Things I've learned from this VW Life. 1. Gary is "tough" because he wore steel toed boots with crushed steel 2. If you want your cars worked on, just neglect them and people will work on em for you. Thanks for the tip Martin!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

our work is done here :)

Imagine all the ladies freaking out over that rubber squish...😆

I cant wait to see the 1965 beetle I had wanted a beetle since I was in 2'nd grade and when I was 16 and just got my license my dad bought me a Beautiful redone 1965 Blue Volkswagen Beetle. It was 10 years old but it was all redone from the engen to the paint job. I loved that car with all of my heart. That car took us everywear. We went to concerts almost every weekend and we drove the hell out of my baby. I just can not say enough about that car but unfortunately I had to sell it to help pay for college. It hurts even more because I never even sold it for the master that I was going for. Omg if only I could still have it in my life. I am 63 years old now and still fantasise about having another one before I die. Lol

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your story! We think you need to go find yourself a beetle! If you can afford it I would say start looking now and Follow that dream

I like Martin's approach to getting your VW fixed. "Eventually your friends show up and work on it" that's how I got Ms. Thing back on the road. Buddy's dad was picking up his bug he had worked on, said he wasn't going to drive that far with an empty trailer. Showed up at my house and dug it out of the garage.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

he has it all figured out! :)

It looks pretty straightforward. Always a high point of my week to see your smiling faces. Peace

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

you're going to like next weeks video!

It’s nice to have good bros to help out.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

indeed!

You're right Matt Jackson I was totally entertained!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

hey Susan! thanks

Enjoy watching you guys work together fixing VW's . Motivates me to get back in the garage an work on my 59 SC and 67 Bus.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Woo Hoo!! My Thursday is now complete. Thanks Guys

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

🎉

Another great vid! One of the things I like most in your videos are the lunchbreak rides and funny little specials. This time I was pleased by the idea that Gary had been in the moshpit back in the days😀.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Gotta love it when the noises are gone! Nice job guys!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Another cool video, many thanks and have a great weekend guys. Cheers

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too

Nice teamwork on the '68 and that awesome shot through Jerry (Gary's splitty) and out the Safari window!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks yeah that was one of my favorite parts too! :)

WOW--Martin got lucky 2 weeks in a row!!! Good things come to those that wait/are handy with the VWs.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

yeah he's a lucky boy!

Another fantastic episode guys!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Chris!

Looks like y’all had a good time which is why y’all do what y’all do, just like my crew up in NTX.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

cool

Brilliant video lads what a great bus

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing! Love it, great job VW life. You guys are Rock. 👍😍

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

went like clockwork and ran like a sewing machine, awesome! Great filming as usual, Thursday evening fix now had! Greetings from UK!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Beautiful!!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Entertaining and educational !

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Keep livin the #VWLife

Nice work, guys

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Nice bus! I love the bay windows!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great team work guys, he’s all set for quite a while now.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

yep cruising weather is here in Texas!

Wow I’ve never seen the torsion bars go in adjusters that easy, I’ve fought those for hours, cool video technical and entertaining a two ferr.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

David you sir are right. We had about a dozens shots of this we didn't use before "getting it" so call it "special effects" in this case because you are right :)

Nice work boys!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@jerryzunich6045

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 68 Delux Bay Window that doesn't have the chrome molding on a lower part of the body, was that an option back in the day?

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerryzunich6045 that was part of the "deluxe" package

GREAT JOB...

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Really good job.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank You!

Love your Ramones T ! Your'e a man after my own heart!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@waysidetavern

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW I should have also added " & surrounded by air-cooled VW's - You're a man after my own heart!"

Those rims are sweet.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

They are!

Good job boys

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Keep livin the #VWLife

Just did this same job on my 68 double cab. Replaced the ball joints, and needed to remove the trailing arms. My PO removed all the grub screws that held in the torsion springs and they were just floating. Once I got them cinched down I was able to beat the trailing arms back in and jack up the trailing arms to get the spindles on. This is now my second time doing it, once on my 79 westy (which was a breeze) and now on the 68 double cab which was a royal pain. The biggest difference is that Volkswagen welded the ends of the torsion springs with a tack weld and my 79 still had them in place, while they were broken in the 68, which makes putting the torsion arms very difficult without an air hammer.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

We actually had to do it several times. In the video we made it look easy but we ended up having to flip them and figure out the right orientation and do it over and over again. Those torsion springs can be kind of a pain

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Also post a picture of your VW on our Facebook page facebook.com/VWLifeVW/

Awsome video

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Looks good, thanks for another great informative video. 😎✌🏻❤️VWLIFE

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Agree with Dubs on both points. Mad Mike has got it going on because he convinced Gary and Matt that it was fun and not work. Spankin, haven't heard that in years. Still better than tv!!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

love it thanks!

Cylon, The video got even better.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Man.. great work! This what I need to do with my bag bus! But in Singapore there no Mechanic able to do this man! Great work guys !

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Nice bus 👍🏻take care

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

That bus sounds nice 👍🏻

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

It is!

Bootiful bus! 🤙

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is!

"I don't think I am doing this right" and "Where are we having lunch?" are probably my most used sayings when working on mine too.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

You and Jake both!

Dayum boyyys!!!!!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

yep

I like this Bus I think this is my favorite one

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

it's pretty sweet!

@tysonthewolfe93

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW Yes it is

Only way that bus could be better would be disc brakes on all 4 corners. Good video! Thanks!

What is hideing under the cover? , you are a group of fun guys that makes vw life fun to watch and fix my own 66 beetle, thanks guys!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

A Ghia!

I don't remember "doing a beam" being so much fun :)

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

"special affects" make that happen. it's all in the editing.

Awesome job! One day I have to do a quick job like this with y'all! Hey, add me to your list of channels to check out for anybody who speaks spanish!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

okay we've added you thanks!

When are you guys going to make a Discord?? The community needs this from you guys.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

ha! i don't know, we aren't big enough for that yet

@MexiChriS

3 жыл бұрын

VW Life we gotta start somewhere and you guys definitely have a big presence. Let’s not fuel the negative hypotheticals and get that Discord going 👌🏽

Sweet ride. The commercials were much better this upload. Just one short blip in the middle. Thank you! KZread’s new business model is to annoy us into paying since all of their other schemes have flopped. Anyway - great vid as always.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

View #852 AT 2:41 pm on 9/10/20 - NJ....I need a bus....oh and nice work Gentleman.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

hey john! Thanks

Love Gary holding up the adjustable spanners.."nuh"....my Dad always called them "nut f@#$%ers".

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

that's funny! :) you dad was a smart man

Time for a camping trip to Tennessee....Y'all cmon up!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

okay lets go!

I just did my ball joints and control arms. Getting the control arms back in was the hardest part the because the brackets kept separating. All I have left to do is grease the beam.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

very cool! post a picture of it on our facebook page - facebook.com/VWLifeVW/

nice

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

It's funny, down here in Brazil, when you say is a 71, it was still a split window till, I Believe, 74/75...

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that's crazy huh!

If that torque wrench impresses you check out a 3/4" drive one.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Ah okay cool

I finally did mine, but used dropped spindles. I haven't done the back yet. I bought the exact same rims. Now I need tires! What size are those?!

Looks great! Question for you guys - Do you guys use any type of fuel additive due to the high ethanol in today's gas?

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

hey thanks , not really. if you don't drive your VW much it might be a good idea to use it. we use premium gas.

Doing my suspension..

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

cool

i saw you torque the beam bolts...were you applying upward pressure so it was against the body or was the beam hanging by the bolts? how well did the beam marry? any shims needed? thanks for the insight. STOC

Is that beam narrowed? I want dropped spindles for my 70 adventure wagon.

Hi guys, I have a 68 DC and cannot find wheels to fit under the rear skirts. How did you do it? Thanks

Your friends haircut it’s so awesome what do you call it because I would like to re-create it in my hometown

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Which one?

If you own a bus you'll need good friends and better tools.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

and sometimes your friends are tools :)

@christianwernher9559

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW 😂

Another great job by VWL - You mention the power of Martin's 68 Bay - what are the specs on the engine?

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

it's a 2110 actually he just sold it! going to NJ

@stevebetzhold5726

2 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW Cool -- well hopefully it didn't go before the floods hit - thanks for the info!

NICE JOB. ONE DAY. JAMEEL LAHORE PAKISTAN 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰♥️

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

Rambus has had about 8 sets of ball joints. New steering box . 3 center pin . And every time I put ball joints I keep telling myself next time I will put grease zerts. still never happened .

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

what? no grease, that's a concern :)

RAMONES!!! 1234!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

hey ho lets go!

im with garry. no adjustable wrenches

Great Beam, is it also shorter? Width? That bus is beautiful💪🏻

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is it's narrowed, now sure how many inches.

@martinlehmann3985

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW 4"

🤙👍

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Saludos y ojalá que le puedan poner subtítulos a los videos 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

gracias!

No wonder there aren't any old buses up here in NY...you folks down south have them all

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

hey! no salt down here jack! :)

Hey Ladies and Gentlemen! If you're suffering for a #VWLIFE fix in between episodes, go back and watch the older episodes located here: kzread.infovideos

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Tony :)

I just installed mine to the lowest setting, Can you adjust while it's on the vehicle? It's cool but to low!

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

We never could. You almost have to take the spindles off to adjust it up, or your will be fighting eachother. WW did theirs on a lift so they could hang off the control arms but in a garage you cant get enough weight and leverage to adjust them up

what did you do for the rear bolt pattern? did you use wheel adapters?

@VWLifeVW

Жыл бұрын

Early bay window wheel pattern is 5x205 so Martin was running wide five cosmics. Such a cool bus!

@SanDiego_VDubLife

Жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW yeah my mistake. I rarely see wide five cosmos

Is this another bus, I thought you guys had a 1972 Westfalia Camper, I wonder how is that one doing nice to see you guys also have a Ford Bronco, considering for 2021,they are making a comeback but nothing like the original,.one.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

saw that new bronco , should be interesting.

@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW I wonder how does the new one compare to the original, the new one has a lot of electronic gizmos, not like the original, which is basically, a work horse, from the pictures I have seen, it looks more like a Ford Explorer, or the Expedition, with some of the looks of the Ford Pick ups, the King Ranch, the Raptor, or even the Harley Davidson version, I want to see a comparison between the Bronco you guys have or the 1979-1984 Ford Bronco to see how it does, those are true, strong SUVs or Trucks, I even read somewhere that the new ones don*t have the same looks like the original,

@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW I wonder if you guys ever had the opportunity to have or come by one of the 21 window, buses, I think they even had the pop out windows, those are getting rare to see nowadays, but knowing you guys ,and having an opportunity to pick up, a 1972 Westfalia.Camper that was just junked or abandoned in a field, I thought you guys might have had the opportunity,& luck to get one.

Thay have these things called impact gun or maybe air ratchet?

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

eh, that wouldnt' be any fun!

Awesome! Why does your 68 beam have a booster bracket? is it not a 68 beam?

@SkaterStimm

3 жыл бұрын

ah Wagonswest beam.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

yep custom!

Do y’all know what engine Martin is running in this bus ??

Hey guys! So I recently purchased a 1971 super beetle that was in great shape and after running it for about two hours I noticed there was a little bit of white smoke coming off of the main rear air vent. The engine still sounds just fine, but I’m a little concerned what it could mean. Any ideas?

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

white smoke could be an oil leak burning on the exhaust or bad rings, just keep an eye on it.

Primitive Pete 🤣🤙

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

that's an ole fashioned saying, Gary is full of them ! :)

What does that bus have for an engine? Sounds great!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

it's like a 2 liter, it's got big power.

@martinlehmann3985

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW 2007cc Stroker with dual Empi 44 HPMX carbs

If the grease gun application was audio only it would have sounded like a dirty dirty DVD was playing.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

indeed that's some ASMR stuff right there :)

Hi Matt Jackson, I want to ask about your roof racks I am planning to do the same with my bus, does it affect the ride? Aerodynamics? And my second question is, I noticed that you tape your safaris when it’s raining, I will also put safaris on mine also, they say that it drips inside, do you have any solution to that? Thanks for reading this.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

the roof rack actually does add wind resistance. You notice it at high speeds. before i could easily get up to about 60, not it's harder. so it's a trade off. i don't really need to be going that fast anyways so it's fine. we only tape ours when going on long road trips with a forecast for rain. mine actually don't leak that much, if you install your windows correctly it's not too bad of an issue. the key is getting the seals kind of crunched into all four corners of the body. the tape is just a precaution for me.

@paulandrewmartin

3 жыл бұрын

VW Life thanks, I think you are right, it’s a trade of, but I also need the space to carry stuff. And thanks for the feedback on the safaris

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Do you already know where you're going to get your rack from? We know of a couple of options there is Chad in Florida who goes by bully driver steel works on Instagram and then there's at least one guy California

@paulandrewmartin

3 жыл бұрын

VW Life yeah I have one, he made me for my beetle, and Austin Cooper. And by the way, I’m from the Philippines, thanks.

Me: 102 degree? I think my brain is overheating. Gary: Let's have some fun swinging the BFH Jake: I feel the need to bench press the bus' front end. BTW, what are you doing with all those bikes you picked up?

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

selling them :) 102 was pretty bad, luckily we are in the 80's this week!

If the steel toe shoe don’t fit, wear it anyway!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

yeah you know Gary :)

👍👏👏🤝🇧🇷‼️

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

But how will the armadillos hear you coming with no squeakage?

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha

@kombrotherscwb Instagram 👍

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Okay

😮another vw ruined

Noice! 😎 STOC here, I appreciate you making VW videos and love your imagination! Thank you for the detail! Front end rebuild is on the list for Constance. if you'd like to see what I've done so far, please check out my 1979 Westfalia Constance. youtube.com/@sundrytalesofconstance1979VW

That's a boootiful bus.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

so bootiful!