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[Tom Booth]

while the engine is out check the fuel tank breathers and replace all the linkages on the gear selector rod

Will do, matey, I think he's after a gear selector linkage soon too, Spend spend spend!

[Bungle]

just like owning a mini

[Tom Booth]

Found out the gearbox had a later bell housing on it So he's exchanged the whole thing for an earlier box also picked up some drive shafts

[Bungle]

some people change the box for later/beetle ones for better motorway cruising, you might be removing something that is better

Dandaz can help with whats best if you pm him

[Tom Booth]

It was the same gearbox as we have now, Just the bell housing had been swapped for a later model engine on the last gearbox so it did'nt fit onto the engine, and the clutch assembley was wrong. All will hopefully be well now...

[Tom Booth]

Awww yeaah.

New clutch, gearbox fitted, all fastened in place nicely. Will look better after a paint up on the dynamo etc. Possibley going for an alternator thou.

[Bungle]

looks a bit cleaner than my engine bay

[Tom Booth]

Dolly will get there one day dude. Gives you something to aim for Just hopefully, not red...

Engines comming back out soon, Dads talking about sending the tinware off to some geezer in the volkswagen magazines, sandblasts, powder coats the whole lot an reposts them for £100. Dosen't seem that bad to me at all.

[Tom Booth]

Right, Engines back out, Dad realized we didn't have some tin ware! We didnt have the ducting from the Oil cooler, with ours being an earlier bus then the engine, we had to cut the tin ware to suit it too.

Brought proper panel for the job from VW heritage. absolutely terrible fit :S

Either way, its all done now. Jobs to be done before the engines back in for the last time...

-Fit gearbox cover seal to the shell
-Fit throttle cable housing
-Paint abit more tin ware
-Clean the carb up, take the gash air filter off
-Do something with the dynamo, but what?
-Fit a few mroe seals, then its back in.

Hopefully get a lot of these jobs done tonight. Then it can go back in at the weekend

[Bungle]

dam i think your infront of me

[Tom Booth]

I reaaally doubt we are. Atleast you have everything

[Bungle]

no i have a big shopping list but have to hide what i'm buying from mrs b

[Tom Booth]

My dad keeps getting stuck at nights, he gets so far then realizes he's missing bits. Damn people who take things apart. For no reason. Ah well, Mother and sister are having a Virgin Vie party yonight, gives my dad an excuse to be in the garage for a severe amount of hours.

[DannyTip]

Mother and sister are having a Virgin Vie party yonight.

Sounds kinky. Good work on the bus so far

[Tom Booth]

Mother and sister are having a Virgin Vie party yonight.

Sounds kinky. Good work on the bus so far

Really was'nt. Sister, sisters mates, girlfriend, mothers and my gran alll buying foot spa stuff.

Engines back in an mounted up