This is a kombi ive slowly been working on for a while now,its a 74 ex panelvan(originally red) plan is to raise front up a bit more, have raised the rear already, has a new 1600 unleaded engine i put in as the old one was pretty avg,new cvs,good box,merc rims and off road tyres, redone the camper int,been working on a spare wheel carrier for the back,picked up an original drive away annex, modified the exhaust to sit a little higher etc getting it up to scratch so i can jump in and go travelling
i am chasing some deluxe strips for the drivers side or another complete set and a sunvisor if anyone has one
desh 路
Looks like a tight fit under the carport!
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vwsteve 路
yeh i dont think she will fit when the front is raised up馃檪
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE 路
You running 215/75/15 all round?? Good choice of tyre BTW馃憤
vwsteve 路
the front tyres are a little narrower than the rear, from memory 215 front and 235 rear maybe, cant remember, bought the wheels from the trading post a while ago
pete wood 路
looks tough...for camper 馃榾
but seriously, ought to be fun.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE 路
My uncle did a lift kit under a camper not before he stopped doing alltogether. 12R rear and 235/75 front. Man it did look tough!!
vwsteve 路
i think mine are big enough for now, its only a 1600 so dont want anything to big and i dont want to cut the arches either, front hits a little on full lock sometimes but once i raise it that should fix the problem, i took the bullbar off as it weighed it down a bit too
vwsteve 路
Had some recent maternity leave so i managed to get some work done, welded beetle style adjusters into the front beam,modified them a little more for strength, i got a little extra height out of them but i wouldnt say a lot and done more on the spare wheel hanger.
vwsteve 路
Made the gas door out of left over checkerplate, what do you think?
vwsteve 路
New leather seats to go in thanks to lex from this site馃槑
Andy 路
Looking great Steve! Who's been shooting at you??? Not the neighbours I hope 馃檪
Reminds me of when Andy first got back on the road!
Great stuff.
vwsteve 路
ha ha yeh andy the bullet stickers come in handy for covering up big paint chips馃槈, i only plan on touching up the repaired areas, dont want the massive respray job馃檪
vwsteve 路
seats are in.
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eraser 路
nice seat setup 馃槈
vwsteve 路
Yeah it should make driving a whole new experience, sitting on metal frames gets quite uncomfortable afer a long trip馃槀
vwsteve 路
Well it turns out the adjusters i put in were succesfull with getting the height i wanted, i just bought longer adjusting bolts and got an extra 1 1/2 inches compared to before, i would say i got an extra 2-3 inches out of it all up, tyres do not rub anymore and the car now sits level, it does feel like it wants to roll going around tight bends though馃お
vwsteve 路
took the kombi camping at yarramalong last weekend
greedy53 路
dam you got it all and where did you get the swing around bases
vwsteve 路
the swing base was already welded into it when i bought it, its really h/d, looks like its out of a bus or truck馃槀
vwsteve 路
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tar76 路
I'll have to keep any eye out for you mate i live on acerage just before Bribie, look out for a denim blue lowlight panel.