Electric conversion of a ’72 VW Bus T2b.
Continuing the Great Puzzle of M. Every time I decide to mount something back into the freshly painted bus, I find the old part grimy, dirty, and rusty, and I want to replace or at least clean it as perfectly as possible. Und weiter geht das Grosse Puzzle des M. Jedes mal, wenn ich...
I decided to clean the front axle and all parts on and around it. Changing the needle bearing and reapplying fat to the torsion springs included. A fork lift is the perfect tool for pulling the springs. Die Vorderachse habe ich jetzt weitgehend zerlegt. Nach dem ausdrehen der Innensechskantschrauben kann man die Lenkung “einfach”...
Life is so much better with a service lift. Das Leben ist mit Hebebühne gleich viel schöner....
Now that the car body is back in the shop, I am starting to look through existing parts to find out what I can clean and rebuild, and what I need to replace. The electric system is very brittle and has cracks and cuts everywhere. I considered creating my own cable loom, but decided...
Now it is up to chemistry. The first bath removes the paint on the car layer by layer. A second bath neutralizes the acid. The next bath eats all rust. With some luck, the body comes out of that bath with the floor panels still attached. Jetzt ist die Chemie an der Reihe. Das...
So after a lot of work, the little breadbox is ready to ship. The roof has a list of parts included inside the car. Yes, I did forget the front grill. Nach viel Arbeit ist die kleine Brotkiste fertig zur reise nach Stuttgart. Auf dem Dach steht die Liste der Blechteile, die Im Wagen...
Here is a little collection of picture I took during disassembly. Unfortunately the video that I shot of taking the underside of the car apart was lost with a defective SD card. Hier eine kleine Sammlung von Bildern, die ich während der Zerlegung geschossen habe. Leider ist das Video mit dem Ausbau der Achsen...
Videos vom Zerlegen des VW Bus I am trying something new for the disassembly of the van. I will shoot all the steps on video for documentation and as a reminder for reassembly. Voice is in German only (sorry), but I will try to add subtitles in English. In this episode, I expain where...
Wir haben da ein Problem… I was so focused on all the conversion issues that I completely neglected to look at the car itself. The photos show only very little on how bad the actual damage is. The entire rear left panel is junk. All bottom edges consist of filler only, and many holes...
