Great to save these living machines.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

indeed save them all!

Channel has an excellent vibe, natural conversations and makes you feel like you’re right there just chatting w friends at a meet

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you all for your videos! My 17 year old just purchased his life dream of a VW bus. He got a 72 that needs a lot of love and your videos have already helped us fix some issues and gotten us on the road. Not only that, but inspired him to keep working and he looks forward to the VW Bus Life ahead. Thanks again and we'll keep watching!

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! that is the whole intent of what we do, thank you for sharing

🤩🤩😍😍 always fun to see others blood, sweat and tears. My 59 beetle seems to be howling a little more than normal. Next time you're in Idaho if y'all can stop by🤣

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

sounds good just email us the address :)

Never ever tell a body man that you’re not in a hurry!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Great advice!

@vwbusguy

4 жыл бұрын

They think to themselves "here we go we got a live one here"

@New777World

3 жыл бұрын

Makes me wounder the longer it stays in the body shop the more they justify to get more money out of you!

That bus is coming along just fine, it's beautiful. Great job James.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yep James is killing it!

Truly a bootiful bus. Great vid. Thanks for posting.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

You know booty when you see it!

1000$ for headliner... money very well spent. Very nice work!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed it's a real project

Awesome video. Its really cool of you guy that you helped another vw liver out well its part of the vw community. Keep the vids coming because we love them

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks we will definitely be doing that! Thanks for the support

What a lovely kombi. It looks like new and the detail Wow. I can remember my friends kombi. The the reduction gear noise plus the rattling gear shift rod and loose fr gearbox mount. It was a noticeable noise amongst the general rattles that is a vw. We fixed it. Another one of my friends had a 58 with a mid mounted 6cyl holden and 2 speed powerglide a short driveshaft and a holden diff. It had 2 rough gas cut 1/2 plates welded to the axle housing and bolted to the spring plates and a panhard rod setup. it was good for 80mph in a straight line but the brakes were only good for 55mph if that. It was rough at best. He was the last owner. it was rusty and became a donor. It was fast for a kombi.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

wow that sounds like a crazy custom setup! they did a lot of weird things back in the day with these old Volkswagens didn't they?!

Good to see that some in your country spend time for detailing. This 1 looks very good. In the long run, detailing always pays off.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yep thats right!

Great video, cool idea to interview him and go over the details. Beautiful bus.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Gary!

James so cool to know I'm not the only one who looks and spend time on the smallest details, it drive's my son nuts. He is a lets get it done and just drive it type of guys, i'm one of those , i think one more coat of wax will make it look even better type. Turttle Wax love's me...

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

thanks Dan yeah it takes a lot of little things to get one big thing done :)

Hey VW Life. Love all your videos. Wish I had my 1961 bug. I built a 2110 stroker motor with dual 44 carbs and it moved when you step in the gas. . Bug got stolen right out my garage😭 I'm disabled and my 61 was my only hobby. I miss my 61😢😢

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

wow that's incredibly sad, so sorry! how long ago was this?

@jbuloke

4 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW Last year. My mom was visiting from Hawaii so I took her to the Las Vegas strip and when I got home my garage door was rip apart and my 61 baby was gone. 😭😭😢😢😭😭 I put so much sweet and tears into restoring her. Finally got her looking good and POOF, Someone took her away from me. I'm still heart broken. I miss going on the Sundays Cruz around the Vegas valley. When I do go to a vw show or Cruz, I feel like I'm an outsider and not part of show or Cruz. My 61 was the only thing would take my mind off my disability.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

@@jbuloke so sorry to hear :(

@jbuloke

4 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW Thanks. Hopefully 1 day I'll get back Into it. I'm looking for a 65 or below. Love your channel. VW 4 Life❤️🧡💛

Excellent story and video, very informative! Cool!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you liked it!

Beautiful bus! I know James does excellent work. I saw his bus at the VW Harvest show.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yep James knows what he is doing

Just bought a 66 11w in similar condition appreciate the vid! Encouraging!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Dude congrats!

Hi, Gary. Amazing story. Ownsome to rescue an old bus. looks like new. Please, continue bringing us these videos. Your friend from Puerto Rico, Jorge Castro.

Awesome. I will be waiting for the follow up to see when the camper part is finished.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we will revisit with James!

Awesome as always,thanx guys.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

So cool Split bus! It is always nice to drive a split bus. I just drove our Split bus this afternoon! It was awesome.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

It really is!

@edinburghtumuran916

4 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW Keep it up buddy!

Very nice bus!! 👍🏼 Keep up the great work! Nice video guys!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it's an awesome bus coming along nicely thanks as always Terry

The Duke! Man, is that not Bootiful? Great work James!

Beautiful Color… and all of it too

Had a 71 in HS and I'm so excited, picking up another one in the morning. The guy has 11 more so I see lots of Classics in my future. This vid brought back some AMAZING memories. That you.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What part of the world are you in?

@affinityfunable

4 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW nw Montana. It's a pretty good place to find old classics sitting around in farmers fields and such. This find I just ran into was an old Volkswagen collector that I used to buy engines from in HS. He has passed away but his son is cutting loose all these classics and I am in negotiations to hopefully by the little collection and possibly the colbys a ground so I could continue to store them there my home is already full of fun projects lol

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

@@affinityfunable that's awesome does he have any split window buses for sale?

@affinityfunable

4 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVWno, they are all the newer type

Nice one lads. Another great vid. Just ordered a VW life T-shirt for my daughter for Christmas, which should be making its way across to England now. She’s called violet. 9 years old and is a HUGE fan of you guys. If you could ever give her a shout out in one of your videos, it’d make her Christmas! All the best, Ben 🇬🇧

Beautiful bus

👍🏻cool video! Good job James

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yep is coming along nicely. James is killing it!

Sweet ride!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a great bus!

Awesome restoration! I plan on updating the brakes on my bus after the metal work is done Peace John

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

It's a worthy upgrade!

Beautiful bus!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yep it's pretty cool

@vwbusguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is a beautiful bus mate

Pickle might have a military canvas tarp as a headliner😂😜because that’s what I have! lol Nice video gentlemen!!!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marci

Bootiful bus for sure

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

It's so bootiful! 😎

View #4,737 at 2:25 PM on 11/18/19 - NJ.......Nice Bus and Congratulations on hitting 10,000

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Cool guy, with a bootiful bus ... ;-)

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

You know booty when you see it! ❤️😙

Hey guys just came across your shows a couple weeks ago and think there great. Im up in the Gatesvillle area and have a dunebuggy and a Baja ( new project) If you ever need anything up in my area let me know be glad to help been doing the VW life for many years !

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome thanks for offer Robert! Keep living the #vwlife!

Dope didn’t know you guys were from El Paso I used to live there

Nice video again guys.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you liked it thanks!

@vwbusguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW I made a cyclops light in my last video from scratch here in Australia. Not even from a fender but from scratch. You should skim over that part 2 video

@vwbusguy

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGF7m7ykY9ism5s.html

How to restore a VW Bus!... eat lunch and drop it off at VW Life

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

don't forget your wallet jack! :)

I love this bus. It's three years now how did the interior turn out. ✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.

bootiful i must say :)

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

So bootiful! 😎

Good to learn that Gerry knows one of THE most important words in german (the Sch...-word)😝

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

That's right!

It's a cracking looking van to advertise the business.

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

Another fun video. If y'all ever want to make a "how to change wire harness and transmission mounts in a thing" video I know a guy. :)

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe one day!

You guys should also check out Coker tires. They make vintage tires for virtually every classic vehicle, and they have the 185R14 tires for an early bus.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Ah okay cool thanks!

VW LIFE !!!!!!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

that's right poppi!

Yeah Matt Jackson !

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very informative. Could you do one on tie rods for a beetle?

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe one day

Que combi perfeita.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias mi amigo!

how to get a hold of Pablo for headliner job? got a ‘65 in Houston. thanks

Beautiful bus. Did he ever mention what it cost him to get it to that point. Learning to do paint and body work on KZread can save you tons of money.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

I think paint and body ended up being about 4 grand

Nice. I’m in Round Rock. Do you guys do any parking lot shows on a Saturday night? My parents had one of these and always thought they were cool.

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

Yes join facebook.com/groups/AustinAirCoolersVWGang/?ref=share

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

We meet 3rd Saturday at Top Notch Hamburgers and 1st Wednesday at the In-N-Out Burger in Cedar Park TX

I never liked up grading these old vw's to disc brakes the old drum brakes seem to work well. I my mind just restore them with all new parts and go they will work just fine just as they were meant to

It must be time to go back and have another look at this bus again.. I would love to see James progress.. what about that Guys??

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

it's all done, you'll see it again soon :)

@darrencoyle3290

3 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW great news Guys thanks..

chumbucket motors ROCK!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

#truth

Beutifull bus waoooo

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed it's real nice!

14” truck tires are very hard to find! About 4 choices left out there

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

That's right

I wanted to hear it drive. but I get it... it has no interior so it's loud. Im building a 1776 with dual carbs. love the sound

Do you know what the light aqua/baby blue color name and number is that is seen on some of the VW buses? I am restoring my 1969 VW bus and I want to paint the bottom half that color. I love that headliner..I have a sliding sunroof so I am not sure if that type of headliner would work for my bus?

@jamesgarcia3873

4 жыл бұрын

The color is Regatta Blue L50F (1968). Was used on Karmann Ghia's and Type 3's

@lotus....

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much :)

Sweeeeeet....🤤

Any update on this bus

@VWLifeVW

3 жыл бұрын

It is done

🤘😎

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

rock on brother!

How long and how much money (for the buyer)would it take to repair a bus?

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

That's a loaded question. A lot of factors but maybe 10 to 20 thousand

White bear needs a makeover!!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we saw your new donor. Lots of work ahead for white bear!

Do you recommend any websites that I can buy a motor from? I am having trouble with finding a motor

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

cb performance maybe? painters grinding in CO is another.

@saturnworld1840

2 жыл бұрын

@@VWLifeVW what about turnkey engines?

i know im late but i’m a 16 yo female and i REALLY want one of these buses but my family tells me it’s unnecessary and that i don’t need it but idc. any advice on which VW bus i should get ? like what year and how many windows? i want one for me and my friends so we can vibe and go on fun adventures

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

you just need to save your money and find anyone one you can afford that has as little rust as possible. a title is helpful too

The best way for me is to buy one already done from someone who needs the cash and willing to take a loss.

So "bootiful" this bus is! Parv

Noice.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Who is Pablo? what shop?

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

he's here in Cedar Park off of Whitestone.

How much to restore a kombi?

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

15k

@jamesgarcia3873

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you have to start with and how much work you can do yourself.

👉🏻🙏🏻😁

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

"Accomplish Lunch" I've stolen this!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Okay sounds great 😁👍

Burger time

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

10 hour drive AND are you are still in the same state !!

Your making me want a Volkswagen, oh no.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Making you? You already wanted one

@straightaxledubs

4 жыл бұрын

VW Life more than I already do...... I can't even drive yet !

Why play music during drive? Like to hear engine and van sounds.

@VWLifeVW

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry

Thats a driver ????

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

right?! it's pretty nice!

How to restore a bus.... Take your wallet turn it upside down and shake it till all the money falls out. fill it up about 10 more times and do the same. Done....

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

That's right Jack!

@Mikefngarage

4 жыл бұрын

but when its done it is all worth it.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

True

14” truck tires are very hard to find! About 4 choices left out there

@marcijunebug

4 жыл бұрын

Get a blaze cut and or fire slayer fire suppression in that bus WAAAAYYY too nice to not spend the $100 great looking bus!

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

i think he got one

Noice.

@VWLifeVW

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

14” truck tires are very hard to find! About 4 choices left out there

@junkman6456

4 жыл бұрын

It seems your country is back behind. Here; www.reifendirekt.de/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=100&kategorie=6&tabs=on&Breite=165&Quer=75&Felge=14&sowigan=&suchen=Reifen+finden

@marcijunebug

4 жыл бұрын

junkman yep the Hankook is what I run, absolutely love them! But only those the grabbers the ones in this video and then a few others that are ONLY rated for areas where temps don’t drop below 30 deg F! Which in Indiana is a major no no! Lol....if you go to a 15” tire there are a few more choices

@junkman6456

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcijunebug You can extend the cross section width by reducing the aspect ratio = equal, or slightly smaller tire size. The most important factor is to keep the circumference of the tire. The next matching tire to this tire is 195/60/14. This gives a deviation of - 2.1% Speedos have usually the same - deviation, or up to 5% So the speedo shows more mls/Km then your actual speed. Check with gps - or exacter - with Glonass to confirm the size. Cops like to pass speeding tickets. www.tires-easy.com/tires/195-60-14

@marcijunebug

4 жыл бұрын

junkman yep, the key for busses tho is finding an 8 ply or greater...👍