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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: EMPI Quick/Trigger Shifter for Missionare Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:22 pm | |
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| Subject: Last Few Sliding Door Bits Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:38 pm | |
| So as I found out with the help of some great, helpful early bayers from earlybay.com and the samba, the minimum parts I required to have to have a completely functional sliding door were missing the following bits; 1- Cargo Door Trim Ring which also serves as a bush to guide the handle for proper placement and function 2- Inner Sliding Door Catch which serves the purpose of keeping the door caught opened once the door is slid open and bus is on the move 3- Sliding Door Retainer under the Sliding Cover on the Body 4- Sliding Door Striker plate and Shim that goes onto B-Pillar First three of these were sourced from one of early bayers as his last few left overs; Also sourced from the same source was this Washer Bottle with the Black Front Panel Trim Cap A couple more items were sourced from the same source but which are awaited in pictures. Will post pictures as soon as I receive them. |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: NOS Drag Link Sun Jul 28, 2013 7:11 pm | |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: Re: Missionare - 1969 Early/Low Light RHD T2a Bay Window Walkthrough Microbus Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:45 pm | |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: CV Joint Refresh and CV Boots Replacement Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:04 am | |
| Done and dusted tonight. Time to do the brake and the wiring next and then...time to roll Pakistan's Oldest Early Bay! Fingers crossed! |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: NOS SWF Turn Signal Switch from Indonesia Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:53 pm | |
| - reezvaan wrote:
- Missionare does have a Turn Signal Switch which works perfectly but then its from a later year thus isn't a perfect fit on the steering column. Have been looking for the correct one which is extremely difficult to find and if its available its pricey as hell. Today an Indonesian friend posted a NOS SWF Turn Signal Switch for early bay (correct for Missionare year) on FB and I was quick to buy it out. Here is what it looks like:
How often do you meet such a true breed of a seller whom you've met online and who would ship you a rare NOS hard to find VW part without even getting payment, as first time deal? This seller from Indonesia, Gusdi, is highly recommended seller, true to his word. Sent me this NOS 68-70 Turn Signal Switch despite the fact that I fell short of paying him up in time. It was only this noon that I woke up to receive this part at my door, shocked, because I never even paid for it! The next thing I did was to pay him up to do my part. Thank you Gusdi! |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: RHD Only 'Rare' Sliding Door Striking Plate with Shim Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:07 pm | |
| Thanks to Richard Mallin, the RHD Slider Stricker and Shim are now sorted! VW # 224 843 655. With this part, Sliding door parts sourcing is 100% complete. Time for Missionare to re-live the slider yet again, may be after decades! |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: Re: Missionare - 1969 Early/Low Light RHD T2a Bay Window Walkthrough Microbus Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:15 am | |
| - reezvaan wrote:
- Will get to the details later but here are the pictures of the parts that I was able to source locally.
The Late Bay donor dash arrived from KHI a couple of days ago and today was disassembled to yield; -the lower dash panel which has radio hole uncut and is lot better position than the one currently on Missionare -the gauge cluster -front dash trim -dash grab handle All other bits are surplus. The Gauge Cluster was immediately disassembled after being removed from the dash and was thoroughly cleaned up as it has to replace the cracked Gauge Cluster on Missionare; It cleaned out real nice! |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: OG Febi Bilsten Ball Joints Set Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:40 pm | |
| Picked this one up a while ago from Alex. |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: The Sliding Door Hinge Retainer Refresh Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:21 pm | |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: Finally! Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:58 pm | |
| The Missionare is officially transferred with GOS online record updated. |
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| Subject: Front Cab Under the Seats Mats Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:10 pm | |
| Won on eBay a min back. These are brand new items in Mint condition though a year old. |
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| Subject: Fresh Air Control Box/Assembly Refresh Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:33 pm | |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: Re: Missionare - 1969 Early/Low Light RHD T2a Bay Window Walkthrough Microbus Sun Aug 11, 2013 12:41 am | |
| - reezvaan wrote:
- Making home was one thing and getting the bus to do it should do, and reliably, is another.
The moment I had arrived home with the bus, everyone in the family looked disappointed at the condition the bus was in and rightly so because I felt no different too. But this is my first bay and I am not willing to give up on it. Not because I have already bought it, but because I know this early bay window has tons of potential in turning out to be a head turner someday, with right amount of money and effort invested in it.
If it just had to be a bay window, I have had the opportunities with many other later bay windows but I knew if I had to own a bay window it had to be an early one, for a number of reasons which I would account for in another post(s).
The bus was a real mess in itself when I looked at it real closely once it was parked inside my porch. Lets take a look at it.
First the messy/horrible interior: And in interior, the cut up Walkthrough Bulkhead is the first highlight
The PO cut the "rare" Walkthrough Seat Bulk head to accomodate an aftermarket front seat to increase the seating capacity as the bus was being used as school van, thus more seating capacity meant more money. Pathetic, isn't it? Yes it is and sickening too!
This loss of walkthrough bulkhead/original front walkthrough seat would have been enough for many to runaway from buying the bus, I know but it wasn't for me. Not because I am superhuman but because this bus deserved to be saved! This loss is NOT just the loss of the rarity in itself but also a loss of seat tracks as well as M-Code Plate too which is mounted mid-way on the passenger bulkhead. No wonder my contact couldn't locate the M-codes when I asked him to look for them while making the deal on buying the bus!
But, let your hearts not be troubled. This mess has a way out and it is already in the works. I bought a passenger side bulkhead (pedestal up) as well as seat tracks from a 68 walkthrough in USA the moment I had arrived back and these are already in shipping. Here is a look at these parts:
That leaves the walkthrough front seat and M-Code to be sorted. The walkthrough seat frame would be brought in like the bulkhead/tracks. I am afraid there is no way I could get the original M-Code plate on the bus but this too has a way around it, yes the Birth Certificate from VW Museum!
For the moment I have left this aftermarket seat setup as it is. The seat would be removed once the bulkhead arrives with seat tracks.
Now lets have a look at the original but modified middle and rear seats as well as the headliner:
Nasty, isn't it? But trust me there are goods about these. The original integrity of the middle/rear seats hasn't been touched other than the addition of the headrests. The legs are all there just that both seats have been relocated backwards to accommodate a bench seat just behind the bulkheads that I have already removed as you can see it no where in the bulkhead pictures.
The headliner bows are all there, with none missing, so redoing headliner wont be a biggie by a veteran like Zaheer/Ishaq.
My next preference in connection with the interior is the relocation of these middle/rear seats to their stock position.
This nasty setup on the front passenger seat was removed and the walkthrough status was restored today with a bucket full of caked dirt removed from under the front seats. Lets see some pictures. The rare/hard to find driver's seat runners in great nick Bad Seat Belt mount panel repairs on the driver's side The aftermarket passenger seat removed and the wheel tubs cleaned of all the caked dirt Luckily the PO left the passenger side mounting brackets alone. It would be appropriate to state here that only the driver's side seat on Early Bays is adjustable and has sliding tracks. The passenger side is fixed to the wheel tub and sits in those two brackets which you can see in the above picture. The walkthrough corridor With the front aftermarket seat removed and the "walkthrough" status restored which was blocked by the installation of two seater aftermarket bench seat, its only a matter of time that the bulk heads in the quoted post above arrive to me here in Pakistan in a couple of days and are welded in. Only then I would feel that there is one less thing to restore! |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: Wiper Arms, Horn Push/Contact Ring & Front Cab Door Seals Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:36 am | |
| Brand New cab doors seals Wiper Arms, Missionare had just the driver's side wiper arm/blade fitted which both were aftermarket. These are original used ones Horn Push/contact ring, both were missing on Missionare |
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| Subject: Front Fresh Air Vent Grill Mesh Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:28 pm | |
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| Subject: Busy Independence Day Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:42 am | |
| Did a couple of cleanups and paints on the independence day before I could get to chores. Never got around to posting pics, here are some: Used Automated Grinder mounted Wirebrush to clean up all the gunk on the cab floor and then sprayed with rattle can primer to seal it as well as to see rather cleanly the extent of damage it had Couple of patches including the one at the base of the gas pedal. This side will surely have to be replaced. Just hasn't had made the mind whether to replace the whole front cab floor or just the right and left side panels. Cleaned and primed the fresh air vents: |
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| Subject: OG Spare Wheel Cover from a 1969 Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:03 am | |
| Won on eBay tonight |
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| Subject: Re: Missionare - 1969 Early/Low Light RHD T2a Bay Window Walkthrough Microbus Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:46 am | |
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rustbus Super Moderator
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| Subject: Re: Missionare - 1969 Early/Low Light RHD T2a Bay Window Walkthrough Microbus Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:59 am | |
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| Subject: Bad Fuel Sender on Missionare Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:49 am | |
| Missionare came with a fuel sender installed which wasn't working. I know the gauge in the dash pod was missing a voltage stablizer so i knew the missing component wouldn't make it possible for the gauge to work. Anyway, since I am in the process of re-wiring the bus, so thought I would check the seal on the sender too which was fairly easily accessible due to this molestation by the PO: So I just pulled it out and it was without the cover and when I tested it, its reading 83/84 ohms on empty (float totally bottomed) and 5/6ohms with sender at full (fully up). Wanted to know if someone knew what is the ohms reading on "empty / full" on this sender so that I could be fairly sure if its working correctly. Its where Alan Pettman & Marcus Fletcher came to help with some answers. Also wasn't sure if having a cover over the internals matters at all in functioning of the sender. Alan wrote: - Quote :
- Your readings are within the range that I have observed, however your top plate appears to be warped and the missing tube protected the innards and slowed/dampened the slosh effects To prevent you getting the wild swings from full to empty! All n all that looks to be all used up!
vwed wrote: - Quote :
- Firstly, the voltage regulators were only fitted from '73 onwards, so you don't need to worry on that score.
Secondly, the one I had on thesamba, that you referenced, turned out not to work which was a pity as it was otherwise tidy. Marcus Fletcher wrote: - Quote :
- Hi there, I have a spare original VDO sender from a '69 Danbury. I have photos of it on a multimeter showing 75ohms full, 42ohms half and 0.2 empty (or full whichever was which!). Let me know if you want it. I did not have a voltage stabilizer on mine and it works fine.
And here are the pictures that Marcus sent to me for evidence; Empty Tank "ohms reading" Half Full "ohms reading" Full Tank "ohms reading" Later, I bought the same sender pictured above as replacement for Missionare |
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| Subject: Early Dash Heat Control Lever Cluster Sat Aug 17, 2013 2:35 pm | |
| A bloody tiny thing with lots of attitude to be found complete! But thanks to Ady Good, its all now sorted who sent it over for the cost of postage alone! Early bay levers are different than those of later bays which are relatively easily available. This cluster is missing the plastic caps but then I have two levers arrived only today so two would be sorted and will find the others later. |
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