I bought a dak dak, yes i bought a dak dak.

[loanrangie]

A 74 kombi to be exact, nice fairly straight and 99% rust free.
Good running 1800 and 4 spd, plans are for a minimal camper fit out with poptop and a respray with white from waistline up.

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[Mick_Marsh]

Excellent.
I have a soft spot for combi's.
The type I want, though, is worth tens of thousands.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Excellent.
I have a soft spot for combi's.
The type I want, though, is worth tens of thousands.You have a soft spot for Mokes, 101s, Inters and now we find out Kombi's as well.

Maybe you just have a soft spot! :wasntme:

Diana :D ;)

[justinc]

Excellent.
I have a soft spot for combi's.
The type I want, though, is worth tens of thousands.

Should've taken some pics over the last month, had 2 '66 splitties in for work, engine into 1 and sway bar etc to other. Both were worth more than the RRS and the D3 HSE I had in here at the same time:)

Should've seen the look on the rangie and D3 owners faces when I pointed to the most expensive vehicle in the workshop...:D

JC

[loanrangie]

Excellent.
I have a soft spot for combi's.
The type I want, though, is worth tens of thousands.

Yes the splitties are worth a few bob, even a wreck is worth 15k.

[loanrangie]

Should've taken some pics over the last month, had 2 '66 splitties in for work, engine into 1 and sway bar etc to other. Both were worth more than the RRS and the D3 HSE I had in here at the same time:)

Should've seen the look on the rangie and D3 owners faces when I pointed to the most expensive vehicle in the workshop...:D

JC

I was hoping you might be fluent in kombi, hoping to bring it over to Tassie around Easter time once i have kitted it out

[goingbush]

Dak Dak , I thought you bought a Dakota , as in DC3
we've always called Kombis 'Hun Houses' !!

you need to buy a copy of ' Compleat idiots guide to VW repair"

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot: John Muir, Tosh Gregg, Peter Aschwanden: 9781566913102: Amazon.com: Books (http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Volkswagen-Alive-Step-Step/dp/1566913101)

I love this book, you will too.
I wish there was one on the Landrover

Love the Air cooled VW's !!

[spudboy]

That's classic! White on top will improve the look.

They are surprisingly good off road too....

[Chops]

You have a soft spot for Mokes, 101s, Inters and now we find out Kombi's as well.

Maybe you just have a soft spot! :wasntme:

Diana :D ;)

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:
He is soft,,,,, :wasntme:

That's why we love him,, :angel:

[Mick_Marsh]

Yes the splitties are worth a few bob, even a wreck is worth 15k.
Don't I know it. I know people with splitties. I found one in a paddock that was very rusty and had no motor. The owner wanted $6k for it I think. It took a few months but it sold.

[Mick_Marsh]

:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:
He is soft,,,,, :wasntme:

That's why we love him,, :angel:
No. Can't reply to that.
Time to walk away.

[Chops]

A nice buy Nick,

I had a camper years ago,, the only problem was it popped a spark plug :(.
Had it fixed, got it ready for roadworthy,,, we were to drive up to QLD in it the following day :D,,, on the way in for the RWC, got a crack in the windscreen,, so small, but it wouldn't pass. Totally ****ed off, drove the 25klms back home to the farm, half way there, the plug blew out again :(:angrylock:

Ended up driving up in the old HK Holden.

[justinc]

I was hoping you might be fluent in kombi, hoping to bring it over to Tassie around Easter time once i have kitted it out

No probs, PM me when you are on da way:)

JC

[loanrangie]

Its one of those few vehicles that puts a smile on your dial every time you drive it, if it didnt run so good i would think about a suby conversion.

[justinc]

Its one of those few vehicles that puts a smile on your dial every time you drive it, if it didnt run so good i would think about a suby conversion.

Noooooooo, air cooled rules, kombis aren't speed machines:D

jc

[Gillie]

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Spotted this at the latest Bright Iconic rod Run.

[Ratel10mm]

We had one of those in S. A. When I was a kid. Happy memories.
Main tool? Mum's shoe, used to whack the starter motor when it wouldn't start. Worked every time! :D
First bro. had a splitty van, which he eventually sold due (iirc) to being unable to afford the upkeep as a youngster. He still pines after it today.

[JDNSW]

My first car was an opening screen VW pickup. Did not like dusty roads (motor blew up due to overheating when the oil leak spread over the cooling fins caked with dust.) New motor lasted from Longreach to Roma.

Traded it on a Series 1. Maybe I should have kept it. Maybe I should have kept both for that matter (Series 1 traded on a Series 2 a year or two later).

John

[justinc]

growing up we had mostly vw's, a 1967 split with a british 'devon camper' conversion (like a dormobile basically) this was a daily for the family. 2 beetles, a 1963 and a 1967, and later a mint 1969 1500 that we should've kept :o.

the van ventured around wa a lot, kalgoorlie, leonora, eastern goldfields etc on fossicking expeditions, and the southwest as far east as esperance i think, as we spent many school holidays in denmark and albany.

the kombi was the first vehicle i ever serviced/ worked on, tappet adjustments and oils etc were done every 3000miles :)


yes, i still wish we had the van:(:(:(:(


jc

[goingbush]

I remember Dad putting a new (used) beetle motor & g'box in his old Kombi.

all good stuff until went for a test drive , 4 x reverse gears and one forward,
oops, forgot about the reduction hubs in the Kombi (portals :) ) they change the direction of rotation. Duh ... Kombi crownwheel is on the other side of the pinion

Now a Beetle with Kombi gbox & reduction hubs (for more ground clearance) would be grrreat !!

[VladTepes]

Want to spend some real $ ?

Find one of these...
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[goingbush]

Hmm , about the same money for a restored splitty or a new one , which to buy .... hard decision!

Just like the next Gen Defender, its still up in the air

2014 Volkswagen Microbus Illustrations: VW Microbus News – Car and Driver (http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2014-volkswagen-microbus-illustrations-vw-microbus-news)

Nova Volkswagen Kombi 2014 Preview - YouTube

[VladTepes]

No doubt just some other POS with a different body and badge....

[bee utey]

Now a Beetle with Kombi gbox & reduction hubs (for more ground clearance) would be grrreat !!

That is one terrifyingly bad idea! The torque reaction of the hubs causes the suspension to jack up under load. With any sort of roughness in the road everytime the wheel gets torque it tries to hammer your bum. I've been in a VW Country Buggy with the same setup and a warm 1835 motor and it was very unpleasant. The body was being hammered to bits. I was half way through converting it to full CV joint drive from a later Kombi when the project was shelved.

[goingbush]

That is one terrifyingly bad idea! The torque reaction of the hubs causes the suspension to jack up under load. With any sort of roughness in the road everytime the wheel gets torque it tries to hammer your bum. I've been in a VW Country Buggy with the same setup and a warm 1835 motor and it was very unpleasant. The body was being hammered to bits. I was half way through converting it to full CV joint drive from a later Kombi when the project was shelved.

which is why they were so good offroad, apply power and the wheels are forced harder into the ground, = greater traction, go anywhere a 4 x4 could

[Zute]

My Dak Dak.

[loanrangie]

My Dak Dak.

Just a little bit quicker than mine, i'll race ya :o.