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 bevoracing
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| posted on January 21st, 2009 at 10:06 AM |
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KO817 Changed Hands Recently
I got an email from the owner of KO817 in Mildura. He tells me he's sold it to a very keen buyer.
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| posted on January 21st, 2009 at 11:08 AM |
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bevoracing,
KO 817 is on Bill's Register, but there are no pics in Graham's CB
gallery......at least none identified as KO 817
Another CB undocumented pictorially.......sad stuff.
Surely someone out there has taken a pic or two of this one.
There's lots of blank spaces in CB history, but it is improving all the time thanks to this forum and Graham's gallery.
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Steve
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| posted on January 21st, 2009 at 09:15 PM |
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Got some in there now Steve thanks to Tony.... nice looking CB it is too
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
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| posted on January 21st, 2009 at 10:29 PM |
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Graham,
You're right...good looking CB.
I note what appears to be a snorkel type breather exiting the driver's side upper engine compartment.
Also I don't see the typical breather hole in the firewall section ....must have been filled in due to the new breather arrangement.
Interesting.
Thanks for the pics.
Regards,
Steve
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bevoracing
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| posted on January 22nd, 2009 at 05:11 PM |
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The "snorkel" (cyclonic pre-cleaner off a Donaldson filter) is not correct, but very common. No VW does well on the dirt without good air cleaning
and getting up in the fresh air is the first thing. Mine has a 6 cyl Red Motor Holden air cleaner in that position.
My CB doesn't have the "vent hole" either, in fact I've only ever seen pictures of these. KO817 and KO861 don't have it, may just be an early
model thing.
Note the bumper bars on KO813 are not correct, rectangular tube is in the vertical position. Doesn't matter, he did a graet job and I hope he did OK
on the deal. I bet he did.
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| posted on January 23rd, 2009 at 01:54 AM |
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This breather vent hole thing is a bit curious.
I've studied The Gallery at length and found some CB's have this hole, while others obviously don't.
Here's the clearest single example I could find.
It was restored by Randy Carlson of Oldbug here in the US.
KO 273
There are other examples I have found:
KO 521
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album480/DSC03890
KO unknown 17
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album500/DSC00368
KO 011
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album584/0cec_3
KO 159
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album487/DSCN1967_W1440?full=1
(body up side down)
KO 360
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album476/cbuggy
Maybe The King of CB's Bill Moore can weigh in a bit on this oddity......or anyone else for that matter.
Regards,
Steve
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| posted on January 24th, 2009 at 07:02 PM |
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Steve,
You have a new nickname "Snorkel"
Great work on finding all those examples of the rear panel cut out for improved air intake into the engine bay. Despite the number of vehicles with a
hole cut out I dont see any of them as being particularly "factory". I have never seen any reference t them in documents, including the original
product description booklet and I tend to agree with Tony Bevoracing that they were more one off from individual owners. They seen to be cut out in
slightly different locations as well.
KO817 looks like a good buy with resto nearly completed.
Knowing the guy who purchased the vehicle I know he will do a great job in getting it back on the road. The same guy know has 4 CBs and they all run
and are fully
driveable and stopable. He will soon set the record as he is picking up his 5th CB this weekend albeit this one is only a parts car. ( he may already
have it) He has plans for each vehicle with two working vehicles in and around his property and two really good restorations for special sunday
drives. Given 12 months ago he owned nothing VW for the past 25 years he has certainly turned things around and been bitten by the "Country Bug"
Countrybuggybill
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| posted on January 24th, 2009 at 08:56 PM |
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"Snorkel", eh?
I've been called lots of names in my lifetime, but that one take the cake!
Bill, Thanks for your comments on the curious breather vent hole situation. I guess its like lots of things individual owners did to their CB's to
suit their theories about car performance or function.....i.e custom cabs, tops, roll bars, nerf/crash bars, etc.
The CB easily lent itself to customization to fit specific needs by its simplistic, squarish, flat panel body.
If this gent owns four CBs which are running and drivable, this must be a record of sorts. I think Graham needs a few pics......a group shot if you
will.
That's pretty amazing to me.....four!!!!
The owner definitely got bit by the CB bug!
Regards,
"Snorkel"
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| posted on January 24th, 2009 at 08:58 PM |
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Yeah Bill, are the rest in the Gallery? If not.... then we need pics and KO numbers.....
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
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58camper
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| posted on January 26th, 2009 at 07:03 AM |
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Am hoping to get down to see this guy over the next few months and you can be sure that all the CBs will be put in a line and some pictures taken.
All of these CBs are on the Register but I have not yet updated the locations for them. Will sort it out when I next bring the Register up to date.
In todays world, 4 driveable CBs under the same roof is some sort of a record. There is another guy in Sydney who has 3 vehicles but only two of them
are going and the other is parts only.
Countrybuggybill
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| posted on January 26th, 2009 at 10:08 AM |
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Hey Steve, the owner of KO273 has done a fairly meticulous resto there
makes you wonder why they put a fuel filter in the pressure side of the fuel pump, it was never there originally and dont work there well either let
alone no hose clamps is just plain stupid espcially with a $2 filter that doesnt even have barbs to keep the hose on
shame to see it go up in flames cos someone didnt spend $6 on clamps
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 posted on January 26th, 2009 at 10:41 AM |
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Joel,
I have to totally agree with you.....it's a pretty stupid thing to do.
Placing an unsecured pressurized fuel source above a mechanical component which produces a spark is idiotic. Duh..........
Lots of dumb asses do that here in the US and it's usually only a matter of time before a fuel line comes loose while charging down the road, and the
sucker almost burns to the pavement before the driver can exit the premises.
I'm not a card carrying member of the Most Asinine Places To Install A Fuel Filter On A VW.
I believe the dues are too high.
Regards,
"Snorkel"
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| posted on January 26th, 2009 at 08:26 PM |
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Steve, its just as common here
unfortunaltey in all corners of the globe there will always be the idiots to lazy to get underneath the car and put them in the only flexible hose
they can see....
i couldnt tell you home many vws ive seen burn cos of this and something as rare as a CB would really be a shame to end that way
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