VW Projects
This is the story of my various aircoolded volkswagens
The Amalgamated Sage Global Action Center
We are in. VW Sage now owns real estate. I have yet to build a loft, there isn’t any heat, but all my VW’s are safely in the new building and I am ready to move projects forward. I have welding, painting, and the engine building stations build. We are planning to build the loft …
Moving in
Since I began messing with VW’s in 2006 I have paid $10,800 in rent. This reflects payments for over 6 years. I enjoy this hobby, but to not be accruing equity is foolish. So I have purchased a 30 x 40 pole barn and modified it for storage and my hobby. It will be pretty …
I’m Back
I’ve been gone a long time. Allow me to explain; I have children. Getting greasy with bruised knuckles and bloody arms is really fun and all, but kids in order to brew properly, need attention.So, what’s been happening in the last two year? The best short explanation: Chat and Facebook. If you are a frequent …
Welcome to VW Sage
This is the story about chasing a dream. Not some perfect dream, more like a short sighted dream. In June of 1993 I bought my first VW Bus. In January 2006 I bought my second. One year later, I have owned over 20 VW’s and I am wondering what went wrong. This is a story …
“But how many run?” 4 words that mock me.
I am getting a little frustrated, or depressed, or just plain hazy lately… It’s fall in my pinky of the world. October has been an amazing month. The weather has been quite cooperative for those of us who don’t want to see the summer be chased by the pending snows of winter. The temperatures have …
My big mouth.
In my previous post, I was complaining about going from a main seal replacement to a more robust renovation. Well… I am now $700 into the project, but the engine is in excellent condition. Getting the bus back on the road was a bigger chore than I thought. Challenge One: I assemble the long block. …
Nothing is ever easy part 1332
It was to be a simple day. An hour to remove the engine from the compartment, another to replace the throw out bearing and main seal. I even allowed an hour and a half for re-installation. But simple days aren’t part of this adventure. No, this is a project when 3 wheels on a car …
Vic’s Bus
Two significant things happened in April of 1969. Likely the first thing was this Bus was manufactured in Wolfsburg. Later, I was born. In August of 69 a young bookstore owner and his wife purchased this bus new from the dealer in Traverse City. He took care of this bus. It carried he, has wife …
The 1961 Double Cab
This was my most ambitious project. It’s a great Double Cab, but it’s got a long way to go to the mother land. The frame is fine, the bed is good, the floors in the cab needs work and the gate is missing. So why do it? Because bringing a bus like this one back …