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Hello everyone. It’s been a very good fall season to be able still drive our vintage VW’s. Hopefully
Mother Nature will bless us with more of the same so we won’t have to put our VW’s in winter hibernation any time soon.
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our destination. Four busses met atANDKathy
Kerns to head north. As any of you who have ever traveled a
distance in a group of old VW’s know there is always a chance that the inevitable might happen -breakdown on the road, and of course it happened, 4 times before we even were to Bucyrus. Al Moore’s buss’s
biorhythms were really off that day. Every time Al’s bus had an issue we all faithfully pulled over as to
never leave a fellow traveler behind. On the first stop we replaced the fuel pump. That worked for about
5 miles. Second breakdown Al replaced a coil & fuel filters. Five more miles and on the side of the road
again. Hoping 3rd time was a charm Al was on the side of the road again and he replaced the distributer.
With optimism high we all started off with hopes the distributor was the solution. Once again five miles
later we all pulled over with Al’s bus still not running well. One strange thing about the four breakdowns
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October 8th 2015
This meeting was held at Tommy’s Pizza in Dublin.
The consensus was that the 2015 Vintage Volksfest was a success. We added at least 15
new members. Attendance at the show was up, and we had over 300 cars register. The
volunteers who worked at the show were thanked with a round of applause.
The following events are coming up (most of which will be over by the time you read this)
Kelley’s Island Campout Oct 9-11
Colo’s Classic car show at the Zoo
Indianapolis Show Oct 17
Marion Tour Oct 24
MAC Tools Show Oct 10
Mark Richmond will be our representative for the Arthritis Show, assisted by Brad Shisler and Bill Blake, there was
a nice article in the last newsletter about 2016 plans for the show.
Elections will be at the November Meeting. We will need candidates to step up to keep the club going.
Kathy Kern asked for advice on the tools that she should have with her when she travels in her camper.
Don Wuertz commented that he received a call prior to our show from someone in Georgia thinking that our
show was being held near Columbus, Georgia
Ron Baker reported that Papa Boo’s, a bar at Buckeye Lake was interested in sponsoring a car show next year.
The January Banquet was discussed. Most people seem happy with the Spaghetti Warehouse, but we keep our
options open for now.
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TOYS
Welcome back everyone!!
The toy I’m sharing with each of you this month was produced by an American toy manufacturer who is still
making toys today. I picked this neat little VW toy up last week from a fellow collector in Arizona. I’ve bought other
examples of this toy over the years, but I was shocked to notice a few features on this toy which were different from
other examples. For now, I’ll keep all of you in suspense until later in the article!! This month’s toy is a white colored VW bus manufactured by the Gay Toy Company of Walled Lake, Michigan during the late 1960’s. This plastic toy is based on a 1960’s VW split window panel bus. The toy is 6.5 inches
long with metal axles and black plastic wheels. What makes the
toy I bought so unique is the actual color of the toy and the side
doors. Gay Toy Company never advertised a white VW bus in their
sales pamphlets. A blue camper and a red ambulance are the only
examples ever produced. Also, the side doors on both the blue
and red examples open, while the white example has non-opening
doors. The toy has never been played with, so I wonder if this toy
was some type of prototype which was never mass produced for
some reason.
I would consider this toy to be extremely rare. I’ve spoken to several fellow VW toy collectors and none of
them have ever seen this color. I’ve been told the toy might have been in the private collection of Jerry Jess who lived
in Arizona many years ago. Jerry was known to have many rare and unique VW and Porsche toys in his collection. I’m really excited to have this toy in my collection now. It’s hard to put a value on the toy being this may be the only
one ever produced. Even though I was lucky to find a near mint example, I still hope to find another white version,
or even some details on this unique little VW toy. Until next month… Happy Toy Hunting !! Renew your COVVC Membership!
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Tech Talk
Bruce Amacker
Converting a Single Master Cylinder to Dual Master Cylinder (Part Two) #58
Last month I detailed the installation of a dual master cylinder in a ’57 Beetle oval window.
This installation makes the car much safer due to the fact that you now have two completely separate hydraulic systems, so in the event of a failure you are assured of having two wheels of brakes
instead of the OEM design which leaves you with none.
This month I’ll cover the conversion on my
’66 split bus which I completed a full restoration on. There
are several ways to accomplish this on an early bus, some
of which are to use ’67 bus parts or later Bay window bus
parts. The ‘67 is a one year design because it’s the last year
of the split bus and the first year of the federally mandated
split hydraulic system. The problem with using ’67 parts is
the cost, which was generally prohibitive until recently when
Chinese parts came down in price. Not surprisingly the quality of these Chinese parts may be in question. I ended up using a Napa reman master cylinder with a lifetime guarantee
for $42 with a fluid reservoir bought from the Samba ads.
The unit I used was a 71-78 Bay Bus MC from a power brake
bus. You’d think a manual brake model would be correct, but
the reservoir outlet spacing is incorrect and nobody makes
a reservoir to fit the manual brake MC. What you need is
outlets that are 3.325” apart center to center and .320” in
diameter below the flared end. This is appropriate for a Rabbit/Volvo/Porsche reservoir which you’ll need to source from
a junkyard or off the Samba classifieds, the aftermarket reservoirs I found had too large of spigots on the bodies. These
days the ’67 parts might be a better choice, as the later Bay
Bus master that I used also needs a spacer made to allow
clearance for the reservoir which would otherwise hit on a
frame crossmember.
This spacer can be purchased for about $30-40 or cut from the
appropriate stock which is ½” thick. I had the correct material in my
scrap bin so I quickly cut one to shape. Using either type of master
cylinder requires fabricating a new MC pushrod from a long bolt, be
careful that the thread sizes may differ. Most pushrods and yokes use
an 8x1.25 thread which is standard metric, but one bus pushrod/yoke
I had on hand was 8x1.0 thread which is an unusual thread. In either
case make up a new rod about 3” in length and grind a rounded tip on
it to engage the MC piston.
Once the MC is mounted, adjust the pushrod free play for
5-7mm clearance at the pedal or 1mm at the MC piston. You’ll also
need a stock bus rubber boot to protect the MC from the elements at
the open (piston) end, which is mounted facing forward and would get
exposed to road splash otherwise. This is especially important if you
don’t plan to install the pedal pan, which is a large sheet metal cover
that prevents road splash from hitting the driver’s controls which are
under the floor pan on a bus. On many of these restored buses this
pan is left off as they don’t see much rain or weather, and it also make
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access to components for inspection and repair much simpler. Once the components are
mounted, it’s time to plumb the system. This is quite intuitive, one line to each front wheel
and one line that feeds the rear axle. The remaining port is for the brake light switch. Now it’s
time to bleed the brakes which I’ve covered in a previous tech column in November of last year. I
use an inexpensive vacuum pump bleeding tool to pull the brake fluid and air from the system. Not only does this
work really well, it’s very time effective and fluid effective, which means you don’t waste much fluid. I can fill and
bleed the entire bus using only 2-3 pints of brake fluid.
Don’t put off that dual MC conversion, safety is of the utmost importance when driving your classic VW,
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Light Blue, Convertible. Automatic Stickshift. Car is in excellent condition, located in Powell.
Asking $19,900. Please contact Don Hunter by email: dhunter889@aol.com
For Sale: Lot of Vintage VW Parts
Would like to sell as one lot: Garage full of carburetors, coils, lenses for all types of lights,
windows, rims, beauty rings, hub caps, piston rods back seats in mint condition and more.
Call Roy Woodruff @ 419-526-0182.
For Sale: 1978 Beetle
Selling my 1978 VW Convtertible, Appraised value of VW bug is $16500 Asking $11900.00.
Call Bruce @ 740.964.9856
For Sale: 1960 Beetle
Roof rack, Red with only 48k original miles. One family owned since new.
Asking $7900.00.
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For Sale: 1979 Super Beetle
All original, Excellent Condition car. Black on Black, Convertible. 35,000 Original Miles, car has
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For Sale: TOYS!!
Selling off my VW Toy Collection, some rare finds. Please Call Mike Fornataro 740.964.4520
For Sale: 1959 Karmann Ghia
Low Light Coupe, unrestored but repaired. Never rusted or wrecked, Approx 40K on newer
engine, new upholstery. Valued at $8300, (negotiable) great car to show and drive.
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For Sale: 1979 Super Beetle Convertible,
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Information
In the Spring of 1991 our club was
founded by 12 enthusiasts looking
for a way to pool their parts and
resources to maintain their vintage Volkswagen Cars. Now we are
in our 23rd year with over 200 members and the premiere Vintage
Volkswagen club for Central Ohio. We Strive to share knowledge
and resources while having plenty of fun and we welcome everyone
interested in classic air-cooled as well as newer water-cooled VW
products. Annually we host Ohio’s largest Volkswagen Car show
& swapmeet ‘Volksfest’ to benefit kids ‘n camp; an independent
non-profit organization, devoted to the needs of children with cancer.
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