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Post by bertiebot on Dec 28, 2016 22:24:08 GMT
Ahhh, all becomes clear. I will find an alternative though I will struggle to beat Snoop Dog meets Scooby Doo
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Post by nobbly on May 8, 2017 19:02:13 GMT
I no particular order: - Propex heater
- Servo brakes
- Big enough engine
- Fridge!
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2017 19:32:22 GMT
I no particular order: - Propex heater
- Servo brakes
- Big enough engine
- Fridge!
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Post by rickyrooo1 on May 8, 2017 19:43:22 GMT
I no particular order: - Propex heater
- Servo brakes
- Big enough engine
- Fridge!
Mine must be Monkey man moons baiting bike won't love it. I think you're half way there.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 8:32:02 GMT
Monkey man moons baiting bike won't love it. I think you're half way there. Monkey Mans I know he doesn't like it thankfully more recently he's been sidetracked from Subaru engine buses into debates with the Moonies. I don't care what others think its my bus and people who bark on about originality (going slow) just take a look and see how much they have changed. So if I'm halfway there ... what is a the missing part ... yeah I know I need a fridge and I don't have a fancy heater thingy
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Post by Zed on May 9, 2017 8:40:49 GMT
If I could correct one little error, it's not that hard (and it's cheaper) to build a fast, reliable air cooled be engine.
Any other reasons for doing this swap?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 8:56:10 GMT
If I could correct one little error, it's not that hard (and it's cheaper) to build a fast, reliable air cooled be engine. Any other reasons for doing this swap? because I got fed up with trying to find someone who could do exactly that, and my experience of vw speciallists that f***ed me about or didn't do the job properly or didn't do the work that I had paid for at all. I've had the bus for 7 years now and know its a good un, I should have probably sold it and bought something more modern but hey its done now, pick it up this week.
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Post by Zed on May 9, 2017 9:15:41 GMT
If I could correct one little error, it's not that hard (and it's cheaper) to build a fast, reliable air cooled be engine. Any other reasons for doing this swap? because I got fed up with trying to find someone who could do exactly that, and my experience of vw speciallists that f***ed me about or didn't do the job properly or didn't do the work that I had paid for at all. I've had the bus for 7 years now and know its a good un, I should have probably sold it and bought something more modern but hey its done now, pick it up this week. No worries. I feel I have to ask people who justify their Subaru engines by criticising air cooled engines, which can be just dandy imo, why? Down to personal experience I guess, I do understand things can and do go horribly wrong with old engines made from parts that should have been scrapped. I suppose one attraction of a Subaru is you can be pretty sure Subaru made it all from new bits to tight tolerances, even if that was 100k miles or more previously. i.e. you can be more sure what you're getting. To me that's a sad reflection on the state of air cooled engine building which I won't try and defend because I agree. Then again most people think spending £1000-1500 on a rebuild is extortionate so it's not plain sailing for the builders either.
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Post by rickyrooo1 on May 9, 2017 9:45:06 GMT
Halfway there ref was at least it's water cooled, next stop diesel t5 lol
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 10:10:44 GMT
because I got fed up with trying to find someone who could do exactly that, and my experience of vw speciallists that f***ed me about or didn't do the job properly or didn't do the work that I had paid for at all. I've had the bus for 7 years now and know its a good un, I should have probably sold it and bought something more modern but hey its done now, pick it up this week. No worries. I feel I have to ask people who justify their Subaru engines by criticising air cooled engines, which can be just dandy imo, why? Down to personal experience I guess, I do understand things can and do go horribly wrong with old engines made from parts that should have been scrapped. I suppose one attraction of a Subaru is you can be pretty sure Subaru made it all from new bits to tight tolerances, even if that was 100k miles or more previously. i.e. you can be more sure what you're getting. To me that's a sad reflection on the state of air cooled engine building which I won't try and defend because I agree. Then again most people think spending £1000-1500 on a rebuild is extortionate so it's not plain sailing for the builders either. I'm glad you sort of get it. Its funny because at one stage I would have spent a lot of money up to £5k on a state of the art air-cooled, I didn't want cheap I wanted a reliable lump in the back, i know what you mean though about some people wanting cheap and that's a different situation. All the horror stories of engine builders, even those that are supposed to be good and my own experiences put me off. I know some people who have spent big money on their air-cooled are still disgruntled and if I'd ended up there I would have been very unhappy.
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Post by pkrboo on May 9, 2017 12:40:38 GMT
because I got fed up with trying to find someone who could do exactly that, and my experience of vw speciallists that f***ed me about or didn't do the job properly or didn't do the work that I had paid for at all. I've had the bus for 7 years now and know its a good un, I should have probably sold it and bought something more modern but hey its done now, pick it up this week. No worries. I feel I have to ask people who justify their Subaru engines by criticising air cooled engines, which can be just dandy imo, why? Down to personal experience I guess, I do understand things can and do go horribly wrong with old engines made from parts that should have been scrapped. I suppose one attraction of a Subaru is you can be pretty sure Subaru made it all from new bits to tight tolerances, even if that was 100k miles or more previously. i.e. you can be more sure what you're getting. To me that's a sad reflection on the state of air cooled engine building which I won't try and defend because I agree. Then again most people think spending £1000-1500 on a rebuild is extortionate so it's not plain sailing for the builders either. I agree, I am not justifying mine in that way. I love my type 4 fuel injected engine. I wanted 5 speed, I want more oomph when towing and better mpg so we can go on linger road trips without needing an extra mortgage. Plus I like fiddling and this currently satisfies that urge. My current engine is reliable and fast enough for modern traffic but not when towing.
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Post by Zed on May 9, 2017 12:59:27 GMT
Well I like tinkering too, as much as I moan about it. Part of the fun of it is that it's old and you never know what'll go wrong next.
That the majority of bus a/c engine builders are barking up the wrong (horsepower) tree doesn't help and nor does the internet, steering the unwary at shiney part mods that are for high revving race engines rather than simply making your engine as big as you can.
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Post by Zed on May 9, 2017 13:02:03 GMT
pkrboo the bugger's jumping out of gear still so when you're ready, I know it'll be a while. My autocorrect just changed bugger to the n word. Eek!
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Post by rickyrooo1 on May 9, 2017 13:44:11 GMT
pkrboo the bugger's jumping out of gear still so when you're ready, I know it'll be a while. My autocorrect just changed bugger to the n word. Eek! Closet racist, you been watching the dambusters?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 17:11:15 GMT
That the majority of bus a/c engine builders are barking up the wrong (horsepower) tree doesn't help and nor does the internet, steering the unwary at shiney part mods that are for high revving race engines rather than simply making your engine as big as you can. I'll let you know my thoughts when i collect it, a long time ago I was a sort of an engineer so realise there are the arguments re power curves, torque etc, but as I said i'd had enough of tinkering vw f***ing experts, this can't be any worse, can it? Lets hope not. If I get 5 years of enjoyment from the bus I'll be more than happy.
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