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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#760143
sorry people,
but it can always be taken back to stock..what ever that is?

well the ej22 and kit is here, just have to finish off a couple of things and i will take the old boy off the road.

stay tuned, and sorry joel in advance for all the pm's you are about to receive lol

1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#760151
get the air/con installed as well and youll have one cool Kombi.
😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#760159
no pun intended 🙄


Sweet, you and ash will love it even more now

is it missing the powersteering/alt bracket or is just not on the engine?
i "might" still have the one off my old motor if you's need

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#760163
no its cool the bracket came in a box of spares.
thanks anyway
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#760174
plans on rad mounting position?? will sure make it nicer to drive 🙂 Good luck!

STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#760261
saw this at micks motors one time, if your going under body rad like customveedubs setup im curious how well it will work cos it was daaaammmmnnnn low when i saw it there, ps get 17" radars with the bolt circle painted black, would look F****** HOT!
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂

STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress

Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.

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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#760263
rad housing will be in the treasure chest.
cool air will come from the high roof vents and extra ducting, warm air will exit via a hole cut in the treasure chest floor.
i have a nice compact 4 core rad from a corvette that i hope will do the trick.
i will probably have to wind up the rear slightly even with the cvd sump but i hope to have no sign of a subi conversion from the outside.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#760266
cept the sound tho...

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#760267
the ratteling of the drop gates should drown out the sound of the subi... lol
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#760268
Do people pay attention to the sound when they are near/following el concreto? I'd say that would be the last thing on my mind.

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#760269
i think they are more concerned something will fall off and hit them
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#760270
haha, keen to see where this heads tho..

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#760272
sorry for questioning you, alot - but is this a long term sort of process, and - do you aim (like joel did) to be able to swap over with very minimal work...

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#760275
i have every thing i need minus the short sump to do the job, and the best thing is so many people like joel have done the conversions now that most probs can be answered, so i'm hoping that once i start it wont take too long.
i just have to get the new mk2 gti on the road and put a motor back in the other split and i'm on to it.

and i guess i should start thinking about a disc brake conversion too hey?
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

kaiisons Seriously Crusin Dubber

119 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·

#763224
How's this coming along?

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#763237
kombibob wrote:and i guess i should start thing about a disc brake conversion too hey?
nnnaaaahhhh!

Waste of money

Narrow the beam more instead 😂
Futue te ipsum!!!

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#763380
kaiisons wrote:How's this coming along?
still waiting to get a weekend free to start 🙁
taking the old boy to dubs so will take him off the road and throw his motor in the other split next weekend.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#766437
ok the old motor is out and back in the 'G' ready for her new owner.
so i started on the coversion this weekend, pulled off the sump to take to cvd for shortening and also sent off the flywheel and cluch for balancing/ machining.
one afternoon this week i will replace timming belt and water pump and next weekend i will do the first fit up.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#766439
coool
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#766449
Looking good.

Off road till finished then??

No more air cooled's...?

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#768981
ok finished all my other projects so it will be full steam ahead on this now.
did my first trial fit today and it slipped in nice with out any cutting, i will have to trim a little of the rear valance but thats ok its pretty well stuffed anyway. also decided on a rack and pinion convesion to go with the disck brake setup.

1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#769045
I didn't know Subie engines came with a cat 😂


Smiley 🙂
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#769048
ha ha yep,
i was told to get it mod approved i had to fit a cat
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#769231
kombibob wrote:ha ha yep,
i was told to get it mod approved i had to fit a cat
At least cause it's hairless it won't add much drag 😂


Smiley 🙂
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

chippy Slammed & Awesome Dubber

94 posts · joined Jan 2010 ·

#769282
is that a CAT-alytic converter ?? PMSL
cheers Todd 😀

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#769371
took today off work to start cutting!!
cut the opening in the floor and in the air channel, will have to seal off the air channel after the cut so air is directed through the radiator only.
now i have to make up a frame to hold the rad and enclose it with a opening door to service the fan.
i also trimmed up the rear valance.


1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#769379
is that a devon rex or a cornish rex?we had a few of them, they have good personalities, i prefer air cooled but each to their own😎
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#769382
hey steve,
she is a sphynx they also have great personalities, more like a dog than a cat.
yep i also prefer air cooled but cant afford the cash to build a 100hp+ aircooled motor.
cheers
bob
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#771846
no its a copper 4 core out of a corvette will give it a go with a flap under the front to help the venturi effect also have a couple of ides to catch some more air if needed.

fitted the rack and pinion steering today also mounted the 5 in 1 tacho, water temp gauge etc plus fan and engine check lights.
also fitted the short sump and detailed the engine ready to go back in.
does any one have any good pics of non reversed throttle body linkages as i have plenty of room so will try it stock.
cheers,
bob





1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go