The Split Screen Van Club

85.5 pistons give you 1600cc when coupled with a stock 69mm crankshaft.

So all I need to do is fill in form with us bus title and send payment? Kind regards Neil As long as you have NOVA'd it, then yes. I would advise sending photo's of the van, along with the chassis number and ID plate, and then you may get away without having it inspected (I did). I also sent a copy...

If the bus is over 40 years old, no mot needed. Need to have insurance certificate Will also need dating evidence or existing registration document from import country. Hope this helps. Dvla are taking circa 6-8 weeks at the moment. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk No insurance certificate need...

Main howler is that they've cut a big hole in the roof that wasn't originally there, and haven't fitted any belly pans to compensate for the loss of structural integrity. If the 'restoration' of the engine is anything to go by (quick blow over with some silver paint, but missing lower tinware and oi...

That's pretty good going. It took about 2 months when I did it earlier on this year. On the plus side, they never got round to cashing my cheque!

Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. The internet is full of horror stories about how these sorts of vehicles have been 'restored'. Remember that it started out in life as a 15 window. Then it spent 35 years being kept alive on some of the toughest roads on the planet, with only the bare maintenance ...

The lens on eBay is a 7002, which is a RHD/RHS lens. The RHD/LHS lens that matches this is a 7003

Otherwise, if you find a 7035, that's also a RHD/LHS lens (which is usually matched with a 7034, which is the RHD/RHS equivalent)

Beam adaptors work fine as a temporary fix.

This is the Facebook page for the engine guy: https://www.facebook.com/lost-engineeri ... 788604609/

I'm not sure where he gets his engines from, but his stock varies. I hope he has something suitable in stock for you.

If you were going for a concourse restoration, I'd say keep the 1500. If you plan to use the vehicle, go for a 1600. How about a half way house? If you can get hold of a 1600 single port, you'd end up with a little more power, and it would look like a 1500 to all but the most beady eyed enthusiast. ...

What type of insulation? Sound, or heat? Dynamat and similar are good for sound deadening, as they stop panels from low frequency 'drumming'. A little goes a long way, and you certainly don't need to cover the whole panel with them. Not very good for heat insulation though. However, for higher frequ...

No worries!

The one I have is this one: http://www.hamilton-motorsport.co.uk/ac ... tdoor.html

Not cheap, but excellent quality. I can't see why it wouldn't work with towel rail bumpers.

I no longer have a beetle, but I've still got the cover, so if you were interested, let me know.

Here are some pictures of mine, which is in original paint, with the exception of where some work has been done on the sills (which you can see clearly in the third photo - I need to colour mop everything). It's definitely not a coca cola red. Very much a pinky red: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/galle...

Looks like a cool van.... https://www.justkampers.com/jkblog/pizza-pickup--our-next-featured-vw-based-business-95/?id=95 The company has now been dissolved as of October 2020, but the proprietor was Nic Stratton-Castoro, who is on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-stratton-castoro-4666b...

Do you have any brake cables kicking about that you can try for length? This should give you an idea of the length that you're after. My advice would be to err on the long side. You can always take out excess slack using a brake cable adjuster (like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dorman-03006-Pa...