Aircooled VW South Africa

i need to put a set of 17 inch rims on my fleetline. but i dont have the clearance .. what do i do.

superfly wrote:barndoor baywindow bus

"Barndoor" and "baywindow" are from opposite ends of the ACVW bus spectrum and the two never came together.

A barndoor bus is a pre 3/55 bus, with no vent/peak above the windscreen, and the huge engine hatch (hence barndoor).

Barndoor does NOT refer to the hinged side doors.

Fleetline was the model name given by VWSA to the throwback Brazilian split bus assembled here from 1/75 to 3/76.

Your bus sounds like a Brazilian baysplit hybrid, which replaced the Fleetline from 76 to 78. These were not called Fleetline. I think they may have been called Brasilia.

I doubt there's any way to fit 17in wheels in a bus without hacking and tubbing.

Oh, and by the way, lowered buses are totally played out ...

so what type of bus do i have .it has the bay window . with barn doors and like the split window suspension and a small rear window. that you 4 the advice.

superfly wrote:so what type of bus do i have .it has the bay window . with barn doors and like the split window suspension and a small rear window. that you 4 the advice.

fig wrote:Your bus sounds like a Brazilian baysplit hybrid, which replaced the Fleetline from 76 to 78. These were not called Fleetline. I think they may have been called Brasilia.

Put a straight axel conversion in your bus i did one years ago and did a cut n turn on the front then put on 14" rostyles with 185 60 14 front and 195 70 14 rear have a pic if keen

Gooi

we love pics remember

Superfly will dig a pic or two out of the old album ( thats before digital)

any pics yet , i have 15 inch at the moment fits fine , i need to fit 17 inch , wanted to know if the bay window drum fit on the fleetline.. from beetle pcd to late baywindow. thank you.