Kombi Van

[papa_ramir]

Good day sa inyong lahat!

Ako po ay nangahas na bumili ng Kombi Van. I had a Kombi van toy when i was a kid and i've always wanted the real thing.

My 1978 VW Kombi has a 1600cc engine. Non-sliding doors(i don't know how else to call them), Beige body color, fairly nice upholstery, complete seats. Smooth pa ang body, aside from the rusted door corners and the usual wheel well rust. I checked the flooring and found no major rust concerns there. It lacks some accessories here and there but, generally, its in good shape. Hey, it runs!

I want to recondition the engine, primarily. I'm from Bacoor, Cavite and i would like to know if there are any VW engine specialists in or around my area (e.g. Las Pinas, Alabang). Help please.

Lastly, i know for a fact that Cavite is a haven for VW enthusiasts as i frequently see VWs (bugs, ghias, and Kombis) around. Can anyone here recommend a specific shop or person? Any good Lateros you can recommend? Paint shops? Accessories shop?

Thanks. I hope there is someone out there who has had experiences in restoring a Kombi and would be willing to share it in this thread.

Thanks.

ramir <----di pa nasiyahan sa Mini, bumili pa ng Kombi!



:D

[5Speed]

hmmm looks like a nice project dude.....

rare project I might say... post ka nang pics ha?

[papa_ramir]

i'll try to post some pics.

Update on the resto...

The 1600 VW engine is getting a much needed tune-up by a VW specialist in Marikina today. Its also getting a once over from the electrician from the same garage(i've yet to find out the state of my electricals). I'm replacing the headlight bulbs(busted na both) but all the other lights(park lights, signal lights, guage lights) seem to be working fine. So, its still in Marikina. Its probably coming home to Cavite by the weekend(fingers crossed!).

Oh, and...

I just found out thru the internet that this specific kombi van model was built by VW South America in 1978 for a Brazil release. Its a hybrid daw. How it got here, we may never know. =)

Still open to suggestions on VW specialists in my area...

thanks!

[papa_ramir]

here are a couple of pics i got from the net. (this is the closest to how my van actually looks)

http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/show...sort/1/cat/500

http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/show.../cat/500/page/

i hope this works.

[beepskie]

nice kombi papa_ramir

[beepskie]

sir, maybe i could help out on restoring your kombi.... i know a auto shop specializing on kombi's

txt or call 09178738246

[5Speed]

hehehe nice kombi papa ramir....

ganyan ang service/playground/tambayan namin nung maliliit pa kami....hehehe

dyan kami naglalaro sa loob nang kombi, ginagawa pa naming fort yan kapag may 'gyera-gyerahan' noon...at kapag may pupuntahan yung may-ari nang kombi, kasama kaming lahat...hehehehe kami rin ang naglilinis nung kombi nya kase kami rin ang nagdudumi non eh......sabi nga namin noon eh yan ang pinakamagandang van sa buong mundo....hehehehe

I remember na umiyak kami nung ibenta nya yan, ford fiera ang ipinalit nya, but thing are not the same anymore after that.....


good to see one being restored....

[the_wildthing]

Sa Extra Challenge may Kombi gamit nila ngayon. ;)

[beepskie]

yup, i think someone from araneta owns that kombi...

[papa_ramir]

Salamat po sa responses. =)

Update:

I had the front shocks, draglink, and engine mounts replaced this week. Re-conditioned the brakes, rehabilitated all electricals (including the two mini fans inside!). Looking for rear shocks(hard to source daw ito sabi ni Mang Fred). Taking it home to Cavite this weekend(test drive na rin ito).


Yun pa lang po so far.

[papa_ramir]

Originally posted by beepskie
sir, maybe i could help out on restoring your kombi.... i know a auto shop specializing on kombi's

txt or call 09178738246

Sige...but i'm from Cavite...and i work in Makati...is your autoshop near any of these areas?

[empy]

nice van...just paint a bunch of flowers and peace signs on the outside and you're all set :D

[papa_ramir]

Originally posted by M54 Powered
nice van...just paint a bunch of flowers and peace signs on the outside and you're all set :D

oh, i wil.

[caloyski5]

Originally posted by the_wildthing
Sa Extra Challenge may Kombi gamit nila ngayon. ;)

watch that show regularly too..hehehe aliw yung van nila..should've fiixed the seatbelts also though, imo. safety first.

papa_ramir,

nice project there! dream ko rin mag project car na kombi sometime in the future too!

[Ungas]

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[beepskie]

Originally posted by papa_ramir
Sige...but i'm from Cavite...and i work in Makati...is your autoshop near any of these areas?

i See. medyo malayo ka pala..... but i know some guys who is restoring beetles and kombi's on your area.. cge ill check them muna sir.


anyways tiga Q.C. po ako.. malapit sa sm north edsa yung talyer na sinasabe ko....

[simpatiko]

cool yang project mo papa ami. pasakay na lang pag ready na yang kombi mo. :nerd:

[papa_ramir]

Originally posted by simpatiko
cool yang project mo papa ami. pasakay na lang pag ready na yang kombi mo. :nerd:

hehehe. Eduardo De Jesus, ikaw ba yan?:D

[papa_ramir]

Kombi Update!

Naiuwi ko na siya sa Cavite! Woohoo! Tagaktak ang pawis ko sa pagda-drive sa Expressway. Whew!

Noong sabado ng hapon, between 5 and 6pm, i backed out of the VW garage near Marikina Riverbanks. We, myself and my brother and sister, drove in convoy thru the riverbanks complex thru to C5 via the Industrial Valley-Libis-Eastwood route. My top speed on the Kombi thru this route was around 70 to 80kph which was not bad at all. New front shocks, steering post, brake fluids, a newly tuned-up engine, and a healthy topping of engine oil are to be credited for this fleeting performance. Why "fleeting," you ask? Well, read on. We turn out from C5 to the South Luzon Exressway(SLEX) and are welcomed by glorious, early saturday evening traffic, the kind your driver always told you about but never believed. We pushed head on, as if we had any other choice. 8pm came and went, and we were still on the SLEX. A third and a quarter past Sucat, heading towards Alabang. Filinvest exit, and then sneaking off behind the ATC towards Daang Hari. No hang-ups so far. Molino Road greets our determined convoy with fresh Cavite air. A few more minutes and we drive thru our subdivision gates. Home at last! Sinigang na hipon with ice cold Coke 1.5! Tsalap!

Sunday morning.

Wife(1) and kids(2 boys and a baby girl) in tow. Pink Sisters in Tagaytay. Jollibee brunch. Left at the Tagaytay Rotonda, then down a bit to the santa Rosa turn-off. Drizzling but everything's just right as rain. A bit hazy so i turn on the hazzard lights(they're actually the Kombi's park lights but hey). We reach the Santa Rosa tollgate and drive on thru to the Balibago complex. We're heading towards Cabuyao to visit my in-laws. We get there safel and sound. Generally, a pleasant drive. Now, do you remember "fleeting"?

We decide to head back home to Cavite around 4pm. I decide to take the SLEX, turn-off at Carmona and head towards the Molino-Paliparan road that connects Laguna to Cavite. I proudly navigate thru the zigzag that snakes its way up the Carmona road. Two bridges after the zigzag, it happens. My clutch starts to slide. We have another half hour of travel until we reach home. First gear, then second. My stickshift isn't as sticky as its name implies... Stuck in third gear until we reach our turn-off to Molino-Paliparan road. Fourth gear. Stuck again.

We're home by 7pm. We made it out of sheer luck. Driving home in third gear isn't fun at all.

My mechanic is scheduled to look at the Kombi's shot transmission on Saturday.

Abangan.....

[C-01253]

Hi, everyone. Does anybody here know the number of ernest mossman. i heard he's specializing in kombi works. i think he is from marikina. thanks in advance.