Old BMW 2002s or e30s, my Triumph Spitfire, my old Willys CJ2 or my newly acquired 1972 VW Westfalia camper van. Plus, at last count I have 16 motorcycles in the barn! 👍😮
Be it an electric scooter, a vintage camper, a jetski, a snowmobile or a vintage car or classic motorcycle, you can usually find me in my barn or garage trying to bring some new project back from the dead or make an existing project faster.
There’s no feeling like getting something old fired up and running again!
Utter newb question, and I am not a pilot, but am very interested in flying, and how it all works. How is slipping (which this doesn't really look like from other videos I have watched) differ from crabbing, or are they variants of the same physics? This looked more like a crab (and a slight one at that) than a slip. Again, based solely on watching other videos of crabbing and slipping.
Thanks for the question. Crabbing is pointing the nose of the airplane into the wind when approaching the runway with a crosswind. This allows you to stay on the centerline of the runway while the wind is trying to blow you sideways. You then typically transition into a slip just before you touch down to get the wheels straight to avoid side loading the airplane when the wheels touch. Slipping, which looks like crabbing, is putting the airplane into a sideways position, nose down, to lose altitude at a faster pace. The whole point is to increase aerodynamic drag. This technique is used by airplanes without flaps to increase drag by exposing the side of the airplane to the wind. When drag increases, your descent rate increases as well. I think the most surprising aspect of flying to non pilots is the work needed to get the plane down. One might naturally think this happens easily but it’s most often the cause for poor landings. Planes naturally want to fly and you need to work to get them ready to land - reducing airspeed and altitude. I hope this is helpful.
@@NortheastVintage Chapin Field Airport…..I had to Google it !! It looks so much like parts of North Yorkshire…..the other side of the pond , in the old country. Thanks. The engine sounds great.
Nicely done. In summer mid day or in the mountains or with two people, level in low ground effect energy can easily be 50% of total kinetic energy (fuel, ground effect, down drainage egress, etc.) available. I guess down drainage is actually potential energy of altitude, but I convert it to kinetic. I taught zero timers in the 7AC at Ag Flight and in the C-140 at Monte Vista Colorado at 7600.' I did not teach Vx or Vy as neither was appropriate. I taught when pulling back on the stick doesn't give us the climb we wish, try pushing instead. Nice airplane. It likes to takeoff fast and land slow. It can be landed slow enough that if we roll only a few feet first, a ground loop will not hurt anything. Lets the instructor safely teach dynamic proactive rudder movement, walk the rudder pedals, to stay ahead of the airplane. We're better when we move.
Got a question. I bought 24v 350 watt with a 24v 500watt controller, throttle with key. Everything hooked up and without touching throttle, tire moves. Do I have a cross wire? My batteries are trash. Going to order new next week.
I have an e100 I'm building to get to 30mph and right now all ive hit is 20mph. I just have front brakes right now, and you're definitely right about needing discs lol. I have to slow down a whole business day early
Great info. Thanks for sharing. Just picked up a decent 98 xr100. Tip, start out by showing the viewer the whole bike...then go into details. Waiting and waiting and waiting to see the whole view of the bike. Hard to watch!
So my father purchased a DS185 brand new in 1980 with my JR50 ,actually his was a 79yr . DS Should have square headlamp from factory with hi/lo & on/off switch for lamp.
Hiya so you can have 48v batteries and a 36v controller? I thought they had to be the same. I want mine the same as yours with really good torque for hills and still a fast speed. What is the best setup you have done for this 😊xx
I 3D printed a Greenworks 36V battery holder on the back of the deck. Now we can swap out the battery anytime and charge them (I charge them via solar panels)
Oh. 😂 I forgot to mention emblem. I’m no help cuz in exact same position. I had the spare tire mount as well. I took that thing off asap. I ran a homemade VW logo sticker for many years until about a month ago when I buffed the paint. I can’t decide white or chrome. I will probably do chrome though. Just sucks they cost so much now.
I watched your other video first. This bus is cool man. Love it. Great condition. A lot of the busses I see on youtube are sooooo rusted but you have a solid foundation. Here we go with my opinion. I'm about saving money cuz I don't have very much, but if you have a good size bank account spend away buddy. If not do the minimum and enjoy it and make upgrades along the way. That will make the fun last a lot longer and you will get to enjoy using it along the way. I noticed you skipped over that massive hole behind the passenger seat. I'm not sure about that step if it's stock, I couldn't see the trailer hitch, but also not stock. That huge tank is not stock and either is that seat. I saw the engine is not seized so I would just do top end repairs and run it until it fully dies and then you can mess with the bottom end. Oh keep the patina if possible. you won't find original paint busses very often so run it if possible. let me know what you thought of the ebay paint, how close was it? Wolfsburg west sells some colors, but I also bought some from another guy who custom mixes paint. It's a little over priced, but worth it. It was like $50 a can plus fees.
Thanks. I got the $35 can from Paint My Ride on eBay. Seems a good match, but with the fading of the stock paint, it obviously stands out. That said, it looks better than rust until I can get around to replacing sheet metal and body panels. It made it, as my GF says, a 20 footer! 😂
well, welcome to vdub life. cool ride you got there and some awesome work you have already done. sounds like you wrench so all the mechanical work will be in good hands. Vdubs have their personality so you will have fun learning all about this bus. You probably have previous vw experience but not sure. As far as that engine, it's all up to how much work, time and money you want to put into it. That rust inside the engine does not look good. There should be none in there, so moisture got in there somehow which is bad, but these engines are strong and it will probably run. something might fail on the internals, but the only way to find out is to open it up. Once you do that you might as well put new parts. Before you go throwing thousands of dollars at it though I would probably just do the bare minimum and see if the case is worth putting money into. Once you have to replace that we are talking a few thousand dollars in upgrades. I know because I am in the predicament right now and just trying to get a few more miles out of my current engine until I have to start from scratch or at least a cheap rebuild until I save lots for my ultimate engine. Good luck buddy.
Thanks! All new to aircooled! Going to split the case and probably do a full rebuilt kit from AA Performance. Other than obvious cracks, what should I look for in terms of the case? Spun bearings, etc?
@@NortheastVintage cracks yes also the lifter bores should be snug. Make sure all the oil galleys are not clogged. The head bolts should not be stripped or pulled. Make sure mating surfaces are flat and that the crank journal seats are flat. You might need to align bore it or get a thrust cut. If you go bigger you will need to machine for clearance of crank and pistons. For engine stuff check out VW Darrin and EZGZ. They got good stuff but they may contradict each other so it’s a lot of opinion and you gotta decide. I’m learning on the engine side of things and have never rebuilt the bottom end but planning to soon.
Thanks. Having purchased a ton of rusty projects in upstate NY I was amazed that this bus was in the condition it is in! I feel really lucky. Now to get the motor rebuilt, reinstalled and running. 👍
@@NortheastVintage I hear you brother. I have restored many vw bugs, however Casper is my very first bus project. I am learning new things about it. It’s very rusty and I wish I had found a project with less rust than this one, when I was looking I was finding anything in a price range I felt confortable spending at the time. So Casper came into the pictures in the middle of another bug restoration…Frankenstein… I have been working both at the same time. Not an easy task by myself. As of right now I am trying to get Casper at least running, so I can return to Frankenstein. Honestly if I could sell Frankenstein to just focus o the bus I would sell it. But really I am so happy when other find that perfect project. Can wait to see what direction you will go to if the patina or repaint it.
Yay! We need more "long form" ACVW content on youtube. White VW symbol would POP on the front. If it were my bus (which its not) I'd keep the front tire carrier... Also please repaint.
I’ve since replaced the cam chain as the ticking noise you’re hearing was it being stretched to the maximum amount of tensioner travel. This bike had the crank oil mod done so when I pulled the cam to inspect the lines and rockers I found them to be in perfect shape (which was a huge relief!). I then tightened the cam chain and adjusted the valves and now the bike is much quieter. But I’m still going to replace the stretched cam chain with a new one.
No tool needed. The cam pullls straight out at TDC when you remove the bearing retainers. Thread the sprocket bolt back in and use a claw hammer to wedge the cam out of the cylinder head.
Hi Matthew! My name is Jeremy! Just wondering if you know the type exhaust mounting for your Eton Beamer here! I have a 2002! Is it for Jog - Zuma(02-11) minarelli horizontal engines or like CPI - Vento - Keeway minarelli horizontal engines? I want to put a performance exhaust on mine!
