Shorty VW Bus Will It Run | Forgotten Wheelie Machine | RESTORED
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While the team awaits the arrival of new parts on the Studebaker Avanti, we flash-back to this fun and funky VW bus! This forgotten 1975 Volkswagen Shorty bus was once a well-known Wheelie Machine in the Houston TX area. After sitting up neglected for over 20 years, the guys dive in to diagnose all the issues that's keeping this cool piece of automotive history from moving on its own power. Will she live to see the road again or better yet, does she have any more wheelie power left to give? Find out as we dig into this fun lil machine!
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Now THIS little doodle bug has Little Sisters name written all over it boys!!! I can see her bee boppin around town in this little jewel after some cleaning up and tinkering with it......
Is this legit or you’s been hacked Lance
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Thank you- that was so much fun! I love seeing you and your dad not just working together, but having fun and laughing, too. Keep doing awesome things with your family!
@hexlobular1 my feelings exactly! It's like you read my mind towards the end of the video. Watching them laugh and having fun after getting the van to run was great to watch. I couldn't help smile and laugh right along with them! 😂
You guys are so lucky you get some of the coolest vehicles still in existance
it should be illegal to have that much fun in a VW van! great video, great find!
father and son having too much fun is too good to watch. it made me smile... so much good vibes...
Love the old VW's and very early 60's ford Econoline's... you can make them run on a prayer.
Can't wait to see Lance doing wheelies in it
Yes, indeed, the fact that a single port motor is installed in a late model bus is perplexing. Perhaps that is all they had.
Sorry, but I was rooting for Dad in the wheelie competition, and he did not disappoint! That looked so much fun. Whats funny is, its such a small engine, I bet you could get around on a gallon of gas for a couple hundred wheelies! Gonna be a hard vehicle to part with, so many great Dad/son memories got made.
I remember my younger brother had a party van. The fridge and tunes was the best part of the van. The engine always had issues as he called it that kept it from runnin. We might not've drove far. But we always had one hell of a good time partin in the hippy van!! Long live the Hippy Van!
That was fun! I don't think I have seen dad smile so much!
That bus just screams 70's ☮
Dad had the best smile I ever seen him have ever
You guys are having way too much fun. Excellent episode.
I commented on how much fun they are having as father and son 💕
Been watching since the turning rust days. No matter what happens during the show there has always been positive outlook and their faith never waivers. Nice to see a family who work so well together.
This is one of my favorite videos that you've done Love the bug and the liftoff competition at the end.I really enjoy your channel,and your dad spoke more in this one than any I've seen!Keep him going.
Y'all make this look so easy! Completely like the competition that was the funnest part of the video IMO, you guys keep having fun a lot of us viewers like seeing that! Keep up the great work your sister should have been in on that competition too! I'd like to see a rematch including her with both of you sitting in the back.
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Great video! Love the ending. A little fun father/son challenge is the cherry on top.
Toss a tie dyed shirt and a bandana on the old man and this could be a 70s flash back....
Mad respect for your technical prowess. You guys inspire me!
That VW Bus is running - it was a quick fix overall - wow - she purrs like a Kitten - ha - but true ! Lets bring back the 60's and 70's - what Fun ! She is a Beauty - wow and the Paintings are out off this World ! Fantastic Job - well done and Cheers from Australia !!!!
Another awesome video, you two were having a blast and that’s what doing these things is all about!!
Lance you and your dad just bring smiles to my face everytime i watch yall crank this old cars up what a great job keep the hard work up MY GOD BLESS YOU YALL🙏😁👌🙌
Definitely the coolest one you have done 👍👍
Your dad laughing on the bumper drag cracked me up!
That was the most fun I've had watching a restoration video.
That wheelie machine reminds me of something "Puddin's Fab Shop" might do. I could just see him riding wheelies in it!
It's definitely puddin blue
Yes Love Pudding Fab. It would be great to see em both burnin tires while sharing patina! ✌️
Speaking of Puddin. I'd love to see Puddin give Lance some pressure washin tips! 😱 I've seen so many videos where after they get "it" runnin. Lance drives to the car wash close by. That would be a fun and interesting video for sure. Lance gettin Puddin Tanged aka Learning some dance moves while having fun pressure washin! Oh La La! Yes Yes!😂😁
That " Shorty Bug " sure funks down the road , as for the Wheelies well.... that sure as Hell is Different ! You Boys are Killing it, Talk of the Town I am sure ! Let me hear yall say " One More Time ! "
feel that pure happiness
That paint job is priceless for real
😂😂 I thought you were gonna scrape the muffler off the back 😂😂
That van looks like it was maybe a advertisement for the Mellow Mushroom Pizza Restaurant. Our local MM in Augusta used a painted up Toyota Forerunner.
Lance & Wyatt that was funny when yall had the wheelie popping contest it actually cracked me up. Yall keep up the awesome work.
It looks as though it’s stuck in the hippie days … this honestly is gonna be interesting 😂
I used to have a 1978 vw camper. I love those old vw buses. I enjoy your videos.
great wheelie competition 👏 🤣😂
AH THE GOOD OLD HIPPIE DAYS! GOT TO BE RARE.
Lance and Wyatt that was the coolest video that you all ever done, love the wheelies
What a COOL BUS
in 1973 I heard about a 1960 with newly rebuilt engine that kept overheating. He only wanted $150 for it. When I went with him I found that after the rebuild he and his dad failed to put the heat shrouding back in place. I told him that could be all that was wrong. He sold it to me anyway. I towed it all the way back to Arizona from Tacoma with a 73 superbeetle with no problem. Replaced the heat shrouding properly and BAM it drove like a champ and became a daily commuter for a friend of mine.
Keep up the great work you guys. Nice job on getting it running again. Sweet.
That looks like it would be so much fun 😄 😀
Good Texas evening Restored crew !
Perfect ride for Krissy.
Watching Dad grinning made my day.
Popping Wheelies with your Daddy. Makes me miss mine!
LOL...Amazing! I thought for sure that if you stomped on those brakes, that that Ol' VW van would Nose Dive!!! But you both got some serious air when you launched from a standing start!!!
That is definitely a "Road Tripper" for sure!!!
Lance.....I loved that little bus. Who ever fixed her up did a great job in and out! I hope Y'all keep it...The to you😊
It always amazes me that you guys get things running you guys are amazing mechanics. That Cool wheelie van. Love you guys.
That was senior abuse, and i mean the bus! Boys...That was fun!
That was awesome. I think dad took you , Thanks for another , brothers !!
i wanna drive that van i love it. and it needs a picture of your shop Rat mascot painted on it
LOVE LOVE LOVE this bug!! Nice job!! 💖💖 You both won!! Enjoy your time with each other. 🙏🥰💖
You guys are correct, a 75 bus should have a 1699 twin port motor. Someone put a H Code single port 1500 in there that appears to have been mildly worked. Nothing wrong with that though, as many regard this as the better motor and it will have plenty of power on a shorty. I'd suggest the sooty plugs are a timing issue. I hope whoever ends up with this bus preserves the cool paint and patina!
Awesome to see you guys fixing these old cars. Great job and thank you for your time and videos!
The hard start before she started idoling was because of the electronic ignition it had to reset the timing lucky you didn’t have points to fight with. Great job thanks for bringing her back to life
You wouldn’t think that 30 horsepower can be so much fun!
My girlfriend, so lucky we’re both from California and she’s going to get to go to your shop today. I wish I was going. I would love to meet you guys.
Great job on this. I like the " Don Ramon" sticker on the driver door. Cool beans ,man. You guys have an awesome show.
We enjoyed this very much...another Vee Dub going again. Could imagine Christian using this as her every day runner😉. Thanks guys from the UK.
I have been driving by your shop for 12 driving trucks I have always wanted to stop and check out all your cars yall have some some stuff out there God bless yall
What A Groovy Van, Daang Coolest thing to see running again.
Of course we see it's the cross member under the engine that is hitting the pavement, OOoops!
Would love to see Kristin try a wheelie in the shorty.
Ron Damon as the "che", lovely combi!!!
That's a pretty cool looking bus. You should upgrade the motor and turn that thing into a wheely machine
I was thinking the same thing!! Put dad in the back 👍 love your show!!
So here's my idea on making it wheelie better.. Have your dad sit in the back seat as you drive and try that. The extra weight in the back may allow the front to come up a little easier.
What a great looking Van guys 👍👍 Another great video..
I’ll tell you one thing if they still made them today I would definitely buy one. Even though it is chopped it is so cute.
Please! We beg you as longtime fans! Can you finish the 78 trans am you had got running and drove back to shop? Said it was more of a project than you wanted to take on atm but it's been almost 4yrs!
You both do a great job👍
One of the best shows yet!! Glad to see you have so much fun...
loved the Wheelie competition! great job.
Mini-mystery machine👍👍👍
That’s hilariously awesome. Good work guys!
Man I want to own that it looks so cool, I grew up in the 60's during the Peace movement
That van is just Old School Cool. I would love to drive around in that thing. This episode just had me smiling from ear to ear. Thanks for making my day
There one thing that is good and it's the spare parts that you have come in handy when you have it. I always say The Lord provides for us. Bless you guys in all you all do and that was easy to figure out what was wrong with that awesome bus. Thanks for sharing everything you guys do.
Hey, You need to put some weight on the back seat to get a decent wheelie dude! Best of luck
haha that Che Guevara is really Don Ramon from a Mexican classic 70s show called "El Chavo del Ocho"
You noticed it too, Don Ramon 😂 love it
Awesome thank y'all
God bless you guys and your work is uplifting to us common folks!
You will NEVER get one of those starters to run outside the car unless you support the drive end of the starter. The bushing for that end of the starter is mounted in the transaxle.
I think the old man by himself had the highest longest best wheelie! 😉👍
Wyatt
I love this little bus. You guys always find the most interesting things to work on. Thank you for the great entertainment. Keep on keeping on my friends.
Can y’all imagine if you put a bigger hopped up VW engine and strong clutch in that thing it would drag the bumper! Love the short VW van ! Too Cool 😎
HA! Easy fix for a whole lot a fun! Thank you for a Great video! I bet Christian could bet both you guys on a wheelie!
A lot of fun for the whole family 😂😂
Enjoy watching you and your father working together
I would shoot clear coat over the cool old paint job to seal and preserve it.
Absolutely. Such coolness needs to be preserved!
Omg...too much fun !! Loved it.
Super great show can't wait to see.
2019 spark plugs $1.49 each. 2023 spark plugs $4.49 each.
What a beautiful piece of hippie history. I'd make it a daily driver 😆
I've watched this one like a hundred times over the years, I love it! What happened to this van? Do you still have it, or did you sell it? I would love to own this vehicle, keep it exactly as it is, it is in my eyes, perfection on wheels ❤️
What a fun little ride and a GREAT video!
I would buy this in a heart beat you guys are having to much fun
Y'all are having way to much fun enjoyed the video as always God bless 🙏🙏