Forbes Soaring Bus [my 60 bus]

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Still one of my fav buses!!
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Such an iconic bus in the Australian VW scene... oh & the blocker that owns it :P :lol:
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time for interior 2.0.. just working out where to dril the hole for the shitta..
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Don’t forget the chimney hole in the roof for the fire place
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kombiing wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:58 pm Don’t forget the chimney hole in the roof for the fire place
wouldn't surprise us 😋 Updates Ryan?
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ha. notjhing man, just working through a bunch of stuff, will be ready by April 2022 ;)
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warb wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:31 pm ha. notjhing man, just working through a bunch of stuff, will be ready by April 2022 ;)
Cool 🤙🏻 continue the pics 😬
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engine time, new bottom end, old shit on the top, 2180, low compresson (only 8.7:1) , build for towing and not drifting.. carb rebuild next..
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old bits, will build a speculator..
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Oh Crikes, the Angry Bee now has more sting in the tail !!
I think you'll probably drift still with a trailer :lol:

Looking forward to cruising soon mate

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Nice mate, did you put it together yourself?
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splitthis wrote: Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:00 pm Nice mate, did you put it together yourself?
nah man, i only know enough to be dangerious.. However I'll give the speculator a shot, need to start collecting bits.
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Hurry up!!!!
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D-Train wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:53 amHurry up!!!!
:D :lol: :wink:
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need to clean the carbs, any hints or tips, dont want to stuff them..
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I used barkeepers friend for all the brass and soda blasted all the aluminium housings. Barkeepers friend was amazing but needs elbow grease and a good rinse afterwards.
Soda just washed off with water too so easy cleanup.
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