got me one of these...

[art b]

[Andy]

What, a pack of Jaffa cakes?

[Fieldy]

No, he has 2 packs of Jaffa Cakes.. That's why he's so happy....

[Incursus]

Mmm Jaffa cakes

[Cunning Plan]

What are you going to put it in Art?

New Air-cooled project perhaps?

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Andy

What, a pack of Jaffa cakes?

Lads, all Air-Cooled engines are held together with Jaffa Cakes.

[Cunning Plan]

Stop teasing us Art - you were just online, so could have told us

[Cunning Plan]

Art you bastard.

If you have bought a bus, I am coming over this weekend.

[art b]

he he he ....

[Cunning Plan]

HEY! NO.



NO YOU DON'T.

Stop that teasing right now.

[art b]

well as its you ....

and your getting your thong in a twist....

[Cunning Plan]

Nice Art!

What year is that? '77?

What made you get that?

Much needed to be done?

[Andy]

What happened to the Dart, Art?

[art b]

1972 tax excempt, westy rhd,

needs a few bits o weldin,
engine work /replacement ... know anyone with a 1600 twinport,
or bigger,cp

it was cheap enough...

the dart is peekin out at the bus,cp lookin jelous.. although it may get painted orange now...

[art b]

sweet lookin front...




new pop canvas...

[Incursus]

Race between CP and Art!  First Bus on the road (under its own power) wins........and GO!  

[Cunning Plan]

Well done Art

Not sure why it has high indicators, it should have low front indicators being a crossover?

New pop-top saves you a bit of money. Tax exempt too :)

Does it run? MOT?

Get yourself on earlybay.com!

[art b]

the engine has a knackered bearing and joural ..
it did run but badly

its moted and free tax until end of august...
its a ''73'' built in 72.. i have a letter from vw confirming its build date as 21st sept 72...
its gotta front beam ..

just removed a lot of the grey primer to find some filler but its a skim over the added sill , then not painted so it started bubblin and rustin ,

the side in the pic is the worst, will need a bit o platin underneath for its next mot,
but all in all not bad... for a 40 yr old bus.. gonna tidy it use it then start addin metal to it next year,
plan addin a towbar and takin the bike out around the country..

[art b]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Get yourself on earlybay.com!

on vzi .. seee if ya can find me...

so easy to slip the engine out....





havin a crack at tidyin the manky filler and rusty bits, filled and painted to keep the winter out  ....
it was better under the primer than i thought it would be

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Andy

What happened to the Dart, Art?

[Incursus]

Quoting: Andy

What happened to the Dart, Art?

Oh and first dibs! If you get rid

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

engine work /replacement ... know anyone with a 1600 twinport,
or bigger,cp

No, but if you want something in and running I could ask the restoration dude who welded my bus?

Otherwise, you could try asking on the local Northampton VW forum which is Shoe County Dubbers: http://scdvw.proboards.com/index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://scdvw.proboards.com/index.cgi

Quoting: art b

its gotta front beam ..

New front beam?

Are you going to lower it?

Quoting: art b

its a ''73'' built in 72.. i have a letter from vw confirming its build date as 21st sept 72...

Well worth having it tax exempt, helps keep the value a bit higher and saves you the bucks too.

Must have been one of the first of the new shape - high indicators, long rear lights, euro bumpers and smaller rear air-vents. Usually around that year, the VW factory was still using front panels left over from EarlyBays and combining them with the newer-styled long rear lights. So you would have low front indicators and long rear lights.

It's similar with my '68. It has rear light panels from a Splitty that the factory were using up, but the EarlyBay front.

[Cunning Plan]

Window rubbers all look in good condition, probably been replaced fairly recently Perhaps done at the same time as the pop-top, which isn't cheap!

[Andy]

Bloody hell CP, seems happier than a fat kid being offered a cookie!

[art b]

Quoting: Andy

Bloody hell CP, seems happier than a fat kid being offered a cookie!

i knew he would go all gooey....


not lowering it yet,
tidy it up,
new engine,
tow bar, motor bike on the back and use it... trot out and about this summer ...

laters;... get some repair panels,new doors/ skins,
paint,hang on to it until its worth 20k....