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I don't know why some of the pics are posting inverted, so live with it.

I did some detail work on Marla's single cab I'll document here:

1. Install battery, redrill holddown clamp to accommodate wider battery. Remove and clean ground strap at connection to body. Remove clamp bolt- ends of clamp are touching, use cutoff wheel to remove material to make clamp function ...

Can't do that on the floor anymore, too F'n old. Maybe if it was on a lift....

I could advise if needed, and I have lots of little parts that you might need.

Chase the spring plate bolt threads in the RGBs, use a longer bolt to start it, don't forget the lock plates, the brake line holders and ...

CB code, should be a 72/73 1.7 with dual carbs and an air pump. "Ran when parked" from a trusted source, but it was stored in a damp area and moisture got to it. Spins free but has 2 stuck exhaust valves, crank end play and fw vertical play are both slightly out of spec but not wasted. I was going ...

I'm a freeze baby. Both of my buses have great heat and I wouldn't have it any other way...

I'm pretty impressed Marla was able to complete this by herself, very few owners would be able to install a harness and make things work correctly.

Great job!

I wrote a bunch of articles on this for the COVVC rag and sent several of them to Marla. I'll paste some of the important stuff here:

"I just finished a repair job in my shop, it’s a 50’s VW that someone (several owners previous) replaced the wiring harness in. The car had not been driven in many ...

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Been really busy working on Chevys lately so not much to post here. We did finally get back to Rob's bus and did the center pin bushings and steering box bushings.

FWIW, I've had Pertronix on two cars, they failed, and I switched them back to points. If you use it, carry a spare distributor with you.

Good Luck!

Edit: If you use it, check the advance curve right away. One Pertronix distributor I got started advance at 2500, all in by 3500, total advance 30 ...