Caught in a weak moment with another long-distance purchase. Previously unnamed, now ‘Dirty Gertie’, the previous owner bought this as a non-VW guy, put a lot of work into it with Australian VW Performance Centre, and has enjoyed it over the years. Started life as a 2-seater, seems to now have a 1975 engine. Sold as he is selling up his large property and kids couldn’t drive stick. Always in a shed and never driven in rain since the resto. It’s been moved to NSW where it needs to be re-registered (added seats ok in Vic; NSW needs some certification). Will be a while before I get to drive it, but looking forward to getting home to give it a squirt. It may get the Ronal R9s added that are saved from the T3 DoKa build. Not period-correct but would look sweet. But…nice as it is too!                

Hi all, got another question for you. I'm in the process of replacing all the shift rod bushes, and I noticed that the coupler has a fair bit of play in the bushes. So bought a new one and discovered that it has the same amount (if not a little more...) play in the bushes. Is this normal? And if so, is there a reason for it? There's around 3mm play back and forth, and probably 1mm up and down 

   

    Thanks for any help,
                                    Mark

Hi all, just a quick question. I'm currently fitting the doors on my '72 lowlight before I remove them again for painting, and I've noticed the gap seems excessively large to me. The thing is, they appear to be the original doors (same original colour on both) and they line up very well...style line is very good, nice and flat when shut...and the gap is nice and even all the way around....just seems a bit wide to me. So, am I being too pedantic? or is this just a normal kombi thing.....

   


   

         Thanks for any info
                                Mark

To all our KC Dad’s… 

Happy Father’s Day! May your Father’s Day be better than your jokes! 

Hope you’ve had a great day. Cheers to you all.

It is with great sadness that I post to let folks know that our long time Kombi Club member, Chris Taylor has passed away......

Chris was a true Gentleman. He always had time for a chat, a beer and a kombi discussion whenever we caught up.
Living in SA, Chris maintained contact with like minded folk in his home state and despite his battle with the Bastard Disease, always made the effort to attend any kombi related events.
My last catch up with Chris was at Strathalbyn Bus Stop - SA. It was always time well spent talking life, kombis and general stuff with Chris and I will miss him dearly.........
Chris was one of the most capable fellas I've met. 
He worked on Patches,(his kombi), himself and was always refining the interior, repairing panels, spray painting etc. to keep Patches rolling.
Chris' ability to think laterally to solve problems was inspiring...there wasn't much that he couldn't do, even building his own wood turning lathe to run timber bits n pieces.
Those that have a kombi shifter knob turned by Chris now have a forever reminder of his ability and generosity.

Vale Chris Taylor, you are sadly missed by your kombi family....

I am restoring my 1976 bay window kombi .

the front driver side wheel arch has a steel pipe,  running through the body then connects to hose .

Could someone please advise what this components function is, and if a replacement is available.

cheers, Jackson

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As a result of a recent discussion on tyres, I thought I'd post these charts that easily explain the speed and load coding on the sidewalls of tyres.
Hopefully it helps folks decide the correct load and speed ratings for their bus tyres....


  Tyre Spec. Chart.pdf (Size: 100.57 KB / Downloads: 15)

Hi All. 
this has probably been covered many times ,however...

The back of my sliding door does not sit flush with the body when closed.

The door operates perfectly . I have read many manuals but don`t understand the adjustment requirements with the top and bottom rollers ?

Or am I missing the understanding or is there an adjustment  with the middle mechanisms that i haven`t followed.?

The middle , where the track is , is only slightly out . the top and bottom corner are evenly out but more obvious.

I haven`t made any adjustments as yet. Waiting for some advice.

Regards
Klaus

I have been contacted by the Old Bar Festival organisers to gather some kombi owners that would be happy to be interviewed by Volkswagen and have their kombis filmed over the weekend. Volkswagen are sponsoring the festival.

Anyone attending that is interested, please send me a PM with your contact details and I will pass them on to the organisers. I have put my hand up.

A question please. Is the new VW t7 a Ford econo van re-badged as a VW post diesel gate?  Geez.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/2025-volks...stom-twin/

Geez, make my 42 year old T3 even more desirable.