I am towing it to, other than over the internet. I cant pay in person cos I am in Wollongong and nobody has credit card facilities. Sounds a bit dodgy. But I will try to send money and photocopy of ID and see how I go. I just hope that the servo doesnt get it towed away.

From there I dont know exactly the road to take. Will try to put a dodgy engine together I guess, see if I can get it up there, do a swap, and maybe make it back.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71276
Chris I hope it all works out in the end🙂

What an ordeal!!!

Missed this thread earlier in day and had been wondering how you got on🙁

Great support from the AussieVeeDubbers again😎:thumb

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#71327
Chris, after 6500ks at 80kmh spent in terror of ever present threat of final engine termination I really feel for you, all I can offer is a was going 1800 now minus heads barrels etc If it would at all help in your rebuild
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

Bugged Again Wolfsburg Wizard

507 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71356
Are you not a member of the NRMA, its times like these that they can help, towing etc.

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71374
o yeah, deans clutch basically died when he got home...........just made it !

Keep us updated bud !

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71390
Relax Chris, your truck will be here by this arvo. It won't be in my way so you can worry about it at your leisure.....😎

Which is, of course, the up side of "knowing " people on the internet.



[Edited on 6-8-2003 by Spook]
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

72TWINCAB Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#71404
Three cheers for Spook.

hip hip HOORAY
hip hip HOORAY
hip hip HOORAY

Hope all works out all right for the Kombi Chris:jesus

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71460
Ok, pictures of the ordeal...... 😀

First sign of major trouble was a Kempsey on the way up....

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71461
Our campsite was rather busy, with Chris rebuilding his engine....

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71465
Dean fixing a dead regulator (for the 2nd time!)

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71467
and me rebuilding a distributor (thanks Boris)

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71469
Out at last (that was the easy bit)

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KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

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#71470
People gather for the impending post mortem....

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kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#71472
🙁 - I am glad you got home OK

[Edited on 7-8-2003 by kombikim]
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#71476
And the shit-hanging begins...

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