My T IV EFI 1976 KOMBI

G'day Everyone,

I spent this morning giving my kombi a bit of a detail. Didn't come up to bad.

Hope you enjoy the photo's as much as I enjoy driving the old bus!

If you would like any details, drop me a line.

Keep Cruizzin.......

Mick H

PS There are a few people I would like to thank for their time/effort and advice; in no particular order.

Jeff Unwin-Help in setting up the EFI.
Shimo-Technical advice on suspension and engine and great care in servicing.
Lloyd Davies of VOLKSWERKE in Melbourne for his great care in servicing.
CRUISIN CAR CARPETS-For the interior.
UNDERCAR SPECIALISTS-For finding the mag wheels and getting the set up right.

Bloody Hell.....Half way there.....

Might send some more later...this 52K modem is SLooooooW.....

This one is of the bed out showing the Marine ply box that I got custom made to fit the hole.

I got the centre seat sand blasted bare then the frame was powdercoated.

Got a new covering by Cruizin Car carpets......as he did the rest of the interior as well.

A better view inside the BOX!

Here is a photo of the external oil coolers that are fitted. The coolers are off a Morris Mini...and i think they fit great, have no problems with ground clearance and work a treat....

Here is a photo of the Oil coolrs from a side profile......not bad clearance.

Made up these sun shade/window covers.
Work great and i think are better then curtains.

Will finish doing the rest of the photo's later,


See ya

Cheers

Mick

Nice Mags, cheaper then some Fuchs or Cookie cutters and they don't need to be machined either!

That's an awesome looking Kombi, very tidy you must be happy 😀

hey
thats an awesome looking bay!!! i admire your interior work!!!
what kind of wheels are they are they just globes???
cheers
rhys

The wheel are made by "Performance" wheels in W.A. They are a standard casting/machining and can be modifies at manufacture time for different offset and up to 19 inch dia. (I went for the standard 205/65/15)

They come with the works.....wheel nuts, centre cap knock offs and about $800 for the lot brand new! If you live in sydney you can get em from Undercar specialists at Lakemba!


Cheers
Mick H

That is one seriously mint looking kombi ... Can I ask how much an interior like that costs?!?!?! That is the same sort of material I would like to have in mine 😀

Cheers

Very cool, neat looking bay. What kind of motor are you running that requires two external oil coolers? Love the interior, looks very practical, room to sleep and plenty of seating for the family. Nice work, you must be pleased with the result.

Cool kombi!!!... Do you mind if i ask who made the custom bed/box in the back?? Was it Kruzin car carpets??

Da Wiz, PurpleT3,

Hi guys how you going??

Well thanks for the good rap there guys. So here is the go with the inside.

I got the interior done by Cruizin Car Carpets in Sydney. I think at a last count the inside cost me about $1800 total. That included the purchase of the middle seat and the powder coating of it, I also have the back seat as well(Not fitted) which is covered the same as the rest of the seats; and the construction of the storage box as well.

As for the Motor; it is a 2L motor with a bit of a cam and some head work with HALTECH EFI; it is running one of those Suburu mounting plate (between the case and the oil filter) that bipasses oil to the coolers. The hotter the oil gets the more oil that goes to the coolers.
Some people think that I have overdone the oil cooler thing and I should fix the problem as to why my motor runs hot (There is no such problem); however the current set up affords a VERY constant oil temperature that NEVER gets above 100 Deg C. I towed a trailer from Sydney to Melbourne last year and the temp in Sydney/Melb was 47 Deg C. I cruised at 100klm/hr and the oil never went above 100 Deg C; my back up to this is that I also run a Gene Berg Oil temperature dipstick.......and in the 3 years I have owned the bus it has never been an issue and the dipstick temp warning light has never come on!

Cheers

Mick H

PS I purchased the kombi with only 1 Oil cooler; however I was informed by my employer that I was going to Townsville for 3 to 6 yrs. (See cooler No 2 come on the scene!) ((What is the biggest killer of TIV motors........dropped valves....due to poor servicing and or overheating of heads (See Australia in general), cooler oil means cooler heads means longer life from my motor......)) Well that my reasoning........ask me in a few year time around the 100,000 Klm mark when I have to pull the heads!!

See ya

very sweet looking bus i especially love the bed/box/rear tyre mounting :thumb 😎 :thumb

yeah mate sick bus i was wondering if you could provide me with some of the plans if youve got them there. im actually planning on doin something very similar but am going to make the box foldable to give more room when not using the bed and to maintain the size of da big kombi

Hey Kombiluva, you making it to the GC show?
Would love to see your sweet ride!!
Andy 😀

kombi_76er,
Not a problem, I will either fax them through or send the dimension via email with a scanned drawing!

Andy,
Hope to get to the GC Show, I am thinking of meeting up with the other Kombi's at the Yatala BP on Sun morning around 0730! So if I don't see ya there, i will see ya at the show.


Cheers
Mick H

PS Ring 0413453871 and we will catch up.

Hey Mick,
Was great to see your lovely kombi in the flesh. Looks just as good in real life!
Looks like there were a few more Deluxes there. I saw another 3 '77 deluxes besides Andy!!!
Catch ya round dude
Andy :thumb

hey KL
just a guess but by any chance are you in the military, the cam bag and the work in townsville for 3 - 6 years are hinting towards it?

Awesome job Mick!! :thumb

I wish mine looked (and went) as well as yours!! 😀

Sweet Kombi, didn't we see it here In Melbourne last year at the Dava Hotel Cruise?

Dude,

Have a look in the Photo.... ya can just see the top of her......see right down the back......!

Cheers😉

KOMBILUVA

Here is another pic of that day. Do you still have the extra wheels that you were wanting to ofload?

beautiful bus mate,
i have the same yr/colour/size motor,
mine next to your would be an exact before after look 🙂
Hope to see you round 😎

Hi your bay looks great and I am interested in it for my family but I need the extra seats of the rear one. How difficult is it to get the box off and the rear seat in?

Removal.....

To get the box out and the rear seat in would be an 1/2 hour job, I have the rear seat that has been re apholstered the same as the rest of the seats.

All ya need then is the family to fill all the seats....and go cruisin!

Cheers
Mick

Hey Mike- Bert here -been flat strap and thanks for the pic's etc. Still interested in the bus will be in contact to view it in the flesh and the Bros reckons the missus will kill me but hey I ain't got no toys.

PS. Been in this site many many times but thought I'd finally register and add some comments of what I've seen on some posts and other sites I visit daily. Seen plenty of good and bad VW's since my first back in 1971 and owned only 1 bad one.

HOLY SH@T!!! your van rocks mate!!! i'm with kombi_76er!! could i also get a copy of the plans/pics of the bed!? pretty please!!!?? i've sent U2U!!!!

Hi all,

I am open to offers for my bus!

Cheers
Mick hall

mmmm, efi, check.
big oil coolers, check.

Must be time for turbo.... :thumb

great kombi i have a 76 kombi want to fit a oil cooler what model suburu did the mounting plate come off vwking klub vw casino:

kombiluva- did you get my u2u requesting dimensions on the bed frame?? you got the plans or info handy??

what are ya rims have u got on ya kombi.... has it got stock drums?