restoring my 1975 transporter

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:08 pm

Thanx guys.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:49 pm

I've been bizy on the engine had to fix a oil leak so i cleaned it up while i had the engine out.

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brianj · Post by **brianj** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:55 pm

much tidier. good job

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:04 pm

You still have a lot of metally bits sticking out like that big silver aluminium thingy in front.

But it looks very neat.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:23 pm

haha that aluminium thingy took hours to get looking like that so i want it to stick out. Does some1 know where i can get thouse air pipes? and the foam that goes around the engine?

Dutch_Diver · Post by **Dutch_Diver** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:29 pm

Colin, it's looking new....nice one

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:04 pm

i wouldnt say new but alot better then b4.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:44 pm

Ask Bugger.He knows someone in Jhb that cuts new rubbers for Type4's.

PETERJ · Post by **PETERJ** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:17 am

Hi colin,I think your bus KICKS ASS!!
Did you restore it all by your self or did you have some help from a friend????

All you need now is a nice sound install and your about done,nice one!

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:42 am

PETERJ wrote:Hi colin,I think your bus KICKS ASS!!
Did you restore it all by your self or did you have some help from a friend????
All you need now is a nice sound install and your about done,nice one!

Hey peter ya when i started some guy motervated me telling me that it should take like 2 weeks so we started stripping it that only took two days then he also helped with some of the dirty work ( sanding sanding sanding body filling sanding flatting) then the rest i done by myself 1 year later it started looking like a bus again then started the interiour which im still doing some small things to 2 years after the start.

PETERJ · Post by **PETERJ** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:05 pm

I bet your glad you had the help in the beginning, those are the worst jobs of the whole process.
Once again, Nice job!!!!

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:52 am

Yip preperation is the shit work and it counts the most. free help is always great.
Once again thanx.

Colin · Post by **Colin** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:23 pm

Hey guys
i have not been on the site for quite a while havent used the bus much either cause the engine giving shit . i just took the engine out again so i can try fix it properly but in guessing parts are becoming hard to find.

Ive been looking around on the internet and i saw some subaru conversions this got me thinking that will ba awesome but im sure not cheap and there is the whol radiator story. does anyone have some advice for me .

i dont want a race bus but i do want something that i can atleast overtake a truck with when loaded.

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