r/VWBus

We did a thing!

Meet TEANA! Our 1974 T2 that was a bag of lemons that we turned into lemonade!

A few months ago we bought this van from a guy who neglected the poor thing to death. He sold it as a good runner, that didn't leak and had no rust.

So I put up a bunch of money and bought the thing. Lo and behold, she was pretty rusty under the cheap plywood and paint and I needed to do something. So I mustered up all my tools and started working on this beautiful unique van!

I'm slowly going through it with a fine-tooth comb getting the important stuff done. It had a snapped sway bar clasp, bad brakes, no proper seat belts and it had been cobbled together poorly. By the looks of it, he drug it out of a field and put the bare minimum into it.

So I took it upon myself to try and save this poor beast.

Just wanted to show her off! I love the community, and I love this bus! I'm going to keep it forever, and I'll just keep fixing it until I run out of things to fix.

I am open to suggestions!

I have this T3 and as you can see the speedo is bouncing like crazy, happens at lower speeds too, even larger amplitude swings there.

It sometimes gets fixed for a bit after going on a bump but always comes back.

I have tried replacing the cable that goes from the front wheel to the dash but it didn't help. I have a suspicion that the spot where it connects to the wheel hub is too worn down and rounded, and the squared end of the cable can wiggle in it causing the oscillations.

Has anyone had similar problems?

Walked out of my house and glanced at my ‘61 15 window, and a ‘63 Standard was sitting next to her, the owner taking a picture of the two.

I was visiting Victoria BC today (after going to the Great Canadian VW Show yesterday - which lives up to this mighty name).

I broke a window crank so I tracked down a local source for VW parts who had one on hand and saw this unique version of a splitty. Check out that hatch in the rear!

First big trip in the bus. 650 miles around the Southern California coast, beach camping every night. Doesn’t get better than that. And we only broke down once!

Today we are leaving the Mendoza region in Argentina, as we start making our way north into the Argentinan mountains.

1st time Vanagon owner. Van shudders and misfires at certain loads and speeds. Looking into timing and cleaning the carburetor, but as I am researching my van, I’m getting more and more confused.

VIN says the engine should be a 1.9L water boxer

But engine Code MV, according to the Bentley says it is a 2.1 digifant.

AND it’s carbureted, not fuel injected. Cannot find a brand or manufacturer stamping anywhere on the carb.

Anyone seen anything like this? Pics included.

I recently came into ownership of this very charming 1968 Kombi but she’s a little worse for wear. The previous owner had the bus running around 2020 but after some issue with the breaks, it was left to sit. As far as I know it’s been left pretty much untouched since then, sitting outside under a tarp up here in Western WA.
The previous owner seems confident I could get it up and running again, but I’m worried about the rust. I want to give this bus the life on the road it deserves, so I’d rather not slap on a bandaid fix that will just worsen it in the future. That being said, I’d like to hear if you think this project is beyond saving (especially as a complete novice to VWs and car repair as a whole) or if it’s not as bad as it looks.
Another issue on the table is the interior. Most of the original camper build is still inside with quite a bit of wear on it. The front seats acquired a couple holes and appear to have been a critters cabana for some time. Theres also quite a bit of rust on the dashboard where water crept through the windshield.
If you have any guidance, advice, warnings, or words of encouragement please share!

A company called Juncheng is building new bodyshell replica for 15,000 USD. Wanted to see peoples opinion on it

Hi - I ran the VIN on this bus and ChatGPT told me it is "a 1967 Deluxe Microbus — the Samba, which in '64–'67 form means a 21-window: eight side windows, two rear windows, and eight skylight windows, with the wider rear door introduced in 1964 having deleted the rear corner windows of the earlier 23-window." It clearly doesn't have 21 windows.

Here is a photo of the bus and ID plate (note, the last number is in fact a 1, not a 4). I looked for the stamped number in the engine bay - no luck. I also looked for the M-plate behind the passenger seat. Again, strikeout.

What might have happened here?

Restaurant called the Surf Shack in Colorado Springs, CO, has an old VW out front.

At first I thought it was a standard Bay Window bus but then I realized it had windows like a T1 and panel doors on the side instead of a sliding door. Is this a Brazilian bus? Mexican?

No sign of a radiator so I'm assuming it still has an air cooled engine?

She may be a rust bucket, but dang it she's gonna be a shiny rust bucket

And yes, I know I have to clean out the garage 🤣

Hi all.

I got back from a 30 mile run and the front wheels smelt and felt very hot...

Am.i right in thinking that its possibly either brakes slightly binding or not releasing efficiently (just had the master cylinder replaced in the last mot a few months ago)

Or possibly the wheel bearings?

The issue was with both front wheels mainly.

I did come down a very steep hill just before parking the van..

I'll try it again on the flat tomorrow but I'd thought I'd ask.

Here's a picture of.my van for interest.

Thanks all.