How to restore a VW Bus!
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2019
- Today we tour James' 1965 VW Bus and talk about the lessons he's learned from restoring a classic Volkswagen Bus.
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Channel has an excellent vibe, natural conversations and makes you feel like you’re right there just chatting w friends at a meet
Thanks!
Great to save these living machines.
indeed save them all!
Thank you all for your videos! My 17 year old just purchased his life dream of a VW bus. He got a 72 that needs a lot of love and your videos have already helped us fix some issues and gotten us on the road. Not only that, but inspired him to keep working and he looks forward to the VW Bus Life ahead. Thanks again and we'll keep watching!
That is awesome! that is the whole intent of what we do, thank you for sharing
🤩🤩😍😍 always fun to see others blood, sweat and tears. My 59 beetle seems to be howling a little more than normal. Next time you're in Idaho if y'all can stop by🤣
sounds good just email us the address :)
Never ever tell a body man that you’re not in a hurry!
Great advice!
They think to themselves "here we go we got a live one here"
Makes me wounder the longer it stays in the body shop the more they justify to get more money out of you!
That bus is coming along just fine, it's beautiful. Great job James.
Yep James is killing it!
Awesome video. Its really cool of you guy that you helped another vw liver out well its part of the vw community. Keep the vids coming because we love them
Thanks we will definitely be doing that! Thanks for the support
Truly a bootiful bus. Great vid. Thanks for posting.
You know booty when you see it!
Hi, Gary. Amazing story. Ownsome to rescue an old bus. looks like new. Please, continue bringing us these videos. Your friend from Puerto Rico, Jorge Castro.
1000$ for headliner... money very well spent. Very nice work!
Indeed it's a real project
Beautiful Color… and all of it too
Good to see that some in your country spend time for detailing.
This 1 looks very good. In the long run, detailing always pays off.
Yep thats right!
What a lovely kombi. It looks like new and the detail Wow. I can remember my friends kombi. The the reduction gear noise plus the rattling gear shift rod and loose fr gearbox mount. It was a noticeable noise amongst the general rattles that is a vw. We fixed it. Another one of my friends had a 58 with a mid mounted 6cyl holden and 2 speed powerglide a short driveshaft and a holden diff. It had 2 rough gas cut 1/2 plates welded to the axle housing and bolted to the spring plates and a panhard rod setup. it was good for 80mph in a straight line but the brakes were only good for 55mph if that. It was rough at best. He was the last owner. it was rusty and became a donor. It was fast for a kombi.
wow that sounds like a crazy custom setup! they did a lot of weird things back in the day with these old Volkswagens didn't they?!
Excellent story and video, very informative! Cool!
Glad to hear that you liked it!
Great video, cool idea to interview him and go over the details. Beautiful bus.
thanks Gary!
The Duke!
Man, is that not Bootiful?
Great work James!
Beautiful bus! I know James does excellent work. I saw his bus at the VW Harvest show.
Yep James knows what he is doing
Very nice bus!! 👍🏼 Keep up the great work! Nice video guys!
Yes it's an awesome bus coming along nicely thanks as always Terry
Just bought a 66 11w in similar condition appreciate the vid! Encouraging!
Dude congrats!
Awesome as always,thanx guys.
Our pleasure!
Beautiful bus
Awesome. I will be waiting for the follow up to see when the camper part is finished.
Yes we will revisit with James!
So cool Split bus! It is always nice to drive a split bus. I just drove our Split bus this afternoon! It was awesome.
It really is!
@@VWLifeVW Keep it up buddy!
Nice one lads. Another great vid. Just ordered a VW life T-shirt for my daughter for Christmas, which should be making its way across to England now. She’s called violet. 9 years old and is a HUGE fan of you guys. If you could ever give her a shout out in one of your videos, it’d make her Christmas!
All the best,
Ben 🇬🇧
👍🏻cool video! Good job James
Yep is coming along nicely. James is killing it!
James so cool to know I'm not the only one who looks and spend time on the smallest details, it drive's my son nuts. He is a lets get it done and just drive it type of guys, i'm one of those , i think one more coat of wax will make it look even better type. Turttle Wax love's me...
thanks Dan yeah it takes a lot of little things to get one big thing done :)
Sweet ride!
Yeah it's a great bus!
Bootiful bus for sure
It's so bootiful! 😎
Awesome restoration! I plan on updating the brakes on my bus after the metal work is done
Peace
John
It's a worthy upgrade!
Had a 71 in HS and I'm so excited, picking up another one in the morning. The guy has 11 more so I see lots of Classics in my future.
This vid brought back some AMAZING memories.
That you.
That's awesome! What part of the world are you in?
@@VWLifeVW nw Montana. It's a pretty good place to find old classics sitting around in farmers fields and such. This find I just ran into was an old Volkswagen collector that I used to buy engines from in HS. He has passed away but his son is cutting loose all these classics and I am in negotiations to hopefully by the little collection and possibly the colbys a ground so I could continue to store them there my home is already full of fun projects lol
@@affinityfunable that's awesome does he have any split window buses for sale?
@@VWLifeVWno, they are all the newer type
Hey VW Life. Love all your videos. Wish I had my 1961 bug. I built a 2110 stroker motor with dual 44 carbs and it moved when you step in the gas. . Bug got stolen right out my garage😭 I'm disabled and my 61 was my only hobby. I miss my 61😢😢
wow that's incredibly sad, so sorry! how long ago was this?
@@VWLifeVW Last year. My mom was visiting from Hawaii so I took her to the Las Vegas strip and when I got home my garage door was rip apart and my 61 baby was gone. 😭😭😢😢😭😭 I put so much sweet and tears into restoring her. Finally got her looking good and POOF, Someone took her away from me. I'm still heart broken. I miss going on the Sundays Cruz around the Vegas valley. When I do go to a vw show or Cruz, I feel like I'm an outsider and not part of show or Cruz. My 61 was the only thing would take my mind off my disability.
@@jbuloke so sorry to hear :(
@@VWLifeVW Thanks. Hopefully 1 day I'll get back Into it. I'm looking for a 65 or below. Love your channel. VW 4 Life❤️🧡💛
Cool guy, with a bootiful bus ... ;-)
You know booty when you see it! ❤️😙
View #4,737 at 2:25 PM on 11/18/19 - NJ.......Nice Bus and Congratulations on hitting 10,000
Thanks John!
Dope didn’t know you guys were from El Paso I used to live there
Pickle might have a military canvas tarp as a headliner😂😜because that’s what I have! lol Nice video gentlemen!!!
Thanks Marci
Beautiful bus!
Yep it's pretty cool
Yes it is a beautiful bus mate
I love this bus.
It's three years now how did the interior turn out.
✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.
Hey guys just came across your shows a couple weeks ago and think there great. Im up in the Gatesvillle area and have a dunebuggy and a Baja ( new project) If you ever need anything up in my area let me know be glad to help been doing the VW life for many years !
That's awesome thanks for offer Robert! Keep living the #vwlife!
It's a cracking looking van to advertise the business.
Yes indeed
bootiful i must say :)
So bootiful! 😎
Nice video again guys.
Glad to hear that you liked it thanks!
@@VWLifeVW I made a cyclops light in my last video from scratch here in Australia.
Not even from a fender but from scratch.
You should skim over that part 2 video
ua-cam.com/video/f-G9Zk3uFk8/v-deo.html
Another fun video. If y'all ever want to make a "how to change wire harness and transmission mounts in a thing" video I know a guy. :)
Maybe one day!
Yeah Matt Jackson !
Thanks!
You guys should also check out Coker tires. They make vintage tires for virtually every classic vehicle, and they have the 185R14 tires for an early bus.
Ah okay cool thanks!
Good to learn that Gerry knows one of THE most important words in german (the Sch...-word)😝
That's right!
How to restore a VW Bus!... eat lunch and drop it off at VW Life
don't forget your wallet jack! :)
how to get a hold of Pablo for headliner job? got a ‘65 in Houston. thanks
VW LIFE !!!!!!
that's right poppi!
Very informative. Could you do one on tie rods for a beetle?
Maybe one day
Beautiful bus. Did he ever mention what it cost him to get it to that point. Learning to do paint and body work on UA-cam can save you tons of money.
I think paint and body ended up being about 4 grand
Beutifull bus waoooo
Indeed it's real nice!
Que combi perfeita.
Gracias mi amigo!
Nice. I’m in Round Rock. Do you guys do any parking lot shows on a Saturday night? My parents had one of these and always thought they were cool.
Yes join facebook.com/groups/AustinAirCoolersVWGang/?ref=share
We meet 3rd Saturday at Top Notch Hamburgers and 1st Wednesday at the In-N-Out Burger in Cedar Park TX
chumbucket motors ROCK!
#truth
It must be time to go back and have another look at this bus again.. I would love to see James progress.. what about that Guys??
it's all done, you'll see it again soon :)
@@VWLifeVW great news Guys thanks..
Do you know what the light aqua/baby blue color name and number is that is seen on some of the VW buses? I am restoring my 1969 VW bus and I want to paint the bottom half that color.
I love that headliner..I have a sliding sunroof so I am not sure if that type of headliner would work for my bus?
The color is Regatta Blue L50F (1968). Was used on Karmann Ghia's and Type 3's
Thanks so much :)
14” truck tires are very hard to find! About 4 choices left out there
That's right
I never liked up grading these old vw's to disc brakes the old drum brakes seem to work well. I my mind just restore them with all new parts and go they will work just fine just as they were meant to
I wanted to hear it drive. but I get it... it has no interior so it's loud. Im building a 1776 with dual carbs. love the sound
Do you recommend any websites that I can buy a motor from? I am having trouble with finding a motor
cb performance maybe? painters grinding in CO is another.
@@VWLifeVW what about turnkey engines?
Sweeeeeet....🤤
Any update on this bus
It is done
How long and how much money (for the buyer)would it take to repair a bus?
That's a loaded question. A lot of factors but maybe 10 to 20 thousand
White bear needs a makeover!!
Yes we saw your new donor. Lots of work ahead for white bear!
i know im late but i’m a 16 yo female and i REALLY want one of these buses but my family tells me it’s unnecessary and that i don’t need it but idc. any advice on which VW bus i should get ? like what year and how many windows? i want one for me and my friends so we can vibe and go on fun adventures
you just need to save your money and find anyone one you can afford that has as little rust as possible. a title is helpful too
So "bootiful" this bus is!
Parv
🤘😎
rock on brother!
The best way for me is to buy one already done from someone who needs the cash and willing to take a loss.
Who is Pablo? what shop?
he's here in Cedar Park off of Whitestone.
How much to restore a kombi?
15k
Depends on what you have to start with and how much work you can do yourself.
"Accomplish Lunch" I've stolen this!
Okay sounds great 😁👍
Noice.
Thanks
10 hour drive AND are you are still in the same state !!
Burger time
Yes!
Your making me want a Volkswagen, oh no.
Making you? You already wanted one
VW Life more than I already do...... I can't even drive yet !
👉🏻🙏🏻😁
thanks!
Why play music during drive? Like to hear engine and van sounds.
Sorry
Thats a driver ????
right?! it's pretty nice!
How to restore a bus.... Take your wallet turn it upside down and shake it till all the money falls out. fill it up about 10 more times and do the same. Done....
That's right Jack!
but when its done it is all worth it.
True
14” truck tires are very hard to find! About 4 choices left out there
Get a blaze cut and or fire slayer fire suppression in that bus WAAAAYYY too nice to not spend the $100 great looking bus!
i think he got one
Noice.
Thanks!
14” truck tires are very hard to find! About 4 choices left out there
It seems your country is back behind. Here;
www.reifendirekt.de/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=100&kategorie=6&tabs=on&Breite=165&Quer=75&Felge=14&sowigan=&suchen=Reifen+finden
junkman yep the Hankook is what I run, absolutely love them! But only those the grabbers the ones in this video and then a few others that are ONLY rated for areas where temps don’t drop below 30 deg F! Which in Indiana is a major no no! Lol....if you go to a 15” tire there are a few more choices
@@marcijunebug You can extend the cross section width by reducing the aspect ratio
= equal, or slightly smaller tire size. The
most important factor is to keep the
circumference of the tire. The next matching tire to this tire is 195/60/14.
This gives a deviation of - 2.1% Speedos
have usually the same - deviation, or up to 5% So the speedo shows more mls/Km then your actual speed. Check
with gps -
or exacter - with Glonass to confirm the size. Cops like to pass speeding tickets.
www.tires-easy.com/tires/195-60-14
junkman yep, the key for busses tho is finding an 8 ply or greater...👍