yetchh Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 So I actually have 1/3 of another car.. its split between me and my two sisters, a hand me down mid life crisis sort of kombi from my old man. At the time (2003ish) I wanted nothing to do with it and carelessly discarded my part ownership, but lately I've developed a soft spot for it, more to do with the fact that it soldiered on for the last 10 years without being looked after in any real way, especially by my vehicularly abusive elder sister, sideswiping clutch riding caner b@*#h.. Her last outing ( a 1200km round trip to golden bay normally done with ease) resulted in the development of severe blow by causing huge oil loss from every orifice imaginable. My last outing in it resulted in 4-5 liters of oil being lost on a trip to kaiks easter 2012, it was then I came to the blatantly obvious conclusion something was wrong.. fuck it, they can deal with the piece of shit.. but no, I couldn't help myself... the only pic I have at the moment then this came up on the tard last week.. Which i promptly bought, I decided that it had sat long enough and if I didn't get the ball rolling it would sit till it became to much for an easy wof. So, she's a 1979 bay kombi camper obviously, has a mighty AS code 1600 twin port single carb will cruise easily at 120.. the donor engine is for a beetle Doh! should've checked before buying. A little more research finds that is an AD code twin port (73-79), identical to the AS I have except its for, yes , a beetle. The main difference is rear engine mounting points or lack of on the AD code Spot the difference.. either side of the square oil pump cover, luckily there is a fix for it in the form of this adapter This afternoon I started to get nervous even tho the guy I bought it off said it was a good runner with no leaks, at some point the pushrod tubes on one side have been dented but the rods themselves are ok. Did a comp test and came back with 1-100 2-115 3-110 4-105 A small amount of variation (max 28 from fsm) but it was cold with f all oil pressure and not been run for god knows how long, I expect it to be better at temp so my fears are allayed for now. For 400 bucks I didn't think I could go wrong.. yes, I can get a bore and piston replacement kit for 450 but this should just be bolt in.. famous last words.... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted February 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Well.... 6 years have passed and I've done totally fuck all to this besides drive from brotown to up in a far less corrosive environment on a section in Mt pleasant and then watch it fall into total disrepair. Needs a fair amount of rust cut out to make it road worthy again, and of course mechanical repairs. Have mate doing the body repairs as I have zero time to give it but went up there this arvo to try and move out from its resting place for the last 3 yrs. Bit of gas down the carb and a jump and it fired right up then died while it tried to prime the carb so three attempts and of it went. Took a bit to get it to move as one of the rear tyres was totally flat but again, once I managed to roll it over it propelled itself along as good as it could.. even idled after it warmed up.. Amaze Some pics... 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Some interior shots.. Bit of rust in the floor which is disappointing.. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post yetchh Posted February 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 As you can see it needs a bit of work. As my dad passed last year and this was at one point his pride and joy we collectively pulled finger and decided to get on with its restoration in his memory.. 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Annoyingly, whoever the fuckwit was that hired the car transporter yesterday morning, decided not to bring it back when they were required to so consequently I was cut off. Reeeeally annoying considering how much would be done in the next 4 weeks.. *sigh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted May 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 Moved the kombi today.. All went pretty smoothly, started and drove it on with a flat tyre. Pumped the tyres up at a gassy on the way and drove it off at the other end. Starts amazingly easy for something that's sat for the last 8 years, straight off the the key. Where it'll spend the next few months having the rust cut out.. Good times.. 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Spent a couple of hours this morning stripping the interior out so as to make it easier for Chris to do his magic.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Pic dump..... Window seals have been leaking pretty much everywhere, Although I think this bit of rust is front the vent.. I think this floor has been rusting for a few years before it was parked up, its spent a long time outside in Brighton. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post yetchh Posted June 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2020 Windows pretty much fell out, (one did and it slipped through my fingers onto the concrete, somehow it didn't break) Its mostly pretty good except for the bottom corners of the front wondow, def needs new seals tho. Can also see where my sis side swiped a courier on the pass rear arch, can see above where Chris pulled it out somewhat. All fit on the back of my ute to be stashed under my house for now (along with tons of other shit) Not sure what to do about the motor, do I bother getting to see if the beetle motor runs or just rebarrel this one as it's the matching numbers engine, then rebuild the the beetle one and sell it for max profit.. Quite keen to get a twin carb kit for 3 more hp. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted June 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2020 Pulled the engine this morning.. Took all of about 30 minutes. Took it home and gave it a clean Before, After, doesn't look it but I can assure you it has a lot less oil on it.. After doing some reading I've come to the realisation that my sister probably cooked the engine, there should be an engine seal around the tinware and also the heater pipes weren't on either, according to the gurus that be on the webs the engine bay should be totally sealed otherwise the engine will overheat.. Went out to buzz bug this morning and he confirmed what I thought, was good to chat to someone that knows they're shit. Gonna send him a list through of stuff for the engine, he's also getting in a bunch of rust repair panels which will suit our kombi.. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Bits and pieces.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted June 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2020 Went to buzz bug this arvo to borrow a kombi Bell housing, ended up with a small pocket haemorrhage... Also did a compression test.. front two cylinders 125 each, not bad, Rear two 90 and...0. There's ya problem. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted June 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 Pulled the heads and barrels today.. One very unloved motor.. Guess which one had 0psi.. Ruh Roh.... Somethings missing.. 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted June 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 Black hole swallowed the rings.. These bits came clunking out of the sump plate.. Not sure if I should pull the whole case to bits or just flush it.. That's where I'm at for now, need to pull the flywheel, shoulda done it before I pulled everything else really. Endplay is. 04mm which is apparently within spec, the other beetle motor has a full 2mm endplay. Prob needs a full rebuild. 12 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yetchh Posted June 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2020 Heads are fucked.. Cracked, Cracked Crack close up.. Cracked in between spark plug and valve.. These are in the same place on both heads So that's pretty annoying but to be expected.. Gonna have to split the case to clean it out, no point doing this only for it to fail later on so with that in mind stroker crank and 1776 barrels should give me 2007cc. Just have to bore the case but also have to bore any heads that replace these.. might as well get a new set already bored for bigger barrels, 9 hundy for a pair ready to bolt on bar bit of port work I want to do. *sigh* Prob about time for this.. https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/74619-yetchhs-more-problems-than-i-expected-bay-kombi/ 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 So much for a quick rebuild.... Split the case today, came apart with little to no effort. Didn't take a pic of the bearings, but had definitely had some shit through them. Crank journals are surprisingly ok.. could prob just get away with a polish, but I'm getting a new one anyway. Definitely some wear in the tunnel tho, took it in to car aid at lunch time to get it line bored and barrels fitted. These aren't the bearing faces by the way Gonna get spendy real quick. 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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