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That’s Awesome progress!!!!!
got even more done tonight!
Nice. Early bus distributor even. Heat?
Ya picked that up at a swap few years back and just dropped it smashing the nos cap into a million pieces haha I also have a fancy CB performance digital programable advance jobbie…..might run that and keep a mechanical one in the roadtrip Kit?
I dunno about heater boxes on a 2332….. we been talking about buying some of those propane heaters to plumb in?
Haven’t got as much done in the bus as would have liked last bit but night or 2 a week is better than none! Got the steering box all rebuilt mixing and matching parts from several boxes to make a mint one 👍 installed it and got all pedals in and functioning, cables run in all the new conduits👌 Man this is gonna be a killer driver!!! Went with some badass small port small valve torque master heads from type E Motorsports in South Dakota….they flow killer numbers at ripping airspeed….really excited to see how they perform in the bus!
Specs are almost same as Johnnys barndoor motor but I told him mine was gonna wax him in the kombi hahaha!!!
2332cc
W-120 cam on 1.25s 1.5” SS A1 IDAs 9:1 comp 40×35 heads….another 100mph plus roadtrip monster bus coming up!😍
Made an adapter out of a beetle splined steering shaft, machined the matching taper as bud shaft, cut a key way in and now can run this early split std 3 spoke I pulled off a bush buggy on saltspring island years ago.
Almost got the motor together too, just glued together the bottom end other night and set endplay, thinking I should be able to get built up to a longblock by the end of week? Can carry on with tin fits, started the T4 cooler mod already. Got my IDAs all dialed in proper and ready to rock as well🤘🤘
Having a shit ton of fun! Was my first chance to get up to shop since my big push….order of parts came in from CIP….final things like e brake cables and shocks/tie rods irs seals etc
Inner IRS arm clamps are sitting with 2 bolts loose, still need to dial camber in a bit but hot damn! She’s on the floor!👍👍
Took all this week off my day job to hammer down on my bus. Jrod did too👍 Our friend Patrick Hall came up from Oregon as well to return some labour from his barndoor build last year…..crazy how much work can get accomplished with extra hands in the shop!Parker gave me a bolt on IRS kit that came out of his 21. Patrick has had 20 years of experience with IRS conversions….was awesome to have him here for that expertise!! We got a 4” beam sorted out, rear control arms notched for frame clearance and dimpled for shocks. Built a set of adjustable springplates out of some og bus cores. New shiftrod made from chromoly tube. Monster prep day and spray session of black imron. Shit came out great!! Johnny got some new shoes mounted up to the crowsfeet 165/60 front and 195/65 rear.
Beam is in and link pin shims all set. spindles on and my big disk brakes going on. Ended the day with hanging the IRS stuff and torquing yo the springplates👍 Just got a text that my new badass cylinder heads are well underway and flowing great numbers just roughed in! Shipped my shortened IDA manifolds to him to get ported this week. This bus is quickly becoming a reality!
Hell ya Pete! This is gonna get me over the hump!!
The poor old oval? I keep procrastinating bringing it home cause I’m still setting up my new shop at home….we have my buddy’s PGSG in there already and busy building shelving and benches before the 55 comes out of hiding. Priority is the bus (even though building just a motor is easier/cheaper) The car is a toy…..wanna camp with my kids this summer in the higrade! But don’t worry…..the ragtop will see the light again!
Jrod is shortening the manifolds for my IDAs to give a little more room
Got the Frankenstein 51 split out of the shop and stored, kombi got pushed in up front and centre! GAME ON!!
