slammpain edition

i just picked up a a 74 hard top westy it has a 2000cc the camper int is there but he sink is gone but thats cool i found the van on craigs list they wanted to trade for a rat bug i sent pics of my ghia and we met today and swaped cars and bills of sells an i was grinning the hole way home im in a van again that thing fells like a 4x4 compaired to what im used to so its gots to go down like my old blue and white one was i am going to try to have pics tomorrow

Please tell me it was another ghia you own and not this one. I've only seen this one a couple of times in person, but it is one of my favorites.

yep that was it its up around marrita or alfereta well idont no how to spell it spell check cant either i wanted somthing that i could sleep in at car shows and didnt have the cash to get one

Aw man, I've been somewhat looking for a driver ghia, and told my wife a few times, that I'd love to have that one. Wish I had known you were willing to part with it. Hopefully the new owner will bring it out sometimes.

Congrats on the new bus. Hurry up and post some pics!

PICS! I saw that ad and wondered what it looked like. 2.0 in it thats odd? But a good thing!!! that 300 extra cc helps a lot.

Sweet but I know you hated to see the ghia go but you got to do what you got to do. I still like to see the old ghia some day or at a show or to

this is my bus a little funky no rust and strait so it will be dropped by bap paint i cant promise we can hope though the motor turned out grate can you tell what color its going to be it has got a name now it is CLARK because that is clark forklift bright yellow green

Nice rack!

Nice bay, hope to see it slam on the ground with some wheels soon. I see where your going with this project. Got and ideal for a bay now Thanks Bro lol!!!!!

how do those mirrors attach? Never seen any like that before... what are they off of, do you know?

dont no what the mirrors are off of but the po drilled 2 holes in the top of the door to mont them

i sealed my hole motor and replaced the heads an did a 3 angle valve job an am installing a set of weber idf carbs i have had for a couple of years they were never taken out of the boxes brand new just have to put a vac port in the intakes for brake booster plan to just about have it in an runing tomorrow will see thank God for holly days

drove my van to the show saterday an it ran beter than ever 80to 85 no problembut i no that is not good for them it is leaking oil while driving i cant figure out from were the case breather is not hooke to the carb breathers i might try that this week end an see if it will help any ideas i resealed the hole motor in april i also came up with a paint sceem that is going to be crazy i will post a pic of the test peace soon

80 to 85, I saw the Meriwether Co. cop tapping on his radar when you went by him on I-85. I'm sure he thinks it's broken!

rpm750 wrote:80 to 85, I saw the Meriwether Co. cop tapping on his radar when you went by him on I-85. I'm sure he thinks it's broken!

I was waving away at Doodle when we passed that cop, and Doodle didn't even look my way. To busy looking in his rearview to see if that cop was coming after him.

yeah i thought i have done been got that time

i just got done making me a set of 2 inch drop spindles an yes i feel confident in my work i did they are not any wider or narrower then stock an the jig i made to build them in worked perfect i will give yall a sneak peek of a spindle they look tough an they are like the ones old speed sells on samba but i put some extra supports in it to beef it up so it want sit me on the ground when i don't want to

looks good!

i took pics with my crack berry so not so clear an thanks oh yeah 5 inch beem to be made this week also

They look like that will work

Are cutting the beam any? What wheels are you going to run?

im going back and forth from 15 inch steel wheels or 1inch alum Mercedes wheels im leaning more toward the 15s
oh im narrowing it 5 inches with adjusters

I had so much height on mine, I never even thought about my tires not fitting once I get it down, but some one ask me about the stock wheels and tires, and wasn't sure of the answer...

my old bus i ran 175-65-14 but if i go with the 16 i will more than likely go with 195-50-16 an 15 will be 195 50 15 also

I put 15 in on mine and I'm running 195-50-15 on front and 205-55 on back.