My 76 kombi paint colour selected! (update 10-sept)
megalania - August 18th, 2006 at 03:31 PM
Hi guys and gals,
here is my 76 kombi. Its a real work in progress. My first pics will show the bus the day I got her,then rust sealed and in primer. Enjoy the pics
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megalania - August 18th, 2006 at 03:33 PM
here she is after rust treatment and primer
megalania - August 18th, 2006 at 03:34 PM
last one for now
megalania - August 21st, 2006 at 09:17 PM
Here are some pics of the completed interior rust protection and paint.
pete wood - August 21st, 2006 at 11:33 PM
cool. Lots of room for an EJ22 in that engine bay man. 
kevo - August 22nd, 2006 at 01:16 AM
doing very well,
i will keep an eye out for this post, keep em coming!
megalania - August 22nd, 2006 at 07:37 AM
If only I had the money for an EJ22 motor pete. For now its just a standard 1800. Which is fine by me and my bank balance.
pete wood - August 22nd, 2006 at 09:35 AM
Nothing a side draft and a little turbo couldn't fix.
megalania - August 22nd, 2006 at 02:43 PM
Really? I never had thought of that option. Any suggestions on parts?
Schmoburger - August 23rd, 2006 at 12:28 AM
Nice Kombi mate... very nice! 
:bounce:
WHat colors the beast gonna be when it's finished?
megalania - August 23rd, 2006 at 07:56 AM
White/cream on top and bubblegum green on the bottom. same colour as my old bug. I will try to find a pick so you can get an idea of the colour. I had
the paint left over, will four litres of green be enough for the bottom part?
Schmoburger - August 23rd, 2006 at 08:32 AM
sounds great!... not sure bout the 4L... never painted half a bus fefore heehehe 
I'd say maybe go and get another few litres matched maybe before you use it all up just to be on the safe side tho. 
pete wood - August 23rd, 2006 at 01:33 PM
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Really? I never had thought of that option. Any suggestions on parts?
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Cheap turbo off an SR20 or similar. Jap SU style carbie? Be worth asking Wayne Penrose. He's got a type 4 draw setup on the mango cabrio. The only
thing he mentioned as an issue was heat build up. And of course you'd have to be sensible with boost and think about some water injection or similar,
maybe even an extra oil cooler?
Here's a pic of the setup on the mango...
http://gallery.aussieveedubbers.com/main.php?
g2_itemId=379
here's a good page to read...
http://www.performanceforums.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-67197568.html
and this...
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?p=855120
and this...
http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=510&start=0&sid=d3cd559aef5b6cf215...
My bentley manual tells me the factory comp ratio is a turbo friendly 7.3:1, but I as I said the trick is to be sensible with the boost. Obviously,
you need a turbo that is NOT water cooled, and that has a bearing seal so the oil can't be thinned by the fuel and sucked out of the bearing. Amazeer
has had a few turbo type 4s. Be worth talking to him as well.
Hope this gets you thinking.
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megalania - August 23rd, 2006 at 08:05 PM
It certaintly has got me thinking. Thanks pete
megalania - September 10th, 2006 at 05:56 PM
Well I decided to go something crazy with the paint so I went hammertone Blue. I know that the car is not going to be a concourse winner, I just want
something that will handle the trip to sites I go to visit for uni (geology/palaeontology student). So it doesn't need to be perfect, just
functional. The guy in the pic is my mate who works for Bomac altrack and did the painting.
Wild1 - September 10th, 2006 at 07:23 PM
that's a great blue!
megalania - September 10th, 2006 at 07:52 PM
Yeah, I can't wait to paint the whole bus