VW Bus (1973 TinTop) Restoration Part: 1 The Adventure Begins

[@r.a.mancillas812]

An other VW saved! good job.

[@Vangabonders]

Thanks!

[@TheWheelLifeChad]

that was a sketchy trip back. Glad everything worked out and you got it back home. I just picked up a 1984 Vanagon for free a few weeks ago. It was also about 2 hours away but I had a flat bed to tow it luckily ;) just needs a new exhaust system and clutch slave cylinder and she'll be runnin' again.

[@silbug]

This is so awesome! It's inspiring me. I have wanted to restore a camper VW van for years. I guess I just need to do it!!!

[@johnpartridge7623]

Good job fellas 👍👍👍

[@Doubleodude]

Man I’m drinking beer watch your play list. I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since I watched this. Good stuff. Rusty Dubbs YT

[@Vangabonders]

I can’t believe it’s been that long either!

[@tulloch023]

Always love that this story started with you pulling the bus out of a yard with a blue civic

[@Vangabonders]

tulloch023 life is an adventure

[@traviswilliams4548]

I bet the guy that sold it to you has some crazy stories. He seems a rad dude.

[@grantwalker2089]

Awesome! I'm glad I'm not the only one who hauls big loads with tiny cars haha

[@codydelaney6053]

Love the seller's dialog! haha

[@simeonchase138]

pulling that bus with the Honda was legendary. I was kinda impressed.

[@Vangabonders]

Glad you appreciated it. I will never try that one again lol

[@ricerocket_ed6650]

I am a simple man. I see a VW Bus and Civic SI in one video, I click like :D

[@Vangabonders]

you are the man, especially if you own an EF wagon

[@Ryjuanilo]

My dads 2nd favorite car is the VW Camper Van

[@bruceoppatt5878]

Awesome find

[@Kb-yu9mb]

Cool, you guys are good and entertaining, stay simple

[@KombiLife]

Good luck on the restoration :)

[@Vangabonders]

Thank you so much :D

[@vivoakun5652]

vw

[@mattadams7772]

I’m just happy to be in this thread

[@samuellionel4364]

You prolly dont care but if you guys are bored like me atm then you can stream all the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend during the lockdown =)

[@nikolaiemmett9035]

@Samuel Lionel Definitely, I've been using InstaFlixxer for years myself :D

[@jhosvanhdez7512]

Very nice a video in first day to restauration

[@leevanfleet]

Mad but cool, well done guys from ireland

[@blackdog.6398]

You guys did awesome good luck ,,

[@tacooffroadforlife6533]

Talk about a fun adventure and way to start a build 😂

[@christiann7320]

Civic-ULTIMATE TOW MACHINE

[@Vangabonders]

Surprising huh?

[@kaput450]

That was a bit crazy, glad you made it!

[@benfranklin6488]

Oh all towing. I love it 😉

[@lorenzovillanueva3245]

Holy shit!, you hit a gold mine. I got a 71 beetle. They are attention magnets. People knock at my house all the time trying to buy it. I will never sell it, that's my baby 👶.

[@MiniMattTV]

You lads are crazy! Fair play! Looks like you robbed the guy but as long as he's happy no worries!

[@IndianFoodMadeEasy]

nice work guys

[@glennreach6930]

The "Two Dudes Towing Co." LOL Probably the sketchiest, scariest most dangerous thing I have seen in awhile.....wished I was with you!

[@83MASADA]

Dammmm, I’ve got ball but you guys....are nuts!! Wait, it reminds me when I tow my 74 Monte Carlo with my 83 22rn Toyota long ago.

[@caryk2779]

Awesome video man! Love the bus and the tow truck HAH! Please post an update as you go along.

[@Vangabonders]

There are a few more episodes and updates coming soon.

[@caryk2779]

Good to go man. I look forward to seeing how it progresses. Tell you what man, if you're ever on a roadtrip through North Carolina and it breaks down; let me know. I've got a shop and would be more than happy to help you get back on the road at no charge. Uns Volkswagen volks have to stick together!

[@Vangabonders]

+Cary K I'll keep that in mind on our next road trip. Thanks man

[@caryk2779]

Yessir. Enjoy the van man.

[@Vangabonders]

More videos about this bus up on my channel

[@blaise5116]

I love these buses so much

[@MarcusTDM]

Flippin hell, bet that was stressful! Looked like it was a good price judging by the amount of notes you handed over and looks pretty solid too. Prices of these vans are ridiculous over here in the UK, it would be worth about £10k in the condition it's in. Nice video guys.

[@sendrice2202]

Hello there l am a new sub l just bought my vary first vw bus 85 l am very stoked to restore it all the stuff you did with the roof rack and solar panels gives me a great idea thank you very much cant wait to see more my friend will tell all of my friends about your KZbin channel

[@Vangabonders]

jayden and nancy thank you so much for the support! Hope your project goes well

[@andrewchristian6989]

You guys are awesome! Watched all your videos. Keep them coming bro!

[@Vangabonders]

new content up on the channel!

[@daviddominguez1593]

so cool i had one just like yours, in highschool, had so much funn with it

[@TheDarkPhoenix23]

I'm amused you're using a Honda Civic to tow it. Great that you saved it though. Reminds me of the one we had when I was a kid!

[@thesmokydig]

I've done some crazy sheet for a classic car or truck I wanted but Dam that was something I bet all of your sphincter muscles got a helluva a workout on that trip. color me impressed though

[@zimms-world]

Great video

[@spicymayo777]

just caught up on all the vids and I'm super excited for the next ones :) i wanna restore one of these busses myself sometime really soon so watching all these is getting me super hyped loool, can't wait for the q&a

[@Vangabonders]

Glad you are enjoying the series. New episodes every Wednesday. We are excited for the Q&A as well :)

[@Vangabonders]

q&a will finally be coming out lol

[@22Cspr]

you guys are so gnarly!!

[@ricardocypriano5380]

Brasil rio de janeiro Love Kombi 👍

[@gosportjamie]

When your brother starts wondering why his Honda is filling up with water every time it rains tell him it's because he's sprung every seam in the back of his Honda pulling that bus. Those rear lashing eyes aren't meant for towing on any car, they're just there to enable the vehicle to be lashed down when it's on a transporter or to enable it to be pulled a short distance to get it out of a dangerous position. Any more than that and there is a massive danger of over-stressing and springing the welded seams in the floor pan. Some seam sealer should fix the problem in this case but some cars can actually be written off by doing this as it pulls the whole underside out of shape...

[@Vangabonders]

Shhhhhh. If you can't see it. It ain't a problem

[@gosportjamie]

KF Garage Yup lol. By the way, I think this is probably the funniest thing I've seen in years. If you tried that in the UK you'd have the entire police force and several government departments falling on you like a ton of the brown smelly stuff...

[@Vangabonders]

+gosportjamie thankfully we live in the land of the free! Honestly we were pretty scared every time we passed by a cop lol

[@gosportjamie]

KF Garage I bet...

[@Vangabonders]

Still not leaking. Fingers crossed

[@dighsx]

Man is it hard walking around with two bowling balls in your pants? You guys got guts. I like your style. Well done, Jay

[@davidpackham9188]

Great video 😁

[@23v0lv32]

holy shit that was sketchy. ahaha you guys are awesome. I did a simliar thing pulling out a 78 sunroof a few years ago.

[@Vangabonders]

+23v0lv32 Thanks man. Nothing like something sketchy to get the adrenaline flowing

[@gilbertolopez922]

Un excelente proyecto, saludos camarada desde mexico

[@thomasspeal925]

great and crazy

[@rickfarrar4998]

Like to see it all fixed up

[@ben8090]

Well DONE. I'm not sure if you're brave or crazy driving an old bus at that speed!!

[@Vangabonders]

Probably a little of both ;)

[@henrique9415]

I'm also renovating a vw bus 1971, it's working but it will have been incredible

[@40rty7even4]

How much was it ? How many miles for the tow ?

[@balajiiyengar4]

love the noise

[@haleysjulia]

And questions for the Q and A👋: 1. For how long are you interested in cars (since when?) 🙌 2. why VW busses? (okay because they're cool) 😅😍 3. is there any chance to meet you? 😱 because I'm in America in the summerholidays and you're both just amazing and i love what ur doing🙌. 4. any plans on more busses? ☺

[@Vangabonders]

+Julialoveskate these will be in the Q&A. Thanks

[@mohammadmohammad5738]

Cool

[@mustie1]

the thrill of the hunt,, did the car even have a tow ball?

[@Vangabonders]

Thanks for the comment :) we'll answer that in the Q&A. I'm sure people will be wondering how we towed it

[@travelingkaspersworld4096]

that is what I picked up on. We have the same tow bars but then......

[@1marcelfilms]

Dont forget to melt down some toilet wax and oil for that underside

[@mizonmars]

the man who sold that bus to you seems so sweet haha

[@masakiisago5402]

If it works, it's not stupid

[@abidou1999]

Love VW!!

[@KidThomsonMediaProductions]

thanks for this video, brilliant. Youve earned a subscriber

[@Vangabonders]

Thank you for your support

[@damaryspulaski8208]

de ti nada me sorprende ....ahh y me subscribi ok ? suerte chicos ...

[@braydensdeals]

thats nuts! is that legal?!!!! i wouldn't even do that across town where i live, i'd be in jail!

[@raquelperez5241]

love it!!! when is part two? looking forward to the transformation! 🚐

[@Vangabonders]

+Raquel Perez New episodes every Wednesday :)

[@EW742]

With that tow-setup: i would loose my driving-licence here in Germany...

[@matthewcooper9188]

Where do you buy all of your parts?

[@GuancheTF95]

3 people have more pull that a Civic 😂

[@haleysjulia]

Yes I enjoyed the video 😍. And omg this is basically my dream bus😱. Its so amazing that you bought it! and I swear you will get more than 1000 suscribers because your channel is amazing and I love it sm😍😍. and hahaa every time you drove fast, I was like: "omg he'll have an accident omg" 😂, but luckily you made it home (alive and with an super bus😍)

[@Vangabonders]

+Julialoveskate Thanks for the continued support Julia :)

[@haleysjulia]

+pandaManda22 you're so welcome :)

[@davidhernandez7603]

Hola, me gusto el trabajo que hicieron con esa combi, los invito a oaxaca les ofrezco un cambio dos o tres semanas de hospedaje por su vagoneta, eh?

[@MaximumJoy]

brilliant

[@retrogarageofolega2627]

👍

[@thomas4315]

I didn’t see if you steer, that a tow bar that close do you have to steer? Or the tow will pull the front wheel it way?

[@Vangabonders]

you do have to steer!

[@imssmach]

Where in Orlando did you buy the van?

[@lachlanchadwen6940]

C'est solide une civic , hein 😂

[@Bouifot]

awsome bus :) even more awsome tow job :) hahah

[@alhiller7939]

good job guys!How about driving one of these after is sitting for 20 years with bad brakes,no plates no insurance.Yep Scary!

[@tacooffroadforlife6533]

Sells Honda ... like new 😂🙆🏻‍♂️ I love your new vw ... they don’t have my thing like those anymore 😒🙆🏻‍♂️ congrats though 🤙

[@stevengrotte2987]

At about 0:48 I would rather have the light blue MG in the back ground.

[@ewanstewart8011]

If you made that trip in Britain you would probably do some jail time 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@meduffer]

Wow...!

[@VANS139]

here's a good Q/A. how much did you pay for it.

[@myshots596]

yeah how much men!!!

[@kevindohm55]

How much was it man?!? We gotta know

[@aaronmcconnell77]

props for towing yourself but I would a sprung the dough for a tow

[@guismo715]

pues yo soy Español. Suerte con la Combi un saludo Campeones

[@BrotherAlan]

LOL, how did you not kill each other towing that bus! I bet that was exciting.

[@Vangabonders]

It was certainly exciting, a memory I will never forget

[@aaronmcconnell77]

an good thing you live in the flat lands lol

[@codyallankennedy1236]

he needs some practice on driving a stick lol amazed u had a clutch left lol but nice rescue

[@antti_kukkonen]

What your gonna do with your pop top camper now?

[@davidwilliamson2115]

did you do any long road trips on that bus? Please continue these good videos

[@Vangabonders]

Indeed we did. Quite a bit of traveling in it actually

[@robsonaraujo1362]

Kombi massa de mais 👍👍

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

That was some crazy shit you did there. It's a wonder the cops didn't stop you for pushing the Honda with the bus, nobody in their right mind would be towing that mess...............except car guys. ;)

[@hunterfagan6272]

I want one of these so bad. I could have some good times with that fold down bed. If you know what I mean

[@AustinLeonardAutomotive]

Howd you find that van? Looks like you got it for a pretty good price. People with a tone of cars like that tend to not post them on craigslist lol

[@louismunoz2535]

I am new to your channel awesome job guys you got more you know what than I do LOL

[@Cubitalipino]

I love your content man! Hey at around 5:26 was that US 27 North you were on? I feel like I live so close to you lol

[@guismo715]

otra?? de donde sois?

[@frankymartinez237]

Si Otro, somos de Miami!! Gracias por el comentario amigo!

[@Mr99rangepwns]

How much did you buy the second bus for? And is it a donor vehicle or a whole new project?

[@Vangabonders]

+Mr99rangepwns I'll save this question for the Q&A :)

[@raquelwerneck9443]

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[@madfiat8932]

Sesquicentennial plates... those are OLD!!! I remember when they came out LOL...

[@lLykaLyksl]

Hi am new here and love these videos watching this now and I subbed anyone that can tell me as to how many parts this restoration is up to?

[@Vangabonders]

There are 11 episodes so far. They are all in a playlist. Glad you enjoy the videos

[@ashtoncowsert8181]

how much did this cost to restore and renovate it and can it be done cheaper

[@Vangabonders]

7 years later and I'm still working on it

[@robertjackson4121]

On Pinterest they took a VW bus and made a tow camper shell painted same color.

[@minime-clashofclansmore8290]

The walkee talkee speaking sounds like lester giving orders in gta 5

[@gustavopadilla9176]

Air cooler for life from 64vw of nj

[@Daveisnowhere.]

to all the people who say they cant.. where there's a will there's a way

[@Gunny426HemiPlymouth]

when you were towing it dyou could have put it in gear real quick and used the clutch as a brake I'm a buggy guy and thats what I do sometimes when backing down a hill. just turn it off leave it in 1st, roll back and use brakes and clutch to slow down..... not the best way to do it... but flat towing with a chain sure aint the best way either lol....

[@Vangabonders]

The problem was it didn't have a clutch when we bought it lol.