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This truck has come together nicely… It showed up in hurting shape, ended up needing way more metal than any of us thought… Ended up needing waaay more work than I anticipated.. But now… it’s gonna be awesome forever!!!! Pat is out in the blast booth… They dug out a pedal pan for ya.. modified it for your late master and it will get painted today…. I imagine they will wipe and touch and clean on your bus till you get here….
Until I’m told to stop I won’t stop rubbing up on something this beautiful!!!!
We will build it if it comes.
More amazing touches! You guys are the best, 🖐🖐 down.
My pops and I are enroute. We are a few miles from Amarillo. Gonna drive until bedtime. Can’t wait to see my ride in person!!!
What a weekend! Drove my ass off…literally. I can hardly sit after driving from Dallas to KCW and back. Made it into GJ on Saturday around 1pm. Inside the shop, there it was, my beautifully restored DC.
Then we all piled in a fleet of buses and headed to Roosters for some kick-ass wings and few pitchers of “Colorado Kool-aid”. On the way, I might have almost, inches away, taken out John’s recently reacquired bus. Thank god Franz, was on the gas and I finally saw him at the last second. Note to self, adjust those new mirrors better.
After only a few short hours, we loaded the Crew Cab on the trailer. This was also eventful, as the drivers side ramp squirted out from under the rear tire. Amazingly, the hub cab held the wheel and bus up. Only the hubcap sustained a minor wound, thanks for patching it up John (and sorry for the additional work). Here’s the bus moments before the loading SNAFU.
Finally, we headed out of town. We made it to Colorado Springs on Saturday night. I got almost no sleep as I was so excited about the rig and the hotel wasn’t in the greatest part of town, so I was stressed about thieves.
We made it back home this evening (Sunday) with one final scare. The fuel filter has a split at the seam and was pissing fuel all over the left side of the engine. Luckily, I noticed the growing puddle and shut it down. It’s an easy fix, but I almost torched the new bus. Now, the CrewCab is safely in the garage and I’m going to sleep. Good night!
Badass truck!! Well done everyone!
That has to be a driving record.
Strange on the fuel filter. I am glad that you seem to have good luck.
What a whirl wind of a few days for you!!!! and thank goodness you noticed the fuel leak…. fuck……. I would keep extra fuel line, and a filter with you in the bus , also a fan belt, a fuel pump, and points and condenser, and some bailing wire… and ya know.. the basic’s… 😎 damn $1 fuel filter can ruin your day…
Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎
This DC turned out soooo nice! Congrats Mike and KCW!
Oh, and speaking of fuel line….I’d love the hear the KCW feedback on it….I bought a length of this to try out on the next line replacement. German made, ethanol compliant, and braided.
fuel line… a constant battle… unless you just give in and use the rubber and stuff and hose clamps.. 😎
Hubcap repaired and epoxy primed I will paint it later today and ship it tomorrow…. Mike, email me where you want it sent… I will also include the rest of yoru L21 paint… 😎
Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎
Was good to see you again Mike. Had a great time hanging out with you and your dad.
Glad to hear you made it home safe after all the extra excitement.
Thanks for trusting us with your baby. Drive safe, and buy a fire extinguisher.
We will build it if it comes.
I’d install on of those fire extinguisher tube things that Cole used awhile ago on his red bus. Seems like a really good idea when everything critical is behind you when driving.
I'm at the age where "fuck off", "fuck you", and "fuck it" answer most questions.
I’m definitely going to get a BlazeCut for the engine bay. It’s not pretty, but it could save my ass at some point. What do you think about relocating the filter out of the engine bay and a way from the engine heat? I’ve seen a few threads on TS about installing the filter under the vehicle. What do you think about this little set up?
A guys sells that bracket on TS for $40.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1901747
The bracket looks nice, but unnecessary in my opinion.
If you wanted to move the filter back there you could just stick it in line near one of the folding tabs to keep it up out of the way.
I’ve got mine in the engine bay, and I’m pretty sure everyone else at KCW does too…. 🤷🏼♀️ But people do seem to point it out to me often 🙄
I guess I see the advantage of not having the fuel filter in the engine bay… but I a not sure under the bus is better… going down the road. if a filter leaks in that spot above,, I imagine it’s gonna drip right on number 3 exhaust… it’s not any cooler down there… it was just a fluke… throw that bitch away, install another and check it often… 😎
Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎
Great meeting you and your dad!! So glad you made it safely!
I love going on adventures in our bus!!!
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