well ive been lazy about posting as ive been hard at work on the beast.
heres some impromptu wrench session pics.
and for the record the majority of the participants drove aircooleds to the wrench session....





we bled the brakes and had great pedal pressure so it was on to the motor




had to put on a new cap, and i regapped the points and changed the oil. then the ghetto gas can.

only problem was the ridiculus wiring done by someone along the line.
but onion456 worked his wizardry.



and brad lending a hand whilst the electrical gremlins are chased away



and the spectators



well after a fair amount of attempts......
thats me on the right, onion on the left, and brad as narrator

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFa0MMNNQyY[/youtube]


and because of fuel delivery issues, i just wanted to see if she would run.
and she did

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW3aFe-uCG4[/youtube]

well the ignition problem was driving us nuts so onion started poking around under the dash... and into the night




i turned the key as he was joggling wires around and the motor tried to turn. well at least its under the dash or as i later found out the next day, the ignition... crap

another serious thank you to brad, onion456, omar, and the ladies for spectating. was really amazing meeting you guys. this was a major display of vw commrodery and working towards a common goal all while having a great time.
i look forward to hanging again soon, and of course updates to come...

so like i said ive been update lazy so there comin fast...

well, the electrical prob ended up being the electrical side of the ignition switch so after a small parts hunt and a quick study of the wiring diagram i finally got that in and wired up...
also got a new fuel pump and slapped that on a little while ago and turned the key...
needless to say, it was a far better outcome than i expected! (please ignore my giddy coments)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSlttnPEifU[/youtube]


im gonna wash it and finish CLRing the nose and hopefully the rest of the bus. brakes will need adjustment, but that shouldnt take long.
also gas tank cleaning should commence next week.
anyone down for a wrench session?

Nice

I had a blast helpin out. Dan is an electrical wizard! I snuck by your place the other morning cause I was in the area and the Beast was lookin good! Let me know when the next workday is!

Cool

awesome!

Cool

man, even at the $1000 the guy had it listed at would have been a steal!

Awesome! Loving that bus! Sorry I missed Sunday. Let me know if you do it again. You're neighbors will be calling the HOA for sure.

Good luck wrenchin, wish I didn't have to work so much tomorrow. Nice job startin the motor, I got another one sittin around that hopefully you can help me get running...