[tcb] Re: Engine fire guy questions

  • From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:13:22 -0500

3-prong flasher works fine

71 beam will go into a 70

71 is small 5 not wide 5

canvas $300-500 is what i've seen

very easy to swap the beam out in a home garage, one jack two jackstands and an 
air gun, or electric impact

> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:22 -0500
> From: gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] Engine fire guy questions
> 
> This is on a '70 Campmobile
> 
> No brakes was probably because of the bone dry reservoir but I told him
> to order all 4 rubber lines anyway, we'll check the cylinders after he
> has new rubber installed.
> 
> He's currently trying to locate the guy who did his paint job 5 years
> ago to see if he can get the heat bubbled rear matched and repainted.
> 
> I opened my big mouth about front discs when discussing brakes.
> 
> Does anyone have a complete '71 beam? How much?
> 
> Is the bolt pattern on the '71 hubs still a wide 5? Having different
> wheels front/rear might kill the idea.
> 
> Does anyone have a booster drum for a '71 if he does make the change?
> 
> How hard will it be for him to swap beams and add the booster in a
> regular home garage?
> 
> What's the going rate ($$$) from various sources for a 3-window canvas
> for a '70 Westy? 
> 
> That's pretty much it for now. I'm going to yank the flasher relay out
> of my '69 beetle and see if that will solve his turn signal issues
> until we can source one. '68 - '70 bus and beetle should be the same.
> Not being able to find a flasher is the reason he parked it 4 years ago.
> 
> Gerald
> 
                                          
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