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... new fuel lines and Filter / new plugs wires and plugs / all new hoses / scored some mid 60's mirrors , almost there still need to pull off carb and clean it up and pick up a new battery

I got it started on Friday !! I spent the whole day wrenching on the 72 , I removed the smog pump and changed the oil , sucked out the old gas , new radiator fluid with new cap , and a new battery …
I turned the key and it turned over but wouldn’t stay fired …. I poured some fuel down into the carb and it fired right up / so I thought the fuel pump was toast ( it was ) so I updated it with a electronic EMPI fuel pump ( a VW part ) and tried to fire it up again ….. nothing , so I figured I had a few pieces of old crud blocking the fuel line . Which was the issue after I pulled the tank and looked inside I found the culprit ( rust everywhere ) I’m sending the tank out to get refurbished and I’m looking for a replacement gauge for the tank , I hope to have it running and driving in two weeks

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Looks like a muffler in the future as well...

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FIAA!

SFPP!

Your Right on that one , it completely blew out when it fired up …

I bet it sounds pretty good though...

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Three Amigos

yeah it sounds like a old harley , I found a sender unit for the gas tank via JC whitney !! still need a rear window seal as well .

all better now !!

Rear window seals are like hens teeth, if you find one buy it quick.

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I received a call from a friend who knows a guy with a 74 Mikado and he wants 200.00 bucks for it today because it’s going to the scrap yard !! so I quickly jumped on it and called the guy , it has been sitting for 25 years in a field in front of his house . I ended up getting the Mikado tags off the bed side and also grabbed the front blinkers , but the big score was the six lug mag rims with original Western center caps on them . all for sixty bucks !! the rest of the truck was pretty bad , the hood was rusted out and had some major dents the rear window was in bad shape as well . the complete inside was all there but it was a home for some animals as well ( there was a pile of rabbit bones on the floor board ) I didn’t get the whole truck because there was no title to go with it , and I didn’t want to bring it to my house and deal with cutting it up the scrap it . but I’m happy with the find

Great score!

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Three Amigos

before polish

all better now

Nice work!

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RIP R.J.B.

Should have grabbed that straight front bumper off that tan truck .

yeah your right , I didnt have much time to grab all of goodies I wanted / as I was leaving the scrapper was in route in pick it up .

Wheels look nice and with some new radials will ride great .

Ok , I have some good news for the rear window seal blues / I just put a rear window from a 75 luv into my 72 along with a new VW window seal from a bus and it fit perfect ( with a little help from a string and some Dawn soap it went right in ) Also I bought a bed seal kit from a local shop and did the floor and fire wall , It came out great . almost there !!

Can you clarify the rear window seal used?

VW Bus, what year and where did you buy it? I am in need of one bad myself.

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Three Amigos

Sure , it was a side window seal from a early 70's Bay window Bus / I bought it from B&R buggies , oceanside ca . I hope this helps