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Driving an old VW bus - that was already our way of life. Since a teenager in the States, Filip cought the aircooled hook. He met Augusta then our son Elios came along, and the old chalenging dream got clearer. Now here we are, on the road. We're leaving our dear old Europe for a longest strech of land deprived of western lifestyle, culture and parts...

In a 1977 VW bus from Poland through the Baltic countries, then accross Russia and into Mongolia.

Thereafter, by train accross China.

Once we get to South-East Asia, we'll be completely free to either buy another air-cooled bus, or rent a flat, or go on with our backpakcs... Only the future, and this blog will tell...

On the technical side of the Bus





11/06
1974 vw bus type 23, so a standard with windows all around.
1500cc engine, used, virgin x-industrial motor with low hrs, and very low kms.
Fueled by both petrol and GPL abundant in the east.
Range is about 1000km on full tanks.  Gpl Reductor powered by a sonde
installed directly in the exchaust, for best efficiency and safety.

Technical improvements: carter slide protection grill from 181,
Exchaust from 181. Gearbox slide plate protection from ruthman cherrypicker.
Double emergency brake system allowing to block the differencial at will.
Mudd farm tyres strictly for muddy roads. Oil temperature guage, Gpl reductor temp guage.

Spare parts: Short block, 3 1500cc cilinder/piston/ring sets, 1 1500cc head, 2 torsion arms, king pin set, steering shafts, steering box, 1 spare tyre, 1 windshield, 1 alternator, 1 starter, 1 gearbox, 4 spark plugs, 2 sets of points, 1 distributor, 1 carb,
1 set of copper cables, clutch, throttle, and brake cables, 1 rear cilinder, 1 front caliper, pair of rear shoes, voltage regulator, fuses, 2 spare alternator belts.

Safety accesories: Gpl safety valves, seatbelts rear and front,
Fog lights rear front, spare tyre, safety jackets, warning triangle, sleeping bags, dryed food reserve for 7 days, good kaharma, guardian angel, locks also on the engine lid, removable rotor.

Camping accesories: Front cot baby bed, window termal isolations, drinking water reserve 60l, washing water reserve 80l, gas stove, sink, table, cooking equipement, dishes, permament bed.


Update 29/06
basic Technical improvements have been made:

Changing some of the rusty brake lines,
welding the rusted front and back frame
adding a sort of a "cage" around the LPG sonde, that runs a chance of getting demaged
raising the rear torsion arms , and replacing them for the stronger (green pickup ones)
fixing the mudd wheels and the front windshield on the top along with the roof rack

still to go:  replacing the engine