"The Bus":1971 VW Campmobile apology project On YouTube.
We started with 0 find off of Craigslist, that ran! We started by cleaning it and making sure the valves were adjusted. It also came with 0 in MidAmerica MotorWorks gift certificates and new fuel pump, carb., generator, pullies, stands... So we found that it wouldn't start. Took it to 3 diff. guys and never got fixes. I found it was hot wire to "sink" was hitting (grounding) on back of the seat, so I removed the wire from fuse panel. Started! Rewired a bit to get turn signals and parking lights and backups all legit. Got furniture in it: back z-bed/seat, carpet, back cushion behind z-bed, cot/hammock for over front seat, and brackets for upper cot/hammock (no canvas). I made a plywood fort bunk up top for the boys first and threw pillows up there. They like climbing onto the roof rack, like a tower. Then we got the canvas for top. Got spare rim and tire (put on roof rack). We sanded and pulled dents, rust killed, and fabricated: front bottom nose, rocker panel under sliding door, holes in sliding door, corner in door jam of passenger door and floor near it. Then bondo'd, primed puttied, prime touch up, & painted. We went with the original Chianti Red to match the nice interior paint. After looking at all the other buses we thought keeping it original was best! Took off bumpers, rims, luggage rack, camper top and sanded, primed and painted with can paint from auto store. Found extra parts in the VW graveyard (see other vids) and off craigslist and VW swap meets and ...
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