Hi Guys
I thought i would start a thread for our new kombi project.It will take a while, full restoration,so i will just use this thread for any questions or photos.
Im not sure what it is yet(as in year) so will be uploading some photos for some help.
We plan to do it completely proper,time does not matter as long as it is done properly.
So will be needing all the help we can get.😂
Will post pics shortly.
~Jas~
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Heres the pics.
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Would anyone please be able to point me in the right direction,as to where to find some numbers.
ie,vin & chassis. Hoping the picture will help.
Thanks👍
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Hallelujah!!! i found them.had to degrease and pressure clean but found them.Now i just got to find out what they mean.
here they are.....
*2202175035*
8MD 360
Please help.
Thanks🥲
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
taking a guess its a 70 model
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i was thinking that as well. but not entirely sure.
1970 lowlight microbus.?
Also has anyone replaced a wiring loom in one of these things.?
the cables have been removed for the battery.
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"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Vin and wiring questions answered here
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/ look at the top right of page for technical tab.
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Thanks empi,i was aware of that vin section on samba.but i thought being US it would not be
suitable in aus.
Thanks
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
There are only about 6 wires for a type 1 engine and are mainly a main power wire (very thick) for the battery to ignition switch, wire from the battery to the regulator then over to the generator, generator warning light, carby choke solenoid power, further carby solenoid, wire to the coil and earth wires.
Make sure your earth wires are well grounded as this tends to be a common problem.
The fact you have no engine will probably casue a few performance issues.
By the way your bus is either a 69 or 70 deluxe microbus model with unboosted 4 wheel drum brakes wide 5 stud pattern wheels.
Great starting point though. Get stuck in!
Cheers,
Scott
88 Caravelle Syncro Camper
89 Caravelle GL microbus - 5 speed
69 Microbus
05 Mk5 Golf 1.9 TDi DSG
Scottkombi wrote:There are only about 6 wires for a type 1 engine and are mainly a main power wire (very thick) for the battery to ignition switch, wire from the battery to the regulator then over to the generator, generator warning light, carby choke solenoid power, further carby solenoid, wire to the coil and earth wires.
Make sure your earth wires are well grounded as this tends to be a common problem.
The fact you have no engine will probably casue a few performance issues.
By the way your bus is either a 69 or 70 deluxe microbus model with unboosted 4 wheel drum brakes wide 5 stud pattern wheels.
Great starting point though. Get stuck in!
Cheers,
Scott
Thanks scott,for your really helpful reply,its greatly appreciated.
😊
Starting to sit down and think about and plan the restoration now.I think my first move will be to buy replacement panels depending on finance.Then replace the rusted areas when possible.The engine will be last ,or just about.Whether that is the right thing to do or not,I dont know.
🤪
Once the rust is removed and kombi is straight.I am hoping to get it soda blasted then immediately sealed.
The interior side of things hasn't really crossed my mind yet.But if anyone could suggest when would be the right time to install all that stuff,it would be great.
The other thing that i want to do is get a rev check done.To make sure that it is not stolen. I have never done one of these before,so i am not sure if the two numbers that i found would be adequate enough for such a search.
So that is where i am at for the moment,will keep you posted.I will just ask all my questions here instead of cluttering the forum.
Thanks for listening.
Happy motoring.
~Jas~
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Hi Jason
A nice project basis. Be careful to preserve the aluminium waist-line trim, fresh-air grill aluminium surround and the fron bumper with its rubber insets, as these are 'deluxe' trim pieces and not easy to replace/source.
hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.aumodulus wrote:Hi Jason
A nice project basis. Be careful to preserve the aluminium waist-line trim, fresh-air grill aluminium surround and the fron bumper with its rubber insets, as these are 'deluxe' trim pieces and not easy to replace/source.
hth
Oh really thanks mate i did not know that.
Will chuck them in storage for the time being.
Thanks.
~Jas~
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Pretty sure from chassis no. it is a 70 Deluxe- a great model to restore.Best of luck and keep photos of resto coming
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Thanks Warrenm.Yeh i agree they look great.
Has anyone had any troubles registering a kombi if the compliance plate is missing.?
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
jjwebb123 wrote:modulus wrote:Hi Jason
A nice project basis. Be careful to preserve the aluminium waist-line trim, fresh-air grill aluminium surround and the fron bumper with its rubber insets, as these are 'deluxe' trim pieces and not easy to replace/source.
hth
Oh really thanks mate i did not know that.
Will chuck them in storage for the time being.
Thanks.
~Jas~
Even keep the damaged bits there is a bloke in Melb who can bring it back to life. Speak to Brad at Bus'n Bug upholsterers.
yeah thats good to know.I never knew they were hard to trace.
Thanks
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
My word i thought you had my Kombi for a sec.. Wouldn't believe how much it looks the same!
Shame the plate is missing from behind the drivers seat as it give month and year of manufacture but as you know already a deffinate 1970 deluxe.
look forward to seeing the resto photo's.
Goodluck.
I do not know too much about the history of this kombi Mike so it wouldn't surprise me.Yeh i think everyone seemed pretty firm on 1970 deluxe,so that is what i have been calling it.I have been stripping it.like previously mentioned in preparation for sodablasting.Just got some questions for anyone who has restored kombis before.
front end stripped.
(leaving glass in for now to keep weather out)
I was wondering if anyone has ever had to replace this section before.if so is it hard? can you buy that section?
Its the right hand rear window.The only window with rust😬.
Also the deluxe doors are pretty much stuffed.I have a standard lowlight and i was wondering if there is anything special about the deluxe model doors if not would it be fine to use the lowlight doors on the deluxe.I have done some measurements and they are practically the same.
???
DELUXE
LOWLIGHT
Also is the valance under the sliding door a big task.Sorry for all the questions,but would be interested to know.😊
Well thats about it for know.will try to do a bit more today.
look forward to your replys.
Regards Jason.😎
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
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"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
The valance under the sliding door is easy. The new ones are available. Takes about 8 hours to fit one properly, but easy.
so just standard remove spot welds and weld new piece in?
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
Pretty much that's how it is.
Add some skill and patience to get you through it.
jjwebb123 wrote:so just standard remove spot welds and weld new piece in?
helbus wrote:Pretty much that's how it is.
Add some skill and patience to get you through it.
jjwebb123 wrote:so just standard remove spot welds and weld new piece in?
yeh ok thanks
appreciate your reply
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
replacement panels can be ordered online at
http://www.thebusstop.com.au/store/2/5/ if you need them or from other suppliers
meetings 1st sunday of the month
check wbsite for location
All Welcome
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and on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FlatFouryeh i think i will be buying most of my parts from the bus stop.
they seem quite good quality and price.
cheers
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
jjwebb123 wrote:I was wondering if anyone has ever had to replace this section before.if so is it hard? can you buy that section?
Its the right hand rear window.The only window with rust😬.
DasDubber has done that section in one of his previous posts, complete with good photos. It'll be a bit more fussy job than the valance under the sliding door.
See this post:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=65571&page=1#pid625504
jjwebb123 wrote:is anything special about the deluxe model doors if not would it be fine to use the lowlight doors on the deluxe
I think there are no differences between the lowlight and highlight doors; however there were a number of variations of the internal trim (I think the deluxe had armrests) including air venting, so see if your 'deluxe' door trims will fit on the lowlight doors to retain originality.
hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.auIt looks like your lowlight doors are 72 ??? if they are they will fit,about 74 up had different doors,just remove the sliding airvents inside bottom corners on the 72 doors because 71 dont have them,and just drill holes for your delux trim to go back on the out side 😁 cheers shane.
69 Beetle
66 Beetle
56 Beetle
modulus wrote:jjwebb123 wrote:I was wondering if anyone has ever had to replace this section before.if so is it hard? can you buy that section?
Its the right hand rear window.The only window with rust😬.
DasDubber has done that section in one of his previous posts, complete with good photos. It'll be a bit more fussy job than the valance under the sliding door.
See this post:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=65571&page=1#pid625504
jjwebb123 wrote:is anything special about the deluxe model doors if not would it be fine to use the lowlight doors on the deluxe
I think there are no differences between the lowlight and highlight doors; however there were a number of variations of the internal trim (I think the deluxe had armrests) including air venting, so see if your 'deluxe' door trims will fit on the lowlight doors to retain originality.
hth
ahh yeh of coarse i didnt think of that.Yeh will check the trim out.Will depend how original i want to keep it i suppose.thanks will check out the thread.Im on lunch break at the moment.lol
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
kombisaint has some window sections for sale which might be useful to you:
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=85315
hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au
